The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-08-05
NO. 292

OF the sandwich Islands Gazette the News,
the Times and the Weekly Argls-papers as
vile and slanderous as ever issued from the
press anywhere since the art Of printing was
discovered.
Again: The pamphlet reeky with the vilest
falsehoods. There are well nigh as many
gross lies as there are paragraphs Il is no use
to specify for all is nearly alike so far as des-
titution of truth is concerned Think Of such
statements as that the people are kept under
their teachers " from fear that the missionaries
will pray them to death y that DR. Judd
purchased 700 acres of land for fifty cents -
that three of the Kings children she (the
Queenl never had but one which to my knowl-
edge died of sickness at Lahaina, as went at
once, and saw the King and Queen, and the
corpse of the child" disappeared Immediately
after their birth :" were murdered, Of course
And of the missionaries being supported en-
tirely by the gains of RIGHTEOUSNESS Such
are some of her statements.
3. The SANDERS of this woman are as cruei
rs they are false. Indeed, their baseness is
only exceeded by their want of truth. In
speaking of the missionaries, she says" My
blood strs with indignation. az | contemplate
the unblushing effrontery Of these people, who
send their whining beggars around the world,
asking aims in Christs name, to contribute 10
the pleasures of their own useless existence
She attacks and SANDERS MIR. Judd and his
family by name, puts an Infamous ialsehood
into the mouth of Mr.. T Coan, and has a sling
at the seamens chaplain SANDERS the Gov
eminent and the people generally In word,
the pamphlet is a cruel and base attack upon
men and women, both foreign and native, Of
whom she knew little or nothing, and who are
quietly and industriously doing all in their
power for the good Of their fellOw-men. All
this she does where with little pains-taking,
she might have obtained full and accurate in
formation of the state of things in 1920, and
of the changes which have since taken place.
| am ashamed, ! confess to say So much in
defence OF myself and missionary friends from
the attacks of this false and vile woman, for
only vile aud false woman could have peuned
so shameless IA pamphlet. But feel that she
has not merely attacked us she has reproach-
ed the God Of missions, who has wrought by
our mstrumentahty One would think from
reading her pages that not IA single CONVERT
had been made here during the last thirty
years and notwithstanding the immense
amount of money expended. Indeed she ex-
presSly says, not that she thinks, or in her
opinion, but SdBS--" The wonderful accounts
of REVEALS and reformations which have reach
ed them, the people Of the United States only
exist in the brains of the inventors" Ne She
adds" The most important changes which
the missionaries have effected are, inducing the
natives to go to church, and to wear b0nnets'
But lest it should be thought that the mission
aries had, after all done u mite Of good, she
adds" and even of the latter, wearing bon
ncts) they made good speculation for they
purchased them in Boston, ut shilling each,
and sold them to the natives for three and five
dollars, imposing fine on all females who did
not wear bonnet in church" She tells her
readers that, as the result of thirty years of
missionary labor among the Hawaiians, the
people have sunk into the position of slaves -
that, fined, imprisoned, whipped for dsobedi-
ence, and stripped of everything, they writhe,
+" and would doubtless rebel, but for the fear of
being prayed to death by the missionaries"
They do IT seems, die from this cause and
she concludes this part Of her story by exclaim-
ing OH Superstition thou friend of mis-
siouaries and terror of barbarians
But for the forbearance of God, whom she
insults by these malicious, slandcrous false
| hoods, she might tremble lest his anger should
seattle her at once Let me gay to her
through your columns, day il coming and it
may be near at hand when you will stand at
the bar of Eternal Justice, and meet the charges
which here you made against them. Let not
q moment be lost in re-examining these charges
and ascertainng as you surely will their false
hood Seek forgiveness OF Him whose servants
we are, and tell the world that you were gross
ly deceived in making the statement contained
in your pamphlet. Thus show that you have
the feelings of an honorable, truth-loving wo-
man. May God in mercy grant you genuine
repentance"
But, Mr.. Editor, have not quite done with
this woman, who has so disgraced her sex by
writing so false and malicious n pamphlet,
though, but for the cause Of holy freedom
would not add another syllable After saying
that the men will not work, and that they
are absolutely unable to perform hard labor
| if they would both of which statements are
absolutely and outrageously false--she denies
that under any form of government they
would become valuable subjects She adds
whether eventually these islands should be
annexed to the United States, or become an
independent republic, the introduction of sla-
very is indispensable to their value" She pro-
nounces that from the nature of the climate,
Slavery wiH'certa'nIy ernst ere many years be
passed. &c
A straw indicates the current my dear sir,
no less than an important plank Mrs Parker
was from California, and has returned thither.
heard, just before saw this pamphlet from
gentleman living at Honolulu who said that
he supposed some of the passengers of the
Game Cock, who landed at the Islands last
autumn, came down to see if they could estab-
lish slavery among us. Ii is said that they
broke open the mail on their way down, and
DESTROYED some Of the contents. The news Of
their intention reached us before they came
and special means wore used 10 Illustrate their
designs They have mostly returned; but
shall be happily disappointed, if either that
company, or some other equally desperate, ~
not upon us to survey our fields, and plant the
vile institution of slavery, we are 80 near Cali
fornia And do you not hear that in some
way slavery il likely to be introduced into that
country! In God may we cOniide always--to
Him look for aid at oil times Brwhen we
turn away from His throne all is dark and
sad The heart sinks in Encouragement
What may be his purposes relative 60 the sys-
TEN of slavery how soon and in what way 1t
shall terminate we cannot tell But OF one
thing am almost certain. Unless there is
striking change among you ut home on this
subject 80 striking as to cause the whole sys-
TEN TO be loathed and destroyed, slavery will
be introduced into California, and its widowed
breath will withcr the few green spots of that
goldcursed land, and we shall hear again Of
the monster He will creep over the Pacific
which separates us, and unless the mercy Of
God prevents we shall feel his grasp and sec
our people writing in chains. God grant that
may be mistaken but solemnly believe
that we shall be called to engage in the strife
which is always connected with the detestable
system. For one, shall rodouble my efforts
in the cause Of Holy Freedom. Something
have all along done by my pen in relation to
slavery in my own country, and in other lands
to me foreign by my voice among my own
people in describing the evil, and exhorting