The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-12-09
1913

some have left of late Precious few living on
the interest Of their money, for the most oil us
are paying interest at IL per cent.
Do you inquire, what are we all dong, OF
intending to do | will tell you, my dear SIR
of late. especially since the depression OF the
times there are many candidates for office IN
the gift Of Government as Judges, Sheriiis,
Clerks down to land surveyors. Among these
are some whom God designed for farmers, If
can gather anything from HIS designs. They
have the bone the sinews, the muscles OF tue
farmer But having been engaged for while
in buying and selling goods OF in specializing
with traders from California, how can they
lay hold again of the pillow, the shovel, the hoe
Not they They turn to the Government, and
beg the privilege of sucking the breasts of her
consolation All this time mother earth shows
them her bosom, aching to be drawn, and
promising the richest uutriment. But all in
vain. With scarcely an exception, all scOrn
her profcred kindness, and turn away from
her with Indifference not to say loathing To
speak without figure, there is a strong aver
sion among our foreign population to plain,
steady hOmely, perseyering work. In saying
this. testify what see Hence, the influence Of
example on the Hawaiian race is sadly want
ing: and the influence of the middle class of
foreigners on the lower, is decidedly and deep
ly injurious. More than one man know at
the islands who after tailoring as a farmer
many months with much efficiency, abandoned
the business without any apparent reason, and
engaged in speculation, which amounted to lit
tie or nothing. No cause can see for move
ments of this kind, except the example of men
IN some respects a little higher in society.
Now, it is my belief that the same is true in
relation 10 multitudes in California. And
cannot conceal my fears that we shall have
hosts Of these men upon us ere lOng-men who
will come down, not To work with their own
hands, not 10 purchase small farms for their
support, aided by such help as they might Sc
cure among the people, but to speculate, to
purchase large tracts Of land in order to sell
at great advance. or to convert into large
sugar plantations A. plantations increase,
the call for laLOrcrs will be loud and impcri-
Gus. Whence viii the supply be obtained It
Is becoming exceedingly difficult to obtain ma
tive help and cannot mourn that it $50. The
people are obtaining land, and you can see at
glance that it is altogether better for them
60 work on their own lands, than to work bv
the year for some $50, or $50 or even 500
as some of them have obtained Planters are
now seeking Coolies II is not possible to tell
how they will succeed with these new helpers
] have some doubts whether they will give sat
isfactiOn. We shall See and if spared | shall
keep you apprized on this subject Some things
Indicate restless desire on the part of indiyid-
uals TO introduce another species of labor |
among US, falsely and msaneiy deemed cheap !
Did you notice III the NeW York Herald of
May lst under the head of Sour Hawaiian
Correspondence a letter dated Hololulu, Feb !
ruary Is, 1852, in which the importance of the
islands is greatly magnilied and the import
ance OF their. being annexed to the United
States is urged The editor of the Polvaesial
inserted the letter in his paper, with these pre-
tatOry remarks: We caution the public |
against such attacks upon kingdom at per-
feet peace within itself and with all the world |
The statements made are many of them great
ly exaggerated, and Others too ridiculously !
false to require relutation We give them for |
what they are wOrth-thlt it, Just nothing at
ALL except to show how easy it is for some men
TO utter untruths, to exaggerate facts, and to
deceive the American public by misrepresenta-
ton
An extract or two from this letter | will !
make, that you may see that the fears which ! |
expressed IN some OF my former communca-
NDhN. tiitA tuultH NOulu DE- nldue NJ some iu- |
ture time to introduce Slavery into these fair
islands, are not rmfounded. After giving some
false statements respecting the Kings desire to
abdicate his throne--a thing which the writer
adds he would do but for his ministers, he
being but puppet in their hands-he speaks
OF the deslrableness OF the Kingdoms being
annexed to the United States. Indeed he
would have the annexation question made one
OF the issues of your next Presidential elec-
ton. The Cuba Of the Pacific, he adds. is
worthy the attention Of politicians (Will YOU
not call the attention of these men to this
matter The Southern States are perhaps
more particularly interested in the annexation
than the Northern AZ the soil Of the islands is
best calculated for the growth of sugar, coffee,
and tobacco, and rouid require the introduction
n Niarc GJor' beg your attention to this
last paragraph 1t shows what certain ind.
y,duals among M and ut San Francisco would
do if they could We may have trouble ON
this head, be assured For the last twelve or
fifteen months the state Of things among ms
mas been 80 depressed, that nothing has been
done ia the shape of purchasing lands and
maturing plans Of speculation But the ap-
pearancc of things is Frightening, aud there
may soon be- a change Aud who can tell
what times OF excitement We may seei PRAY
for Us. Yours respectfully,