Polynesian., 1853-03-12

E do the thing needful. So we run in debt for
our silks, and leave the children who ough,
: to produce them, to grow up beggars and
, thieves along our highways.
q Our sugar culture is extending. Our pro-
duction (maple and cane together) in lS4O
, was l55, 100 800 pounds, in 1850 it was
2Sl $3.50, $50 pounds an increase (mainIy in
Louisiana and Texas of l26, 73O on pounds
Much credit is due for this to the Tariff Of
t lS42, which gave the sugar culture an i'm
Petus which it has never lost. 1t has now
obtained command of the most admirable and
efficient machinery, and is steadily working
luther and further northward, through the
gradual accimation of the cane, and can
nevermore be broken d. wn.
i Such is the substance Of Mr.. Kennedy 9
Report, but he is not to be held responsible
for our deductions and reflections.
A Yankee Message to the British Govern.
/ ment.
was once strolling on the beautiful
prairies, and perceived in my path, a little
in advance, tall, gaunt Yankee. He
stood erect, leaning on his rifle, watching
my approach. AS | never met anything but
the utmost civility and attention on my ram
bles, went up to him with my usual conf
dence. On approaching, he addressed me
as follows:-"Well,c captin, how are you? :"
every well, replied l show does the world
wag with your" 81 have duty to perform,
captin," he replied. Fire away and do
your duty" reioined l, wondering what duty
my stalwart Yankee friend had to perform.
''Well, captin," he continued, "you are not
at all starched up, as thought all British
ers were You wear tow breeches, and
don't think more of yourself than any of US.
Moreover, see you carry large jar the
other day, and know you have lots of dol
lars. Well, then, it is my duty to ask you
to take drink" ''With all my heart re-
turned 1; and we repaired to my friends log
house. After a social glass and sundry
shaking of hands, my Yankee friend told me
his history. 81 fit in Mexico" said he. 81
likewise fit the hyuns in Californey, and
have had good deal of experience in saw
age warfare My name is Captin Ezekiah
Conclin Brum, and think you are the best
Yankee Britisher l ever seed. Now then,
captin, / have a proposal to make to the
British Government; but before tell It you,
I'll explain what made me tust think of it.
When l returned from fitting the Injuns in
Californey, read in the papers the account
of your filling the Injuns at the Cape of Good
Hope. Well, l wanted to find out all about
| it, so sent to England, by relation of
mine, who is mate of liner, for British
infantry musket, with all the firms. About
six weeks ago it arrived here, and here 1t Is,
captin, (going to corner and bringing out
regulation musket.) ''Well, captin, did
YOU ever see such clumsy varment in all
your born days' Now, captin, look out of
the doorway-do you see that biased stump:
1t is seven feet high, and broader than any
man. 1t is exactly one hundred and fifty
yards from my door. have fired that
clumsy varmint at the stump till my head
ached and my shoulder was quite sore, and
have hardly hit it once. Now, then, captin,
look zee here" taking up his seven-barrell-
revolving rifle, and letting fly one barrel af-
ter the other, 81 guess you will find seven
bullets in the biased stump. WILL however
stick seven playing cards on the stump, in
different places, and if you choose, will hit
them ALL "You are very skillful," ex-
claimed. "There are plenty more quite as
skillful as me, he responded; ''but, captin,
let me ask you, would you fit me with that
machine. bag net and all, against my rifle at
one hundred and fifty yards;" "No, thank
Won" I hastily answered, 81 had rather
not" 'Would you like to be one oftwo or
three. or even six, with bag'net fixed and
all?" urged he "No, | replied, certainly
moi. You would have the best chance by
far" "Now then comes my offer to the
/ British Government. Will you make it to
them for me;" "No," replied |. 's If
made the finest offer in the world to the Brit
;sb Government, the chances are they would
not read it. If they did, they would only
sneer at me, and call me officious and imper-
tinent. and very likely put black mark
AGAINST my name. / cannot therefore pre-
sent your offer; but will put it in print if
Won like. and the public can Judge of its
merits" ssWeIl, then, my offer to the Brit
;sb Government is as follows:-I, Ezekiah
Conclin Brum, have learned by the papers
that the last war at the Cape of Good Hope
cost ten millions dollars two millions ster-
liug) to the British Government; and that 1t
is likely the present war Will cost quite as
much, and be protracted affair. l, Eze-
kiah Conoln Brum have high opinion OF
the bravery of the British soldiers, but
very contemptuous OF inion OF their arms. l.,
Ezekiah Conclin Brum, will undertake to
/ enlist FIVE thousand Yankee marksmen, each
armed with a seven-barrelled revolving rifle,
or any better weapon that may turn up, and
kill or disperse all the Injuns on the British
territory at the Cape of Good Hope. within
six months of our landing there; condition
nally. that the survivors are paid the sum OF
five million on the extirpation of the lnJuns
and settlement of peace; thus saving halt the
expense, and great numbers of British SOL
diers. In course, the British Government
must send us over in their hrass-bottomed
sarpents. This will be easy, as we can stow
very close, having little or no baggage.
sYou think your FIVE thousand .marksmen
| could do if in six months:" said l. "Sar-
tain he replied; ''we should be ekal to