Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-12-01
The Sandwich Islands.


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The Sandwich Islands.
We have had various rnmors lately from these
little Pacific tayerns for whaling ships, indicating
that they were about 10 get a new set OF custom
crs in the politicians of the United States. First
there was a down-east gentleman, named and de
nominated DIR. judd who had fastened himself,
like IA sturdy bnrnncle, on the rndder of Sand
witch Island Royalty, and seemed destined To re-
mnin there while there was life or shell 10 him.
But he has been torn from his moorngs, mud in
his place settled swarm of more active parasites
also from Down onst. II reminds one of the pnr-
able of tho man out of whom II single demon was
cast aud in bis place entered seven others The
substitution possibly in both eases has been dig
nihcd with the name of n change of Cabinet. The
phrase is not material, but the fact seems to bo
that il was the result of struggle between tso
sets of adventurous, one of whom wished 10 rule
the Island in the name of n Phantom King, and
the other under the substantial protection of the
United States. The latter trinmphod, and we arr
now told that arrangements are in progress for
the annexation of the concern 10 the Union.
We have more than once expressed our opln-
ion about this project. when IT only glinmercd IN
the distant horizon. We are sorry 10 have Ia
notice il NJ a thing near Mt hand II certainly
gains no attraction by propinqulty. II Is an ng-
~ and dirty affair. Whit possible motive hnve
the United States 10 meddle with il A nest Of
rugged little islands, three thousand miles from
our coast, freqnented only by the whaling crews
and ragnmuilins of all nations inhabited by n
sickly and withered tribe of Polynesans, mud 50
cat up by sharp ridges and gullies That all the
science of Crstendom could make nothing big
ger thnn kitchen gardens ON its soil. Whit can
bc made of the Sandwich Islands Thy seree
now as The Iapefa Of The Pacifc Ocean. Can
they ever become anything better than that
We see possibility of II. Whit sort Of mate
rial, then, they afford for State The pery
ided is half disgusting half absurd. But the
United States cannot acquire them ~ u perma-
nent colony, mifhom departing ffom He pery
spirit ofour Confectionery, and from al he potit
icdi mafims Of our sdgeS. And Ms II colony,
those Islands could be OF no possible USE but rs
military post-an advanced post, three thou
sand miles from anything worth defending is
not TINT n military idea In reality, there Is but
one argument in favor of the acquisition, viz:
that it is necessary for every Administration 10
nuneN something, and TINT the Sandwich Islands
in the order Of Providence hive fallen TO the lot
of President Pierce We heartily wish him
more profitable adventure
The MERCURY might Us well hive given its al
lies, the followers of Young America and Progress
siyc Democracy, credit for whatever probability
thefe may he OF the annexation al these islands.
1t is one Of the legitimate results Of that uni
ccnsed spirit greed, intervention and expansion,
which carried en-. Pierce, in one wild hurrah, in
to the Presidency. A better reason why the
MERCURY should oppose the Incorporation of the
Sandwich islands into our system of government,
than any it assigns, is That they would sooner or
later become n fire. State thus adding 10 the al
ready oeerposed weight Of the Northern sec
tion. When this shnll have come to piss and the
men of the North who favor il stand opposed to
the admission Of Cuha rs STARE State (as. beyond
all doubtthey will the MERCURY may then have
better knowledge than ii has exhibited heretofore
of the true interests of the South and who areit
real and reliable friends.