The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-16


Iron the London Chronicle, Nov. 3o.]
The King Of Owhyhee and it, dependencies- potentats
lorg celebrated In popular Britsh meodyhas in these
latter times been converted to Chrsianty but spiritual
advantages apart, imagine that he would be hap
pser his eominons still retained the title Of the
" Cernibsl Islands" and II hts still began with
Hokey-Pckey. Kamehameha Xn.-we cannot be quite
Of his appalstion, for the dynasty Is mot mentioned
In the almanac ee Gtha-a.s not simply been deprived
OF variety Of barbarian ipdulgsnoee but has had in
ficted him that last blessing Of cvizston-a written
constitution American ministers Of religion the
rican missionaries and their converts The former are
responsible to the latter for the royal conduct bat
the e.iatur. figures the attempt 10 walk out on Sun
day 1t IL reasonable conjecture that the constitutions
strait waistooat ats pretty tightly: Kamehamsha, &C
he seeks dissmbarrass himself BY Offering to barter
his sovereignty to the United States for what s called
honorable Independence An ignorant observer We uld
prenoun his Msestys yovel than eeo
tua'; but Kamehameha knew his American friends
knew the American people-knew the American govern
mont Some sgeLts Of American trading houses residing
in owhyhee, At sncs snapped At the proposal; and
the immense dbgust Of Dr.. judd, the leading mis-
sionary and Minister Of Finance, who has not the
least fsnoy for .bdicstiog the position Of psrm.-
nent Premier, and stamping it round the Sandwich
Islands candidate fer high Office. 1t Is true that
there slight diff sulties in the way of the suz
instance and bsgatells of treaty and these
tderaons the Consus CT England and France have pro-
hands the protest to the American Consul General
Severance, and that functionary returns ohsrmngly
characteristics letter, In which, while discaimins the
intrigue On behalf of his government, he quotes the
law Of naNoss cites historical precedents snlargss
general principles Of morality and arms the advantages
American newspapers their exsorabe phrase.
oogy endorse Mr. seveances posons organs Of the
government hint APPROVAL and thus In less than fort
night the project of annsxng the Sandwich Islands
enbalmed in leading OF American foreign policy.
what does all this neAn' Can IT be that the gentle
of the Lone Star have grown logical and are at
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such and such degree OF proximity in the Atlantic
waters give. rights the Uuited States neyhbor
ing island the same distance has the effect In the
Pafcf Or Is 1t that the respectable population Of Cali
foia shut of from Cuba by the breadth Of continent,
seaf Neither the one nor the ether. The simple OK
PLANTATION s, that nobody, except few mischief makers
who began the movement in 0whyhse in sin.
In the matter The motive which has prompted the
acts of all parties Is the worst form Of civil cowardce
the fear Of unpopulary Mr. Severance did approve
Of the scheme bat, when It preached, he
afraid to dssountenancs It. The large majority Of the
American newspapers the folly Of the proceeding but
they afraid expose It. Nine tsnths Of the Ausri
can people care not straw forths saodwish Islands
but each man is afraid TO compromise himself or his
PARTY by declaring against their annexation Consul
press and people follows another because the
rent cant originating nobody knows where, airms ub
qutous extension TO be the manifest destiny Of the
United States II Is bad enough when moral tmldty de-
tss whole nation, In the OF Cuba from being
indignant at what they knoW to be a crime; bat the
symptom Is still worse when It keeps them from laughing
OF what they TO be ridiculous What could
say Of the United States than that scarcely in
ten dares to smile at proposal for fetching couple of
Senators from Owybee to Washington, and for giving
Congressional repre' entaton to constituency of rsat
clothed, cocosnut eating savagesS
II is comfort to have the melancholy aspects OF ths
Cuban business little relieved by this ludicrous caroa
ture Looked at by ITSELF know sAdier spectacle
under heaven than the upavowsd conflict between Spain
and the United States for the OF the Queen OF
the Antilles Blood has been shed and correspon
DENTS postscript elbows us, ia destined yet to aow n
torrents, in dispute Of which Is not the least repu
sive PECULIARLY that cannot analyzs describe
without reversing the sense OF the most tacred names
selves the side Of worthless and corrupt GO
vernment. Patriotism has yoked itself TO gross and
shameless cupdty and the OF freedom has agreed
tn In the same leash with the interests Of niger
in political wAchwords and party canta habit Witch
brings discredt free institutions than auy other
Of their consequen have induced of the
largest sections OF God reverrg law respecting
nifty to remain patient while moral completely in the
spiraey of tho busters fastened them ny their
rertnees q opinion which Ia destroying their character
before the worldf They have already had pretty
pie Of the foreign policy In these negotiations with
the King Of the Sandwich Islands; and in = few days
grossness Of the impostures prAe.sed the n
BY those Who would drown their honesty in their
PASSIONS IL Ia high time that the government had the
Of Judging the roe direction Of public sentiment
President Pieroe New York contemporaries are to
be believed, has already penned large portion OF his
message the the assumption of the truth of thoss
ports which lord Howden has proved to be falss OF
coure the charge OF Africanfing Cuba cannot stan
bat a. Few like TO sacrifice their rhetoric-and the
rhets rcsl dent OF the United States ~ tts any
to scratch out "Cuba" and put the Sandwich Islands In
s plaof l. will be ~ trivial plni'hmsnt FOR those STAT
4 NJ omissks with which alone ~ drmly bsl,svs ths
Amsroxn people y 5s abaSsAos. .as !oSnA! usssAys