The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-22

forming ain than even itself This is what al those
whs have lived Longest among them and best know
them tell you, what one mixing among them Il led to
conceive and it is conclusion at which any one ac-
quainted with the statistics of the population qnes-
ton must arrive from the consideration Of the data
before him. The severity Of the laws against egiti-
child murder. which the previous practices of the
natives rendered familiar TO their ideas.
must, however. hurry to conclusion, or shall
be writing my book twice over. ] will tell you at
length in the book my opinion OF the actual c0ndi
ton and prospects OF the islands, and of the plans
and schemes which these suggest. Here j may
briefly say that their splendid climate commanding
position and fertile soil, ought to make them rich
rate that richness. The Kanakas. am sorry to say
it, for with all their faults like them STILL will not
or rather do not work They lie on their mats all
day, and oll or sleep, only occasional rousing them
selves TO provide for pressing wants. This is not 80
much. so Tar as can see, from want Of capacity to
apprehend, from want Of ability or energy to
cute what they are convinced is for their good it is
because there has been complete endorsement OF
all their IDEAS and that when urged on by their lead
in the order Of things, every two steps they
have made forward has left them three steps behind
Without labor capital is poweress. good deal has
been accumulated here, but has gone of with its
owners to find profitable investment. More might
be got from other quarters; but without command
of labor it cannot be proftably employed In short,
if any man could have any doubt that an active
industrious population is the only basis OF national
prosperity exists not. though every element of its
constitution. saving the essential one, is present.
Would indeed that of those dealers in wise saws,
such as the desire to better condition left to
it, free workings is the all in all for all men,
would come here. They might perhaps then pause
before pressing forward to direct the destnes of ma
lions Two schemes, sugar and coffee plantations,
have occupied the minds and somewhat exhausted
the purses of capitalists shall give you my reasons
for thinking that if one considers everything these
not the best for these lands, but is clear they
would succeed could supply OF labor be found. That
detect mars all II has been attempted to remedy it
by the importation of Chnamen-CoOlies. These are
necessarily Of the lowest and most degraded class.
and do not seem to answer. The fate, therefore, of
the plantations hangs at present in doubtful scales
This is cause OF permanent action. The Calif,rn-
an excitement raising the price to threefod and Of
ltring seemingly inexhaustble market for many
products, such as syrups, sugar and potatoes pro
dnced great stir and made large circulation OF
gold; suddenly ceasing it left everything much duer
and more dead than before That crises is past; and
now il things run right see not but what better
times may be coming to all classes and colors
On looking over what have written, 1 think |
ought to have given you some particular facts as to
the present want of energy in the Kanakas. have
room for one or two. Eggs sell at Lahana at SOC.
per poem fowls, Soc apiece; pork, lac to lSc per
pound; beef, Sc in quantity, 12c. by retail. We are
distant twenty-iv miles from it by land, which
be made on mules or horses on very passabe road;
by canoe fifty sixty miles, or by cart eight miles,
and twenty by canoe or boat There abundant teed
for cattle all the year round; oxen weighing net 1000
pounds are common. There is abundant land for
kalo, of which an would feed more than five
hundred fowls half ali acre is more than sufficient
FOR family of Ave. man. woman andthree children
and with little fish and salt makes q strong and
healthy diet 1t also. with very little addition. makes
coed pork hogs thriving on it. Under the old chiefs
all this region was garden, full Of people, poultry
and hogs; it does not contain one-tenth of any
Of these, and people who look at it after twentyfiy
years absence rub their eyes those out of dream
10 see whence all has vanished.
Yours most truly J0Hs RAY.