Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-06-21
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The Sandwich Islands.
Il is manifost that lhc San lwich


exist only by sufFercnce. his equally
mnniicst ,l,a, i! is rapidly sinking fiumTT
an Inherent decay which nothing esnsGN'e
rest. IN 1890 tho aboriginal popsIss.
Of the Hawaiian isianls was but Iiy1Ft
less than 400,0 Ia 1880 Il was be-
$50 900; and BY the census OF 1850 4
WAS computed al scarcely $4,000 souls:
In the preceding yesr III, excess ~
deaths over brtls wcs 2,e9e. Al this
rate of decrease the native pcpula'ionof OF
the islands will become extinct by the
I, n of the century. As the native PIP.
u'a,ion disappear. The vacuum 10 hilod
UP by immig. alton chiefly from the Cni'et
Siates-1he education, the religion. the
trade. an! even the government oiiEs
islands, are already under American
control. The relations between this
coun,r and the Hawai'on kingdoni are
analogons TO those which existed be.
Nv. en- The United States and The rcpub.-
! lie ofTexas. The Hawiian government
has more than once proposed som0 sort
nf political conncxion with the United
States whether he surrender ofits dom.
nions, AMI formal annexation, cannot
be determined until the publication Of
the official correspondence on the sub
icct. Il is understood that the proffer,
wliatcvcri its nature. was rejected by the
late administration. The Senate sought
information on the nature Of the ncso.
,iations, hu, President Fillmore declined
, TO publish the correspondence between
? the Two governments. -.l..t
Whatever differences Of opinion may
exist as to the proper Interpretation OF
the Monroe doctrine, ell are agreed that
un Ter no circumstances can this gov
g crmcat suffer the dominion Of tho sali'
s wich islonis 10 be transferred 10 any Of
c hr power. Such transfer could never
!. b. made bu, oy violence, and in disfe.
Q CARL of the wishes Of the people as we'll
as of the government Of the islands. The
4 preacn; King has announced his insen.
c lion, in any difficulty with q lorslsn
e power, to ,hlbw himself upon the pro-
e lection ofthe American government. IA
Il such an emergency, the duty Of this gov
is ernmcnt would be sufficiently obvious.
The possession Of the Sandwich Islands
=. is essential TO the protection OF our rep.
y idly increasing commerce in the Pacihc.
= Lying midway between California and
IT, China, in the path Of American ana
nc Asialic commerce constituting a con-
~ venicnt rallying point for our whaling
is vessels, and necessary station iof !ns
+. relief and supply Of the steamships whcn
-. at no distant day. will run from San
u rancisco 10 Shanghai aud Jcddo--lhey
81 Or coull no, pass under the dominion of any
~. one of the chief maritime nations with
-, ont NANTES, anil serious detrment u
- American interests. Reclaimed from
h. pasanism by the jealous efforts OF Amer
n. lean missionaries. introduced TO the com
h, forts aud reGnclnents Of civilization by
NJ ~, the enterprise Of American naereha, u
y. their system Of religion, Of educallo"
\, and of government sustained ny the gen
-; crous sid of American citizems. Il is no.
c,r surprising ,ha, the Hawaiian natives, IL
" escaping from the ropacity ot ioEelfl
powers, should seek shelter under 'h'
es' protecting wing Of the American Union
,us 1t will be recollcc,el by our readers
we suppose, that Congress'in appropri
a;ng q large sum to continue the sur
in a vcy ani establishment Of the. iine ho
nc a .ween Mexico and the Unitel States. e.
lNs Ns pscally prouided that the President Q
'.o' The United States should p;'khold th
nm money from tho use Of the Amcrics
sy Commissioner, il he should be salis6e
!i !he that the bounlory had been run and o.
m m'h' ,ablished at specified points contrary 4
nu' ~. the principle. laid down in the treaty
u! Mr.. Fillmore was so satisfied. The mon
use oywas kept from tho Commissio.ef. an
nat the surveying party werc consequeati
'll, starved ou, Of the public service.
'e' That special provision Of Congres
,or. was then what now is the Mezilla Va
ltal ~ question, on which lEs Msxiea
en- Government are now at issue with Pee,
nd. iaent PIsncE's administration at Wast
ose in, ton and Gov. Lane in New Mexico
nth This point is made by the Gtvsmor, j
IA his defence made his late action TO d,
ul. lenl An:fican soil and g,ts.
ew, He enters upon discussion OF Il
pa facts in relation 10 the survey Of th
,om boundary line, AMI says that i, was ~
ong cxparle by Mexico, with the sanction
pies Commissioner Bartlett against the opir
rug ion OF Maj Graham, (and he .hinl
anne withou, that Of Lieut. Whipple,) AMI III
the der pro,cs, olSurveyor Grup. whose toI
mis- SEM was Necessary 10 make Invalid.
eto He also alleges ,ha, there nro abu'
Iacl Witnesses to prove that New Mex
CO has exercised jurisdiction over tho .s
:, ri,ory, ana that ;he rccorls Of the lrib,
'' nails Of Dona Ana. Of which it was .
ome ints.ral part, will sustain the fact.
me. He moreover claims that the mere 70,
o9' that the President AMI Cougress Of Il
Is Ua,ed States hvl disapp'ovcl anl .
'uhs u, pud'a,cl .,ha provisional line from y
T, !i !he Rio Granle to the Gila. amply jus,i6
IKE his proclamu,ion. and tina. the want
axe instructions from Washington docs q
neh M in the leas, invalida,e his official aet.-
nfe Ho claims that his authority for 4
T.. Ga course he pursued is to be found ia d
.'n' Constitution and Laws Of the Uait'
lows States, in the law Of aatons. in the tire
e"s' " with Mexico, and in his sppontms
,'ea as Gov. Of the Territory. kven had :
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