Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-11-11

:" Ia poe haipule ola ka poe ola III" The
praying people, those the that recover
said one of group of natives 1 just passed i'll
the street, discussing the ravagcs of the small pox in
Honolulu and its vicinity. "Aole, ka nui ka poe
hapule MT make tho" No such thing many of
the praying people have died with it :" was the
ply. The old problem discussed by job and his
friends tho greater chance of recovery from
greater patience, and sclf-control and obedience to
doctors directions in one class than in the other
being left out of sight altogether. 1t is very anu
sing sometimes to listen to native discussions Of
grave questions-thc common natives, mean, with
minds not used to range much beyond the poe, the
fish, the net, and the canoc-to how they will
often come to very sound conclusions from the alb
surcst premises and often from correct premises to
most absurd conclusions. Their minds seem to be,
like their country, not more than half formed !;
needing some generations of enlightenment, and cN-
ercise ON the great principles of human rights and
duties to give them symmetry and ygor, just as
their country needs some geological generations of
showers, and trade winds, and action of the Pacific
waves, to reduce it, needle peaks, and kuilc-likc
ridges, and barren fields of bsalt and lava to arabic
and fertile soil. And yet. n> one sometimes find, Il
pine apple in the stonc,t spot-or the finest sweet
potatoes where he discover not particle of soil
or Misunderstanding but Il pile of pieces of hard
lava, among the people, he may every now and
then find beautiful trail of character, the cx-
preston of Il beautiful thought and among the
phrases of their restricted but expressive tongue at
least, that ever musical voice of the imagination,
unhcard in " no speech nor language"
In looking at this Hawaiian nation there is much
to sadden Some generations of emil ghtcnmcnt
Where are they to find them The 10Th century
expects the work of age, to be done in n day-and
the poor native, his heroic age of gods and dcmgod>
of bard, and "mrlc,' barely banishcd from the
stage finds himself in close contact with the highest
forms of civilized intellect, while hi. whole mind
and all hi. strength i, occupied with the simplest
ruiimcnt>, with learning the relations of dimes and
"quartcr>," and 'halvcs" and dollars. How tn,
experiment of annexation will affect him remains yet
to be seen. do not anticipate however any nmc
date change in his condition either for better OF
worse. \ change of institutions will not dircctl
affect his character, and think will not greatly in
crease the number of foreigners with whom he vii
in contact-at least for some time. If pcopl,
should come down here from California with the in
tcntion of farming IL very short experience woul,
probably satisfy Them and trade could easily b
overdone. A gradual increase of foreign populn
tion, an increase of taxation for public improve
ments-an increase which foreigners will know hoy
to meet, will reap benefit from, while TIL
idle native will not-lcadng to sale of tue land o
natives for taxes, will be the natural way in whic
the dark skin will be ouscd by the white one. Ma
tiycs too will loose much by running in debt t
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pay their debts
| alluded above to the native language. al
pleased to learn that Judge Andrews long promise
grammar of it Is at last in press. lie had made
great effort to make out system for th, most NJ
systematic and apparently lawlcss of all tongues
and if he has not succeeded at least gives much il
formation that will be interesting to all philoogiS
who have paid any attention to the Polynesia
dialects H.