Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-03-14
The Sandwich Islands.

Inc SanuWICu ISEanQS.
The latest dates from Honolulu ore o
about the las. Of December, via Sal
Francisco.
The Kanakas are divided into ,w,
political parties, or rather foreigners
chiefly Americans-who give o tone al,
compl plexion and direction 10 the poli,i
al discussions now sgilating that remote
kingdom. These porlies are called Ii
beral and Government. They both seen
10 be in favor Of annex ton; so that, dif
fer in what else they may, they agree ir
that, to them, most important Of ul
questions. A letter says, ",he measur,
annsxation) cannot be postponed be-
yond next sp,ins--lbe pear being rip'
will drop with the budding Of the leaf
This is very precise and confden
language. and is written as though ,her,
was no room for difference Of opinion
a, the islands; from which We infer lha
The number OF the disscntienls must b,
small. The protest Of the French an,
English Consuls against annexation
does not seem to have produced much
effect anywhere--none OF the islands
and none in Europe. The same lette,
hos the following paragraph, which We
suppose to be written mo- as q guess
than from ar official or authentic know
ledge OF facts:
"The Government at Washington ap.
pear TO be fully aware Of the importance
Of the subject, and the absolute necessi
~ OF possessing these islands, parlcu
larly whe I, looking to the critical con.
di'ion in which all Europe is now plac.
ed"
The Government may be "iully a.
ware Of the importance Of the subject,
and the absolute necessity" &C., but
we doubt whether its opinions and in
tentions were very certainly known at
Honolulu.
We are surprised at the ma ,Her in
which this subject is treated by the Eng.
lish journals--,he GOODNESS and intifer.
ence with which they speak of the an.
nexa;ion as q thing probably to take
place soon, without adding one worl Of
appreciation or Of disupprt baton. 1t is
thus that the Times Of the oath OF JAM,
notices il:
"From the Sandwich Islands advices
are TO the 10Th Of November. The sub.
ject OF annexation 10 the United States
continued 10 be agita:eJ. The mass of
The people &ere favorable to it. The
small pox still fingered in the islands,
but it was far less fatal than previous.
Iy."
There may be several reasons for this
real or affected nonchalance. The Times
may be Of opinion that annexation may
be prac ticable aud proper, and not ad.
verse to English interests, or that Eng.
Iish opposition cannot prevent, and
might precipitale, the measure; or that.
with the all important mammoth Eas.
'orn question on hand such "small deer"
questions as the political destiny Of
hundred thousand Kanakas is not en-.
titled to q place in its columns. Any
way, the laundering manifesto Of the
English Consul against the measure
'eem to havo been but family reechoed
q England, and but family by the ,hun.
lerer himself, as the Times is called.
We enter no further into this new
question Of annexation. We gave what
We thought to be the pros and cons 81
he measure, in our editorial, about two
months ago, and there We leave it. If
ve annex the Kanakas we must do the
'est we can with them. For them, there
an be no doubt about the good policy
t The measure. Let them come into the
Union as they may whether as citizeus
o all intents and purposes, OF as sort
( apprentices to free government, their
onditon will be improved. For good
Many years the government, Of the is.
ands, though nominally monarchy,
'ith a phantom called a king, and a
swmore royal appendagcs, on a very
Modest scale, has been really, and 10 all
ractical purposes, North Americas; ;and
cry little would have 10 be done, ex.
ept TO pension the king and few 9th.
rs, who would not he very unreasonable
n their expectations, and to appoint q
erritorial governor, and, presto! behold
notl.er candidate for admission into the
reat Conlederacy Of Republics, stretch.
ng his or her arms towards US from the
asst Pacific ocean, and at a distance of
lmost three thousand miles from our
resent limils.-Daily Globe.
VAsrNEss OF THE UHlvERsE!-Pro.