The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-06-29


IN exchange for plenary absolution for the
souls of men soon to be called TO the Judgment
seat OF Christ. The last day was postponed,
hke the eclipse in Dublin by order of Dean
owift but they kept the lands We hope the
interest with which these studies are being re-
newed may be productive of good, and good
only. That it is duty for Christians to study
the signs of the times no one who believes in
the inspiration of the Sacred Scriptures can
doubt
LETTER FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS
MAKAwAo MAUI, HAWAIIAN GROUP,
February 3, 1854
TO the Editor of the National Era:
| You speak of the Hawaiian Ministry as head
ed by Doctor Judd, and opposed to annexation.
Inns you say has resigned, and the Ministry is
committed to that measure. Here are several
inaccuracies. The Hawaiian Ministry has nes-
er been headed by Doctor Judd. He has never
claimed any such headship, nor has any such
thing been rendered him. Again, to my certain
knowledge Doctor Judd is decidedly an favor
OF the annexation of the Islands to the United
States. | have it over his own hand. No
warmer advocate do know among u.s. The
new Ministry, you add, is committed to the
measure, re, of annexation Here you are too
fast again. Mr.. Wyllie, Minister of Foreign
Relations, is an Englisbman, and is far from
being committed to the measure. John mot
Joles) Young, Minister of the Interior, is the
son of an Englshmap, by an Hawaiian woman,
and doubt greatly whether he is yet committed
to such measure. With Mr. Armstrong. the
| Minister of Public Instruction have long been
on terms of afectionate intimacy, and not
| many weeks since had long conversation with
him on the subject of annexation. He is by
| no means committed to the measure. He thinks
| it may be inevitable, but he wishes it STAYED
| off as long rs possible. Thus you will see that
| the new Ministry is no moro committed than
the old one. Indeed, the only change in the
| Ministry is, Mr.. Judd has resigned, and Mr..
| Allen fills his place. Mr.. Allen is favorable to
annexation but, at present, think he does
not say much about it. He is quiet sort of a
| man, and not apt TO stand at the head of any
| party.
| find that | wrote you in September, and
gave you, doubtless, an account of the smallpox
at the islands. | am happy in being able to say
that the ravages of this dreadful disease have
| greatly abated. We strongly hope that in a
| few months we shall be able to report, mo
smallpox at the Sandwich Islands"
February Al need not speak of Honolulu
as she has been these several years, only to
| say, that having safe and capacous harbor,
| good supply of fresh water, and other means
| of comfort and convenience for seamen, there
has, of late, been q considerable increase of
shipping at that port. The village, for It's
nothing more than a village, though sometimes
called city, has, of course, grown quite fast,
and many large buildings are now being erect
ed-stores, inns, dwelling houses, and shops.
A large and very fine fld0khg mill is nearly
up, and another house, for public worship, will
soon be built. The streets are being improved,
| and new ones opened; the old markets torn
| down, and spacious and convenient ones erect
ed in their place think Honolulu is grow
| ing quite as fast as a healthy state of the sys-
tenn will allow A much more rapid growth
would not be desirable, in my opinion.
Lahaina has no harbor-nothing but an
open roadstead; and though perfectly safe
for most of the year, still it is impossible that
ship-masters should have the same feeling of
security that they have in the inner harbor of
Honolulu
Hawaii will never be sugar manulactur-
| ing island IT'S too much broken up by deep
raviues Maui has had six respectfully large
establishments, four of them quite large.
| There are now only three. Each of these es-
Establishments, exclusive of the lands, cost from
| SIS, 900 to 500, 900, and are capable OF pro-
| ducing at least 300 tons of excellent sugar per
year. The lands on Maui are we'll adapted
to the growth of sugar-cane | have never
| known a serious failure of this crop on the
| island. On Oahu there are no plantations,
nor on Moloka excepting SMALL Chinese ones.
Kanai has two one tolersbly large and profit
able the other q steam mill, erected at great
cost, but az yet Improbable, owing chiefly to
| the failure of cane crops
In regard to agricultural interests among
| u.s. | feel more encouraged than | have ever
| done during my residence Of more than twen-
| ty-fve years on the islands. | think there is a
waking up generally among us on the subject.
| In my neighborhood, both foreigners and ma
| tiyes are engaging in the business of wheat
raising A young Hawaiian farmer raised,
| the last year, 1876 bushels % fine wheat and
he will probably put in thirty or forty acres
the present season and he would do much
more than this, but for the fear that he cannot
| get it cut. Several others arc putting in. One
foreigner designs to put in 500 acres and it
is thought that some l 500 acres will be sown
in Makawao and vicinity. A large Touring
mill is being built at Honolulu, so that all who
raise it will find a market for their grain
Corn, oats and barley, can be raised easily
| and abundanty on all the islands the sweet
| and Irish potato, onions, squashe5, and melons
of all kinds, and Of fine quality. Very fine gar
den vegetables are being produced at Honolu-
lu, and will soon be at other places on all the
| islands, have no doubt In addition to fruits,
which are Indigenous to the islands, such as
oranges, lemons, citrons, guavas, figs, pine-ap-
| Piles, &c., we having peaches; and apples,
pears, plums, and cherries, will doubtless be
| introduced. At Lahaina grapes do well, and
they may be raised at other places. The islands
are small and there is great deal OF broken
land mountains, deep ravines, and lava plains.
Still the soil is good, the climate delightful and,
facilities for trade being fine, have no hesita-
ton in saying that it might be delightful
and happy country We have had speci-
men of French and English treatment, and
| few if any among us desire moro Still am
opposed to annexation. The poor Hawaiians
would soon feel the whitening influence. Be-
sides, | have not doubt that the fires of the
dstilery would be kindled and the land be
deluged with rum.
have scarcely doubt that the leading men
of Honolulu will agitate the subject of annexa-
ton till the thing is brought about. The fact
that the opponents Of Dr.. Judd, the late Minis
ter of Finance are continually brewing mis-
chief seeking to crafty their private dislike,
| though it should weaken or destroy the Gov
eminent, is the most alarming one, to my mind,
| of any connected with the subject of annexa-
ton. If proposition for annexation shall soon
be made to your Government, you may take it
for granted that the King has been driven to it
by the threats of men who 90 by the unlovely
| name of filbusters. J. ). GREEN.
VOICE FROM KANSAS.
To the Editor of the National Era:
| The Nebraska bill has become law, the