Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-15
NUMBER e5.

oe r o, successor-although he is heir apoareot and
dons rsdag S"'g Is IN his dotage. Il may have been
,onatcnies, or Of republicans (P) from ,he iTn;,d
OF America, who, having taken the oath of c.,I,s
e 'ia"aan Constitution, retain their present ,nan
dnI Position 10 The strength of their attachment to
ousNy sovereignty; or it may have been done 70 Nor
pe'ua'e the dynasty OF Hawaiian kings and IN nr,.rr.
sHe Independence Of The Ha,caiian kined,p, Th..s
eorrooorate the statement that while the t;na ri
~. m'p'i.y OF ,he Pnvy Council are in favor Of an
Hh''on' the heir apparent and his party oppo,s \, =
ihe ahhexationists gained an important mini ,ho.,
ysr ago IN the removal from tho Ministry of Fio,nce
.. VI Judd, whose personal influence over the king
was al one time paramount IS
IL wall be remembered tb,, !, No.. :;
tooo shortly after DR. Judd's removal from of,ics h,
me french and British consuls at Honolulu rsmo,s.,.
"S Ngaihs an attempt then mide To induce K,msb,
- @ " silea,e MS sovereignty and the Independence
o' the islands BY immed negotiation for annax,,;on
u u me United States TIE Rev Messrs. Girl ,nd
uuhcS' IN behalf OF the Protestant missionaries ,t the
l'ianus' promptly disavowed any participation in the
VI annexation, and declared IL 10 be their cher
''nea wish that the Government might renal, indsno
dent. Mi. Severance, the United States Comm;,si'.n
'uec'atea In very able letter. for which h. .,.
much commended, that the Government, of N. Gr,,ss
,"I, "lu never made any prop sitions TO annex The
Islands, but he added that Iii now or n, ,n 80 o
tune, Il shall be found to be decidedly fnr ,h
"i oo'h countries 10 unite their sovereipnties am
e 10 any treaty or mlra obligations on the
VI el'Hef % fofaid the desired uniUn or any good
Art;ol~
~ OF the Hawaiian constitution provides ,h,, .. Tr
nng, oy anu with the approval of his abnet and pr
w Conncil. In case Of invasion ur rebelli,n cao ,
'e "h"ie Kingdom or any part Of it under martial law.
np ne can ecea ahe'idie IT, If indispensable IN frae i,
rOm the insul; and aggression of anv fnr; 80 ue ;, -
u, thef-iore, his Mtje'ty, Kamehameh, III c,n -
PeVaiei npon tn cede his kingdom nothing i, w,ni;n
enable MN 10 do so cinstutonally. except some de-
cent pTeeXt that the islands are thre,rened ,;,b ;
ana opPre sshn by foreign ppwer. How easv il will
De Tor the Hawaiian Cabinet manufacture such NJ
'eA'' we need not say. fresh quarrel with the 70.
man Ca'hoI'c missionaries revival OF the dison,s
W se rae OF duty to be imposed upon Coenac, would
De suihcient TO provoke energetic hostile dsmons,r,
ton from rance and 1t is never diffrul, 4, b,;n -.
conflict with the British. In either case the IJni,ed
States would naturally be looked To for protection
we nave read with care most of the arguments mn,
ior'h In avor of annexation, especially ,hs eyb,rs
speech made by Mr. Washburn of N,ioa i; 81 Nv,
congress- and II seems II us that they INV Al, bo s
med up under three heads lst That the Stands
wouu oe valuable as rendezvous and place of re for
American whaers and a cDal dspot f,, the L., "
American steamers which NAV uI,im,tsIv he , 80 =,
u ply between the pors nf Calforni, and O,aar 80
the ports OF Eastern Asia; ID That the sIsnds a a'
very fsLtIIe and productive, and would thereEore -
ti iue acquisition 81 That the natives are rapidly
dwinding away, and that if do not take oossess;o
OF the Islands, some other great numerical no,a 80
"a'y VIII. lhe frst Of these points has little fire. !,
commenting annexation for the islands NAV bv n,o,a
ueaues oe rendered 1t they already as ussfnI
Ara
can territory. The second argument anniies =,
Ch,hi aS 10 Inc Sandwich Islands, and il il were a.
nli'.1d TO be good reason, would Justify us IN ,nnv
teniion. ''"y VI a'-
III true that the Hawaiian race has hoe, ,.,,;tI !;
m:n'shed by disease, but the number of the n,,ivs :;
sun sum 'ient great and mlny years must e,nse re
'ore tue Islands can be depIpulated even if The vic
ana pests that have hitherto proved so destructive 80
not checked. Besides, there is cons,,n' 10 are
whlte population, among which Americans are ,,a,,a
Predominant IN numbers and influence and i, ia hv :,
m MI % iti Pfooaoe that, 10 course of me the islands
WI oe mus peacefully and gradually Amercanized
"hen they VIII certainly be better fitted for ,nnex,,
than they now are with large population of ;sa.hia
hi"aSas, whon We should be loath To accent a. fI,,
ci'zenS' As to the danger of some other power ma.
Nh! 'he acquisition OF the archipelago there are bnt
two powers To whom il can be supposed IN ha ds;LI
or practicable, England and FraRce and these ,,a
ca"geaoy pound oy treaty not to take plsesson eitb
e Protecorae or otherwise. Should either or borb
'ne attempt 10 do so, then will be time enouoh IN
interfere Daniel Webster stated the true Ane,;.
policy in the official letter. which he a. Sa,, s
addressed to the agents Of the Hawaiian Govern
msnt. in 1912: N''e'"-
The United States have regarded the existing an
III 'ns sandwich Islands as government suit
Cd " me condition OF the people, and resting on their
own choice; and the President is of opnion tS,, b ~
'eresS O all Commercial nations require that thar INV
ernent snail not be nieered with by foreign rowsrs
vi ie EeSes "nIch visit the islands. 1t is known that
ha
United States therefore, are more interested in tho f,,s
OF the Islands and OF their government than any other
nation can be- and this consideration induces the Presi
ue 10 De quite "iln! to declare, the sense of the
government OF the United States that the goyernmsn,
oil the Sandwich Islands ought be respeced that no
Pwe onght either to take possession Of the Islands as
conquest or Tor the purpose Of colonization: and thar M
power ought to seek for any undue eonro over the
isuns government or any exclusive privileges or pre-
ierences with 1t IN matters of commerce."
his decIaratlOn applies 10 the ITni,sd S,,,., .u
as to the European governments; it afrms tina, no ns
sou ought " acquire Possessonur exclusive control Of
me Islands: And we think this is the doctrine which
the mass OF the American people approve They cam
not be willing TO recsive the Kanakas into ciiizensbip
unless under the most pressing political necessity; nor
on the oher hand, can they be willing TO see sny great
naval power establish itself OF Islands whose Re grsphi
cal position Is 81 important 10 Pacific coast 10 short.
no'hng VIII reconcile the public mind to the annex,-
'ion o the Sandwich Islands, except clear evidence
that the measure essential prevent them frnn fall
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