The Nevada journal., 1854-11-03
FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. 3, 1854.
Sandwich Islands.

The Bay papers have just published speech
m;.de by the English Consul General at the
Sandwich Island to the King, against the an
nexation of the Islands to the American Gov
ernment. The address is very viru!ent IN Its
character, uncourteous to friendly power, and
bears with special Misrepresentation upon
California. 1t holds up to the vision OF the
King the substance of our police reports, as
the tone of society, represents anarchy to per-
wade every department Of law and government
apd crime TO stalk over the land to the desola-
ton of all moral or social life. In this address
we are land stealers, oppressors of the native
Californians, aristocrats and desperadoes.-
The Islands on annexation will sink to the
level of California; Of nobility will be
abolished for the Americans know no dlstlnc-
ton of classes King and chiefs will sub
side into the mass Of despised race Inc
latter view of the subject is not without us
Justice, unless the heavy pension likely TO De
settled on the native authorities who are partlc
ularIy interested in the result, will render their
color respectable. On the contrary the Con-
ulsets forth the advantages to the Islands from
being British colonies. Titles Of nobility can
still be retained, and system that is SO op-
nrcssive to every now existent English colony
that the people are agitating independence, is
recommended to the King as the acme OF po-
itical considerations. The reply of the King
wasa mere request that such long addresses
should be made in writing, so that he could
read them at his leisure. He expresses no
opinion as to the subject matter OF the mallg-
nant address, and his course seems rather to
favor the idea that as is stated, he tavors the
,roiect Of annexation to the United States.
The Consul General assures the King that
her Majestys government will not look with
indifference upon any steps toward anneXation'
because England and France, now more close
" than ever united, had guaranteed the IN
denendence Of the Islands. That sounds like
. tbreat--but it is most idle. Whenever the
United States accepts the voluntary cesslon OF
+ba Islands she will have force there to de-
tend them. and it will not be a question be-
tween the King and Great Britain, but one to
be settled with the American government.
There is little doubt but that the annexa-
ton of these beautiful Islands is a mere ques-
ton of time They are important to the
commerce Of the United States, lying IN our
great highway to China and Japan, and form
inc rendezvous for our numerous whalelng
feet in the Pacific. Our people will never al
low them to fall into the hands of any other
power; the present shadow of government
a structure the direct descent from half e1pir-
ed Paganism cannot long exist, and they
must be drawn into the American Union
They cannot remain stationary while all the
world is hurrying ownward while the Pacific,
from an almost untraversed sea IS being
ploughed by a thousand keels-while splendid
lines of steamers unite the two worlds, and
Asia is pouring its products into the lap Of
American commerce by their very portals
To bear the burden Of commercial require
ments, a stronger and more enlightened gov,
ernment is needed, and that will be supplied
by annexation.