Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-20
THE SANDWICH ISLANDS

Through the Washington correspondents who furnish ca
onet gossip Tor the Northern devote their spare
time to the prosecution of claims and tho bos,srn nm
of patents differ whether the treaty for ,bs annex,
ton Of the Sandwich Islands has actually bssn
the State Department there seems to be no reason n
question the main fact tina, such tely Is in
that it will be submitted to the United States Senate
its next session. The reiy originates We are told in
proposition from the Hawaiian government to ceds the
Islands to the United States all the members of the pri
vs. council, with tho exception of two and the king
himself being in favor Of annex alton The heir apn,rcn
Prince Alexander Lholo hiss been adopted BY King
Kimehamchi as his aud heir however, oppo,os IL,
and to meet his opposition the question: we are told By
account is be submitted to vote Of the people
the Island before the of cessoa shall be consum
mated.
The condition OF the native population of the S,ndxcb
Islands not an anomalous one though presents many
strange features. The natives OF soft and luxurious
cline they are passing away before the resissss energy
Of the northern stranger who hls uslrpel their places
directs their com nercil pursuits controls their State
policy, and though still Iy inferior /. in fac.
master OF their destiny They have embraced Christian
ty and learned the arts Of cIyZ and vet have failed
to obtain Cie!esI blessings OF either Cnrsi.nity has
not made them moral civilization given them power
aud self reliance. They have been ap. scholars in learn
ing the vices Of civilization without gaining the moral
strength or physical stamina that would enable them 10
resist their effects Ia three ourhs Of century three
hundred aud twenty-five thousand Of the native popui
ton have died, aud at the rate Of defamation many
eap4e before the las Siudwich Islander vii
belong TO the past, and tn become extinct Pos
5essing climate unsurpassed for its oquabsness AID
favorable to su'iinel longevity, icen,iousness wide
| spread and deep rooted has done its work Feyers
opthilmis, culueous diJeases and scrofnla abound
but tho great scourge is loithsome Affection more
foul than the eprosy Of the ancisnts, and the d.
rect effect u the violent disregard Of the social
avs IL exists among old and young peryades all
classes, aud AZ perpetual plague ever tsipinp in ia
OF deaths IL has been pePetua,ed and extended
says recent visitor 70 the Islands, until language IL too
feeble express the wfelcheduesJ and woe which have
been tho result Foul ulcers Of many 7ears standing ev
erywhere abound, and vssges horribly deormed-eyes
rendered blnd-no!es entirely desfoyed-mouihs mon
strOusy drawn aside from their natural poston-ucera-
ling paates aud almost useless legs aud arms mark most
clearly the state aud progress Of tho disease among an in
jued and helpless people, In 1858 the Chief Justice Of
the kingdom reported 70 the king that centousness
90 deeply planted IN the heart Of this naouihe cancer
has spread Ne roots entirely throughout the body poll.
tic, that skill Of the legislator cure IT, and mus,
eventually destroy the nation" Outraged nature IL thu,
terribly avengt ITSELF and before the scourge the native
Hawaiian IL fast disappearing.
This rapid disippea and threatened total ettinc
ton Of The native race has been Of the inuen
ta elements in encouraging the project Of anneIng IN
islands to the United Statos As the native population
dies out their places occupied by influx
white population, among which Americans are greatly
predominant 10 numbers and influence This hiss especi-
ally been the case since the discovery OF California pro
NOTED emigration 10 the Pacific, aud made the islands
the resort p those Who failed TO reap in the newly dis.
covered N DOrrdo the barvesIoi wealth which an eIag-
gcrated fancy pictured a reward Of their labors
American Influence has thus gone strengthening itse
until II isnoT predominant In tho Islands, and seeks u
made s newly acquired possessions integral portion
Of the Union.
The Hawaiian Minister OF Finance, Mr. Bisha II Allen
We are told, was formerly Representative In the Con
gess OF the United States from Maine, OF which State hc
y probably native, and subsequently United State,
Consul at Honolulu. Hs Ia known 10 be jealous annex
atiouist and s doubtless in great measure owing ~
his etuence that the Hawaiian Phvy Council have beet
induced 70 make the proposition OF eession. King Ks
mchamcha, though quite 6ny years iof age enfso
bed and prematurely old. aud IL is admitted by recent
writer who iavors annexation, that ibis proneness "a
con6de In forsgnors with his unbounded bersty have
made him tool 10 the hands OF designing men. =
Under these circumstances msy presume the annex
alton Of tue Islands 70 be nero question Of ,ms-au