Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25
THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
HoxoLuLU, Oahu, SANDWICH ISLANDS,

HONOLULU, OAHU, SANDWICH ISLANDS,
SEPTEMBER 16, 1854
Honolulu is very quiet at present and business dull
for the whars which crowd this port during the Arctic
winter have not yet arrived though the first arrival was
month earlier last year.
Politics form the all-absorbng theme just now The
annexation and fbustering parties the two great
heads and out of them spring many minor pares-the
Independent Republic Men, the Royalists SC. But Of
all parties the AnHexationiss by far the stronger
and composed Of the respectable class of American
residents. The community is held in not little excite
by the report Of fbusering party now organic
ing in California, destined for the capture Of these
islands The Government as is reported good autho
rity has received official warning to be its guard from
Gov, Biger, OF California By every vessel from the
coast adventurers arrive Of very doubtful character and
intentions, to say the least and Of whom well
known to be here fllbusering business The chief
matter Of doubt seems to be- not whether fbusterng
expedition is actually projected in California but in
what particular this formidable organization will
make its first appearance Should they down from
the coast asse like Gen. Lopez President Walker,
the Hawaiian Government would instantly throw itself
upon the United States for protection and become part
OF that country In this the United States sloops
of-war St. Mary's and Portsmouth, now lying in this
harbor are amply sufficient for the protection of the
islands from any force the ibusters could bring into
the field But there are two other insidous and
dangerous plans which the libusters may adopts The
by coming over as passengers in small parties and
mingling and identifying themselves with the citizens as
should take the form of civfrevouon and with which
the naval power Of the United States could interfere
to prevents the other is by making tools of the sailors
who landed to the number of several thousands from
the whaling feet and who always ready for any thing
This formidable body Of have several times had the
town in their possession and the Government at their
mercy the last instance of which occurred in the riots
two years since. By either union Of both these
schemes the busters might, in less than tweny-four
hours overthrow the existing Government and establish
another before any armed force from the United States
could obtain right to interfere To such revolution
the Government could not offer moments efectual re-
sstance. Considerable alarm felt the other day by
report that large quantity of had arrived from
San Francisco by the schooner Indy Jane and all the
military ordered under arms. This proved to be
false ALARM however, arising from the finding Of several
pairs Of revovers in passing the baggage Of Of the
passengers Of the Lady Jane through the cusomhouse
The policy Of the existing Government is evidently to
hold out long it is able to sustain ITSELF and when
crisis arrives to throw itself into the of the United
States Prince Alexander the heir apparent the throne
young and ambitious and Of of the chief
opponents Of any plan which may deprive him Of his
brthrght But it is plain that the Government cannot
exist many years it s The native itself is
becoming extinct with such great rapdiy that it is es
mated that in thirty years hence there will not be full
booded Hawaiian the islands. or course, in this
state Of affairs, it but natural that the United
States should adopt the child to whose nourshment and
growth she has SO much contributed.
The question whether the United States wants these
islands We leave to you at home to decide being conf
you and that too peaceaby and without bloodshed,
sept 1t may be in fight with the libusters. England
does not want Them France is content with her large
possessions in the Pacific among the Society Islands The
question Is, do you want the Sandwich Islands?
lCos Nso York Courier and Enquirer.