Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1855-06-02


warding off dangers to the throne, such as we have
been threatened with during last year.
append marked No -, copy of the acconn,
presented by Mr.. Judd of his mission on the 18th
September, 1850, amounting to SI9,47l O5, also
the account, as kept in the treasury, marked No.
63, including several items paid after that date,
amounting in all to S3l $50 80.
BY referring to the accounts you will see that
large deductions are to be made on account of the
expenses of the two young princes who accompa-
MED Mr.. Judd, and for purchases of cannon and
other things made by him. By the note to the ac-
count, 1t would be seen that towards Mr. Judds
mission, advanced from my private funds $500,
besides $500 for the mission of Mr. Jarves, max
| ing in all, S9,S00
/ The fifth mission, and very important one is
that which the present King has confded to the
chancellor of the kingdom, and His Malesvs
Chief Justice, the Honorable WIN. L. Lee. To de-
fray the expenses of the mission request you to
vote the small appropriation of $1,000, which tie
! Minister of Finance inserts in his budget.
/ To this kingdom by far the most important effect
that can flow from Mr.. Lees visit to the United
States, is the recovery of his own valuable health,
impaired by his arduous and multlfarous labors in
the service of the late King; but his mission has 9th
er objects of a character less personal and of ten
dency to serve the kingdom in its highest interests,
by cementng permanent friendship between US,
and our near neighbor The powerful republican con-
to that laidable end, very important one, is the
negotiation of convention of special reciprocity,
for certain articles produced in their territories, in
fair exchange for certain other articles the staple
produce of this kingdom, the principle of which
ciprocity may be said to have been initiated in the
With article of the treaty which had the honor to
propose to Mr.. Ten Eyck on the 18th October 1913,
see page S3 of my report to the Legislature of lS50
and the probable details of which, may be seen in
the act approved by the legislature, on the 25th
May, 1852, which you will find at page 20 of the
book of laws, enacted during that year. Upon the
advantage of such an act, IN regard 10 agricu
tura and commercial interests refer you to what
said to the Legislature of 1852, (see page Is of
my report for that yea and in regard to its impor
tance in mere political point of view, refer
you to my despatch of lst March, 1852 to the
late Mr.. Severance, which, as we'll as bis reply,
you will find at pages 50 and 50 of my report for
that year. But in the reciprocity that We ask for
the advantages will not be all on our side. The
entire exemption from duties, or the abatement of
existing rates will be mutual; the benefit that will
result to Hawaiian planters will fall chiefly upon
those who citizens of the United States; and
the natural increase IN exports that may be ex
pected under such act, will proportionally aug
ment the consumption of foreign goods in the inn
portation of which, the United States have by far
the largest share.
That no light may be wanting to you in
connexion with this important subject, | ap-
pend, marked No. "a, copy of my despatch
to Mr.. Severance, of the 29th May, lS52-i
copy marked No. IS, of his reply to me, Of
the 3lst May, same year-cOpy marked No.
76, Of my despatch of 9Th March last, to the
Honorable David l.. Gregg, referring to these
CO orHmunlcations, aud enquring how the Unit
ed States government had met the overlures
made TO them-copy marked No. II, of the
Honorable Commissioners reply, stating that
the act referred to, and the correspondence
thereon, had been forwarded 10 the govern
ment OF the United States, and that although
he could not make known what their views
were, in regard to such special reciprocity, |
he would, without delay, ask for definite in
formation upon this most important question,
copy marked No. 7S of my despatch to Mr.. (
Gregg, ofthe I4th March last, enclosing cop
les Of MIR. Halls letter to me of the same I
date, and copy offour resolutions of the Board
of managers of the royal Hawaiian Agricul- |
tural Society, showing the advantages that |
would result from such a cOnvention.-COpy I
marked No. 20 of the letter and resolutions
Just newfoundland marked No so, copy Of
my reply TO Mr.. Hall, from which you will
see, with pleasure, that the Commissioner Of
the United States, has not only received the |
application made to him favorably; but had |
written to his government, in the way best
calculated in my opinion, TO facilitate the ne
gotiation of such a convention, by Mr.. Lee |
If under all these favorable auspices, Mr..
Lee succeed, as hope he will, he will have
gained an object of vastly greater advantage |
to this kingdom than all the expenses which |
may attend his mission.
No attempt has been made to renew the ne
gOtiations for a treaty with The kingdom Of
Belgium, that | gave an account of in my re-
port to the legislature of 1854 | regret this
on account Of the warm interest taken by his
Majesty King Leopold in the acknowledge
ment of the aue Kings independence; but .
the principle of uniformity in all our foreign
treaties is one so vital TO us, IN our very Pecu-
liar position, that it cannot be deviated from,
on hight grounds.
Neither have any fresh overtures for a
treaty been made, on the part Of his Majesty /
the King of Holland In a political sense,
il was no small honor to this small kingdom
under the government of the late King, just .
emerging into civilization, and with few COM
mercial advantages to attract foreign ships to .
our ports, that such respectable kingdoms
should have offered TO make treaties with US;
but il is to be hoped, that under the enlighten-
ed and liberal rule of our present sovereign, /
the elements of wealth which abound in the
Islands will soon be so developed, as to con-
meet us commercially, with all the nations,
whose flags are known in the wide ocean
which surround US.
The appointment by his Majesty the En-
peror Of all the Russias, Of Monsieur Edou-
ard Stoeckl, to reside at the court of the late
Kiag, as the Consul General of Russia, was
anothor high honor to this kingdom. Such
an appointment, by the rule of the Russian
Court Is In iiself an ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF The |