Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-01-27
SANDWICH ISLANDS.

The San Francisco Placer Times and Tran
script, Of the 9th Of December, publishes
letter from Honolulu under date OF November
3Oth, which contains interesting information in
regard TO the affairs Of the Hawaiian Islands !;
the speech Of General Miller, The British con.
sui, before the King, Chiefs, and Privy Council,
on the 18th Of September last, and in regard
to the late rumors Of an expected illbustering
expedition from the United States. 1t seems
that nothing was generally known Of the often
sive character Of General Miller's speech until
the San Francisco Times, in which il was first
published, was carried to the Island by the
clipper ship Golden West. The writer TINS
speaks OF this address:
"The perusal Of this remarkable address
created the deepest Indignation among the
resident and sojourning Americans here, and
threw the entire community into intense ex
element, from which IL has not yet subsidized
The papers were eagerly sought after, and in
less than an hour from the moment Of their
receipt the whole town seemed possessed of
the speech. A few OF the consul's toadies we're
busy in the attempt TO procure copies in order
that their further circulation should be sup,
pressed, but their plans were discovered and
their efforts frustrated. ~ was well known
that the General had obtained an audience Of
the King in an equivocal manner, and that he
had on that occasion, basely illuminated our
Government its institutions and people yet
the true substance or exact words Of bis speech
had not been communicated. The report in
your paper put all doubts at rest Its senti-
ments, language, and style, are known 10 be
peculiar to General Miller. Even his friends
confess the truthfulnesg Of the report, because
Of the entire similarity between it and his
manner Of expression
"Mr Robinson, the gentleman who acted as
interpreter for General Miller, has said that
the report was quite faithful so, it is rumored,
have one or two members of the Priyy Council.
The Consul himself has admitted that in sub
stance he is correctly represented, but denies
that his language is in part prefaced; this, he
says, is perverted. The publication has put
him IN towering rage, and he has not APP
peared IN public for the past week at all. This
subterfuge, IN making parole address of so
base and infammatory a nature, in the hope
that while It would have its effect upon the
4 King and Chiefs, there could exist no record Of
IT Tor subsequent action, has retorted most Sc.
verely upon himself; and il is difficult TO con-
ceive what shift he will take to escape the well.
deserved odium from abroad and censure from
his own government, that his low abuse of
consulate authority is certain TO meet. Had he
even assumed the unpleasant responsibility OF
has real remarks, there might have been some
slight sympathy shown him, on the score that
an over-vrought and disordered mind may. in
its occasional wanderings, prompt the utter.
aDce of language which restored reason would
retract. But General Miller has deprived him.
self OF all claim to sympathy or forgiveness by
liza acts subsequent TO the delivery Of the
speech - question. When called upon officially