The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-14

him in doing 80 by deporting themselves towards him
rean. -. sssa ana and ~ which al soo
selves. That i g the duty Of ths ministry to dis
to degrade the King to the rank Of m,re superior
chief, as calculated to undermine his inassncs AMI
authority and place the islands In subsection TO white
That the subsection Of the Islands TO white men
would lead to the extinction OF the native race That
ne ministers ought to promote the numerical increase Of
aging religion educatioH the arts and sciences That
the operation Of Christian missionaries should be
interfere in the purely political OF the Kings
government That equal rights and privileges should
sary TO support the Kings government res,on schools
and to reward public serviss should be raised without
such 0p prsssve taxes as would Sppre the natives and
conventions, contracts engagements and PROMISES
should be relgiousiy observed That orstituon ami
tion to the climate and soil and to the wealth. tae
and the CUSTOMS and the numbers of the people
These principles 50 far as they could be applied to
the late king, will be by his recommendations to
the Legsa embodied in his speeches for the last
annual rer rts of his minister's and of his Chancellor
and Chief ustice best show whether those principles
have been nege profession or have had an operative
decade Of his late Msestys reign, has unqueationaby
surpassed that of any other nation during the same
period OF time. AL the reforms effected have been
achieved without the creation Of a national debt, and
without violent convulsion Tie Inference ire
bAuDle that moDaicns may sprung from the HaWalliu
race capable of well performing all the duties of cons.i
tutional sovereignty, and OF fulfilling all the require
ments of The Of enlightened Independent
nation both In its internal and foreign relations.
Revolutionary violence, therefore, has excuse
oept in the selfish rapacy which prompts it. II can
not plead the example Of any country bordering the
Pacific where life and property are more secure than
they have been here under the reign Of the late king
where foreigners enjoy greater privileges and where,
like this Kingdom foreign commerce Excepting spiritu
Gus quors pays contribution to the State of only Eve
per cent dd pdl0rem.
In private life the late king mild kind aabe gen.
and forgivng He more happy than when
frse from he cares and trappngs of state. lie could
enjoy himself socially with his frienis who much
attached to him Having associated much while boy,
with foreigners he continued to the last fond Of their
company. Without his personal influence, ths law to
allow them TO hold lands in fee simple could never have
bsenenacted neither could conflicting claims to lands
have been settled and registered by that useful in
stuton the Board OF Land Commissioners II is hardly
possible to conceive any king generally beloved
than was his late Majesty universally obeyed or
Independent sovereignty that OF governing his subjects
free from Gpy influence control coming from beyond
the limits Of his own jurisdiction.
he sister OF the late king, Princess Eahenaena died
the 30th December, 1885.
On the 4th Of February, 1887 the late king was mar
rsa to Kalama, daughter Of Nshetukui, who has sur
vived his Majesty and is now the queen dowager The
king had by her two children, Keaweaweula and ksa-
Weaweula ID who diea in their infancy.
Being chilcess the late king adopted as his con ana
heir, Alexander Iiholiho, who was born the 9th OF
February. 1884, and who now happily reigus as King
Ramehapeha ".