The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-08-19
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
AUGUST 10.

THURSDAY. AUGUST 10.
say not ry art is frsud-sl lire BY seeming.
The beggar bss with II, and tie gay courtier
Gains land ard tide, rsns and iut, 6y seeming
The clergy sem it not, aii the kill soldier
Will exc with it his ;erYIce-Ai admit II,
An practice il; aud lie who is ec1ient
With showing what he Is, shall hare small credit
IN ch1rch, or camp, or sSte.-So'Escs lie world
Cid Plas.
Now while the French Treaty is very properly
drawing to it the attention Of the people, and re
ceiving TIE cautious deliberations of the Privy
Council of State. it is well to throw upon it al
. the light thaI can be obtlined. That our diplo-
macy is FIR from being an honor 70 Us is as pal
pa5le as anything can be, aud needs no other
proof than this same Treaty and its history.
However plausibly diplomatic tricks and subter-
fugs may be resorted TO in older and more power
ful States. it iii becomes a young and weak gov
eminent 70 follow any other course than a strait
forward ard honest one. That such has not been
ours, the history of the past few years too gla-
ringl.y shows. An opposite policy would have
gained for US a respect which we can in no wise
lay claim 10.
Our readers will remember that some months
az we copied into our columns two letters
published in England. one of them purporting to
have been sent from these islands about the time
October, 1857 that the French Treaty is sup
posed to have received the approval or compli-
ance of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. They
appeared first in the Liverpool Times, a paper of
high authority, which would disdain TO give
publicity ID anything that had not the stamp of
genuineness on It's face. Who are the authors of
the letters. is a mattero considerable importance
Just now. rs it serves to illustrate the dnplieity
which clouds our diplomatic affairs, and especi-
ally those relating 20 a nation with whom we all
desire 70 be on terms of amity. 1t is for this
purpose that we repullish them.
From the Lverpoo, Timrs, Dec. 1911
Important fron, The Sandwich Fsi1ud.-Pro-
jecrcd Treaty with France.
bearing upon tie present stateo political fairs In the Sandwich
Isilnis- From thee i, would appear thst the French Anbessa-
dor u the King of these Islands IS endeavoriag % effect a Treaty.
the resuit q which. II complied with. viii grant a monopoly o:
the commerce. not only Of this country, out also Of the
world One % The communications retired % IS from a person
holiinea high oaacisi position in those Islands. and addressed to
interested in the prosperity Of tn Sandwich Islands. The Wi
t=- says
ILETrER No. 1-purports 70 be from - a person
holding a high o6a1al position IN these Islands. .
and rho has Geroted MI his energies foc tie last hir-
teen years 10 The Hascaiian race.
AZ am Obliged to YOU for the interest you express in the
kings Independence To preserve that and the Interesting Ha-
WdN1G f1ces IA. orrn LIrN'tE tl@tA tuat a. s-LhAut H- mere
ami to which have devoted al M energies for the last thirteen
years j. Nas With greas dit1r1lty Thar we esespsd annexation
dependence secure hut l regret to tell you that since the 1Ith
~ this month, Nj. Psrrin. the French Minister. has been press
ing on us a new Treaty with France that, II ratified by the kim,
would place Is in a worse position ttan if We we're annexed to
30 Inconsistent with the imperial policy ;owaris weak States
which he aIleee-. Ia. Maies,r must have been Altogether de- |
ceived by Mr.. Perrin: in regard % cur policy and peculiar cir
been suggested TO him by several 70 write something. by this
mail. to the Earl Of Clarendon"
LETTER No. 2-Is supposed to have been writ
ten by some one in England or Honolulu, very
anxious to play fiddle to No. II
The asona letter refers chiefly to the ctsct theta French Pro-
. French policy in ihc sandwich Islands Gndeed throughout
ie ~ - exs- ~ 49, r. am : OH, b5 T-ssT a. Oh, , fSr 70 n, ~
what Frenchmsn conSiIer the policy OF England ia those parts.
saaabbie. and the cansefaptibis pro.sesora.e Of Trance over Ia
hiti. by which English Protestant Missionaries anil all English
men have practically been driven away, Without the slightest
benefit having accrued - the natives from the French Protector
possibility can have, any interest whatever in these islands be-
without reference to flags. and the Christian and phiianthropic
objects Of chrissia1iziae and improving the condition q the in
~inpedimsnt- Were an the Islands Of Oceania to he placed by
force ana fraud. as the activity and zealof French agents aim at,
under The Pro;ec,orate Of France, then no; only would the ma
tives suIsr, hut British, American, and all other trading inter-
DO %. England, whose claims 70 the supremacy or Protector
ase aTe.ar better founded than those Of any ether country, yet
has uniformly refused 70 establish il. even when pative kings
have come over to England. voluntarily, % place their ferrbo
Sandwich Islands to the native King and iuhabitants. after that
oe = ma "a = "p Snr, ~ 81 ar~'r : =, 1s 80, -
with extreme difficulty prevented fr5m aHnexing them as, il
not materially prevented, were by the moral and Diplomatic
force brought to bear upon the subject Of this annexation OF
usarrafien induced 20 renouncs the pr,iect-a great sacridee
land aIiaEmeu;s can be ohtaiuei and gro1nd for slave culiva-
ribiis q Eari.nd ani Amersca, the countries are 70 be victim
izei BY French intrigue Tor Frspeh PaFI"s@, and probably .
This i TOO bai lut / suppose th@i Ensand viii acquiesce
uHEorthy sacrifice 70 The eaifente corGirLe-"
TEa .rr.-fs-. fIu< -~4ra.f- a-A.n+S,n vo-- - 4
who is the author Of Letter No. l. Thrust have
an authorship. and there was an object in yie,s in
writing it. But who is there in the official cam
that has presumed to light the torch of Disc rd
and point suspicion to the members of His Nj
esty's government? Who dares to father the un-
epistle and relieve his companions from
the odiuln? Is there no investigation to be had ?
To the Priyy Council properly belongs the right
to take steps in the matter, and no better time
can serve them than this present, while the Treaty
Is under consideration. A committee of inyesti-
CATION should be Immediately proposed to consist
Of one-the Minister of Foreign Affairs, perhaps.
If his Excellency should be SO fortunate as to be
appointed, lie beiug much given to statistics,
questions and answers, the course to pursue
would be to issue circulars, to consist of number
less inquiries, to be addressed 10 every foreigner
resident ON the group. They should be got up as
similar as possible to those which Mr.. Punch had
the impudence to answer through our columns.
They should be simple, but not too rude, as for
example
QUESTIONS L-Have you lived On the Islands thirteen years!
2-Can you give the date II your arrivaIs
S.-Hare you ever held -ahigh Official position - under this
4-Have yor ever expressed any interest in the Kings indie
Dendence2
Shave ycu been detained here any length Of time for the
vowed object Of preserving the interesting Hawaiian racer,
6-what do you think Of 50 annexation,' '
What is your opinion or the French siinisteri
s.-What is your opinion OF the French Treaty.
9--Do yon know anything about the Earl Of Clarendon (,
Io-Iiave you any neighbors-ther names, ages, occupation
md BIRTH