The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-08-30

Letter from Honolulu.
HOSoLULU. july 10. 1850.
DECLINE OF THE WHALING INTEREsT-DEPRES-
SION or TRADE.-During the last three yeIrs
there has been a steady decline in :he whaling
business from which the greater part Of the trade
of these islands has been derived. The whaleships
now visiting the islands are fewer than One-half
the number of those visiting seven N eight
wears ago. The average catch Of oil is 50 poor.
that each ship now leaves less than half the
money formerly distributed. Hence the time Is
gone by for making fortunes in ship-chandler-
ing, and all departments Of business experiences
more or less depression. Real estate mas gone
down 10 low figures. Mechanics and labOrUrs'
wages are reduced, and salaries have declined.
PERHAPS BENEFIT TO THE ISLANDS, N THE END.
IL il to be questioned, however, If this will not
be benefit to the islands in tine end. Keeping
tavern may be a lucrative business, but il l. not
always Wholesome one; and tavern-keepug has
been virtually what the people of the islands
have been dOing-entertaining and refreshing
Whaeman, supplying them with intoxicating
drinks, and prOstituting their females % them.
The money 50 earned has been wastefully spent.
and has left little permanent improvement and
wealth 20 how for the large amounts received.
The removal, IN a great measure, of this source
Of revenue Is turning capital and labor into other
channels, where permanent benefit To the country
will be attained. 1t i cutting off a great source
Of perniciOus excitement and irregular traffic.
leaving the people to turn TO regular industry
for the supply of those wants which Commerce
and civilization have in a measure taught them.
Increase or THE AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS
The CULTURE OF SCGAR--At the same time, our
agricultural interests are advancing TheeXpurts
OF domestic produce have doubled In less than
four years The production Of salt, wool. salt
beef, fDur and sugar - Increasing. Agl Iculture
has much o. contend with; dTUughts, insects, /.
, unsteady and unskillful labor and want of cspi-
tai, are the chief obstacles. Cote. has been Iut
back by the aDiis The experiments in raising
hrv. AL try tEf.
same cause. though but for this no climate and
soil could be better for It. One branch Oi agrI-
culture. sugar, has surnDunted all difficulties,
and Is in the full tide of success All hut
one Of tine present plantations are making large
profits. ThUss now IN Oler.ItjJn- or IN Process Oi
establishment, are u in numbers Un k.u..I- i
on Maui. and ) on Hawaii. NJ doubt suitable
lands could be found for 80 more good sugar
plantations. with abundance Of native LsbIr.
Money 70 establish them alone j. wanting except
the practical experience. which money again can .
secure. IL requires special tact To- nanagst the .
native labDrers. y man must have prs 'Iii!
influence and popularity to bc able 10 employ
them at all and then he must have talent for
making them work we'll without alternating EN-.
The DIsFILLTSG oy AROENT SPLITS PROFOsED
AND OPPOsED.-SOme of the sugar Eianter~ are
showing sEOrtSig GIFTED policy IN cndrayurIng T.
get Il repeal OF the law which prohibits the dis
tiatiOn Of ardent spirits While the manufacture
Of rum would turn u account the SkIHmIuIs and
waste of the sugar-huuSe. IL would Inevitably BE-
attended by an increase OF drunkenness anon. all
classes. No precautions could prevent this Ii
would destroy good management IN the white
empI0ve- On the estates. But its worst effect
would be in completely deTdugiug the moral con-
dirion If the natives, upon whom they must de-
pend for labor Industry would cease labor
become unatts.iuabe. and thieying and other
dsTrcdit1nS increase TO total ms tcuTIty of Pro-
pertv. There are now good lands on this island,
near Honolulu. which would have been worked
for sugar before this, hut the demOrdliZsd state
Of the natives on this island iOrhids the attempt.
4 large Part of them live by the prostitution of
their females, being corrupted by the vicinity oi
4 seaport, large settlement OF whites, and
Father disSpuiuts court.
THE LgGIsL,TURE-THE BUDGET AND MINISTER
AoF FrN.NCE.-rne Legislature j. still engaged III
Its short biennial session. Hence an extr', STIR
IN the political kettle. which OCCASIONALLY bubbles
briskIy like our neigtbors' caldrOns- The oPp"-I-
ton r-.uer finds its chief object of attack III the
budget - presented by the Minister of Finance,
who bad the bJIducSS in these hard times to ask
addition Of 30 per cent, to his saaTy-Ind
those or his associates, at the same time proposing
T. increase tho debt of the Government by bor-
rowing 70 supply the expected deficiency of
income Unfortunately the criticism went be
yond the budget T. auimidvert certain personal
weaknesses, Of the - public func tiDnary.' Hence
some sympathy was awakened u qualify the pub
lie iuiiguitiJn at his impudent proposition
EDUCATfOS-REisONS WHY THE People SHOULD
BE TAUGHT N HAWAIIAN. AND NOT N ENGLisH--
The Government organ. doing little business on
It's own hook. selects the President Ot the Board
Of ElueIti,u for it. attacks. chiefly on the ground
q his want of zeal in pushing instruction IN the
Eaglish language. This paper urges {" give up
all the schools IN the native language ana tt'ich
the natives only in English This displays a
Singular vi...,narines-. a.. besides the immense
expense of substituting competent English teach
ers ~ place 1l tie. cheap native schoOiulsters-
s1tne 300 IN numb-r-the mas Of the natives are
a. incapable of learning English a. the pupils oi
your public schools would bc Of learning ChInert
However T-JJr and limited the instruction possible
% be given th.ru IN UtwIIIIu- II - all they can
ever rec,.ve with profit, and - infinitely better
t1ln m | tax, IL u b. the case eyrrywneTe-
AMI in al ages that the misses must b. taught
IN their mother tongue. The rich literature ana
learning uf foreign tongues will ever he tl'r at
tInm ut Of the select few. There has h'',n Il
most foolish Outcrv G,r several years for t'a'cHinS
al the nItIvs~ Ensli~'- tire grand p'iIict'i i.r
tneir IN rance and degradation. u l. >ImIiy
an Impossible. rem ,,lv and not I'll tive it p--I'l
iiow w,uld a knDwl rlge OF English supply the
LIek Of moral en,rsv and tine predDmIn.tnce ci
sensual propensity which degrades and destroys
t1ls race? What the people want Is moral stim-
uias, such stringent doctrine, powerful f1ith'
ana active religion will give then PLAIN useful
s'mpl knpwlrdg. of all kints. such ~ their own
an-'t'<. convey. and not last ''"HI"nt
framing during youth III Industry and orderly
01mestic habits.
For the iaOre talented few, English instruction
Sho''id he, and is abundIntly provided Doant-
ss much needs to be done 10 Increase the en-
ency Of the common schools. T.