Polynesian., 1863-04-04
No. 40.

the Kings sovereign rights with those of the mghtiest
POtenase he. tsenor SOldan) chose to be to Mon
sieur Lesseps supported by all the prestige Of the en-
Orgec and powerful Emperor of the P-ench, and he.
(Mr Wylie> finds in this evident fact new proof of
that hsh courtesy and respect to this nson for which,
by ORDER both of his ae and of his present Sovereign
he has several occasions transmitted thanks to the
Government of Peru, through Mr.. Eldredge
As in private life, also in diplomacy when mis-
understandings do occur las they vii! occur some
es), respect is measured not by naughty laconis,
BY cut denials but by the abundance Of voluntary
splanatious and s proofs adduced Judging by that
rule. Mr. Wyie considers the dispatches Of the Peru
Vas 9in;sts- af Foreign Affairs as compositions in
which eevNed sourtesy is conspicuous is log
al power, credable to himself and honorable to his
Government
From what We have said above il must be apparent
that although Mr. Eldredge had no express authority
to address the Peruvian Government his note Of the
9th of October, yet that that dispatch, literally and
correctly translated and construed in the sense in which
he wrote it, implied no ceusure on the Government Of
Peru but only anticipated the views of his SOve-
reign, in his aforesaid intended proclamation.
Mr.. Eldreige knew well from the speeches to the Le
gature Of the late and of the present King that what.
shove all things, they lamented, the decrease Of
their people, and what they anxious to encourage
for the good Of the State wholesome immigration
Of good moral and industrious men, from all countries,
not SIS slaves but to enjoy all the rights and sdvan
tagvs of our free Constitution. fully and unqual-
fedly as their swn native subjects He knew that,
several years ago, the late King desrous Of invt
ing the whole inhabitants of Pitcairns Island
to his Kingdom, and settle bis own lands pyopri-
etors tenants, the liberal terms, and under
his and the protection of his laws authorized
Mr. Wyie to negotiate with the late Consul-General
MlIer to obtain the consent of the British Govern
ment to bring them to this Kingdom in ship of
and that the project failed, solely because the latter
alleged that the British Government would
unless the King would bind himself to admit them,
1.-THE inhabitants of Pitcairns Island). subjects of
the Britieh Crown which, for selfspparent,
Mr. Wyllie could and would not consent.
He (Mr Edredge) also knew that his present Sove-
reign taking still broader view of the public veal.
in his speech to the Legislature of 1885, among other
things, said as follows:
n
in my opinion, than any have hitherto mentioned is
that of the decrease of population. 1t is subject
comparison with which all others sink into insgn
cance for our first and great duty is that of self
preservation. Our acts in vain unless we can stay
the wasting hand that destroying people. feel
q heavy and special responsibility resting upon me in
this matter but it is in which you all shares
nor shall we be acquitted By man or our Maker. Of
neglect of duty, if fail act speedily and eectu-
ally in the Of those who are every day dying
'It is to be regretted that the Chinese Coolie imm
grants, to whom hes been given trial Of sufficient
length for testing their fitness to supply want Of
labor and population, have not realized the hopes OF
those who incurred the expense Of their introduction
They not kind and trscable it anticipated
they would be and they seem to have afhnities.
attractions or tendencies blend with this any other
race In view of this failure it becomes question of
some moment whether class Of persons more nearly
assimated with the Hawaiian could not be induced
to settle on our SOIL 1t does improbable that
portion of the inhabitants of other Poynesian groups
might be disposed to come here were suitable efforts
made to lead them to such step. In few days they
would speak our language with ease they would be
accmated almost before they left the ships that
veyed them hther, and they might bring with them
their wives whose ecundty is said to be much greater
than that Of Hawaiian females. Such immigrants.
besides supplying the present demand for labor would
pave the way fer q future population Of nativeborn
Hswaiians, between whom and those of aboriginal pa
rents no distnguishable difference would exist
That the provisions of the laws of the 18th January
and Goth April 1861, regulating the provisions to be
given to Asatic coonists, referred by Senior Sodan
and Senior Arenas, were kind and humane, was prov
ed here by the unfortunate ship Peroaa. which, DUR
ing October and December 1861, and January, 1852,
remained many weeks in our ports, Nothing could be
perfect better conrived than the arrangements
for the comfort and health of the Chinese coolies on
land, whose plump bodies and rotund faces, and whose
very small mortality were incoutestable proofs that
both during the long passage from China to this port
and the long voyage after leaving this port for the first
time, back to it again, many incontesabe proofs
that captain CampOdOncO had at least taken great
Of his passengers. And is more than fair to the Pc
ruvan Government to attribute that great Of the
captain to the strngncy Of the laws cited above under
which he conveyed the said Asiatic colonists.
The spirit of comfy towards the Government of Pc
ru and Of regard to her agricultural and shipping in
teress which the Kings Government acted on that Oc-
easion, will appear from the following extracts made
from Mr. Wyies dispatch to Mr.. Eldredge. No. 2, Of
7th February, 1852:
"Although sm far from doubting that
Mr. Spading (then Consul for Peru and agent for the
ship) will so communicate to his Government by this
vessel (the Speedwe yet the consul has added his
thanks for the guard Of soldiers which His Royal High
ness the Prince General Kamehameha was pleased to
grant the Chinese coolies destined for Peru, while
lvn IAN Shore to prevent their deseron, have to
quest you make known respectfully, TO His Excellency
the Minister of Foreign Affairs, that the King and His
Cabinet gratefully remembering the high honors rem
dered by the Government Of Peru many years ago. to
the Hawaiian Chief John Stevens and duly spprecat-
ing the signal courtesy with which they have on all oc-
casions treated yourself His Msjestys Representa
tive, made known by you in many dispatches were
glad to have opportunity, although by very slight
service make their high respect and their good Will
to the President and Government of Peru.
E" And permit me to add that, with me personally.
the knowledge Of that desire of my Royal Master and
of my colleagues has had small weight with me,