Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-08-23
The Queen Dowager ofthe Sand
wich Island in New York.

wich Island in New York.
Emma, the Queen Dowager of the
Sandwich Islands, who has recently
been to Europe, and visited England
especially to ask the aid of the chursh
there for the extension Of religion
among she people of her country. ar
rived in New York Wednesday morn
ing, on board the Cunard steamship
java, on her way home The lady
was received by the Surveyor OF the
Port, Mr. Wskeman, accompanied
by the Hawaiian Consul General,
Samuel u. F. Odell, and General
Marshall, OF Massachpsetts-the last
named gentleman having come on in
an official capacity TO invite the
Queen to visit Boston.
While the Java was laying in the
stream, the gentlemen already named
went on board In the revenue cutter
Jasmine At the meeting with the
Queen there were no formalities, ex-
cept those incident TO an introduc-
ton and courteous welcome. The
party remained on the Java an hour,
while preparations we're made for
the transfer of baggage and for dis
embarkation. Then the Hawaiian
flag, which the Queen carried, was
taken to the cutter. II was some
what like the Union flag, except that
in the place of the blue ground and
stars there was 4 crown. The party
was conveyed to the foot OF Canal
street. where the Queen and her at
tendants, with the Consul General
and one or two others, took carriages
that were in waiting, and went to the
Brevoort House.
"Queen Emma" as che is called,
was the wife Of Kamehamcha ",
King OF the Sandwich Islands. lie
is now dead, and King Kamehameha
V reigns in his place She is about
twenty-eight years OF age, Of medi-
um height,ani of comparatively slight
figure. She wears mourning gar
ments. including a black jockey hat
ornamented with half mourning
plumes. Her complexion is dark
but not black. 1t is not so light as
that of a quadroon, and has no vel
low cast, but is rather like that OF
the Spanish women of Havana. Her
cheek bones sre high, her nose aquil-
inc, and her face. as whole, is CON-
paratively heavy. The manners of
the Queen are very lady-like- Her
education was liberal, the missiona-
ries from this country to Honolulu
having giving her the best instruc
tion, and che is exceedingly good
and amiable
At O'clock her Majesty was wait
cd upon by r. S. Chiffon, Esq, spe-
cial envoy from Washington. He
bore letter from the Secretary of
State inviting Queen Emma to the
capital. and rendering the courtesies
of tse Government during her stay.
At the interview we're also present
Brigadier General S. G. B. Marshall,
of Governor Bul,ocIl's staff, who bore
a letter of introduction from the Gov
ernor soliciting the honor Of a visit
10 Massachusetts. snd S c. Derby,
Esq, United States Dispatch Agent.
Her Majesty having arrived but a
few hours, was unable to reply def
nltely to the Government envey as TO
her intentions, but said she would
acquaint him with her plans in few
hours.
IfQueen Emma concludes to re
main in the States her first visit will
be to Washington, where she will
receive q public reception, 70 be fol-
lowed by others in the States through
which she may elect to pass in her
tour She is the first Queen who
has eyor visited this country.
EFHarper's Weekly, in an article
directed against the pretension Of
orators, who now claim
for their party the direction OF the
has the following bi-
ting enumeration of the services
which the Democrats have perform
ed to the nation:
"What then arc the services of the
Democratic party, for which i'll
should be again intrusted with the
direction of the Government? The
history of thirty years answers. Its
service consists in having strength
ened, By every appeal to passion,
ignorance and coWardice, the only
class in the United I
States, and an aristocracy founded |
1pon the degradation Of labor. Its
services consist in systematic de |
Dsuchery of the national conscience: /
N fierce denial of the fundamental ]
of the Republie-the .
equality of rights in an attempt, |
lnder the forms of law, and by |
means of blood and terror, TO fasten |
slavery upon Kansas; and when the /
people, at last aroused to the fearful
ruth, constitutionaliy cast that party
from power, its crowning service
in rushing to arms, and |
seeking, by the most desperate and !
prolonged struggle, to overthrow the
The Democratic party /
whose conspiracy against the equali-
~ of rights has been foiled both in
he field and at the polls, now turns
70 the American people who have
1een its spectators and victims, and
Informs them that it is the only safe
md patriotic and conservative and
,onciliatory and Union-loving party .
N the land.
FALL PLowISG CLAY LASDs.-Our |
farmers are learning one very I'M
oortant thing in farming our clay !
is, fall plOwing, if done /
It the right time and well done
il does not accord with the !
views of our examplers, yet experl- |
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