The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-11-16
The RccIprocIty Treaty.

Congress ssemble on Thursday next. the 2ls;
inst, and it i probable lat among the first bust
uess it takes up will he the Hawaiian Treaty.
which was laid before tie Senate in July by the
President. who recommended its passage bu;
under a rule If that body. it eolld not then
be acted on. Gen. MeCook and Senator Conness.
VIII are strongly in favor Of it. reached Wash
ington about November l5th-in time to urge its
being taken VI and acted on st once.
Il i impossible 10 divine how tie Senate will
feel on tie matter Of giving away four or five
hundred thousand dollars 4 year u the public
revenue. for the benefit Of the Hawaiian Islands.
II viewed only in tire light u dollars and cents.
the treaty viii be rejected At once Il. however.
Senators consent 10 waive financial interests, and
allow the political arguments 10 outweigh item I:
If. in 4 word, they think it worth the while 10
ealeayor 10 draw the Islands and people still
clr>cE 20 America hy 4 bond cf friendship and
alliance. .ueh a. this will IToye. then. there i
hope for It. Passage. We clip a couple Of items
from American paper relating u the treaty. The
first ! from the Washington CsT0Eieis. and bosh
are favorable to H. MITIGATION:
We understand that provision i made fr IS
ratification within ten months from the date when its
nc-utstsou Wa concluded. The importance 81 this
-AaAEN - -Ak aaAaAAM Wal = AhaAEMA4k-4 LF
al Who are familiar Nth the position ofthe Hawaiian
lslanis. an their PECULIAR relation O. the United
>iate<- Thc-e Who ought . knoS whereof tbey SPEAK.
assert that this = the 6rst step toward the acquisition
q thee Islands ~ cur Government II has lon. been
cCucelci that thrir annexation 20 the Uuitci >ateS
would - ar toward giving the virtual couirOi 81 the
vast csmnerce e the fsc4ac. Graf Britain has teen
active q ate enieayCTIu- % negtrAlEr Aurlczn
influence N the afair q the Hawaiian Government.
AMI Ai~o n an attempt % nlo1opoiize the trade q TIE
I-lAnis The people. hoSeNer. are warmly attacked
% cur Government, AMI with proper uzna-eneni
therris Tea>ln q believe thai ne - D. distant Jay nay
peacefully sii 20 our possessions On the P.cihc-
The NeE York ErsEiz< Pos; Ays:
Tins : = most important event, and We congratu-
hte the Government AMI country Upoa II. The
sandwich Islands hoii = position towards cur PaelSc
>tates even more important THAI CGba holds towards
the Atlantic >tateS- hey produce sugar. coffee ami
some <p5ceS. mi from them California Alrrliy dzwsa
considerable part q her sugar supply. They lie N
tie ocsaa highway between AuercA sad China they
are Al important outpost q the American Continent.
TIE careiSsneSs with which our Government Ari
people have fr many years ~e-ariei these islands has
beSn a rsqroAch % cur sta;eSnAlship-
Had Mr.. Harris returned from san Francisco.
instead Of s5iu- On to Washington. the chances
Of the succcss Of tie treaty would have beer in
creased a hundred fold. He Ia D.; r-ade 3
favorable impression q; the American capital. Dor
indeed elsewhere. In Boston the Hawaiian club
were j->irous Of d5in. b01o- 70 The Hawaiian
VleniTo,ea;ia-y. and offered - al the passage
q tie treaty. but a. we learn from private
advises. - =. tanned the ooli shoulder q them"
without Sei--iac 70 meet them - even reply
Going q 70 hrs native town Portsmouth,. re hear
q hin occurring for TIE benefit Of ire American
Episcopal Charca - Honolulu Il thi> : n5t
ioirins Church and STATE Pray Vht =? Who
sent him 20 New England - deliver lectures fr
tie bcnes; o: tie Reformed Catholic Church? Il
- went a. hs own ezpsnss. tie e~ would <
wy iifsrr-