The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-11-10

Material causes are pots1, n S1Srlcs
the e1ssoGs and character q = people. are
irrss;stibls il determining their pursuits
and snployueots. We cannot iguOre
then. we Cannot change then ; cur wiSesi
course Of eoaf1es. i 70 follow the
set q the eg-re1t When it tends 10 pro
gress and prosperity, allowing events TO
shape thsuSels es under the guiding baud
Of prudent and intelligsut supervision
The sisaatioo and circumstances Of our
Islands Indicate pretty Clearly, how cur skill
and industry Elay De sppled probably n
the cultivation q The sod We have tried
several pro6ucts. rome Of which have ever
reached the present r'aguitude Of cur So
gar yroductiou. OF ever gave such prom
ise q psrs1nsncy and profit The plant
irz OF wheat has had It's day-hai It's
I years q promise and 6nal collapse. CoG-
Zee bas E4iled to realize the promise Of sub
ssa1Ii4l prcSt. that O1ee led Arusrs to sH-
gage IN It IN i large way. Mulberry trees,
cotsos. arrow-g00t, Pulc and other pro-
ducts. have in turn engaged aLtsutioa. but
have never risen 70 the digui-y Of staple
export; they have been too slender bass
o. which to ,0ard nati01al prosperity.
Slues our people have turned their atten-
tioa TO sugar growing, and have proved the
great prodgctfveness Of cur lands, over
thirty plantations have been started. and
are IN existence today. True it Is. that
pioneers have s1ecgmbsd under the adyer-
sity Of hard times. and the insxpe-ierce
and smbarrassments Of starting their
plans4tiocs. but the feds pat into cane
have lot been abandoned the mills and
machinery are still engaged il usaufacsar-
ing the sugar, and the eu<tOu-h0ase re-
turns show that cur exports for 1853 Is
Izrger IN quantity than for any previous
year.
Pautationz are not a failure. Il Is
being surely demonstrated that sugar Is to
became the leading export Of our Islands,
and the source and fountain Of oar future
national wealth
Let u look at countries sinilzrly situA-
ted a. cur oEu:
Cuba Is an island lying under trOpie
sun, With ! sol adapted TO the production
Of sugar. and Is adjacent to countries where
this precinct Is largely consumed, bot can
not Be raised- Al the West India IslAnis
sre similarly situated. and are fertile and
productive, wherever the lay and nature Of
the Ands permit Of cultivation The law
Of profits has transformed them into
sugar producers for their usighbors, and
Indicated IN an gnuistak4ble manner, What
pr0docts their soil should yield What
folly, in some new light Of 4 political eeoG-
Ouist. would it be, TO Try and persuade the
West Indian farmer to 1lI up his cane
and plant his feds with wheat or sweet
potatoes, or fruits; to make them into cat
tls-suns, CO indeed DO anything With them
bat cultivate that article which be can
sell the most readily, and which IN the
long run, yields the best pru6ts. What
folly TO say to them, IS some say to Us;
yO1r Plantations are very vel, in 1 small
way, bat cover your island with them. let
the demand be 50 good and the profits 80
satisfactory, that sll your lands shall be
turned into sugar-6sIis. you vii enly bring
shout miserable condition Of things; your
plantations vii be curse to you The
Of your TsaIth, p0pul4tiOt
and resources, in this way. VII be fslse
prosperity national calamity.
Would not the statement sognd queer
to Legislator IN the Imperial Parliament,
that to bring all the lands Of one and al,
Of EnglzndIs West India Islands into euIti- I
Walton, with crop reRQnsratiug to the
grover. and stimulating TO the Industrious
classes. =oaIi be = misfortune to the island
and destructive 10 the best IL
.ere<ts Of the Inhabitants thereof! Their
chief pr0d1et i sugar. and Ee must sc
kuosIedge that they follow the SiSszt
,ozrse in giving It, under their eireumstan-
,es and position, their chief attention
OR Islands are adapted to the prOdue-
ion Of sugars and We have the soil. the
Innate. sud al the natural accessories
to IT, We have large spread I
# knd that can be 50 used, ard Il We
ire prosperoCs, our exports may become 1
arge, IS compared With other sugar pro- 4
iGeing countries Not that sugar ouly
,Gzht TO limit our agricultural Efforts rice
,Sfss. cation and other products may veil /
sngzge our attention and that they can be .
-aised here gives larger scope for our IL
iastry and skil.-uzy supplement cur
Misunderstanding that variety Of pro
i0ets for expectation. that VII strengthen
he national life and render Is les liable
o e0unerciI revsrsss
The Pacific States have already large
loPoIatiOa- A steady fOE Of immigration,
nd the natural increase points oat