The Hawaiian gazette., 1872-12-04
Letter from New York.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE GAZETTE ]
NV YORK. October %. 1872.


which is already apparent. cannot be considered as
a popular endorsement of the present administra-
ton. 1t is a choice of evils it is General Grant
or nobody; for the opposing candidate has no
merits, in the public estimation, which entitle
him TO the favor. Mr.. Greeley has been noto-
rious too long. For twenty odd years he has
been making himself known in such diversity of
ways, that to many people the idea of bis ftuess
for public Office is an absurdty. He has printed
too much, spoken too much, disputed too much;
has had too many ideas, theories and opinions,
in which he has persisted as if the world had
stood still during his life aud what was good for
US at one time was to be good for US always.
The fact is that Mr.. Horace Greeley belongs to
the past generation of political men. The war
has given us new birth. A young and vgor-
Gus generation has come upon the stage, looking
at things from different position than that from
which the school of Mr.. Greeley has been gazing
up into heaven. There is nO-more slavery to be
talked about, and we want to hear no more about
protection to American industry. Then, the
Presidential Office is not regarded as an Office Of
SO much dignity and importance as it was before
buLpups and cigars became part of its trap
pings. 1t is good thing for any man who has
legion of poor relations to be provided for but it
is not now the place for accomplished statesman,
nor even for philosopher. Still, such is the re-
luctant approval which the people feel compelled
to give TO General Grant when the choice lies be-
tween him and Mr.. Greeley, that they would
eagerly vote for man of superior class to either,
had such man been found to accept the nomina-
ton. We imagine our correspondent to be
Straight out Dimekrat "-ED.
There is no doubt that if a gentleman like Mr..
Charles Francis Adams had been nominated, he
would be elected next week. But he was sent to
Geneva, to be kept out of the way of General
Grants relations. However it matters very little
who is our President now Mr. E. B. Wash !
burne, now Minister at Paris, will probably be
Secretary of State, of the new regime, in place of
Mr. Hamilton Fish. But it is not probable that
our Consular buttons in Honolulu will be changed. /
We hear doleluI accounts of the stagnation of
business in Honolulu-so doleful that we are real |
ly anxious about you. No ships in your port, no
labOrers on your plantations, no trade in your
stores and Mr.. Herbert the only man who is |
prospering-for people must be fed and lodged |
And then comes a rupture in your Ministry, and
then an eruption in your Mauna Loa. Dear me 4! |
what an excitement you have had for dull times [! /
understand that some of your people were un-
duly excited before they reached the crater. You
ought to take prompt advantage of this state of
things get up eruptions frequently; spread your
name in the Journals of the world increase your
military band by lali-a-dozen bass drums and ad-
vertise your city as Watering Place" 1t
might pay, nov that the Hawaiian Hotel is paid
for. But then, they say, you drink too many
liquors. am sorry for that. If true, how can it
be called catering place
The steamer Dakota, which sailed hence direct
for San Francisco on the 18th of August to take
her place in the line touching at your port, will
enable the Webb steamers to run through to the
Coast, when you may expect visits from eisurey
strangers know of some who are going to ven
lure it. If they come, let them alone let them
10 as they please. Don't straddle them up to
he Pail when it rains, nor tote them to Waikiki
when Captain Smith says the wind is North
East, fresh nor expect them to dance through
warm nights. Don't bother them with questions
bout their age, occupation, intention, belief,
wealth, poverty, or grandmother; but let them
OUNCE and whistle as they like while you keep
'our gossips within doors, especially the old ones
n this way you may go on and prosper in spite
# the flight of business and the fight of time.
l know of two young ladies' herenbout land
here may be mOre who expect to join your
honolulu society as married wives next spring
hey will change their names, as your bark Tolani
as just done. She is now the bark Modesto
uder the British flag, owned by house in this
ity.
The events of note here are, Mr.. FrOude's lee
lres on the woes of Ireland which are brilliant
nd popular but of no interest to you, and the
orse dstemper, which is an influenza, prevalent
all the stables of the North. Az have no.
orses, they have no influenza. But all other
Orses have, and it would appear that the whole
ice is on its last legs. Our streetcars are to be
rawn by oxen. our private carriages by donkeys,
I'D as for hearses, We shall have to get along
ithout them. The symptoms are tears in the
res of poor dobbin, and an effuson at bis nose
eterinary surgeons are in their glory now, like
Use manufacturers of patent horse feed. People
lk horse all day, as if they had just come from
e races, and newspapers give interesting biogra- r
lies of the quadruped every morning. l expect
on to hear the announcement of equine hand
'rchiefs, and hippo-cougb lozenges superior to
orn's peppermint drops.
Last week we received a telegram from Mel.
urue, Australia, within twenty -four hours of its
tie. We are now in regular teegraphic COM
lnication with Melbourne, by way of London.
hen modern English steamships running 400
les day four Liverpool White Star" steam
) have run over $50 miles day., shall perform
e mail service between San Francisco and Aus {
lila, the American turtle steamboats, will be
d up, and you will get Australian news from
e north only six days old That will be like
'erting the poles of the earth-looking to the
rth for information from the south. But you g.
ght look elsewhere and not fare as we'll B.
Mr. HRxRY CoRNwELL. one of the most en-
prising and successful planters on Maui with
Jew to encourage the increase of the Dopula-