New-York tribune., 1873-05-03
THE SANDWICH ISLANDS
PRESENT STATE OF POLITICS.

PRESENT STATE OF POLITICS.
ANNEXATION SENTIMENT DECLINING WITH Hs1N0
SUGAR MARKET-THE SURVEY OF PEARL RIVER
UNSATISFACTORY.
fFRoM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rdsuNEl
HONOLULU, April 10.-As sugar rises IN prlco
the number Of ADnexat0nists here declines Whch seems
IN show that IL ia NOT 20 much love for the stars and
Stripes az a hope OF gain which animates some OF Ho
members Of this political sect IL ought TO De said nov"
ever. that there are here a few-perhaps dozen
Annexauonsts who are unaffected by the price ofsnsaf
who wOuld hoist the hag even II sugar Ie never :" '
again. There has been rumor on the street OF pah 20
get some large taxpayer sugarplanter on one OF
the other islands TO refuse pay his taxes ana thns 20
defy the present Government They want 70 see what
the King will do" SAYS this rumor. It looks little
startling az frs and though IL meant mischief But
doubt II the rumor has any foundation, for planter
would be very rash indeed 20 bell the cat single
handed. The King could easily and very
quickly ruin any planter haif dozen planters on
the Islands who mould make such attempt. The na-
tve peope are devoted him. and If he ordered thes
10 leave the plantations they would abandon them IN
bodv without hesitation. for there Is question OF
bread aud butter deter them But ~ machinery
does NOT 20 without human help. and ~ cane spos n
the fields without attendance, the Kings command
could al any moment condemn planter 20 irrctrevaDo
ruin As the not high and as 20 Il not pleas
ant 70 be ruined no doubt planters viii think twice be-
fore entering on such plot do not even know that
the rumor nave mentioned is well founded 10 may be
only part Of the gossip OF Honolulu which IL famous
place for what sailors call "g1leynews."
Meantime Admiral Pennock has completed a survey
OF Pearl River. which, near, gives less Satisfaction
than was thought The 70 this great harbor
is more difficult and will 20 deepen han prey-
ous and less careful surveys indicated. There bas been
some correspondence between NJ Bishop Minister OF
Foreign Relations. and Mr. PIERCE the American Miuis-
ter. which sounds ike the beginning OF negotiations,
or rather Ike the pre.lnnlrias intended 10
smooth the way toward a negotiation concern
ing Pear River 1 suppose the truth d that
If we want Pearl River buy itf5r Reciprocity
and don't know that 10 woud De- -reat bargain. But
should much rather Pearl River In onr possession
than the whole Island group; That small slice far bet
ter than the whole loaf And there s one argument ln
favor Of our taking Pearl River Which, confess, strikes
me as worth attention. When We hoist our hag over
that bay the Islands Will be coveted by foreign
nations and the AnnexaOnist Will be deprived OF their
/ principal argument-that II don't grab the Islands
Bismarck or somebody else will. Our occupation there
would quiet all plots against the Hawaiian Government
and act should hone, sure preventive OF annex
alton, not only by other nations but hy ourselves
! The frigate California, Admiral PeunocKs h1'saip
still lies here The Admiral has all hearts on the
Islands BY his frank and honest and az the same time
very dexerous cOurs here All thar he has so qneiy
done has served to persuade the natives thai the Amer
an Government means 70 deal honestly with the Kings
Government, and Is friendly 70 the best interests ana
with the people the Islands. repeat 20 you that
the natives are bitterly opposed % annexation The
King who has suffered from "a slight Illness. continues
10 conduct himself such manner as 20 gain him the
GOOD opinion confidence of the best people IN Tie
Islands He s in particular 40 least very diherrnt
from his predecessor does not love show AMI re0
mentals. The Late King was am told tremendously
nd Of gold lace and there remain here yet
/ some quite gorgeous uniforms, which would give
YOUR NewYork street boys endless delight IL they could
appear in a procession there. But Lunalilo esche~t
forms and strikes NE singularly seifcontaned ana
sensible in an his ways be assembled the throne
He is a bachelor. and he likes 70 dance with pretty
girl and dances very gracefully too He loves also to
smoke the cigar OF peace later with the other bachelors
on the piazza He has surprised the missionary people
| by showing them IN many wavs that he remembers
them and recognizes they and their predecessors
have done for the Islands and his people; and u ~
custom here 20 say that the present government ls
government by the FOREST Church DO nor know how
far this may true, but it is pretty certain that the
KING mi g be under worse influence than that OF the
| Forrest people. C. NJ