Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-01
OBJ FIREMAN.
MONTPELIER, VT,
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY l, 1873.
" Tue Isles of The Sea"

1t may be interesting to Republicans and
Republics to learn that Kamehameha V, the
- ham fat m an who was king of the SlGd
witch Isl41ts i dead, and the government OF
the United States has sent around powerful
war vessel To look after The remains-not OF
the king, but of the kingdom. This only
means, as the delunct king had neglected to
name his successor, that, if the people are
sufficiently nissionaried from their savag gerry
to desire to be a Republic, we, the pioneers
OF progressive civil zl'iJn, can only fulfill
our mission by having guns 10 position to
salute the new flag.
But few hours time gives little differ
ent coloriDg to the case from the one pre-
sented when the above para graph was writ
ten. We now have it from Washington that
the matter of annexation of the SandWiehi
Islands to the United States is serious N
talked of. 1t is claimed that hat Che c9smasscial
and agricultural interests ri The islands aEe
almost entirely inEtheP, ghaHds IS Agaaries.ps
and that Timely, exeEeise Sg ahes iAasenees
of the United Statss, lMealbeIIasaIto the es-
tablsbmens of efnpnblie sndsr the protec-
tion of sssns os8sfihnsnt, and ultimate an,
ne1ation. The arguments used by the friends
ofsthe measure are familiar, milar ones
hafihg been used in the San Domingo case :;
Predominant American interes a halfway
post in our track to Asia, delightful clima e.,
and remarkable fertility of the soil. The
acquisition of Alaska, with the Alcutian
Islands included, is cited as precedent for
this kind of spreading out But tue
benefits which were to be derived from TIL
trade have bcen very slow in throwing out,
aud if the - area OF freed N has been
enlarged, the salmon eating benefeIarics are
too cold to glow, even in the warmth OF
their additional freedom and protection.
Vermont, it is true, has received her moiety
from the new resource, in the shape Of one
little 4leutiOner, who is learnin. civilization
at the Randolph Normal School, where he
will be sure to get the genuine article, bat
hey md this we are NJ better off for Alaska
The Sandwich Islands, in the middle OF
the Pacific Ocean, three weeks sail from the
American Coast, woald prove an offspring If
paternal s0licitude OF more elephantiDe pro-
portions than the seal garden of the un-
thawed sea. Besides, we have quite enoush
of this suburban territory already, and
quite difficulties enough in working out the
great problem of selcgovernment in the
q home patch,' without adding new compli-
cations. With two or three States on our
hands at the present time, approaching an
archy, it is a delusion ami cheat to
- stretch forth for any more - s)yereigns. -
especially among the ashes yet warm from
the fire that roasted the last missionary
Flag planting is a very simple matter, and it
has recently been demonstrated by the hair
Drained Sergeant Bates exploit, that Jag
carrying is not difficult where there is ~
opposition, but in case OF war, which some
times happens to the best of nations, these
scattering outposts would prove ready plum
der for an enemy, unless we had more
lively anc more extensive navy than we have
ever yet been caught with, when needed.
But we have no idea of teeomng serious
over this matter. . Manifest destiny Is,
after all, but boy in leading strings, and
the vagaries of such statesmen as arc I'M
PEELED by its spirit have often beeu laid by
she better judgment aud s)under arg iments
Of those whose political vision does no. ex-
tend 60 the furthcrmost isles of tn, sea.
In this as in the case of San Domingo. we
can only rely upon that conservative element
which is not yet extinct in the nation, and
which when aroused will always prevail