Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-28
MEMPHIS TENN. TUESDAY EVENING. JANUARY 9S 1878

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TO rescue the priests and disperse the
soldiery and police, which was accom-
plished by hundred men, who landed
in open boats, stormed the forts, tum.
bled the guns from the parapets and
generally took possession Of the town.
The constitution was promptly amended,
and the priests went permanently into
business. No blood was shed. About
the same time the Americans Sere
aroused and their revolutionary blood
fred in consequence of an outrage upon
the rights and privileges Of a Mr..
Blair, an American lawyer, of the Blair
family. Blair defended man prose-
cuted by the Minister OF Finance, DR..
Judd, and, in spite Of the power Of the
government, and deal Of hard swear
ing, cleared his client. Judd retaliated
by charges against Blair, which ended
in the latter being excluded from prac-
ticing in the courts of the realm. Being
idle he conspired, and with success. A
committee Of thirteen was formed, like
wise a revolutionary club having many
more members than there were French
men, who landed and captured the town.
The King, who was the third Of the
name of .Kamehameha (kah-ma-ar-ma-
arr, aman formed by nature for an ex-
cellent fisherman, and made by Judd &
Co. into an indifferent monarch, was
memorialized and demonstrated with,
button.holed and bored to back down.
The-poor old fellow knew nothing about
the case, but being under the control
of Judd, stood firm. The revolutionists
advanced peg, and finally threatened
to commit the overt act of treason
and seize the body Of the King" That
worthy got scared and proposed COM
promise; he would dismiss Judd and
give Blair a good Office, and he kept
his promise. Meantime the people had
learned their power and conclHded that
it would be best to rid themselves Of the
monarchy; but this did not suit Mr..
Blair, as he was now in" and so he
cnelled the storm, and the government
has lasted to this time. l can never
think of this small kingdom and its
King without intense amusement. Pic
ture old Boss Bleckley, Chairman of
our County Court, as a King, with some
of his most astute and voluble associ-
ates as ministers and you have the
thing. l mean not the slightest disre-
spect to the BOSS" only don't think
he'd make a good King, and l know
he would be a better one than his
chocola:e.colored majesty over toward
the Orient. ! never could keep a
straight face In the presence of
one of these revolutionists, when, with
bated breath and intense earnestness,
was told the story of their dire inten-
tons, how they would have committed
1.-THE overt act" Two dozen resolute
men, with six shooters and clubs, could
have accomplished the revolution in
an hour, and never harmed the hair of
any mortal creature. / have said that
Blair belonged to the Kentucky-Missouri
family, because he acted in a manner
thoroughly characteristic Of these peo-
pie, to wit: sold out. Under the laws of
the country, foreigner on trial for an
offense can demand jury of his own
countrymen, if enough can be found who
are qualified failing in the latter he can
name another nationality from which to
select jury. One of the best laws
framed by the missionaries was one pro-
hibiting the sale of wines or liquors of
any kind in some localities, and enforc-
ing enormous specific duties on others,
say eight collars per gallon on all dis
titled liquors, and others in proportion.
The face of the country is mountainous,
with beautiful valleys and benches. The
ascents are gradual, and roads easily
constructed. The whole formation is
recently volcanic. The rock bound shores
are lava, the roads are lava, the noun
tains are lava, the soil decomposed lava.
There are two active craters on Hawaii,
the largest island, and many extinct
ones on that ard all the other islands
Two are in the near vicinity of Homo
lulu-Diamond Head and the Punch
Bowl. They have no yenomous reptiles
or insects, nor dangerous wild beasts.
AS l have before remarked, the winds
blow from the northeast during ten and
a half months Of the year, and these
winds are saturated with moisture,
which causes genial showers to fall al
most daily. As v consequences the noun
tain sides are furrowed at near intervals
with rvulets of sparkling water, which
dash down to the sea, frequently form
ing beautiful cataracts. The pasturage
excels anything have seen elsewhere.
The grass seems greener and fresher
than apy other; and as good grass makes
good stock, | must add that the cattle
are also better than any others. / never
saw such oxen before or since as | saw
on the islands. They had never
known what it was to be hungry an
instant nor never felt cold blast, nor
had they ever been ia hot climate for
more than few hours at time. In
other words, they we're reared at an ele
walton Of 1000 feet above the sea in the
tropics. which is neither hot nor cold.
A 6Gpple Of thousand feet higher sheep
are found In great perfection. If at
times it is too cold the shepherd drives
them lower, until the proper tempera-
ture is reached. The residents on Ha-
wsii are ever in sight of the snow on
Mauna Los or Mauna Kea. The natives
Of the Sandwich Islands are probably
the most expert swimmers on the globe.
really think that the children are
taught to swim before they can talk
plainly, and it seemed to me that it was
the principal occupation and amusement
Of the people during the greater part Of
the time nntil they grow old. To watch
a party of surf bathers is most interest
ing aud exciting. The bather is pro-
vided with board about two feet long
and ten inches wide, with one end
rounded and slightly pointed, somewhat
like the bow Of vessel The other end
Is square, with holes cut 10 either side
to permit it 10 be held with a strong,
steady grasp. Armed with this, carried
under one arm, the swimmer wsrks out
seward beyond the breakers, which is
accomplished by diving under the "eom.
bers" as they come crashing in and
drifting out with the undertow. When
outside the appearance of q grest roller
is waited for, when the swimmer starts