The Hawaiian gazette., 1873-07-02
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: In tilBes q uatsoszl t-oeole ssd zuxieSy. when
/ the State ( threateosd wah k,rsSgn uaz Or d.
uessse tssable. whsa hrye ard important qoeS-
toes uEee.iaz the weil-belng. 1os oa,y u iDdi-
v55sals bat q The sugire eo010nisy, are 70 be
eecided It becomes the dasy Of The citizens Of all
i've states 70 NEE, IN eonsallanoa IN order u de-
viss o. SzggvSt measures % ~sr5 ID, - E4r IS
( they possibly ca. aHy blow that nay Ibrea'eo
thea. and 70 prevent the commission Of any Pos
-ssoge wroog Or igj1s,ics. We are therefore u0w
assembled 70 discuss pubic 9aeSrioa. but 1hai
Question Is fraagsL indeed. With veal o ~Oe To
10 The entire r4tive rses. Happily, We i've il an
aye Ehsa re have not to dread a lorviols seizure
and occnpztio1 Of Ger eoeatry, our nstlooal *
lsts0cs and Independence being acknowledged
by the enti-s World 50 that oar destiny viii b.
governed. 4; ls4s, foc some tine 70 e0me, by Ger
OSn acts, and 1t IS to lasaeoce these acts that !
uo~ vsulzre to address yoa o. the qaessiOo Of
the CAV. Nooo6y kroSs better tha0 nySslf uiy
o#u Shortcomings. and that shall require IRON
zoo every io6ulgeBce IN the expression Of ny
views; this thea / beg yOu 70 g-anJ ne. and. Be-
sides. 70 bear IN mind that % not o6cio1Sly
obtru5e uyself upou your notice. but thas come
by special iuvllalioa to take par. in the PreSsas
discussion
What Is the question that Is row sS-ta,ed IN
our midst. that alarns the unid and interests
every oue. Il = CSJeo>jbjy thiss - Is 1t IN the
interest u The eo0nlry that the great bar5Or o.
Pearl River. Puuioa. With Of course the belt Of
territory surrounding it. shogii Dc coded to the
Cuited States a. an sqgivsleat and condition Tor
the aduliS<io1 q Hauzil4n products into their
markets duty freeg-
Before attempting 70 answer the question let
Is take glance Al the Two eogntrles, their rsla-
Nv. proportions. products, and p0~er. and we
SHAH Dc better able to understand rs real sigui6-
caace- Tie Uui,ed States is country covering
I large proportion OF the continent of North
Auerca lis almost bogudless Territory being
walered BY some Of the mighSies' rivers Ia the
World sBd embracing an area Of three millions,
more oc less, OF square miles, Our Hawaii COO
siSts Of the SUBMITS Of some seveu or eight
uouutains emerging from the depths Of mid
ocean. the whole surface Of the several Islands
%, exceeding si1 or seven thousand square miles.
IN extent, and distant from the nearest port IN
the Cuits,i States more than two ho1 and miles.
The Cui,ei States Is 0a,ioo Of nearly or quite
forty ufilo1s Of people. it, population. besides
its natural increase. being dolly augmented by
immense emigratioa trogs Eur pc While We cunt.
AZ most 6ty thousand soals the increase, If there
be any, beng Iameatably snail aud e0udned co
tirely To people Of foreign blood The produce
Of the United States as UNNECESSARILY exceeds
ours IN quantity and value, as irs citizens outnum
Der ours It Is carried ia thousands OF magnificent
vessels. both by steam and SAIL IN SINE cases
from the very heart Of the great Continent, 10 all
parts OF the world while all that We can hope 70
export for years to come could De carried 10 ves
sci. Of moderate size. and those vessels number
ed by units.
Her domestic intercourse sni traffic are carried
o. On land By the louse=, ehifu Of railroads IN
existence. flrsrsectiug almost every portion Of
the country. from the AtIanJic to the Pacific. 90
which the enormous trains Of cars arr kett con
SANITY running. driven At speed Of from forty
to sixty miles an hour: and 90 The water, on her
great inland seas. her broad Iutermiuzble rivers
and alous her immense cuast lire. BY uumb-rIess
noble steamers and sailing vessels plying on hun
trasiz Of lines; whilst poor Hawaii rrjoiees ia
her ons solitary steamer and some dozen or two
Of sehoo1ers To keep ID INSTRUMENTATION be
tween the Islands aud thinks she has accom-
pIfshed vouders 90 land BY making a road 90
which It IS possible With great care. and at a.
great risk to the neck 10 make N a buggy. or
wagon, the circuit Of the island u Oahu or Ha-
Eali-
The United States Is great and powerful Ia
ton and azpjres to e1fold IL It's ample embrace.
before many years are past, the peoples Of the
whole great Continent Of North America Ha-
Eaii, on the hand can not have any ambition Be
youd that Of living cot her IiyIIe life on her Own
shores snd volcanic mountains.
believe haze presented a pretty accurate
idea Of the relative conditions Of the two eoun-
rries- The grea, American Republie, aPlIy syn
boIizsi by fts own noble eagle soaring INTO the
heavens and traverslz the entire Continent in its
rht. and our owu poor litrls Hawaii as truly re-
presented by it, oFn dimIu1rive 90 never travel
ing beyond its narrow boghds. bat alsays aHx
fo4s 10 CONCEAL itself in It's native forests 90 the
hiI sides; bat still there : hardly yet <afieief
light thrown upon the subject in order 70 enable
u to give an Intelligent answer to the question,
% We mast briefly toach upon some parts OF our
recent history. and endeavor to discover What Is
o1r present material condition a. compared With
that Of tEenry or thirty years ago. and -hether.
II auns1ari0u to the United States vas not ns-
eszsary for the ~elflrs Of HaEaii-uei N those
days. it i any more 20 nov
Before the eouqas>t and settlement Of CaIifOr-
ia By the United States. our peSble. numbering
sons sixty os seventy thsasaHd persons. got their
frugal living almost eHurslg from the sOil-eulii-
waiting th-ir taro fields e9lIecting -aniai-.ood 10
The mountains. and supplying uhaieships with
such pruvi-iouz as the country afJried- There
we're then on the islands say about The year
1870. some two or three rude sugar nilis set up
and zorked By Cinnamon There Eas no qaes-
tiou Ct ces=iou Of territory Or Ct aHus1ation il
those days. every 0se. native and flreign, being
cour-zt zirh his legitimate earnings the reward