, 1874-05-23

sotunu' ~ " lnlu HoC ne uHKe autllhe TO tho
feather Iof tt o q Messiah, roundaay frohs H.
lug sfM q ! frosty morning, or refrain from
On - oyoiaoas .cd and undorfal donkey.
music 70 spond5 All understand it. py
Watta:
And arc tho rabela yot alive,
Anu To NC ret rebel,
M rSis uontroua 4s amazing graoo.
! Tint We nre ont Of hnllt
roLYuAttY.
Hnw far they havo boom converted to OhrlBtt-
IN 1T no M to bo tit Bub} }ucts for our ro mny bo
10 ar nod further rruln tho Commfasionor'a report,
4 :o1.i Which quote: "polygnnny IL common ot1
40 part CT men, never OH tho part OF women
two wives Eoldom ltvo i'll tho same houao q
! sillraAty VI wi7eB jH not common, tho husband
'aauHlty aondinE h!a wife TO her pooplo when he
! slkos nbw ono. Virtue III Sarnon ls prctomi-
nnnt. The maiden Of village Ia royorenced
moro rs virgin thnu ns chiefs daughter" 30
TINT whom tho HouH0 Of Representatives shall
yoto THO proposition Of Secretary Fish for cor
dial rolatiOpH aud perhaps annexation OF theso
Islands to o,tr country, feol like calling the roo
OF gentlemen who votod tho oihor day to invoa-
not nsk That commission be Hopt to Samoa be-
foro We annex?
To show further the remarkable Christian
prtncipo OF thcso is1anln, lot us look Mt their
1uannor OF conducting war. II not war Il fair
tast Of allegiance 10 tho Prince Of pcaco? Al to
shis gays Clio Commissioner, ''tio SAmoans are
1nttent oarnoAt easily controlled by his lender.
troachorous. Prisoners are never taken. THO
Importance Of victory il measured by the num-
Der Of heads takon. Tho hoad iu publicly OK
posed md royilcd but nevor ,nutilntod." This
our Modocs have novcr astainet,. Our indians
taKo not only tho soalp Of hairy, but
bald headed man. No ono oscapcs but thoy
in tho South Son ialantH, whom wo would annox
under tho urdora Of the Secretary Of STATIC. arc
revor natiBHcd without huyihg tie whole hoad
do not refer, aB III evidence Of Christianity, to
Tho diaeases prevalent in their midst. might
refer 70 tho protubcrancos which Aurgoons are
compelled to cut from tho bodies OF those SELF
indulgont islanlorH. Tho anbject, howovor, ia
too uicc Tor this delicate Congress-. Besides
t1cro are tiHeascs--o -olephantiaslH, aoriass, du.-
which characterize these islanders. Beroro no
annex thom, it might bo we'll to state that clo-
phantiabia is not any liBeuse connected tho
pacllaaer1nota, but 1t In d Bwellod leg; whilo
aoriasia is nothing moro than tho Itch, This,
hoWcver, 10 no apecial objection to annexation
with our Administration.
THEIR DnEss.
II referred, MS tho COMMISSIONER does, to
their disposition TO aAsunln tho drass Of the
wiiites-the white gloyns, silk dresses, enormous
crinoIino, I:aniolH, o!d-atylo bounots for their
May meetings-homD ono might Bay TINT ives
making points aghinst our revolutionary a1-
costorB and anccBtreBses, who. M wo were in
formed The other day, drcsHod III such outre
LroAL~TE:snEn s1Ars.
1t would DO vol, perhnps, III considering tho
financial condition Of our country, to quote from
the Commissioner with respect to tho saorod
1aats produced thcro; not because they aro
sacred. but because they arc rognrded ua C legal
'tendur. Our Commissioner says, Oh page 2l
"tlnt fulnilics count tl!elr wonltl, and all
personal and rcal estate is computed by
fine mate" For the secure establishment
and mainsenanco Of homo mud foreign goyorn-
1nent in Samoa, tho hereditary aud fictitious
value Of - fne mntg" must be dcBtrnyed
This could best be tlouo by alll1ing Govern
nent stamp md making them circulating mo-
dlum subject to redemption as is papor lnonoy."
Was there ever 30 oaBy asolutior OF orr trouble-
some probloms bositleu giving lis q fixed stand
ard, It would enorgizo and encourage new
branch of industry.
Why not then sond for tho chief of pago-
finance upon tho principle Of line mats mud re-
demption. And yet, on pago Al, tho Commits
sioner says Of tho rativos Of those ialanas, Tin
theory they display como wiadon. but they must
ial1 in practice. They fully roalizo that some
Government m1tBt aid" Lot lis ruRh
to their aasiAtarce. Leaylug, therefore,
the report OF thu Commissioner, and going
TO tho anpon'iS, it giyos mo q great deal of
tho Chief Of Pago-raso, recognizes tho inteIn-
Ennce anti the financial supremacy of tho United
6tates, for this chief writes to iresidout Grant
That his people aro poor, and Ills finances ato
1osa; that tho good teachers have taught us to
bo honest, ohn9ryo your doctrine, aud naintain
your faith." What n satire Oh American legia-
latloii, after. our legislation on polygalny and
tho prosidout's voto. :. i. :,
FEMALE D1sr1LLAT1oS. r.
Nsty, I htyo omitted one thing no need: vo
sees. for revenue aud economy. Tile fomales OF
thUse islands III incarnate distillery, No
cru sadesh disturb thoir operations. Thoro Ia u
bo lntful spreading ehruh called tho macroppii
m cthysslcuns, tho root of kind Of popper-plant,
= delightful eoporiflc properly apininiBtored,
t,ut through The abuRo Of mon haa boeu trans
formed into IN intoxicating beverage. Our
ConmiHaionor says that he has seon no case Of
stopeiacton o. intoSicstion resulting from its
uen. How 10 1t Prnpnred, Gnd III case Of nnnexa-
tnx2
Our Commissioner says that tho liquor Is
prepared FROM the dried root OF
',ss pro'ess ssr,, Of mastestton by yo9ng girls,
llMrge Lowl, l.own from the trunk Of treo.
These young virginia. dstiIleres "muat be
'1hsaltiy, with sound, cloal, teeth." According
TO another authority which havo before mo,
mouth, with little moisture mixing with it.
Then It IL prepared for tho Samoan fostiyity.
Capt. Cook had q saturnalia with this romarka-
bio liquor; aud aua not auro but his hual death
WIS occasioncd by too froo indulgence. Ono
snancers Fairy Bower Of Bliss, whom his boa,l.
:eous hcroines pressed tho grape bntween their
plnky tlngers, could 1t eyor ba said with truth
that " 10 fair wine-press medo Tue wine more
Bwoet."
Who that adnireB tho beauty Of tho Samoan
woman described by our Commissioner III
h.yiug eyes black, aoft, lad pleaBlrg
with melancholy mir and meekncas,
with skin Of polished copper, proud III
bearing, smooth, straight, erect, und symmetrical
Vpulu be reluctant to drin1s tho Wuo nf 40 fuir n
wine-presa Where are your burgundieH, sher-
rios, clareta, champagncs, mantillaos, mud lnot-
rymio ohriste-compured with this Samoan
liquor? Lot Luoullus daBl, tho gom1ned goblet
from his Luxurious boart; Let l,acehuH rcel under
thn burden Of blu wine-leaves mud his bibulous
Of Longworth lot him uhnnt, ike IN il inspirod
SllenuH, the praises OF the crea1ny Verzenay.
What nro theso Ia the original vintage Of sho
Samoan lsluntts2
DrugNed IN their juice
For foreign 1lse,
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