The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-03-04

change in the policy and Ia the government q this
country, especially ne those suggestions embrace an
extremely wide held. and would lndsod require more
consideration and Calculation than 10 consistent With
or expected In n reply Of this nature. They would
however most respectfully state their belief that the
majority Of the signers q this address Ia their anx-
iety 20 see something developed on the main ques-
ton. rcpopalation, did not fally appreciate hat INC
wording Il the address conveyed the impression That
some new aud great danger 10 the prosperity and 10
the Independence u the Hawaiian kingdom y immi.
ncnt, an impression which the undersigned cannot
think that most Of you intended O. convoy, inhsnnch
as there docs not appear In any Of the aspects u the
commercial or political state Of this Kingdom to-day.
anything which calls for the very strong expressions
Of alarm used la many parts Of your address; not
anything more. certainly than has existed for the
last quarter Of a century.
The undersigned regret also that q misapprehen.
sion ia cue part Of your address. 10 which one o.
your number calls attention, had net been earlier
noticed by many Of you. they refer TO what 700 truly
call the solemn appeal aud Invocation 81 His Majesty
KamehamehA w 20 his Legislature, and which yoa
quote. but which as the Hon. :. ". Castle truly re-
marks. referred specially 20 saving the Hawaiian
race. not to introducing a foreign one. = distinction
which Hawaiians cannot fail 20 appreciate o.. lite true
value; and as this solemn appeal Of one Of the most
enlightened Of our sovereigns 10 brought forward ~
you 10 aggravate VII { you seem 20 consider the fah-
ure Of the present government TO take certain meas
ures for the repopulation Of this Kingdom from
abroad, candour would have no doubt induced you,
had your attention been earlier called 10 u, 10 re-
NhHhaNh - AhAANaNANak " hAAo 49,
as Mr.. Castle evidently saw was desirable, Tor " was
surely not your intention 20 make use 81 the infoca-
ton Of kamehameha ~ 90 his Legislature 10 try aud
effect one object. In order 10 urge upon his present
mAjesty's government the carrying out 81 a different
one, for the repopulation Of Hawaii from the teeming
millions of Asia u clearly the burden II your address.
IL is true that you make reference 20 a "rccupera-
ton {" Of the Hawaiian race Z" by the infusion OF new
blood " and from this point Of view the term repopu-
lation may bear meanings which arc 81 widely diher-
ent import. but which should be clearly understood
We, and you. gentlemen. are told that Asia viii FUR
nish the consanguincous afinities which shall
effect this recuperaiion Of the Hawaiian race. God
grant that IL may prove 20. but lie alone knows what
races outside Of Polynesia have the affinity 10 the
Hawaiian that may he necessary for this pnrpose'
man does not know, science does not certainly inform
him. II merely conjeciures. IL may be encouraging
10 be assured that diligence and address will intro
duee races into this group. which shall by intermin-
Cling with them, " recuperate" the Hawaiian peo-
pie, although those who have thought most on these
subjects tell US how delicate and difficult such prob
lens are. and n calm aud careful consideration Of
this whole matter must impress us all strongly with
the appropriateness Of The remark appended In yonr
address 10 the signature Of the very Reverend the
Bishop Louis Maigret, where he says. "calllng 70
mind the words Of David unless the Lord build
the house they labor In vain that build IT,"
But His Majesty's government are not DESTROYS Of
laying too much stress on the points In this address
TO which they respectfully submit they may justly
take exception, and Of which they have only referred
to a part; they are anxious on the contrary TO consi-
ueF u IN tue spirit III winch tutJ DtiicNe lhfko
majority signed IL, aud they would gladly receive
from you now. or as early as may be convenient, aud
after you thus learn their general views, further.
more definite and practical suggestions. not only for
repeopling the Hawaiian Islands from abroad, but
for saving the lives Of the people we have. You well
know what large sums Of money are regularly appro-
priated and spent with the latter object In view, and
that what 10 to be done In future, TO be Of any cnect,
must be by legislation. and the appropriation Of the
requisite funds. The Legislature meets next month
aud the present therefore appears n most suitable
time for His Majesty's government 10 receive from
you practicable suggestions for Legislation which may
assist in staying the decrease Of our native popula-
ton, but in which effort, az we are all only too well
aware, every Legislature aud every Cabinet has 10
far unfortunately failed.
The government and people Of this country have
had offers and promises from those who have pro-
fessed 10 be able 10 cure our lepers, others lead ne 10
infer that they could stop the decline Of our popula-
ton, or readily introduce n people that by amalgam-
alton would recuperate the Hawaiian race; II 10 for
you, gentlemen, 20 assist the government aud the
Legislature Of this country la the somewhat difficult
task Of discriminating amongst these schemes. 10
that the resources Of this kingdom may not be wasted
by yielding TO the temptation 10 invest the public
money in those which are put forward with the nost
confdence and holiness only, and without due regard
10 their souDdness or feasibility.
~(signed) w L. 0REEN.
J. 8. WALKER.
Aliolani Hale. Honolulu, March Sd, 1870.