The Hawaiian gazette., 1876-08-16
Namchansrhn lhc Grcat



MR EDfroR ;-Yoar remarks that HaWaiians have
",O thank their stars Tor the help cf such fOreis
ners as Richards, Judd, aud wynle, IN saving them
hon the POli.iesl condition of Fjlaus aud Samoans
leads me to lew reflections for which | bsg a
lille spaee,
No cue in our community can be disposed to sp-
preeiate more bigbly than DO, the ability and dis
intvus,edeess OF these foreigners 10 establishing the
naiiopality, aud ia groheting the welfare ot Ila-
wsii; bet fevl ihs. the world viii recognise that
HsWaiians have 10 thank their starS mainly because
Pryidrbev sent 10 them ene % thrincwn rae, 10 be
teerQavJiug aud su erssuiEiug grntbS, Nho rsish-
llShtd foundation for the aeAt,vvmrnts u torvigu
diplomacy.
must say that eaupot cease to Wonder a, the
great Poiyucsisn &rbsrita, who consolidated this
Archipelago uUder erud0jon> vf-gvcssvr diGfculty
Than those Nheh bysrt Ebyrs IN the r>tablis hicut
Of the Eoglisa meuarehy. Toe Saxon hero united
contiguous states, whilst tbs Hawaiian hsd "a bridge
over vide ocean channels; sud ia rvspvct 10 the
eonstraetioU Of hvvis aud the Organization and
transportation Of furvtS waetrin Mas DISPLAYED so
prC-eminrully the military genius ct Ccssr. there
hss act bevu higher rxcmplidcatian since his day.
than uhen kaUvhsmvha dus tae relclvn feet out
Of sliOSt Inaccessible fotv>is with rudc sdsrs and
transported CA his Poyueslan galicyS ten thousand
Narr,ogs, As admirably disciplined on the wave as
on the shore.
IWoudcr again st the policy aud organizing cara
city Of this savage mud The red race bas not pm
tgccd anything like him either Ia America ~ Asia
Otbvr savage eouqUeriug chirfS have exercised Ouv
brute turcc, traVVTSiug uvtSbhoriug rvgirus and
Islands 10 slay aud piunGer sud thgu return 10 their
oNu tribe 70 Tiot Ia the il-sattru spoil But this
srvst nd mau sought L. derive Increased wealth,
ard permanent place aud iuiCpeudeucc from the
conquest Of these islsuds
Tue union ct these Islands Is their safeguard
Without ii Willie would have diplonatiscd la
vain. For want ut = kamcksmcba the ustivr facvs
Ut S1moa. Wi Eji OF laval Pun8mu and Ika IA
Maui, Tor New Leaiatd,l bave l,sSt an hope ct any
political rNistetcc. therefore how
much cause have Hswaiiaus who now sit and take
such iuaueniial part Ia a ratioral Parliament 10
revere the memory VI their great chief Whn founded
their state The contemplation Of his genius
should rvbuSe all littlcness OF spiJit aud jealousy
Of race among bis countrymen. His superior soul,
though oarbarOus, snd unleitervd saw and iclt the
Influence Ut rsecs He appreciated the OverShadow-
uS Svutus sud the oyerWhelmirg numbers Of the
lsucaSan peoples; therefore be early sought and
cODhtinS alliance with the white race
for the preservation OF bis own. And Il kameha-
neha who bad perhaps two hundred thousand SUD
eetS aud twenty thousand devoted lighting men,
should deem il his best policy TO eonije IN the al
lance and counsel Of the whites, even although he
obtained his first eoUuseIIors from vessel, the
EioiAor which perpctrated massacre Of his people,
now much more the Hawaiian race at this time
vixen IL Is reduced 10 one fourth oftbe numbers nj
he early days ct the monarchy. aud has hardly one
aithtul warrior 10 Dc depended upon, has need to
IDENTIFY It's political hope, aud fortunes With the
- t1N lttN tAeu Au tuts -AtNutlela-N--
Therefore what fitting occasion viii the proposed
hawaiian exhibition Of 1875 aiflrd IL the P1lyue-
iau and European races IN this Archipelago TO
luite together heartily Ia order L. celebrate discuv-
~, the achievements of kamchamcha, the cstah-
i>hment of nation, the spread IT light aud know
edge, the Development OF Industries and civiliEl-
ion; and 50 unite with mutual confidence aud
leartiness Of purpose aud hopefulueSs that with
iew era there may be new departure tor Hawaii
Ebeh shall enable her to satisfactorily illustrate
nat i 50 much hoped for, 4 genuine tropical
civilization. WALTER MURRAY GIBSON.