Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-07
FKoM HAWAII
A severs oyerhauling Of King Kala
Correspondence Of the RECORD UNION.

Correspondence of the REooRD-UNIoN.
Honolulu, Ii. l., August 81, 1882.
Former letters have explained the com.
plicated nature OF the political situation in
this rudimentary nation, showing how a
vain, weak. besotten spendthrifs was mis-.
ruling cosmopolitan people SO full of race
and national prejudices that no CON-
mon ground could be reached where a
united stand might be taken for mutual pro.
lection. Each individual found every man 9
hand against him--even bis own Outlines.
SO immediately pressing, and prospectively
fatal, however, has the struggle become
that minor personal issues are being
dropped, and a general rally ia progressing
round nucleus formed by recent organ
ization of the Grand Army of the Repub.
lie. Our newspapers are becoming more
outspoken, and are receiving hearty in
dersement therefor. The Gazette compares
kalakaua to the imbecile George ". of
England, and Gays: The constitutional
government of these islands is thorough
sham. lt Ia mere personal rule. Let King
kalakaua have done with the sham
and govern for the nation and
not for himself; have done with
capturing Legislatures, and let our BIZ
ennial sessions represent the people
instead Of the palace; have done with a
brummagem travesty of coronation. He
is hanging by rope over precipice, the
sharp edge of which is slowly but surely
cutting through the strands" The Press
compares him to Boss" Tweed, and the
new palace to New York's City Hall in
money swallowing propensities. 1t says
owe see the will of the people disregarded
by the creatures of their own making we
see the expenses of royalty increased until
it has become trying burden upon the
country we see the wishes and prayers of
the people treated with studied neglect
we see destruction ahead, destruction be-
hind, destruction on every hand we see a
political tornado approaching and beyond
it the wreck of the Hawaiian Government
ship" Again cit is proposed to drive
the ship of State head ON to the breakers,
II would be a positive gain il it shook over
board the set now IN command. Very
likely it will knock to flinders the figure.
head of royalty. Then, with clear cut
water and modern machinery, we can tack
ship, cut away the cumbersome deck furni-
y,
penses (palace), grand tours, get out of the
breakers, and have fair sailing on the open
sea, or as sure as fate imbecility and in
competency will soon wreck the whole
concern"
Great satisfaction is expressed at the
news Of an American man. of. war coming
here 10 stay, but the great heart of Kala-
kaua is unperturbed. He is prepared to
cit upon it, as he is now doing upon Ameri.
can and other taxpayers here, with a
breechless army at his back. He has COM
missioned his Chamberlain to proceed to
Europe with invitations to Victoria, King
William and other crowned heads to attend
his coronation, which has been set for Feb
ruary II, 1883, thus affording their Ma.
jesties ample time to prepare. Victoria
as well as the other Expresses, will need a
Few dress for the occasion, and the En-.
perors will require fresh uniforms. Such
early notice will also preclude any proba-
bility of "regrets" on account of "prior
engagement. They will surely not think
of declining such an honor, and missing
so grand I. ceremonial, which shall
ever stand unique in tho world s
history, the Press to the contrary notw;th-
standing. That paper intimates that they
may treat Kalakana as New York's aris-
tocracy treated Vanderbilt on recent oc-
casion when he essayed grand splurge.
One important Act of the Legislature re-
Gently prorogued, was the providing of
SO, 900 to be expended in ascertainipg and
recording the geneology of Hawaiian chiefs.
1t will be worth the money, and much
more, to wade through that obscure and
polluted stream of savage polygamy, in.
cest and adultery. A like bill was intro
duced by Kalakaua some years ago, when
he was Representative. The late King,
Lunaliio, was also member at the time,
and in opposition to the measure stated
that there was nothing to be proud of in
their ancestory, and that they had better
let it T" r. l. p" "You remember" said
he to kalaksua, "the fate of your grand
father, and our mothers were no better
than they should be-" Kalakaua's
grandfather won the distinction of
bsing the first native hung for
murder since the introduction of civilizs.
ton upon the islands. Wishing to get rid
of his wife, and get another, he mixed
poison in her poi. This was the fend
through whose adulterous intercourse
kalaksua claimed valuable estate on the
ground that the murderer, not the woman's
husband, was father to the late owner.
The only bills passed by the Legislature
that Kalakaua vetoed were the Chinese
immigration Restriction Act, and one to
mitigate the evils of prostitution. Pau.