Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-02-10

Surely there is something in being born to
the people as inhcrting the "diyine right" by
a kind Of apostolical succession We believe
no one pretends that Kaakaua assumes the
crown in emulation Of any Of his predecessors,
and chiefly, no doubt, because none Of them
ever wore one Whether the tour Of the world
in something more than eighty days turned his
head crownwari5 or not we cannot relate.
Doubtless on that cruise he absorbed something
of the perfume Of court life which has given
him distaste for the aromas Of Hawaii Nei 4;
but we assure ourselves that the one who has
done a lasting injury to kalakaua, who has
make him dissatisfied with his position as ruler
of a kingdom in a nut shell, and who is in a
great measure accountable for the present un
wholesome condition Of the political atmos-
phcre, is the antiquatcd Premier-that bur
lcsquc Bcaconsfcld Of the Hawaiian Court.
An unprnciplcd intrigucr does not hesitate
to make every sacrifice whereby he may gain
his end. Human sacrifices, il is supposed,
were long since abolished in these Islands, but
there is a kind Of human sacrifice which is still
offered upon the altar Of unholy ambition--a
yicarious one in this particular case whereby
the Premier will, it is presumed at court,
glohry himself in the crowning Of his sover
cign. We shall sec what we shall seel There
will doubtless be room enough for all in the
lanai, even though the distracted courticTs are
driven into the highways and the byways tc
muster the complement Of guests.
Republican principles may withhold The
American who is most interested in the wei
fare Of this kingdom, but it is their DISCUS
that will prevent the English colony from wit
Messing an exhibition OF childish vanity whicl
must impress them as being a ridiculous carl
caturc Of most splendid and impressiv
soIcmnity, and one which in their eyes pos
sesses the utmost significance.
The Iath Of February, 1883, will, we trust
4 he remembered in the annals of this kingdom
for on that occasion, circumstances permitting
the statue of Knmchameha will be unveiled
: 7Hete 5Od5 a kHgi a conquering hero VIII
ruled as few have ruled, and whose recor
y should be an inspiration to young Ilawa
, through all time. When n worthy poet rise
!, to sing the epic Of his conquests it will L
found that the reign Of Kamehameha is will
out parallel in modern history There /
stands, naked, majestical, the bronze NJ
iirmcr than was his will. Would fillct
. gilt kaio leaves add anything to his divinity,
o a skirt Of velvet make him any more king
> His fixed eyes stare in blank amazement at II
v kindergarten pranks OF our quasi royalty. l.
S kalakaua think Of this when he girds up h
m loins to receive the crown, and with II
. spangled train dangling about his shod heel
ID let him realize that all this ilummery is pa
% for-or as yet only partly paid for-by spec
b drain upon the pockets of the practical and il
- dustrious non-coronation people who are
s. this moment running his kingdom for him an
o. saving him from bankruptcy.
u :. He may have beguiled Japanese Embass
T. dor who seems not to have understood Il
If. situation, and whose predicament as a solita
IS 5, representative at the Hawaiian Court must
,sis singuaEly mortifying, but the beggarly arr;
N, of non .saluting gunboats shows in what es
ng nation he is held abroad.
N, Sigh no more, ladies and take no thoug
u. " of what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drin
A or wherewithal ye shall be clothed, for thou
a the Premier has strven to enlighten you, it
"a "a evidently to be pot-luck coronation after a
90 Kalnkaua may sport his robes-he would
is more suitably appareled were he but cloth
N in his right mind-and the public may smile
the liliputian pageant, but the Premier havil
.s precipitated the climax can now quietly take
- back seat. His occupation is gonel
N, He and his henchmen have outlived their o,
9 epitaphs, and we propose to be in at the deaf