Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-09
the tremendous streams Of lava are flov-
ing into the deep ravines, and immense
clouds of steam Aost up and form can
Opy over all, The Haxaiians are as


ing into the deep ravines, and immense
clouds of steam float up and form a can.
opy over ALL The Havaiians are az
anxious to get near an eruption as the
sicllians are to get away: for one can
stano 70 ieeward near enough to feel the
lace tln2le With heat, and yet be ont Of
Danger. That ernptions are attended
With 10 noise il thus scientifically ex
planned: the lava does not contain water
yapor, which, on reaching the outer air
bursts the lava into dost. The lava
bursts ont of the side Of the mountain
and the steam from the top. being sep.
arated: hence the silence.
Capt. Dutt0n regards the people as OF
East Indian origin. frsm the fact that
when Capt. Cook visited the Islands, in
lU6, the pig, the dog and the hen we're
their domestic animals. They we're new.
er savages, in the popular sense of the
term. hey we're brown skinned race
with robust physique. straight hair and
regular features. Their earliest known
state OF society WAS 4 fendal system AZ
perfect az that of Europe in the tenth
and eleventh centuries. The king was
lord paramount and his will absolute
under him were chiefs who owed him
allegiance: these chiefs in turn received
homage from petty lords. This was a
state Of vassalaQe. to be- sure, but they
seem TO have had more liberty of will
than under the Norman regime. There
was a priesthood Who ruled supreme.
The Captain paid glowing tribute to
the kamshameha dynasty as men of
royal intellect, tact and suavity. Kane
hameha first perceived that the most
prosperous government was that in
which Church and State let each other
alone. A marvellous discovery. certain
ly, for one who for the first time vel
co ned tho white man to his native
shores. In his reign the missionaries.
men Of tact and wisdom, first came TO
the Islands; and kamehameha, having
destroyed the power of the native priest
hood, lent willing ear to the prcpa-
Randists of the new faith. Accepting it
himself. he educated his people up to
the point that, when be lay corpse, his
widow and son deliberately broke the
taboo" No outbreak followed, be-
cause the people no longer believed that
death would follow any disregard of
taboo" and Kamehameha II. had only
TO complete what his father had begun.
That thS race is dying out, the census
returns plainly indicate; but Capt. Dut-
ton believes it is owing to the fact that
easy, indolent, pleasure-lOving Hawaii
ans, unlike most tropical races. have no
special love for offspring, and decrease
of the birth rate, not the introduction
of the white race nor increase of death
the Hawaiian people.
J. ". NILES,
A colOred Drank. is trying to persuade
the President Of the feasibility of Civ
ing up certain lands in the West to form
a future State for the exclusive occu
paney Of his race. Unfortunately fol
Niles and his pet scheme. neither Presi.
dent, Congress nor people see it in that
light. We believe the colOred people
will have to emigrate. rs President Lin
coin years ago advi -ed, Notwithstanding
the contrary opinion of Fred. Douglas
but We don't believe it wise or politio tO
make any distinction based on color
The eAfric-Americans are simply citizens
of the United States, with the same pO
litioA rights and privileges AZ German
Irish, Scotch or Dutch Americans, and
should be treated exactly on the saMs
principles.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY INTERESTS
Are beginning to be freely discussed al
dinner parties and social gatherings
fact which shows an increasing inter.
est in our namesake on the Pacific
coast.
Delegate Brents. Mr.. Metcalfe OF Sc
attic and Mr.. Kuhn made arguments be-
fore the Committee ON Railways and
Canals on Monday morning, of course
in favor OF the bill to aid in the CON-
structiOn of canal between Lakes
Union and Washington and Puget
Sound. They also read before this
committee teleRraphic memorials from
the Seattle Chamber Of Commerce., the
City Council and Commissioners OF
King county, which were accepted with
a great deal of interest. satisfactory
explanations were given Of the salient
features Of the bill and the necessity
and Importance of the canal as a public
highway. The committee agreed to re-
port the bill with some slight amend
meats proposed by Mr.. b. and agreed
to by Mr.. NJ.
Your Delegate al o made an argument
before the Senate Committee on Terri
tories in favor of the bill for the admis.
sion of the State of Washington. The
committee requested him to appear be.
fore them again today, and, while We
write. Washington as a State Is being
thoroughly discussed. 1t was brought
up on Friday last; thus society and some
newspapers had an opportunity to dis
cuss the matter over Sabbath. The plau
Of your representative il first to pass i,
through the Senate and then reach the
House on the calendar from the House
Committee on Territories. This com
mittse have already reported substi
tute presented by Mr.. Brents for the
bills Of Mr.. Post of Wyoming and OF
Mr.. b., providing for four Judges in the
Territories. which will, Of course, be OF
great advantage to your people if it b.
comes n law.
The U. s. mail service between Seattle
and Port Blakcly has been increased tt
daily mail after the first Of nex'
month.
The Committee Of the House on Pab
lilo Buildings and Grounds, having IL
charge the bill for the building Of q
custom house, &c., at Port Townsend
have called on MIR. Brents and Mr.. kuhr
to appear before them. The sub com
mittee will report the bill favorably Il
the full committee, and are going 10 70
commend an appropriation Ut $57 90
for this improvement. Thus you sc>
those who represent the interests OF ths
northwest are wide-awake and full o'
busiuess. f. b. s.
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