The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-11-17

| duOpl6u anu III 1911, dC Tie r6QueS
o. the nation, John w., who had sue
ceeded his insane mother Maria, re-
turned from Brazil, leaving his eldest
son Dom Pedro there as regent. In
the following year Dom Pedro was
proclaimed Emperor of Brazil, and
the two countries were finally separ-
ated. John ". died in 1926, and
Dom Pedro, of Brazil, his successor,
surrendered Portugal to his daughter
Maria ola Gloria, and established a
new and tolerably liberal constitution
for the kingdom. But before Maria
arrived in Portugal, her uncle Dom
Miguel, the younger brother of Dom
Pedro (who had been appointed re-
GENT usurped the throne, and began
to rule without regard to the consti-
| tuition. His fierce despotism provoked
a civil war, which ragged for several
years, the constitutional troops being
led by Dom Pedro, who recruited an
army and organized fleet in support
of his daughters claims. Dom Pedro
conquered and received his brothers
submission in 1884. Dom Miguel was
the father of the Countess de Bardi,
who visited these Islands last year on
her WY from Yokohama to San
Francisco.
Several revolutions and counter
revolutions have since taken place.
In al these wars the people strove
for liberty, and displayed spirit of
independence which reflects greatly
to their credit.
When the Portuguese first came to
the Hawaiian Islands, to serve under
contracts, the conditions under which
they found themselves placed were
hard for them to bear. But necessity
had induced them to come. One
thing which eXaspeTated them was
the incompetency, and in too many
cases, the corruption of the district
magistrates. For in their own coun-
Try, they deem the judiciary as above
reproach. There the judges, from the
lower courts up, are said to be singu-
larly able and upright; and the people
are accustomed to yield unquestion-
ingly to their authority.
The sher classes in the Azores are
extremely refined. They treat the
lower classes very kindly and in a
pa.ecnal way. Profare language is
never used by them. The Portuguese
Immigrants received very bad iLl-
preston when they first went upon
Hawaiian plantations on account of
the bad language used by overseers
and lunas; men whom they had sup
posed would correspond to the higher
classes at home.
The people of the Azores are more
docile and peaceable than on the
The Communists and Nihilists of
the Continent are almost unknown in
the islands.
The great majority of those who
came here submitted to what they
deemed, in many cases, to be great
injustice.
With few exceptions they have
proved law-abiding and submissive to
AS people the Portuguese are ex-
fond of flowers, and in the
Azores flowers and plants thrive with
tropical luXuriance. The town of
Ponta Delgada, in the Island of San
Miguel, has some of the most beauti- |
full gardens in the world. The owners
Of some of these gardens have eXpend- |
ed thousands of pounds sterling IN
new plants and trees.
The garden of Senior Jose do Canto
contain over 5000 species new to the
island.
In many of the gardens are clumps
Of bamboOs, tree-ferns, pinnated, fan |
and other palms, and exotic growths |
IN endless variety, which with such |
lowering plants as the shrubby mall |
ow from Syria, stephanotis flori-
1unda, the exquisite white lily |
Crinum Asiaticum), native of |
.ropical Asia, and beautiful varieties |
u Towering plants from Ceylon and
)ther countries, lend a character ex-
oected only in more southern lands.
THEIR RELATIONS TO THE CHURCH.
During the struggle with Dom
Miguel the Church sided with him,
which intensified the feeling against
t. And with the success of liberal
the Church ceased to have
influence in matters of state.
In the Azores there are no MonaS-
ical orders, and the status of the
jhurch is different from the condition
n these islands There the priests
low come mostly from among the
ommon people; and occupy the
isers of the people. There are no
Their denominations to provoke re-
gious strife. The Portuguese who
ONE here are surprised at the con-
entions about religion and COM
lain that the priests hold themselves
bove the people; that there is lack
warmth and fellow feeling for
ler1.
The women, as III other countries,
re more religiously inclined than the
len. And it is said that in Portugal
nd the Azores the proportion of
romen who are religious is greater
IAN in any other country.
During the times when the con-
ents existed begging became very
and though the converts
ave disappeared the number of beg
ars is comparatively large.
The hospital provisions are very J
mple, every person of whatever
who needs treatment, is
limited without charge.
PROBLEMS OF THE FUTURE. {
The future of the Portuguese in the
hawaiian Islands is one which de-
lands serious consideration. A great
roportion of those who have come
ere have made, or are making per- a
lament homes. g
The number of the children born .
ere is rapidly increasing. But few
these young people will return to
lie Azores. This may also be said of :
le adults. Some of both classes will