The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-12-05
FROM KoHALA.

VI thC OuuA ROOtSN. AltVA WV AAS
outburst of surprise and indignation
was over, and u calmer considera
ton of the news was taken, every
/ one was agreed that the importanc
attached to Gresham's letter in S,
far as it Immediately affected Hs
wall was overestimated, and that i
was a subject for Congressional
rather than Executive action oil
the part of the United States.
No reasonable person can sup
pose that the United States Gov
eminent contemplates for a mo
ment such an INSCRIPTIONS act o
piracy us to land armed troops t
overthrow the government of .
friendly power, a government that
has been recognized by every civil'
lied nation, including the United
States.
The United States have a worth
Ter mission in the history of Ha-
wall than to foment civil discord,
when we have asked them for a
guarantee of civil order and good
government which their power can
give us in the form of annexation
or protectorate. We still have con-
fidence in their good faith and good
will, and the cheering evidence Of
this is the fact that the Hawaiian
question has raised the earliest
possible attention at their hands.
Our previous form of government
had outgrown its usefulness when
the head of that government be-
trayed the trust reposed therein
by all classes and conditions of peo-
pie; and the United States must
surely realize that to return to that
unstable and unsafe condition of
affairs would mean revolution with
all its attendant misfortunes. If
the United States accept the offer
of the Provisional Government and
assume responsibility for the future
government of Hawaii, they will
decide the nature of our future
Government as may seem best to
them, and our present Ministry will
have performed the duty for which
they were appointed and all classes
will accept in good faith whatever
minor conditions may be imposed.
But if the United States does not
the responsibility for our flu
ture, we have every confidence that
our present Ministry and Advisory
Council can frame some plan of
government that will
meet the emergency and be salts
factory to the nation. We, in Ko-
hala, have taken our stand by the
Government, and we
will continue to stand by it in any
and every emergency.
The dry weather still continues
aud some of the mills have shut
down for want of water. The cane
has so far turned out fairly well in
sugar returns, much better than
was generally expected. 1t has
begun to tassel freely and grinding
will soon be general again. If we
do not have rain soon, there must
be some loss. The anxiety occa-
stoned by our exceptional drought
mas pretty we'll overshadowed all
other subjects of interest.
We have taken advantage of the
leisure forced upon US by the wea-
her to indulge good deal in quiet
recreation. There have been sew
,ral concerts and social gatherings
Turing the last few weeks. indie |
1endence Day was celebrated by |
grand luau given at the residence
II MIR. and Mrs. Stlllman, to which |
/ general invitation was extended. |
Everything was provided with !
most lavish hands, and it was by |
ar the largest and most successful |
flair of its kind that Kohala has
cen for long time.
Rev. and Mrs. Abud have been |
!dded to our social circles, and the
ormer will conduct regular servi-
es in the English Church for some
ime.
Thanksgiving was observed as
Iay of rejoicing and family and |
ocial reunions by the American
olony.
We hope the postal authorities
an see their way to give us a little
lore frequent mail service.