Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-04-29

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the Republics or P. G's., as they are
contemptuously called by their enc
mics, and the Royalists for the exact
truth as TO the overthrow of the mon.
archy to be obtained. The political
feeling here is at about the same heat
it was in the United States in 1866. The
Royalists still call the government
provisional, and refuse to recognize
1t.
10 understand the cause OF the over.
throw of monarchy one must have
some knowledge Of the history of Ha
waii. In the latter part of the 18th
century powerful chief of Hawaii,
known as Kamehameha, captured two
American sailors named Davis and
Young;the latter was boatswain on the
Boston frigate Eleanor, the former on
little sloop, the Fair American. The
latter vessel was seized, its captain and
crew, with the exception of Davis, kill
ed, and its cannon taken on shore.
Young and Davis, being expert gun.
ners, were spared to manage the artil-
lery for Kamehameha, who at once
began the conquest of the whole group
OF islands. The two Americans were
his generals, they married the daugh.
ters of chiefs or princes, and were given
high offices.
After ssueral years of war all the
Sandwich Islands were conquered, and
kamehameha declared King over all.
He was succeeded by four direct de-.
cendants known as Kamehameha III.
ILL.,, w., V. The natives having abol-
ished idolatry, in the year 1890 the mis-
sionaries sent by the American Board
OF Missions came to con vert them.
They were kindly received by the ma
tives, but by this time the islands had
become rendezvous for whaling ves-
sells, whose officers and crews were
lewd. lawless men, and they objected
to restraints of religion and decency.
The missiona aries, however, had come
to stay, and, in an earnest manner, be-
gan the conversion of the heather.
They were often threatened by the law
less sailors, who regarded their up
right lives as a standing rebuke to
their own immortality. But, in spite
of all threats and danger, the mission
ares held their ground. They had the
respect and confidence of the kings,
who remained their friends, and the
cause of Christianity advanced until all
of the islands were brought under it's
sway. Missionaries who came to the
islands young men, raised families of
children, grew old, and died. Children
born on the islands grew up, died, and
left children, natural born Hawaiians,
the same as any American citizen to-
day is an American.
The business interests of the islands
soon began to attract the attention of
the world. Americans came to engage
in agriculture or mercantile pursuits.
These dots on the face of the globe as.
sumed great Importance, and the Eng
lish, always jealous of any Americans
in the acquisition of territory, began
to turn their attention toward the
islands.
AS the American Congregationalists
and Presbyterians had succeeded 30
well, the Church of England, from
purely political motives it is claimed,
began religious conquest OF the
islands. From this time on there was
struggle between Americans and
English to control the ruling mon
srchy.
Kamehameha III gave the people
the first liberal constitution. All the
Kamehamehas seem to have been
friendly to the Americans, as they were
probably under the influence of Young
and Davis and their descendants.
The anti'missionary party in time be.
came the nti-American party. History
shows how England has sought in the
past to get control of the islands, and
how she objected TO the annexation of
them to the United States during the
Forties, as the trade at that time with
the United States was increasing in
proportion that alarmed her.
The direct line of Kamehamehas
ended with Ksmehameha v. After
one or two short reigns David Kala-
kaua was elected king. Tho dissolute
man, with many weaknesses, he seems
to have had an idea of justice and
right. But he tried to please all par
ties, and, of course, failed.
By this time sugar and rice planta-
tions had become source of great
wealth in the islands, and Americans
with pluck and energy were peopling
the country and getting the cream of
its industries.
The lands had previously been divi-
ded among the common people in a
way that was equitable to all, the as.
sertions made on the floors of the
American Congress to the contrary
notwithstanding. Under the old kings
all land was invested in their name, as
lands originally were in Great Britain.
These kings distributed them somewhat
according to the feudal system, to
chiefs, reserviug great tracts of what
are still called crown lands. AT the
suggestion Of missionaries large guam