The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-13

acquieseence in the WIN OF Kalaniopua.
when ordered 10 retire 20 his own
care of the war-god Kekukuiluo-
ku-the terms in which he
lated to Eotzehue the Injurious conduct
OF certain Russian subjects. and the alarm
which their threats tmaG- I'm the name
of the Russian Emperor had caused
amongst MIS- people These. and "a score
of other instances, may bc cited TO show
the self-Coutrol which this hero had aC-
Quired. Hence came that Difference TO the
opinion of his men OF experirnce which
tions of his povver. OF the strong. sound
sense Wa. characterized his rule We
have many Instances. when me visited
his domiuioUs. and went abroad with his
retaiuers. he saw how they ate up the
land. and then unlike other chiefs, he set
himself 10 correct This. He ordered the
cultivation OF fields SO as to provide be
foreh3ud for his own subsistence and that
of the chiefs and people who aCCOmpa-
MED him. He planned the organization
and preservation of the country for his
postcrity. When the sandal-wood. which
formed at that time such "A source of
riches TO the country. was being gath
cred, he commanded that the young sap
lIugs be preserved. His officers said: Hou
are old and must soon die, and we know
not whose Will be the sandal-wood here
( after F|e Indignantly replied ttaNe L
not SOuS2 To them belongs the young
saudal-wood.' Had his successors been as
I wise as he, this source of wealth might
/ have been preserved in our forests to this
! day. Again, another instance of his at
! tenuon TO the future. 1t was always
| =
| to possess the beautiful feather ClOaks.
/ When the birds were caught for the sake
/ of the coveted feathers he would not al
J low them TO be killed. He insisted that
/ they should be set free in order that their
! feathers might grow again, and be there
/ for those who should come after him.
His people recognized his wisdom and
i moderation, and gave him their highest
/ reverence And again, we must notice
Il how ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS so-called barbar-
GUS Chief-waS quick to appreciate and TO
! seek TO acquire for himself and his peo-
pie the skill of the white men in the me
! chanical arts, ana especially IN snip
{ building. from the moment that 1t came
i under his notice. How quickly sprung
n up within him. as with Peter OF RUSSIA,
- to acquire ships and to learn the art OF
!, constructing them. He goes himself, and
II sends his young men to Vancouver to
Il learn He takes the shipwright's tools in
, his own hands and assists and encour-
, ages his young men in their work. Again,
!. behold him when in the position of Caes-
- ar, when he desired to invade Britain
when he too, wishes to invade another
p island, and has no war vessels. He goes
. with is own men into the forests; he ac-
> companies and directs them as a master
: workman, and builds and launches a
fleet. or again, when he stands on the
. bluff at KOhala, as represented in one or
these tablets where he organizes and
, trains them teaching them to form rap
: idly into effective line of battle from a
"a previous condition of apparent wreck. His
s character as a man in the domestic rela-
n tons is most pleasingly set forth by Van
- couver in his account of the reconciliation
e of Kamehameha and kaahumanu; of his
r. loving articles to bring it about and his
20 happy feelings at the reunion. His mag
n nanimity is shown in this instance. Ke-
{ hahawai. powerful chieftain. had
a fought him determinedly. He was de-
@ feated and he, with some followers We're
$ brought into sthe presence of the conquer
- or. The VanquiShed chief said: Here we
- are, ana II you command us 10 lil up our
3 heads we lift them up. If you say bow
e. down i'm the dust, then we bow down.
$ And if you say die, we die Kamehame-
IS ha bade mis- fallen foes return in peace 70
n their homes In no particular, however
O. is the SagaclOuS character of the hero Of
n POLYNESIA more markedly displayed than
u in his relations with white men, and in
+ his advice to his successors and followers
If TO maintain forever friendly relations
n with the new corners. He, who had tens
@ Of thousands Of trained warriors at his
IS command, and saw the white man only
# as a chance stranger, yet he understood
st| and appreciated the power OF the Foreign
e race. He would not oppose them in vain
n like savage Indian and Asiatic chiefs. His
IF prudence and sclf-command were con
r. spicUously shown in the case Of a foreign
el commander who had, in revenge for an
n injury done him. cnticed alongside of his
De- and twenty natfVcs of Maui. When q
z small vessel, which also belonged 20 this
n man, had been seized by some Of his peo
20 pie, and the crew with Two exceptions
% massaCTcd, he took compassionate care o.
o the escaped men, ana ordered that th'
- vessel itself should be hauled uP on the
So beach and protected by awnings until its
- owner should come to fetch il away
D. Every characteristic of this Hawaiian
IT. hero indicates q man of pTc-eminent cOur
Z age. of prudent forecast Of correct judg
# ment and humane spirit and presents ir
S fine the eminent character Of one who
Z. was am honor TO the whole human race
q He so impressed the power Of Europe
O. that we find the Monarch OF
Is England writing TO him letter
styling him His Majesty, the King
> of the Sandwich Islands accom-
D., panied by the present of a vessel, anC
= assuring him that he would cause his
- commanders to respect the Hawaiian haI
1t wherever they might meet with it