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1 o i)r THE POLYNESIAN. hearts of sea-erliauts. Tln-y had ot!t'o without any violent movement on the integrity of their dominion, afford all suita soine of their hunting imple'im-nts on ! pn t of the people, or display of popular sen- je encouragement for the developement of shore nnd wen? a!l To kill this animal ! timcnt which kit them only the choice be-jt,0 source of their country hy foreign I. t.,....i.v..r tlii-v r:iii- it it. am I : tvvcen viu dui" or destruction, it is un cveui ca,ti and enterprise. Allans seem gran its irrcat importance to them will ur ar u liicli would add lustre to the annals of any in the co-use of the narrative. Tin? j country, and betokens a high spirit of disiu- vventhcr was so rainy and inclement, that, j terestcd patriotism in the rulers ot the na iiutil the end of three weeks, they were lives. I'ower is none the less sweet to a unable to bein to erect any commodious j savage Prince, than to a Christian Autocrat shelter. At tin; expiration of that time I or Moslem Sultan, and the voluntary relin they collected all the timber they could i quUnment of no other law than a selfish and find, lor the island did not produce a ' arbitrary will, fur a code in which the rights shrub. With a part of these materials, atuj )OWeis of ruler and subject are clearly and so ue stones, at the end of a 'v tciti'd, is an act which entitles I he author weeks they completed a house or li'l. j to the-gratitude of his .subjects. By so do They covered tin; top with sea-elephants' . uy, Kainohameha 111. has strengthened his skins to keep out the ram, ami weather at , ,.nnvil) Jl 3 jt 1US brought him nearer to their the sides, bv means of turf. Tir-y made p.,, aiu sympathies, mid placed him tip- tueir immis oi a son ury liiass, huh mncu t!ie inland a!)ouuded, ami over tins they had coverlets of sea-elephants' skins, and on the wh de thev made their shelter tol erable. Knowing tint it was useless to j repine, they soon organized a sellh'dj course of life in th ir little eommu iity.j on a higher position in regard to other pow ers. If the independence of his kingdom was recognized while he was comparatively, but a chief of a tribe of suuiges, the guaran tee of its continuance becomes stronger, . ' ' i when we see him the crowned head of a con- i ..:...! .i I .... .ii I--.U r lil-i it lrt I'll llV ll)( vtn- tn'ir cineOceui ation consisted in loraLi-1 , . .r.i- . .l" ' 1 .. bols ol a regular government, aflordmg in" for the means o subsistence within I , . i i . . i j , c , , . , protection to the property and persons ot t ic limits ot i'! Hind. eals and sea-;1, . . I r , ... .1 I I , i i foreigners who reside in his dominions, rc- e ephants were tin; irame which thev prin-, ... . . cipallv depemled upon, ami these" 'theyl1 '' the.a, and beloved by Ins own went '.hilv-in quest of. The sea-elephant ! l'pl. . imng !l Jlg.nen ot lie pol was their irrand main-stav, for it yielded government we should not be gov not only some parts lit" for food, but a by the same criterion with which we lar"0 ou intitvof blubber, which, licin-j "ould view tie. acts ot an enlightened na mixed Willi dried rass, made excellent ' h" whether it is suited to their pecul fuel. They likewise hunted a species of r position or not. Some seem entirely to Hea-fowl. wliieii settled on the island to j overlook the fact, that the constitution and burrow and layers in the Hand, and 'laws nre made for the Hawaiian people, which they scixm! without any diiheulty. j scarce ly emerging from barbarism, and not hi the mornings they rose about ehjht 1 lr those whose knowledge is based upon o'clock, and breakfasted on these birds. ; the experience of centuries of civilization. after which thev went out to hunt, feav-'Onc of the dilnculties with which tliw gov- ei-utuent has to contend, and a powerfal one it is, is that it must so frame its legislation of soup composed of sea-elephants' Hip- j as not to clash with the self-claimed rights pers, heart and tongue, chopped in pie- of those from ether countries residing w ithin in;? one or two behind to cook dinner. This dinner consisted generally of a sort rm 11 i" I . . 'I . . . ues. l hey count mm no veienuaes on the island, which produced nothing but tfrass, excepting a plant like a cabbage, that was extremely bitter, and this they made use of occasionally to llavor their soup. Great inconveniences were at first sustained for want of proper catinu; uten sils, as there was only the larjje kettle in which their soup was made. They man aged, however, to make some wooden spoons for themselves. They next cut down an old cask, and with it made a kind of soup tureen, out of which thev all ate together. To In! ( 'oiitiniii'il. THE POLYNESIAN. SATURDAY, MARCH 1:5, 1H11. Those who have watched the progress of Hawaiian polity must have been favorably impressed, with the rapid progress which they have of late made, towards a regular and settled form of government. The? oppo sition which has so often embarrassed the movements of the rulers, and tin; various in trigues set on foot to defeat their attempts at legislation, or to commit them bv tie) per formance of some overt act which might be construed into an expression ot hostile feel ings towards the subjects of other ,owers, seem to have failed, and the tree of state has been strengthened hy the very storms which have been raised against it. The adoption of the recent Constitution shews a rapid ad vance towards the principles of a liberal pol ity, by which the rights of the nu anest sub ject are respected, and ali allow ed a voice in tho formation of their own laws and this was an optional chango on the part of des potic rulers, w ho tor tho benefit of their sub jects, and the encouragement of national in dustry, have surrendered to tho people a portion of their long preserved hereditary power. It is a change from un absolute despotism, a grinding tyranny, to constitu tional freedom and written hr.vs- and tha its limits. We think that the government has uniformly shown a disposition to concil iate such persons, and has frequently lower ed its own dignity by submitting to treatment unworthy the representatives of civilized na tions. On the other hand also, many vexa tions necessarily occur, which perhaps in other countries would not be a subject of complaint, but which here becomes so, more from long freedom from the civil regulations of older and more populous countries, than from any real restrictions upon personal lib erty. ' NVhero barbarism and civilization conn? in contact, souk; clashing will necessa rily ensue, and much that is unpleasant to each occur, but the evils of the collision arc but slight compared w ith the good results. Foreigners argue that before any perma nent improvement can take place here, aiti- ually verging towards this result, but before it is accomplished, a mass ot prejudice and jealousy, the grow th equally of their ow n ig norance and the arrogant assumption of a few individual foreigners, have to be done away with This will be slow to be the case while there are men here, who lose no occa sion to abuse and insult the government and their subjects, and distort the simplest ex pressions of judicial right, into weighty char ges, of infraction of Treaties, and attacks up on personal liberty and property. But how is it to be done Yearly, a healthy tone to public sentiment is becoming stronger, a mong foreign residents, and the voice of dis approbation is raised against acts manifestly wrong, committed even bv their own mini her. Let them then support the govern ment in every endeavor to promote the pros perity of their kingdom, or to strengthen the majesty of the laws. Let the rulers sec that the sympathies of all friends of order and im provement are with them; let them receive tint respect which is their just due; let men act upon the nobler principles of benevo lence, as well as that of mere pecuniary in terest, and few occasions will be given on the part of the Hawaiian rulers for charges of partial legislation or intentional wrong. They have ever been more sinned against than sinning. It is for the interest and safety of foreign residents to adopt this course. If the gov ernment is so weakened that any and every reckless adventurer can set its authority at defiance, w hat becomes then, of the security of person and property. Anarchy and con fusion will succeed to the bright prospects which have begun to daw n. If the power departs from the legitimate rulers, wejshould be left at the mercy of the rabble, or what perhaps would be equally injurious to com merce and enterprise, the exactions and re strictions of some foreign colonial govern ment, whose policy it would be to swell the revenue of the parent country, at the ex pense of this. A few years only have elapsed since hea thenism darkened the land. Civilization, since that time has made rapid strides, and at no lime has its onward movement been more progressive than the present. Com pare the spirit of the recent code of laws, w ith all their faults of omission and commis sion to the feeble attempts to legislate some ten years since. There is as much defer ence as between the puny, sickly plant, and the vigorous, growing sapling. Who hall i declare the change which even another his anoth cles of export must be raised, and trade and jtruni will bring? Atthe present time we en agriculture encouraged. The chiefs pro- !jy nearly as much security for our persons less the same views, but the dillereuce ex- !ud property as in the most enlightened coun- ists in the plans for carrying them into ef fect. The former urge lor large grants of lands for extensive plantations, and the intro duction of foreign capital and agriculturists tries, and lar more than we should in many of the South American States. Enterprise is quite as free ly encouraged as in the latter. All religions are tolerated. No custom house duties or restrictions embarrass the into the kingdom and in this way give cm ploymcntto the natives. The latter contend mcrc,,a,,t' Trade is entirely free. Taxes for'small farms, w ith leases that w hile it se- jnt',, kind ure "losed, excepting half a dol cures to them the reversion of the land and lar Pcr "n fr an adult foreigner, which improvements eventually, will effectually check any great foreign emigration. They profess to see, and perhaps justly, the de cline of their own power with the increase of the whites. A strong prejudice also ex ists among them, that by deeding away land they lose the right of sovereignty over it an idea which unfortunately in many instan ces the unprincipled resistance of individu als to their authority has confirmed. It is natural also that they should grasp the power tho stronger, which to them steins ever ready to sli, from their hands. Were their acquaintance with the policy and history of other nations more extended, they ini;ht bfi induced to adopt a medium coarse, which while it would preserve the is paid to the king by way of courtesy. Ju tice for ofTences by a native is as readily ob tained here, as it would bo in most other countries, and at no ex pense of time or mon ey. Travellers of all countries are free to go or como without any of the customary vexatious hindrances and forms of civilized lands. In short we believe there is no coun try where foreign residents enjoy a more un restrained personal freedom, and this with out any call upon them to support the sys tem which is the parent of it. Would it not be a suicidal policy to aid in its destruction? Wo leave the question with our readers. Tho nhovt was prepared some time before the disgraceful violation of the pub lie peace, that occurred on the night of the March Gth inst. for particulars of w hich see linn A ' .4 A 1 - A I . 0 an ouirage oguiusi uic csinimshed law9o IIIU mini, ia uui uiivuivi wiuuilCG tHl ll itet?rt tho upMryoi aitnonest meni As editor of the only journal in the pacf the duty which wc owe to the communj,, and justice to ourself, compels us to reC() sin iH'rorrenrp. which ferlimra n( ,.... j e Wl vu"llll.S(Tj, tion for those who could so vvantonlv trij, Willi tneir own characters, and the dignity,, their stations, were we the only sufferir- party, might induce us to suppress. the insult was not only cast upon our or family, and another with us at the time upon the whole community, and if it 8)0u;. be passed unnoticed, the sacredncssofonei root alike the castle of tlie rich man an the poor, would be a mere bye-word, and x domestic circle be safe from, the attacks c reckless hate or passion. As the violent has been so promptly and strongly rebuke by the united voice of the community t.vri.l iv nujivn iuuiifij III U3 lJ IllUKC further comment. Therefore we give a cot cisc statement of the facts as proved at tl,. trial, with a few remarks upon the inadr. quacy of the present laws to meet difficult liable to arise among foreign residents. W. trust and hope that the quiet of the p!ac will never be disturbed again in the like mar tier, and the present excitement result i strengthening the bonds of civil order ai. public harmony. On the night of the Gth inst. between and 10 o'clock, while my family, with a la visitor were amusing themselves with son at the piano, to which I, standing in door-way, was listening, Rkhacd Char ton, Esq. entered the yard, acenmpar ied by Mr. Starkcy, Supercargo of lis brig Trinculo, (an entire stranger to me The former carried a whip in bU hand, id: walking up, addressed the following que. tion to me " Are you the author of a letu: in to-day's Polynesian, over my signuturi To which I replied, that " I did not under- land the nature of his question." He the: in the presence of the ladies, using most ak sive language, commenced a violent attaci upon me, calling upon Mr. Starkey to witiw that he horsewhipped me. Ifeing entire! unarmed I instinctively seized a cane tod' fend myself, and rushed upon Mr. Charltcr but before I could close with him, Mr. .Ma shall, a young gentleman fortunately prcsen' seized him, and in the struggle both f" throw n down. At the sajne instant Mr. Star key seized me, upon which 1 turned upon hin and disengaging myself struck bim a blo with tho cane, which bein" of brittle vvntc snapped into two pieces. We then grapplt- each other, and at the same instant seven gentlemen who happened to be near, attra ted by the cries of the ladies, rushed in, ar separated the combatants. While an i- platiatron of the outrage was being and in the confusion of the moment, tt assailants made off with themselves, complaint against them was immediately p sented to the Governor, who took prom; measures to prevent any further riotous p' ceediug. On Monday, the parties ' summoned before the native authorities,: answer to the charge of an " an attack" u: on my person, and the violation of my h"' and sanctity of the domestic circle, "to whk Mr. Charlton plead guilty. Mr. Stark? was proved guilty of aiding and abetting said Charlton, and both parties were lin(; according to the law, $6, and dismissed' Tho Governor then made a very approon address to the several Consuls and forei; residents present, expressing the deep f he felt at seeing the public peace disturb'' by an officer of another government, and fi shing that every efTort should be made preserve the peace hereafter. Some rcma" were then addressed to hirn by one of '' gentlemen present, in regard to the ina