Nuhou, Volume I, Number 25, 21 April 1874 — The Royal Visit to Windward! ON MAUI. [ARTICLE]

The Royal Visit to Windward!

ON MAUI.

When the Kiiau>_'a cast hei anchor ia the ioaditead of Makena, the evening of April 6iih Capt. Mukee with Gov. Kapena, and a xompany of about,lso meu oa horsc back, with torches in their liaads, had assembled tc rcceive Their Majesties on shore. The , iine 6f fire moving up tUe ascent to the ! Makee mansion, was like a, stream of buraI ing lava fiowing upward towards the great I crater; and after wiuding uptheslope of Hale.akala about threc miles jto an elevation of 1800 feet, gathered together into a beacon of fire at Ulupalakua, the heajdquarters of thc finest plantation on these islands, y the blaze of these assembled torclies> I ffie vhitor could see a centi*al mansion \vltli '6utlying wings, a ehapel anjlguest chambers, f whieh prescnted a line of abiout 200 feet; — | in front a garden,—sparkling \vith the varic* I gated beauty of a • ehoiee and spacious I botanic conservatory,—in tlic rear and all ' around, the grounds sheltered and ihaded ' with noble groves of pine, fir, eucalyptus, ' pridc of India, and other valuable and bcau- ! tiful trees and arbc>re*ceiit ahrubs. And now | this nmbragcous park lit \yith a blaze, is filled with a loyal prowd, who eeho ' the \vords of the great tmnsparency over the i front gate\vay, and shout fortli tkcir | " WELOOME TO THJu KIXG." | And King and Queen, aijid Pnncess, and ' Governors of Oahu and Maui, and all of liie , Royal Suite are cordially taslefully wel- ' comed in the Chief Mansion by host and : hostess and thoir charming indaccomplislie<l ! family. And as the l\ours paii qaicklj i wliea thcir lapso is iu the,midst ol happy I c N ircumstauces, so it was thrce o'eloek iu | the morning before Their Majestics retired I to repose. morrovv, Wcdn»|sJay, ihe Kiug mct tne"u-TI. ,J . _ of U lupalakua, j Honuaulu, Makawao, aad tlic surrouuding , country, who listencd attentiveiy to his i iatheriy advice, and who gavo hearty loyal i expression wiīh bountiful J gifts iu thcir | hands, iu retura for p.-vtenuil solicitude. t Mauy brought ,smaU olTermgs of mouey j along with thc fnnts of the soil, and ihe t simplo peopk' scemed liappy that their i Chiel and Fathershouldacc£pt thcir tcudcrs | e'" loyalty aud lovc. His M.ajcsty, aftcr the i assomblage aud speoches, j.vas cuabled to i sc ® how well his people eau iwork uudcr iui tvUigent dircotiou, wlien gla|ncing over thc laoivs in sugar canej" on this noblc ' e*tatc ; and such eauo as icauuot he louud , elsewherc iu the world, —|)roducing four, t tivo, six, aud seven tons to thc acre- But as I rcen?ation and social cncoun|tcr, and aot iurspection, b thc objcct of this visit, Their !Majcstics and suite ridc thi\iugh the vast 1 fiolds of ittdustry, uud asccnd llie woodcd

siopes of this beautiful ranch—rousing up the whizzing quails and pheasants, aiul gor« geous screaming pea-fowls, as they gallop onward uniil they reach the sumrnit of Prospect Hill,—whieh is a floral parterre, up in thc clouds, and emhowered within groves %s, peaches, pines, and other fruitful arid umhrāgeous trees e The view from this point, elevated abouf 4000 feet above the sea, is .most nohle and satisfying to any eye of taste. īt eommands a prospect of beautiful, yaried and undulating vcrdant slopes, leading down the mountain side, —of a lovely champaign eoun» try, vvaving in herbage, and stretching out far away beyond, till it reach.es ascendmg. slopes, the base of the grand mountain on the western side of the island ; —and then you gaze at the cxpanse of sea, hemmed in by. theisles of Molokai, Lanai and Kahoolawe, so that yoa seem to look upon a grand and lovē!y lake shimmering in the sraiiinerV' mxi. There were pienie feas(s in the groves at the mansion,—games in the billiard saloon, dance.s in the parlors, music by the Band, Hawaiian and Tahitian hulas amoM the people, and general feast and wassail for an army pf gues(s, so that the visit of King Kal?ilcatia and of Kapiolani ot Rose Ranch, was like the *i festive weleome of Qi|een Eli2abcth by ifte Earl of Leicester at Kenilwortli, Andlike that Roynl Visit, so did this one, last three days'| and on the morning of.Friday, April 9th, the Royal Party, after cordial adieux to tha v Makee Family, took liorse and the slopes of the mountain and over the plains towa]'ds Wailuku, About half way, they met a cavalcade of abouT*lso people on horsebaok, eome &x?m Wailuku to meet the King. As they pass Waikapu on the way, the Royal Party iind a troop there ready to receive them with shouts of weleome, ānd at this point there is a large inscription, whieh reads 4t Aloha na Wai Eha ia or, The Four Watcr ' , ..apu, Wailuku, Waiehu and Waihee) gr|^t x Khiakaua. other inscriptions on the \tay.said, "Ka Hiwahiwa a na ln, n Tfufmost belowd of the Kings; also " Kalakaua amLKap iolani, 1 ' and one in Fnglish, u Welcome \King Ka« iakaua, M When arrived at Wailuku, Their ties received a twOnty*one anvil salute. They were the guests of the Hon. Kuihelani of the House of Ndbles, His Majesty there met the people as at other points, and received their gifts*and loyal salutations. His Majesty addressed thepeopleintheGood Tem plana' llall; and the same evcning a Jancing party took plaee in this building, at whieh all the fbreign ladies and gentlemen assemblcd to meet Their Majesties. The King and Queen attended divinc servico at ihe boautiful Catliolie Chureh, where Father Leonor and his parishioners r<cei\ed Their Majest!es witli a most 4nterestrg a n\ loyal

!display; anc| al{'ogether Hls Maje c ty wasj [ highly gra(ified with ihe weieomo of Wai*, hiku. j Aftēr a visit io Waihee, and other pointv i the Royal Parfy bid adieu to the flourlshing • young town of Maui, ear!y on Monday! morning, thc l'Uh, gu!loppd fo Maalaea, four ] miles distant|, there found thc stcanier, and by.hal.f-p»ist nine in the morniug wcre anchore'd In llie .roadstead of Lahaina. '"The reception at this town was rnost enthusiastic; jand His Majesty received an ovation of wel- ] coming shou|te, and of substantial gifts fromj his peoplu. ' The King's remarks_ in. the| Churc.h of \yainee were full of mterest, He' dwelt on liis'eonstant Iheme, the hope of in-' crease, and t'he" stay of the lianel of death | among his people. (Aiul īlis Majesty wasj supported on this oecasion in speeehcs to the| people, by one,—Judge Lilikalani, who was| to be sudden'ly struck down bv the hand of' death in a few r "days afterwards.) The King paid a yisit to the Church } where His Al|p£sty vvas ieeeiveaby Fathers Aubert ah3'Clregory in full eanonieak wilh theira--gembled paqshionery. In thc evening ball 5 towhich 1000 guests vvere invited, was given by Mr, and Mrs. Turton, to honor the visit of Their Majēsties. .According to our native report, it was "nani lua ole,"—splendid, and never the like before, —in Lahaina. I . : . ~j ;.. - • ■ - . ; On the fol|o%ving momingbcforcday-bivak, the Koyal Pprty were at sea again. A stay of one hour was made at Pukoo, Molokai, whero His Majcsty weiit ashore, and vvās" erithusiastically received by tho people. And then the st|eamer proceeded 011 to Kala wao, pn the inortheast skle 6f Moiokai, the landing of T!jtE LEPEH SEITLKSIKNT. Here is one of the asvful sights of thte world,—pcrhaps worse (han'a ficW full of bloatcd <'orpses, a day or two uf(er a battle.' if is humiliating beyond expression to the *pride of huinanity to fee here, to what horrible eonditions huma'n flesh ean fall ihto. There is iio |such disorder of the beastly nature; and this foul, roften conditton of man, —thisstencli and perverse distort!on of every tissue, this Vital spark fiickering am!d luto-' ful fetor is oine of the most agonizing t!iings that the worid has to'prfsent aftor ninelēen centuries of light and yedenip!ion. But the sijid not mueh glistering tumbts. -the ; #aly corrug-a(.-' thn excoriat<!d ioles in or cl/eek,-*-pie swol!eti hanJls md feet,—the distea^e\! of tho oar,—t! 1 crooked and gor<:, —nnd t'h(.whole horrib!e kproin lHuly, as it i« the ! expression of indiflercnco, tfuit we see in the fnce of our pcor M'ow lviugs, suffering' under such a\vf'il deso!ating conditions. Whīlt a we would h:\ve !nuV in the Inferilo, !ind Pante v!sited Kalaw.io; 1 Jsnd eouM (*nstave Dore tuke a look at our I nssf»mblei! lbpcrs, we 1 wou!d !iav»j ".ew hoi - - 1

I * « L - - |rors from hīs penc:l s ar>d his pi*tures of thc damnedj—head downward in bdrnmg plf? t o? lamid the rfihre and of cr&wlmg ser!pentSj or hackcd and r rudc wouM bo m !-y of h?s !delinentions of thi? niAeou*" corrup*tion. * 1 ■ ' j. : . '■ l ■ f ; I: But for al) that/ thi? Rwful eloud on ! Hawaii has its bright dden lihing f glf>ry, |The pgregatior> of "t'her-e no^ 1690 in numt*erj—and t* ; *are n\\ se|>arated # !and the Kingdorr# of Hawaii, exce[>ting thĪ3 ! ?pot on Molokai. i? elean, so far as l*prosy conceroed,~fnlly il!ik*trntek the' docile» | !a\v nbi3ing r>f the llawaiiun Ipeople, and we innnoi think of an«'fher na» "?ion, whioh if it had £ight p*>r cent. of its popn!ation fata!ly and dangerous!y di<"ordered ā eouk! :i segregation' of iheta>nted people. as pcac- N fu!ly Wen done in Hawaii. Let ofher z';afinnV !nAJr !«' their fe>. ters, and see if thev* &3 carefully and the«rough!y as \W with ou rs. ! •i : v;i: ; And our misfoi£une of ieprosy has a{forded opportunity for tlie iliiHU'aUōn of some uoble heroism ; —and every one wIII recognize before menlion a n <nn\ tjiat we wlsh to of our Christian hero, Faiher Dan)ien. He, la the of heaMi and strungth, in early ye-«r> t free!y (he dcvotion of his life to this w"oeful jsnd dangerous parish. Wc have. iu our roind's"eyca view of this yoting prirst one early mom hastening \vith ēaoJcr steps to get -on board the sehooner \Vany ; ek going lo Molokai; being a littlo late, *he hns loft the wharf, he jumps into a boat s nnd with wi liug hands help?? to pol! himse!f alongside ihe* craft that bears hiin to worse| uoe than the f|bled scenes to whieh the Sty|gion ferryn»aa bore ddomed *onU. There wijts iq the ve Damien*s faee> as he hurritHl psst vv,ivmg «* MHy odieu, the ēspress*on of the true soldier who foaw that he nmy u etnnce to share in a eoming battV. We re}oiee to say' ihat Father D -mieii has been n"ded ia hi* nohle se!f sacrifice ty people of this eonitrmiiitY of cvery crecd in titnes pnst: nml on thh ēcc:<sJoa tho Frei:cb ,Mr. preseii!ed to thv jood Fath; ; r n !nrge eontribi tien of \!sefut and eo!rifert?ng nrtic!es for the Wnefit of the ( ,^pers; and Marsha! P.irke| the Chine.-« !merehant f?odfrey R|hodes Charle* j!iOii£r. awl l' Ouiine ndt*<i! t«!> the contribu!tion«. the Fat!i«'r's ha- He |?s he;in v ; f«ithfu! nmn, ivn«i be iml! ihe be*t u*c of your g»fts; at\l ! you who have ;\ny!hinj io Jp«re,— te |him } and *t?engthoi» his work and the work jof tho B<*ard of IToalth m t!nV uMiou&i |duty. j | | Tho \indly -foke t|o his $ufferin£ and havvg e'ai -ed nn' mcdieat *ever,! weiv ;prono u>ced Pr. Trou->e;\\; wo longe ij >howing

lcprous indicationSj anel were ordered to be restored to their friends and home onee more. fc f .or is indefatigable in his He sliows the spirit of the oi- He handled filthy cases in order to illustrate to medical observers particular poi?ts, with all ihe frecdom interest thaf woū!d some interest? v snecimens; and what horrified the visitor to deeplV interest the Do«te. N The visit ol His Majesty to the lepers was a wxs£ and gracious act, which will not only serve to chee:r aud inspirit somewhat the unhappy diseased exiles, but will inspire all his people with a confideace in the fatherly care ōf their King, The I\oyal Party left Kalawao at 3 p. m., and embarking for llonolulu reached the capital about 10 o'eloek at night, A BLAZE OF FEU DE JOIE Welcomed the return of their Majesties, Burning lettersj fourteen feet" high, fiamed forth in the word "Ka Moi n —the Kmg— on the crest of PunchbowL The Catholic Church tower was in a flame of colored lights; also the Hotel observafory and other elevated points were illuminated fireworks blazed from stands near the steamer landihg ; the harbor was alive with a dance of fire, some two hundred torches in boats, six of whieh towed by the Meniew'# steam led as with a sword of fiame the slow moving steamer, whieh as it passed the war ship, was lit up by the swarming lanterns and da?j:ling colored lights with whieh the -Menieia shed a halo of glory around the harbor. And then as their Majesties landed, the eannon of Punehhowl roared, not as a royal salute whieh are never fired after dark, but was a spontaneous ovation of loyal eannoniers ; the firewprks of the Chinese, who formed a iine of lanterns, cracked and detonated with dealening confusion, and there was a great and enlivehing display of pyrQtechnics ,* ahd then amid a blaze of torches their Majesties, pulled by willing hands, returned to the f*alace.^

The Alakmist Geannxes, who got up such an appvehension abou( semething that was to happen 011 the 6th of April, or dun#* the trial of the rioters, must feel rather flaff after the perfectly quiet of i'he ! law. ft is plain to be sceiijjJßt a ! native insurrectionary e.\isted on!y ' in their imaginatiohs ulso in t!ieir' wishcs. To get«n a row,—and keep men' of wjj§ on the aleil, —or rat!u:r to bring' about a forcign armed intcrvontion, is a consunimation most devoutly! wis!:cd for,—by the gramiics and the speou- \ !ators. But it is no use hopingthcre is f no row spirit in the native heart,—asj against thc foreigner,—worth one cent, in' thc way ol he!ping on the specu!ative pro-| »I ' i

gress of ihe country. There is no mischievous antagDnism of race in the native sentiment j—thosc only are the mischief makers who provide against such alleged expression: —and those' are falsifiers/who state that there has been an efTort made by pubiication or diiring the past ycar, to engender any feeling df anfagonism or hostility in fhe nati,ve mind, because none exists, unless it may be somq little acerbity of feeling caused by the speculative po!itical maneuvers of certain gramiies andt office holders.

A representative government and a tesponsible m{nistry are favorite' ideas with some of our 'political tyros, who think in repeating the | truisms ot their own politieal educatipn, tliey are introducing into Hawaii the ideas of ixdvanced statesmanship. Whoever adapts to the real character, genius, and condition of a race, so as to cause its increase and prosperity, is a statesman ; and King KofTee may be as wise a statesman Coomassie as Dlsraeli is in Westminstei> At any rate the great Premier of England would not prove his statesrnanship by forcing the constitution of England upon the negroes of Ashantee, And we say, that they were only polilieal school boys, who imposed all this cumbrous, unadapted order of law we have upon lhe simple, semi-barbarous Polynesians of Hawaia. If y°u ean bpcoiiie strong enough to abolish constitution atid you may be able to begin to do something radically beneficial for Hawaiians; but if your hope is to see them improved off the face of their islands, then stick to your political platitudes, whieh may make a gooc| record for you in the country where you received them.

j The CHILD; bearers are the mainstay of ! the King.—This is the motto of His Majesty, emblazoned 911 his standard, and the rallying cry ;witix whieh he would rouse up ,his decaying people. This is the voice of a Patriot and of a Savior of his race and nation. And would that the wasting race would listen |and heed, and acquire a spirit, so that it sho|u!d become a pride, a glory, a distinction, a| of a ne\vly a\vakened fashion, to bring forthj and bring up a child. Let fitemity in every class be lionoreJauJ 3 of babies be more esteemed than even Let huuiaiJy every inceutive <»io\vtli 111 Ilawaiip tln.\se uot do*icd, any niore than Javanesp, TagAns,Cingalese or othor red, or bro\vn people le, who uiuhiply and flourjsh iu iutiniate afsociation \vith the\vhite racc. Let the';e be 110 terrois ofla\v 01 religion, !pading to infantleide, fa'ticide; —let not law offico» be thepinipsof justice, to harass Haijvaiians iu the inaiutenance of a moral standtyd, wliieh. thoy caunot appreciate ; but let| lung Ka|akatuv have children, eoiue how t!iey may, tji fi]l up liis Kingdom.

"A counter crusade" against dress ha?. been started in the States as agains't the iwhiskey crusade. We will not attempt to |defend ihe excessive liquor drinking of thc* inmeleenih century, and whieh is somewhu: »prevalent in these islands : but we are led 10 !think that we islandersj like the people cf | the Great Republic, may be sufTering from ? jdissipation as bad as excess ;of spirituous Jdrink. It =is urged abroad that "exrravaigance in dress, —the imperatjve (leinana fofineryj —has sent more yourig women tclives of shame than anything else/' Aud so there is a eall for "singing and praying men," who shall beset the temples of fashioa that are the main cause of the destructioa of men's estates, and drive the!m to the so» laee of the bott-lē. We have no opening days " in Honolulu, when a dazzling array of bonnets 3 laces, ribbons, jewelry and oihei finery are paraded alongside pf a sideboard loaded with ehoiee Yintages, whieh send ladies s(aggering to their but we have entirely too many dry gooas whieli mainly encumber estates ; eat |up the industry of kanakas, and tempt mor<? good ehuieh going wahines to fol!y than ali other infiuences put tQgethei\ And we sometimes think that a pieee of silk or a |dangling pair of ear drops, may be a cause of more real harm than a bottle of rum or whiskey 4

e ha\ e tlicsc 5,931 elxndreu between the ages of six and! fifteen yeari, and of this number 5,257 at!tend Sabbath schools. This is a statement published by Hafper's Weekly, March 14th. Thus onlv 644 naughty little kanakas iij this g!oriouarchipelago who go a-fishing, or perhap> after birds' nests, and tear their trowsers malos on Sundays. But the question ;;iav arise in some. thoughtful miiids, how niauy apprentices are there in this liost of redeenxed brown children wiio are iearning some useful and productive art or ialdustry for tue redfemption of their country7 We don't think there are more thari" a score, the m6st of whom have been appreniiced by the government. Glorious, redeemed islands !* Morc than eight thousand Sabbath school ehildren ! aml only twenfy appren,tices !