THE POLYNESIAN.

SATURDAY, APRIL 10. lS4I
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We have written much from time to tim1


to induce those who have il in their pove,


to forward US communications on topics r


lating particularly to Polynesia, for publici


ton and preservation III our columns, an


with tolerable success. Much that is used


and interesting, (thanks to the writers ha


found its way to our journal, and more


promised: still it bears bat small propod
ton to the amount Of information scattere


about in notes, journals, and more in th
memories of the g dralnatis PERSONA - then,
selves, who have figured in scenes which


but plainly told, would prove entertaining


While few events happen in other parts


the world but find their way quickly into SOM
public Journal, it is quite the reverse herd


Polynesia Is to great extent yet ney
field, and the best known portions are
rapidly changing their moral and politica
features, that it requires IA frequent and dill
gent correspondence to keep pace with ,h
changes One tribe after another is cas,nJ
aside the shackIes of heathenism, and M
deeds and customs of the past are fas, has
tenlng to oblivion. The few that are res
cued, but stimulate the thirst for more. and
how Is this thirst to be quenched? The
are but few, whom business or necessrv
leads to spend any portion Of their existence
amid the wild and law!ess natives of the m
merous groups that are sprinkled so thick
over this ocean, but what note much that
both curious and interesting. Let snch CON
mt what they see at once to paper, and
the trouble is not repaid by any pccuniar
profit, still the honor and satisfaction o! hu
ing added their mites to the stock of genera
knowledge, would be ample recompense ID
all liberal minds. The public abroad loo;
to paper like this for accounts of all thai
transpIres in this interesting quater of ttd
globe. They want not second hand newi
OF the political changes of the old word
dashed and hashed' up anew, with stale conf
ments, returned to them, but records of thI
people language, customs, population etc
the tribes political changes, in fine, all that
Is curious and worthy of preservation, in the
novel scenes amid which we live. Tia
more Is expected from us in these particulars
lhah we can personally fulfil, is undenabe
remaining sort Of fixture in one town We
can but employ our ears and eyes in things
ABOUT us, whercwith the public may be cdr
ned. For other parts we must necessary
be dependant to great extent upon those
VINO wish well to our undertaking. anao
we say, employ your pens--let us not iai
''' want OF a sufficient capital in '' originals,
Antiquities and agriculture; bards and bar
oar'sm' cabals, cacooihes; domains and dj,
sefta'ions, and so on ad infinitum, are al
eAcel'ent subjects. Like the thirsty horse
'eechet we cry give! give! give!