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Seress, and admitting Il deadly foe within


If borders. We think not. Indeed we
y he been assured on the best authority, that
a proper representation be made by this
\ 3,crnment to the King of the French, al!
Objectionable features will be removed.
| 7e sincerely trust that such will be the re-
h In It's most Unlimited exercise, it could


the means OF putting few thousand dol


Is only into their pockets. annually; and
] gallant nation like France permit Pc
parv consideration to stand between


em and their character for honor and jus-


r. God forbid.


y .ct US now examine briefly what has b cen
effect upon this nation, and upon those


ose commercial pursuits are directed to-


rds these islands. The American Treaty


pulates for all the advantages and privile-
= granted to the most favored nation; con-


qnently the French Treaty has an equal
bring upon the citizens of the United


btes, and as regards the comparative a.
puAt ol commerce, a far greater. If any
eheiit is derived from it, they experience
, greater proportion, aud vice versa; as
ben as it is injurious, the evil falls upon
fm in a corresponding ratio. The English
featy claims no such privilege, but that
ecrnmcnt wouid doubtless make the de
hnd, should literal construction be put
D N that document


Ylhcrc is profanity no class of men upon
bonn liquor exercises more deictcrols III
1encc than seamen. When ashore, rcvel-
H. among them, too often followed by bru-


eXcesscs, riot, fines and Imprisonment,
{nglng delays upon the ship, and unncces-
ty expense to the owners, is the frequent
|periencc Of captains at these sauds.-
Dis is more particularly the case with wha-
Ig vessels, aud t. such an extent has the
III prevailed, that the masters have very
pneray united in pctitionlng His Hawai-
b Ma esty to prevent the Introduction of
Bent spirits into his kingdom, and have
kerted themselves in the formation of tenn
France associations among their ships
b be obliged to recruit in ports where Ii.
nor is freely sold, is to them an objection
4 SO serious Il nature, that necessity alone
ntnpels them to the choice. That this is
Y case we have been repeatedly assured; {;
pnscquenily in prohibiting liquor, this gov
SrttlnC - de thp uur It ion of thp
praity of the traffic and the positive injury
5ne to its own subjects, did but what its
1ercsts required, and enacted wholesome
lguation to attract commerce to these
Iorcs. The following statistics speak loud
as to its good effects. In 1886, 10 Amer
;nn and EnMlish whalers arrived at this
ort. In 1887, 50 of the former and IS of
le latter; in both of these years , to II
H. shops were licensed, and some degree
kordcr attended the sale In March, l3-
3, the number was reduced to two, under
0yore restrictions prohibiting drunkenness,
Ad in August ardent spirits were made IA
pntraband article. American whalcrs that
Sar, 6,; English ,. In 1889, 80 Of the for
r., of the latter. l"lO-the year in


hIch no restraint whatever was put upon
y introduction or sale, and the town was
fowded with groggcrics-the number OF
tmerican whalcships was reduced to SO /;
Rgllsh 4. This year 10 only of the Amer
ms have arrived ard q of the E,uUliSh