Nuhou, Volume I, Number 18, 3 March 1874 — Force [ARTICLE]

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Force

ls the ba*is of e\ r ery governmea(. \Vitlioui i itthei'e,is no govcrnmeht. \Ye liave talked of | heretofore, and made a sho\v of force, but now we must have real force, or otheiv who !iave, must take charge of our estate. We huve leanedherotofore on a feudal authority, that had its origin in personal prowess; but the presti«e of that has passed away, and now.we must trust Jo law, organization and action,—and mostly to tlie latter ; for what is parchme'nt and*print witliout action 7 i We have articl£s;of war, but yet littie, or no | material for war. Personal exertion wiil do more than many articles and prqclamations,! as we see iu the actiou of ihe Attorney i General, who with the help of a zealous assistant or two, has enrolled, drilled, partīally | uniformed, and (uraed out for public duty,| sever,ty men, as a Special PoliceJorce. Nowj this is but a a mere seed,*or genn of j force that may b£ «reated out of the materiar we have ; but it is a I>eginning of action, | and vvith action, directed in a way to inspire. confidence and a loyal feeling, we may have; a lorce that will enable us to keep the peaee' and help King Kalakaua to xnaiutain intact his sway througl:iout this Arclu'pelago, and this without pay, or articles of war, or auy! gold laee and fuss atid feathers. We believe 1 we"need a little " arniy," but let it be as uu-' ))retentious as its size is obliged to be. 1

Sn-cial Polh FMrn —The !ate Emperor of| France scrred as a $pecial polieemai! during' the Chartist excitement in Loudon, and the! Editor of thc Nuiiou fulfille<i lately the duties of the ?ame high office in this city, A polieeman's bil!y is 111 ore !ionorab!o thana fin<? nvilitary s\vord when tho lat(ev weapon represents nothinw more ihan ;i fii)o tarn out from the tai!or.

. iUloi x use croaki «h9past. The .esuon u> jii is to be aone to vq Hawaiian ? The first iing necessary, we havc considered and acted upon; and that is force, —though only a corporal's guard upon whieh a governnien*t mav depend to c.arry out its mandates. But when thfe government ean say it lives independently, bv having a few bayonets or truncheons at its beck, then jts -first moves must be fori men and money, for immigration and a loan ; as thēse blessings will not eome spontaneously to these mid-ocean pealts, but will need iii our present, sad discredited eondition, a dij)lomacy of heart as wellasbrain; that is to say, devotion to the country, as *well as abiliity, in order to inspire those who ean heip us, \vith confidence in our capacity and purpose to maintain ourautonomy. We are not so low but what w r e ean be raised up, *|nd if our islands are but peaks. there is yet| verge and hope enough in Ihem upon whieh on enduring State may be built; if only patriotism and regard for the public welfare goviern the situation. 11—— ■■imilh.