Ka Hae Hawaii, Volume 6, Number 3, 17 April 1861 — Amerikahui. [ARTICLE]

Amerikahui.

Mahope o ku hookumu ana o na Panalaau Beritania ma Amenika Akau, ua lawe ia mni ilaila na nika mai Afenka mai, he poe i kuai ia me na ’lii o ia aina pouli, a ua lilo lakou i poe kauwa kuapaa no na mea waiwai o Amenika. A mai ia wa a hiki i ka makahiki 1860, ua mahuahua loa lakou a i ka helu kanaka ana o ia makahiki, ua ane eha miliona ka nui o lakou. O ke ano p lakou ma na kanawai o na moku aiua hema, he waiwai n«, a ua hiki i na haku ke kuai lilo aku, a kuai mni, me he mau holoholona la, ke kuai ana. Aole hiki ia lakou ke hoike i na mea kue i na kanuka keokeo ma na ahahookolokolo ; nolaiia, ina e pepehi ka haku i kona nika a make loa, aoie hihia oia ma ke kanawai, ke ike olo ia kana hana hewa e kekahi kanaka keokeo. A ma ke kanawai, ua lilo na nika i poe huloholona, a ua hiki i na haku ke hana me lakou e like me ko lakmi makemnke. Ua kapaia keia noho kuapaa ana o na nika, he Saleveri (Slavery,) a no ke ano ino o keia mea, nui ka hoopaapaa ana mawaena o na aoao elua, ka Hema a me ka Akau. Ua hoomaka ia ka hoopaapaa ana, i ka wa i kau ai ke Kumukanawai o Amerikahui. A iloko o ka Ahaolelo nana i hana i ke Kumukanawai, aole hookahi luna i hai aku i kona manao he mea maikai ke Saleveri. Ua manao lakou a pau, he mea ino ia, a he manao lann ko lakou, e pau koke ia i oa makahiki mahope. A no ia manao ana o lakou, aole i hookomo iki ia ka huaolelo “ Slavery ,” iloko o ke Kumukanawai. A oluoiu na aoao elua ma keia hooponopono ana. Pomaikai maoli o Amerikahui malalo o ke Kumukonawai ; ikaiku ke aupuni, holo na a na kamaaina a mo ke nupuni. Mahuahua ka waiwai a mahuahua na kanaka. Hoopaapaa iki na aoao elua no na mea e pili ana i na nika, aole nae he nui ke kue ana n kekahi i kekahi, a hiki aku i ka makahiki 1820, oia ka wa o komo ai o Misouri iloko o ka Huina. Ma kona Kumukanawai, ua paa ka Saleveri ma ia moku aina ; nolaila, kue nui ka aoao Akau ia mea, aole ae aku lakuu i ka hookomo ana o Misouri, aia a hoopau ia ke Saleveri, alaila, hookomo. Ikaika loa ka hoopaapaa ana, ane pilikia ke aupuni no ra hanu ana iloko o ka Ahaolelo nui. la manawa, ku ae la kekahi mau luna kaulana, maloko o ua aha la, me ka Biia Kanawai, e pau ai ka hoopaapaa ana, a e hooponoponoi aa hihia mawaena o na aoao elua ma ke ano oluolu. Ma ia kanawai, ua ae aku ia Miaouri e komo iloko o na moku aina-hui me kona Saleveri ; aka hoi, ma ia hope akn ua papa loa aku ka Saleveri ma ka aina a pau ma ka Akau o ka Lat. 36 0 30‘. A ua kapaia kela hooponopono ana, “ Ka hooponopono Miaoviri.” A mahope o ia.hana ana, he oluolu iki na aoao elua a hala kekahi mau makahiki, aiaila hoopaapaa hou me ka hakaka ino ao. I ka makahiki 1860, ua hoopau i ke kanawai i kapaia, *‘ Ka hooponopono Miaoun',” oia hoi ke kapu ana o ke Saleveri ma ka Akauoka Lat. 36 °30*. Me ka manao o •kekahi poe e hoopau i ke ano huhu o ka aoao Hema ; aka, ua lilo ia hana ana he kumu -kou ao ka hoopaapaa ikaika ana o ka aoao Akau. Hooikaika nui na aoao elua ika hoonoho ana o Kaneaa. He kaua maoli ma ia aina ; komo kekahi poe aoo powa, o Mi«ouri ma ia aina, me ka pepehi ana i oa ka>«aka • me ka hoopau ana i na hale i ke ahi. Nui ka pilikia o nakamaaina, hoomanawanui ate iakou, kokua ka aoao Akau ia lakou, a lanakila oa kanawai. 1 keia kaua aaa ma

Kunesa, uu maopopo lea ka inunaoo ka aoao Hema, e hoopaa i ke nno Saleveri maloko o ! ke Kumukmawai o ka aina, ua hoole loa nae na kamaaina, a ua hana ia ke Kumukanawai e kapu l«a ana i ka Saleveri ma ia moku aina, Huhu maoli ka aoao Hema no ia mea, a hakaka hou lukou iloko o ka Ahaolelo nui, a inai ia wa a hiki i ka makahiki 1860, muhuahua ka nui o ka aoao Akau, a i ke koho ana o ka Peresidena hou, lanakila lon lakou, a ua kohoiu oA. Lineoln i Peresidena hou; A i»o ia koho ana, a no ka manoo o kekahi poe oka aoao Hema, e kue ana ke aupuni o Lineoln ia lakou, nolaila, ua kipi io o Karolina Hema a me kekahi mau moku aina e ae, he 8 lakou, a ua koho lakou i Peresidena a me na luna nui eae no lsfkou iho. Ake kali nei makou i ka eke leta hou, e loaa na nupepa hou e wehewehe ana i na hana hou o na kipi a me na hana a ke aupuni no in kipi ana. Aole maopopo iki ia kakou ka hope o keia ino. Ua manao kekahi poe e pau koke ana ka haunaele, a e huipu lakou me ka hooponopono hou ann o ke Kumukanawai ; a o kekahi, e iilō ia aupuni nui i mau aupuni uuku a mau aku pela ; a o kekahi poe e ae, ua manao lakou, o keia kipi ka hoomaka no iaona hana e hoopau ai i ka Saleveri ma Ame,rikahui. Aia mahope e maopopo ia kakou na hana a pau a rae na hua o keia haunaele.