Secretary Sherman must also have had his reluctance to sign the treaty for the annexation of Hawaii a good deal stiffened. by the remonstrance. against it which was presented to him signed by 20.000 of the natives. On our part the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands is onlyan overdone.example of the European colonial. system. It belongs to and emenates from the aristocratic school of politics. It has no abhorrence of coolie labor. which is the double cousin of slavery. It covets prodigal expenditures and a big- display of power. It does not listen to the still. small voice of peace. industry. and economy. but to the blast of the popular trumpet which would conquer worlds and reign over Hawaii rather than serve in heaven.