The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-09-02
One Hundred Gums.

This number. we believe, constitutes an Impe-
rial salute, according TO the military regulations
of the European Countries. Twenty-one is called a
national or royal salute, but whenever the day or
the occurrence TO be commemorated / is thought to
be 50 plus grand . nothing less than one. hundred
guns are called for. Las Friday. when it be-
came generally known that the French Treaty
had nearly arrived at a crisis. to be or not to
be"-the suggestion was made that the citizens
demonstrate their JOY at its rejection by firing a
salute. That it would be rejected finally, no one
, seemed to doubt, the wish, perhaps. being father
to the thought. The idea of the salute was hailed
as an excellent one, and preparations immediately
made to carry it out. Always ahead whenever
energy and public spirit is required, Capt. Thomas
Spencer procured two cannon, and made up one
hundred cartridges. But il was not until Mon
day that the public were assured that the Treaty
had fallen through, and the enthusiasm Of
some had begun to ooze out at their finger ends.
But Capt. S. determined that the salute should
be fired, and at nine o'clock in the evening the
quiet echoes of the harbor and wharves were
aroused. A party of amateurs, under the direc-
ton aforesaid, loaded and fired two little iron six
Founders, with remarkable regularity and pre-
cision up to the fftieth round, when some thought
full one of the party suggested that it would be
advisable TO let them cool. kAfter a delay of
about FIVE minutes, the stentorian voice of the
head Of the party was heard { No. l, fire." and
the fusillade was recommended. In order to let
the good people Of Honolulu hear the reports, the
muzzles Of the pieces, instead of being pointed
seward, were directed right inland, and among
the light wooden buildings in the immediate
ncighborhood some few bottles and articles of
~crockery were demolished by the conclusion. In
a neighboring drug store, a jar of ome sort of
fluid was thrown down. but the cannoneers still
banged away regardless alike of the crash of
crockery OF the mixing of drugs, until one hun
dred and three guns had been fred over the grave
Of the treaty and the tariff. Three hearty cheers
were then given for the and whaling
feet of Honolulu, winding up with :. the tiger
and the crowd quietly betook themselves to their
homes. The spot for firing the salute would
doubtless have been better located on the Esplan-
ade.
We learn that after the salute was fred some
persons went through the streets and made a
~charirori serenade near the premises of the French
Commissioner, and visited one or two other
dwellings. We regret this demonstration, and
feel assured that all honorable citizens condemn
it. As far as we can learn, the persons engaged
in it had no connection with the salute. A for
eign consul or ambassador is the representatives.
a Sovereign and nation, and his person and resi-
dence partake of the same sanctity that belongsto |
a Sovereign. The persons who engaged in the
serenade (f it was intended as q disrespcct to the
French Commissioner are guilty of an open vio-
lation Of the law, and liable to arrest and penalty.
In regard TO the position of the French Ambas-
sador, on this treaty question, no reasonable per-
son can or has any right to impute blame to him
for any demands he may make on this govern
msnt. If the demands are unjust. the blame Of