The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-08-06
ARRIVALS FROM SAN Francisco.
Gen. Mcclellan OH the Rebel
ion.
He is in Earnest about the War.

On the 18th June, at the dedication of an
ornate cenotaph which is about to be erected on
Trophy Point, y. Y, in memory of the officers
Of the regular army who have fallen in the war,
Gen. Mcclellan spoke as follows. The words
reflect the heart of q true and loyal patriot, and
give the lie to the SANDERS which have been
heaped on this brave but injured soldier
Stripped of all s~ophistry and side issues, the
direct cause OF the war, rs 1T presented itself to
the honest and patriotic citizens Of the North,
was simply this Certain States, or rather a por-
ton of certain States, feared, or professed to
fear, that injury would result to their rights and
property from the elevation Of n particular party
to power. Although the Constitution and the
actual condition of the Government provided
them with a peaceable and sure protection against
the apprehensive evil, they prepared to seek seeur-
iy in the destruction of the Government which
could protect them, and in the use of force
against the National troops holding the National
forts. To efface the insult offered to our flag, to
secure ourselves from the fate OF the divided
republics OF Italy and South America, to preserve
our Government from destruction, to enforce its
just power and laws, to maintain our very exist
ence us a natIOn-these were the causes which
lmpelled us to draw the sword. Rebellion against
4 Government like ours, which contains the
means OF self-adJ ustment and a pacific remedy for
evils, should never be c0nlounded With a reyolu-
ton against despotic power which refuses redress
OF wrongs. Such u rebellion cannot be justified
upon ethical grounds, and the only alternatives
Tor our choice are its suppression or the destruc-
ton of our nationality. At such a time us this.
and in such a struggle, political partizanship
Should he merged In 4 true and brave patriotism
which thinks only of the good of the whole coun-
try 1t was in this cause and with these motives
that so many Of our comrades have given their
lives, and to this we are all personally pledged in
all honor and fidelity. Shall such devotion as
that OF our dead comrades be of no avail Shall
1t be said In after ages that we lacked the yioor
to complete the work thus begun? That after all
these noble lives freely given we h~esitated and
Jailed TO keep straight on until our land was
saved? Forbid it, Heaven, and give us frmer,
truer hearts than that. O., spirits of the valiant
dead, souls of our slain heroes, lend us your in
will, and if it be permitted YOU to
Commune with those still chained by the tram
mels Of mortality, hover around us in the midst
OF danger and tribulation; cheer the firm.
the weak, that none may doubt the
salvation of the republic and the triumph of our
grand old flag. In the midst of the storms which
our ship of State, there is one beacon light
to which We can ever turn with condolences and
hope. IL cannot be that this great nation has
played Its part IN history. It cannot be that our
sun, which arose with such bright promises for
the future, has already set forever. 1t must be
the intention of the oyerruling Deity that this
and-sol long the asylum of the oppressed, the
'etuge OF civil and religious liberty-shall again
tand forth in bright relief, united, purified and
by our trials, as an example and en-
for those who desire the progress of
he human race. 1t is not given to our weak in
elects To understand the steps of Providence as
hey occur. We comprehend them only as we
ook back upon them i'm tho fur distant past So
Is now. We cannot unravel the seemingly en-
angled skein of the purposes of the Creator.
are too high and far-reaching for our lin
ted minds. But all history and His own reveal
d word teaches us that His ways, although in
are ever righteous. Let us, then,
onestly and m~anfully play or part, seek to I'M
erstand and perform our whole duty, and trust
nwaveringly in the benifcient God who led our
n~cestOrs across the sea, and sustained them after
amid dangers more appalling even than
nose encountered by His own chosen people in
great exodus. He did not bring us here in
nor has He sustained US thus far for nought.
we do our duty and trust in Him, He will not
esert us in our need. Firm in our faith that
cd will save our country, we now dedicate this
tie to the memory of brave men, to loyalty, pa
iotism and honor.