The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-07-06
The 9TH of July In

The inhabitants of this city, in mid-Pacific, far
from the great centres of civilization, are never
theless, particularly obscrvant of national holt
days. Thursday last was a holiday of the Ameri-
cans, and was kept up with Il degree of ecLat that
might have easily misled Il newcomer into the
idea that, instead of being in the Sandwich
Islands, he was actually in Yankee Land. The
truth cannot be denied, and will occasionally
crop out, that the American influence here far
exceeds that of any other nationality. Why, the
celebration of the American holiday, last Thurs
day, in Honolulu, was far more imposing, with
out doubt, than the Observance of the day in any
town of the same size in the States.
The midnight firing of cannon having been
tabooed by the authorities, on account OF dis
turbing the rest of citizcIs-a very proper rcsu-
~lation, which we trust they will again strictly
enforce when Christmas eve rcturns-a company
of young men paraded the streets mt l O'Clock i'll
the morning with transrarencics AMI torches,
with a band playing national airs. The trans
parencies numbered six and We're lastly got up.
The first had as mottoes-" The day we Celc-
brate '-'' July 4, 1776-July 4, 1s67'-'' Our
Union, one and indiyisible."
The second represented on one side Il serpent coiled,
with the motto &" Don't tread on me-" On another
the American Eagle, with the motto: {. In God We
trust" On the third side, Il map, representing the
United States on one side, Russiana Oh another, and
the Hawaiian Islands between, with the motto:
:. Manifest Destiny On the fourth side, Lincoln's
celebrated words {" Malice towards none, Charity
towards all"
The third transparency had on one side a Monitor,
with the motto Our Cheese Box - Magma
Charta -. Emancipation Proclamation -. Our
Army and Navy"
The fourth read Babylon is fallen -. Union
forever, hurrlh, boys, hurrah.' On the third side,
a hemisphere representing only the Z" United States"
and on the fourth side another hemisphere, repre-
senting only Hawaii nei,' as if these were the
only two powers in the world.
The fifth mad Pluribus Unum"-.S Stars and
Stripes -. Our new neighboIs, 100000
Red, White and Blue
The sixth read .. United we stand-Diyided we
fall - General Grant - General Sherman
Daylight was ushered in with a salute of thirteen
guns from the Hawaiian Artillery, Capt. John IL.
Brown.
At 6 o'clock, the g Antiques and Horribles -
a company of fantasies, numbering about fifty
made their appearance from me Fort street gate of
Sam. Savidge's premises, and this was the signal for
fun. The street was crowded with spectators, and
rs the motley party of caricatursts filed out every
body shouted with laughter 1t was a matter of real
surprise that there could be found in Honolulu 50
real an understanding Of the truly comic, and so
genuine an artistic skill in execution as was dis
played last Thursday morning.
First came a General, in full uniform, witt Il
Iudicrously large -chGpeau de bras, and a wooden
sword in his hand, Il flthOm long, with which he
beckoned on his followers, in single file. Various
characters were represented, but conspicuous among
them were Brother Jonathan, with an immense
steeple-shaped hat Madame JEFF. Davis, as she ap-
peared when captured, crinoline and all a Freedman
and his Dinah, On a pack-bullock New York Nose.
with his :. Lie in n wagon n fat baby. Il
months old, and weighing 80 pounds whose re-
markable obesity was a special subject of wonder to
the natives ; a John Bull ; a dandy, with quizzimg
glass-and many other burlesques. This procession
marched down Fort street 10 Queen, then to Nuuanu,
and up the valley TO the second bridge. Returning,
they turned into School street, and stopping before
the residence of the editor OF this paper. smeIt lot
coffee in thc neighborhood. Drawing up his follow
crs for a charge, the Major General shouted :. On TO
victory or death - wlcn the Antiques cnorfl the