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

would have the great God Of battles on their side,
they must DO jaStice IN all men and let the oppressed
% tI1c. The clic, of emancipation lifted such Il loai
Of dishonor and shame from the Republic rs no other
act could have done. Now no longer can the nation
b. tauntci with cheriSling a desTotism over millions
of men. while Boosting that il i the asylum of the
oppressed and the home of the free Never again
shall the blisserinr sarcasm of the Quaker poet put
every honest American 10 the blush
"Ianch. Prussia. mid thy iron ranks.
safe how your sgieIburgts dungeon cell,
And >tf- SibeTEas frozen hell,
With slavery's flag er both unronea.
What for the New worLl cares the OH
And the taaut is fast losing its application TO the
old world as well aS the new. For see Russia hastens
To- outrun her strongest ally in the work of enamel
patton. She too is graphing with the great problem
Of the reaiiu>tnent Of labor To capital, required by
the transforming Of serfS into citizens: while Prussia
rises. - Colossus Of strength. powerful in principle,
to Europe the Free North; strong not alone in her
foreign. but in her domestic policy reSistless and in
destructihle, - long as she viii cherish the twin
thoughts of her wisest ststeman-the idea of German
unity coupled with manhood suffrage.
The war. 50 far from weakening our influence in
shaping the Institutions of other lands. has increased
ii a hundred fold: For the worth and stability OF
Republican Institutions are familiar thoughts, as
never before. To the masses of Europe who are
~clamoring Tor popular rights. See now the seed
thoughts of liberty. Selt-sown in many lands. are
bringing forth Il plentiful harvest. England. best
and freest of constitutional mouarchies, continues
10 make conservative progress Italy. home of all
the finer arts. l. taking lessons IN the practical art
of self-government. Austria, the bulwark of ab>o-
lutism. grudgingly yields To Hungary her ancient
but long-alienated rights. Diplomacy backed by
bayonetS has broken through the famous Ouadriia-
teral. and Venice. whose history is the very poetry
of politics. shakes OF the shachles of a relentless
de>pOtiSm. Crete like a painful eNcr-scence. Il
dangerous eruption upon " the sick man." gives
Unmi>takablc signs of his approaching dissolution.
The Semi-harbarOus power patched up and perpe-
tuat"d by the Crimean war. cannot long remain a
barrier 10 the eastward march of European civili-
cation.
The Republics of South America are made strong
by our success. The Empire of Brazil is no longer
the contemplated paradise of Seccssionists. since
she too is striking off the shackles of her slaves.
And even crazy. rickcty old Mexico. always Il bad
Republic or Il worse Empire. Is i'll danger of court
ing n protectorate which might involve the paying
OF her debts without any adequate return OF honor
or of profit.
And our principles make progress towards the
pole. For See Russia IS sparkling ,cih CoIrMniA.
The costly lightnings whisper the terms of a peace
tul annexation of a territory larger than England.
France. and Spain. Brother Jonathan turns trap
per; Uncle Sam goes a fishing; and, 10. Il star of the
first magnitude is transferred from the constellation
of the Great Bear to the constellation of the Eugis.
And what an example have we set 10 all the
warning nations. Of maCnanimity to Il fallen foe.
Not even the barbarities OF .Ande. sonyille and Belle
Isle could tempt us Ia devise new modes Of tor
ture or IL blow one of our rebel sep0ys to pieces.
from the lannon's month. Conscious of strength
in the rectitude of our canse. we have not raised
the market value of hemp i'm orr effort la make an
example even of the leaders of the rebellion. And
even the poor old Mother" of the Confectionery.
taken in boots and bonnet. In spurs and pet:icoa.
is permitted 10 go To Canada for Udt bucket Of
,cai1: She is no longer thought worthy Of her
board even on prison fare With the guilt of count
less murders upon her sonl. and. with the curse
OF Cain branded upon her brow. let her GO!
The difficult problem of reconstruction becomes
more and more simple AMI solvable. Slavery. the
great root of political bitterness and political cor
ruption being abolished. the prejndices and alien
ations which We're begotten by it are destined tn
die ont. We are fast becoming n thrifty. happy.
united people. Common sympathies. common
interests. common principles. and a common Ian
guage must soon cement us together.
While wholesome military restraints are placed
for 4 time upon those who are found unfit To gov
crn- themselves. and while with the utmost care Il
disfoyal faction Is prevented from overriding the
Loyalists of the South. let every lover of liberty
insist that the great principles of reconstruction
shall be of universal application. Let the same
equality of rights for the humblest citizen he
secured in Ohio rs in Alabama. Let the same
principles of equity and Justice be administered in
the prcjudices of caste and from the spirit of fac
ton. the reconstructed Republic shall become the
strongest and most stable of nations the entire
continent from Panama to the Pole shall gravitate
to our benignant sway and. forever. the land of
the brdre shall be the home OF the free!
The Grafton speaks for itself, and requires no COM
ments at our hands-only to say that it was listened
to with the greatest of interest, and frequently and
loudly applauded, especially where references were
made to Russia and Prussia.
The celebration at the church was concluded by the
choir singing "The Star-Spangled Banner In
this, the entire assemblage participated, and old Ka-
waiahao shook as it never shook before, with the
chorus
" And the S,ar-Spangel Banner in triumph shall wave,
Ger the land Of the free, and the home Of the braven'
At noon, a salute of thirty-eight guns was frei,
in honor of the States of the American Union. NJ
merous picnics and luaus were had in and out of the
city, and the day was generally celebrated. In fact,
the Fourth of July appears most Enthusiastically to be
the biggest lay in the year in Honolulu.
In the evening there was Al dancing party, at the
Public Hall, given by some of the American citizens,
at which were present by invitation the Hawaiian
Government officials and the officers of the Lucka-
'oannd. The rooms were simply, but t~astcfully
decorated. Dancing commenced at eight o'clock, and
was kept up until a late hour.
When darkness settled over the hills of Oahu,
Punchbowl suddenly doomed up with an illumination.
y pile of tar barrels had been conveyed to the very
highest peak Of that conspicuous hill by some patri-
Americans, and made Il splendid bonfire, which
lighted up the surrounding landscape for several
1.-The rockets red glare" shot athwart the
sky every moment, and bluelights and fireworks were
expended in profusion.
1t was remarked by all Observers, that never be-
was n holiday 80 generally and 50 vigorously
observed in Honolulu as the Fourth of July, 1867,
with so little drunkenness or rowdyisIn. Everything
passed. off pleasantly, quietly and respectfully. So
mote it be, in the future .