The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-01-04

-IlF IlTITI WstI y C-ll- N VI JUS JUST ItlN-
alorniug a fete OF jy and pleasure, or may beneath
It's proud emblem of war, veilei by clouds of powder
smoke, deadly flashes Of lightning he hurled IN the
ranks Of our enemies. let Us always stand by IL ia
life and death, faithful and true
However, as this peaceful island IS decidedly not
the battle-ground for the wars Of the future, in which
our new banner VIII have 10 receive the baptism of
war, and as ii Is moreover not the unerring emblem
cfwar, but the peaceful sign Of commerce and friendly
national intercourse, which is floating over our heads.
let u hail It with the noble words Of our Schiller:
-oier cur town let gl1GHsss reign
Peace b What she doe prOeliRLn
And now three cheers for our national banner.
Z 4-OHr Guests
Proposed by Vice-Presilent Hahn, and responded
to by Or. Hillebrand, who expressed the thanks Of
these 20 the members Of the Club for having improved
the present celebration, which called forth the warm
est Sympathies il the heart of every true German, to
gather around them all the stray children OF the Faith
erland On these far Islands
The speaker then endeavOred to trace in n few short
sketches the development Of this strong feeling of kin
drei. Of longing for union which pervadei al the diff
ferent tribes Of the great country. He showed that
this feeling, which had become nearly extinct in con-
sequence Of the prOtracted religious wars and the
rivalry between France and Austria, was regeneratei
at the period when the political dISintegration Of Ger
many was all but complete, by the rapid start and
Development OF a truly national literature and the
free, uufettered expansion of philosophical specula-
ton, which finding "A quick response in the German
mind, soon became a bond of union for the educated
classes Of the nation, and fosterVi chiefly by the uni
verSitieS, through them gradually pervaded the whole
mass of the people. The great ideas and noble senti-
meuts generated by those agencies became the NOV
Ing power which in 1873 reused the nation 60 those
tremendous efforts 10 shake off the foreign yoke,
which later maintained n continued struggle against
the oppressive principles Of the Holy Alliance and the
system Of Metiernich, until at last II uprootei both
in the great CONFUSION Of lSIS. At that time the
conyulsive thrOes for 4 regeneration Of the Father
land ended in a failure for want Of a bRd and compe-
tent leader, bat the same ideas continued to ferment,
and would inevitably have produced another catlS-
truphe, had not ~ last 4 mighty prince, understanding
the historical mission Of his House, adopted them
~ his own, and the competent leader been found in
the great statesman serving under him. The contin-
ucl working Of these same IDEAS was also a sure guar
aniy that the Southern States would not remain sep
arated from the North. The speaker concluded by
proposing:
Grnaan culture, German literature and science. the parents
ami guardians 81 German unity.
5.-Our F.Ilor-ciIi-eHs
In Offering this Mr.. Bollmann remarked: Since
our desire TO use. in this our National Celebration.
none but German Song and German Words. has
obliged w. - abstain from inviting our friends speak
ing other tongues, let as now drink their health.
ami give three cheers 20 al. friends of the Germans
al these lSiands-tO all who participate ia our re-
joicings over our late progresses towards Cniver-
sal Suffrage aud National Unity. Our Toast Is for
all those our fellow citizcns on these sunny Isles.
aud Is an expression of our hope for continued
most friendly relations with them,
Responded to by ii. VI. Whitney, who said:
Mn. President. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN My
brother elitor at my left insists ON three things
first that | must respond to any sentiment offered Us
second, that | must join the German Club, and
third, that l must learn the German language all
which | promise 10 do, as far as l am able. / think
l speak the sentiments Of every stranger present
when | say | feel honored with being your guest on
this occasion. IL would be well if We should ofteuer
mingle in these national festivities, and see how
Germans can meet together, as brothers and sisters.
III a foreign country, and speak and sing of God and
their native land. | have always had the most pro-
found respect for GERMANY, rs a land Of political and
religious freedom for your KING WILLIAM, as a
sovereign of most liberal ideas for YOUR BISMARCK,
Is the first Of living statesmen, and for your people
as one Of the most intelligent and prosperous in the
world. Ii is your admirable educational system that
has made Germany such, and is destined to make of
her a still greater nation. But bear this in mind,
that you must educate your children here as they are
educated III Prussia, not only in what pertains to
literature but also in politics. One of your speakers
has said that every German, 81 years Of age, has the
right 10 vote. Here Is another secret of the growth
OF your country-freedom for every man to share in
the government. Germany Is the only country in
the world where every man can vote. She stands
like a lighthouse in the centre Of Europe, with her
foundations laid on the rock of free education, free
schools and u free ballot-jox. There is still another
cause Of the growth of her power-it is her unrivaled
military system and the invention of that wonderful
needle gun. We have not forgotten the story of the
late war-which sounded more like n romance than
reality, when this needle gun swept down whole ranks
Of Austrians, or sent them scattering before il. This
wonderful peacemaker has reyOlutiOned the armorfes
81 every nation IN Europe, and even IN the United
States, which have thrown aside their old-fashioned
muskets and are making as close limitations rs they
can. But they are only limitations, and 50 long as
Germany preserves the secret, she will be u power
with which none viii dare to contest. l will not
trespass longer on your patience, but viii add u SELL
timent which springs from my heart
usiTED GsaNtSY-may she be 70 EaroIe What the United
Srs1e y Gag IA 4 tue "' IN III "0-s 0' the
DIR. Smith, being called upon, respondel-That he
heartily joined in the feeling of patriotism and joy,
which this occasion had kindled in the hearts of those
present The political idea, syInbolized in the flag
which had just been raised, its significance, as the
flag Of n United Germany, and therefore of a power
full people, disntegration of the German Empire, for
the first time, now again asserting n German nation
atty, which commands the respect, and equals the
power Of the other grand nationalities Of Europe, not
only commands the love and admiration Of the Ger
mans themselves, but attracts and commands the
and good wishes Of all other men. Amer
len and the American people rejoice as heartily ia the
forming of this new German nationality, rs the peo-
PIE who claim the Fatherlaud as their own. Here
upon Hawaiian soil, we respond TO your patriotic
feelings, and join You ia wishing success To che North
German Confederation. But Germany Is known to
Us not alone through her politics; the works Of her
her poets, and her musicians, are familiar
in all lands. Not many minutes since, the band !
played the air Of "a German song, which recalled 10 !
not Germany, (for / never had the pleasure to
stand upon that sOl.) but my own boyhCOd home,
and the associations Of youth, where that song Is
A familiar melody, and a household song. The Amer
boy, as well as the German boy, had carrolled :
is sweet notes, and learned to associate it, with home :
and native land.
And 50 too German literature, and Germa. thought,
has impressed itself upon the mind of the world, until :
the fame of German scholars is synonymous with
profound research and extended learning. But Ger
many hereafter, will have a bright page in the polit-
movements of the world, and have a political
reed, which its sons may be proud to hold up and
DrOmulgate, in the lands where they may have wan
Tered. My inability TO reply to your kind hospitality
n your own language, Is a matter Of regret, but, Nh.
resident and Gentlemen OF the. club, If you will come
o my residence, you shall be received with q welcome, I
md with all the 6 erman that ! can muster
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