The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-12-05

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the decision. Thirty millions of people through
their Representatives, bring charges of high mis-
dcmeanOr against the whom they have
chosen for their chief ruler. The proper tribunal
decides that he is not guilty During all the
period Of this trial. and when the result Il an
nouneed, the national Government is not iInpeded
IN Its career. In respect the wheels OF
Government retarded in their regular revolutions.
Even had there been one vote more for his i'm
parchment, there is no reason tn doubt but he
would have quietly retired and returned TO the
scenes of private life. | am not aware as the his
| tory of the world presents precisely similar
parallel Perhaps no event in the history Of our
I beloved country has more solemply impressed the
/ thoughtful minds of Kings, Emperors, statesmen
and people OF Europe than the trial of the Presi-
dent. The Government withstoOd the strain. 1t
is very convenient theory of most moarchcal
governments, that the King can do no wrong,
when the world knows that Kings as well as their
people are liable to err. The theory of the Amer
lean Government does not ignore the idea that
the Chief Magistrate may err and commit crimes
and high misdemeanors. III he does then say the
people let him be tried, and If found guilty pun
ished, or removed from Office. The American
people are an eminently practical people, and
when difficulties occur can address themselves to
the work of removing the difficulties and remedy
ing the evils. The Government is thus proved to
be strong, because it is the embodied sentiment
of an intelligent and strong g-ninded people, ex-
pressed through their properly elected Senators
and Representatives.
Material Resources OF the Country.
have, as yet, mentioned but few of those ell
ements of national strength which, combined,
render the United States of America n strong ma
ton. L have not referred to the immense agricul-
tural, mining, mechanical, manufacturing and
commercial resources of the country. The brief
hour allotted me, this occasion, would
scarcely allow me time more than to allude to
these various sources and elements of strength.
They exist and are inexhaustiblc. Our country
men are developing them with astonishing rapdity.
While We are now assembled, fifty thousand
labOrcrs are busiy occupied in grading and laying
the track of the great Pacific Railroad. Such
disJatch in the execution of work of this nature
was never before witnessed. That road when
completed and its numerous branches shall be
built, will contribute immeasurabiy to our mate
rial strength. The East and West, the Atlantic
and the Pacific, viii be united with bars of iron,
80 not easily broken" America may engage in
the commerce of the world, and enrich herself by
traffic with other nations, but she is not depend
ent upon other nations She is independent with
in her own dOmnIons. When the late civil war
broke upon the country like peal of thunder in n
clear sky, more than one would-be-statesman of
Europe predicted the downfall of the Republic,
because the national government would not be
able to secure loan sufficiently large to support
the sinews of war, pay the soldiers and sailors.
and purchase the munitions of warfare. Euro
pcan money-lenders superciliousy offered to nego
tiatc loan ut an enormous premium. They were
very soOn given to understand that America was
in no particular need of their assistance. The
subject of American national finances is well de-
scTibed in the October number OF the Atlantic
Nonihiy, which las just come to hand:
striking features great conflict
financial power Of the Northern States Reyng chiefly
put into the field armies increasing and
TaIdins gradually TO million Of men, admirably equipped
steamship. blockade of 1000 miles and place
guns Of Fort Fisher forty irOnclads mPervOus
shot, while they destroyed the rampsr. mines and armaments
@ IsS' and a. e fs%s % but ,he Ty @ w,a @
rrIenshe, credit restored, that it
than slO 0O0OOo,the greatest achievement in
finance which history records Nor was the country
Providence favored country Ii sent up the oil
revenue; gave pacers Pacific. rich gold and
sver prolific fields and Of the Mississippi
AMI new exports ia place OF cotton"
But have already dvSclt too longon this point, !
I must now hasten forward merely TO hint 1T GER
tain other sources of national strength.
and Religious Strength OF the Nation.
have not as yet alluded to the educational, .
missionary and ecclesiastical re-
sources of our beloved country. All these COM
bIned are imparting vigor, energy and strength !
to the nation, rendering America foremost among
the nations of the earth. Our common school .
system il equal To any Yet devised for the educa-
ton of the whole population. All true patriots
and wcll-wishers Of tie country lay it down as a
first principle, not To be questioned or controvert
ell, that the people must be educated. With the .
education of the masses go hand in hand the .
and endowment of high schools,
colleges and universities. Never were
these institutions more munifccntly patronized
and endowed than during the last few years.
These give strength and glory To the nation.
Private enterprise and public Legislation vie with
each other in the establishment OF schools and
colleges, where agriculture, the mechanic arts,
military tactics and mining operations are made
-uccialities, n well Is the study of languages,
MI lrlte
with the growth Of intelligence among the masses,
the various christian denominations have cstab-
ishcd their seminaries for the education Of the
clergy.
In the great cause ofphilanthropy America falls
behind no nation upon earth. The blind, deaf,
insane, lame, poor and all needing aid arc boun-
.ifulIy provided for, By both private charity and
public legislation. The good Samaritan goes
abroad, hand in hand, with the schoolmastcr
These are led forward and beckoncd onward, by
the angel having the everlasting gospel to preach
among the nations of the earth. Our great mis-
.IOnary societies are becoming or have become ma
ional, AMI arc rccognizccd throughout the world
Is potent engines for good among the nominally
christian and the uneyangelized nations OF the
zirth. The American missionary Is power in
he world. Gong forth in obedience 10 the COM
nand. 90 We into all the world and preach the
gospel To every creature the American mission
lry has crossed all oceans and is TO be found
eaching the Africans, preaching among the
icathen tribes of India, cxpOunding the scriptures
Inder the Great Wall of China, translating the
Bible into the language of ofJapan, tnversing those
ands once hallowed by the footsteps of Abraham,
David, Paul and the Son Of God himself. lie has
aiken up his abode among the North American In
Iians and upon the islands of the Sea. His chief
,bjcct may be to evangelze the world, and preach
be gospel in every land, yet the American mission
~ i truly patriotic citizen If his country de-
nand, the missionary sends home his sons To swell
he army Of the Republic and put down the re-
,clliOn.
rs a source of unparalleled strength to the ma
ion, | will mention the fact that the church is
cUarated from the State. Churches are buitand
astoTs are supported by voluntary contributions. I
Jthcr nations are fast following in the pathway |
where America has become the leader and exam
ler. In 1860, the census of the United States