The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-06-27

stances, it has fallen to our lots to be the CHIEF dls-
seminators of those principles and this L say with
all humility. 1t is a grand, a mighty, n holy trust
let us under no possible circumstances prove recreant
to it, but as our forefathers began ninety-two years
ago, and as their children have cherished 1t TO the
present time, let US now each and every one recog-
Mise his share of this sacred trust and resolve to
transmit it to our children in all its purity.
Liberty the right of man to himself-the right of
self-governmentl Oh how dear to-day should the
principles which belong TO this idea be to all Ameri-
cans, when they look back upon the vista of ninety
two years and trace the wondrous struggle of their
people to pcrpetuate those principles.
In the old revolutionary times, when this anniver-
sary day came round, our fathers were upon the bat
tle-feld struggling to the death with the most power
full nation on earth for those sublime principles, free
speech, free press, free religion, freemen and the
sadness and gloom which it was theirs then to endure
have been the lot of their children to-day. But this
day of rejoicing came ; and as the gloom and sad
ness of the late fearful struggle has passed with us.
80 too has our day of rejoicing come. And who to-
day are rejoicing with us? Tricky scattered among
you are Englishmen, Germans, Italians, ~Irishmen,
and in common with them hosts of their countrymen
upon their native soils. And so it should be, and so
it viii be. until the light of those principles is clearly
shining over all the people of the globe.
Look at our mother country now, hear the voices
of Gladstone, of Bright, of Mill, of Newman Hall,
and a host of other glorious men, ringing out the
very doom of intolerance in clear and unmistakabl
.word-Liberty for the people-yield We their rights
Look at free Italy, and her embodiment in glorios
Garibaldi and his noble sons. See her now knox
ing at the brazen doors of Rome, claiming the asst
great rights yet withheld from her. Look at Pus-
sian RismarE limited Garmapv fhe marvel ofthe
age And finally, look at Governments Throughout
the world, and see the significance of the political
changes taking place among them, and say Wence
comes the inspiration that has and is producing these
marvellous changes. 1t is from our own BELOVED
country. Well have our fathers nourished tie seed
thoroughly have they titled the soil ; fruitfily have
they scattered the germ, and the gloriou harvest
will be finished when all the nations are gathered in
Among bad and narrow-minded men, o'mere su-
perfcial thinkers, it has become fashionab. to speak
of these principles as " mere American ides, Re-
publicanism. - Democracy and so on, aus vainly
endeavoring to check the tide which is destined to
them. And in this connectid, my coun-
trymen, it becomes pertinent to speako you, gath
cred together upon the soil of Hawa, upon what
more Immediately concerns you, and tat is the right
of Americans to freely think, speakind act in the
politics of Hawaii. And in your beslf unhesitat-
ingly claim that every American has an inherent
right so to do. Inherent, from tie fact that the
Christian origin, the commercial eigin, and the po-
litical origin of these Islands wer with Americans
and that their relations to-day TO the Christian,
commercial and political world is more dependent
upon the Americans than any oaer people on earth.
I further claim that the maintenance of the integrity
of the Hawaiian Throne, to the resent hour, is more
indebted to the moral and loal support it has re-
ceived from Americans and ne United States Gov
than to any other cases.
I CLAIM that there is no SUD thing as an Hawaiian
policy, independent of forein control. 1 claim that
to-day the whole course addiction of Hawaiian poll.
is shaped and conducted by foreigners. 1 claim
that, from the very natureof things, it must be so,
md unless it were so Their would be no such thing
IS an Hawaiian Government recognized in the cate
CORY of nations.
Understand me-, 1 spek not with the idea of wish
ing to see the Island Kilgdom summarily subverted
Tor, in oonnuruu with mot of you, I hove tho desire tn
uphold His Majesty andhis people in their integrity.
But what I do claim 3 that, from all antecedents,
Americans have the right to shape the politics of this
country.
To-day the policyof the Hawaiian Government is
Anglo Hawaiian, vile by all that is right and just
t should be Amerio-Hawaiian.
God less you. SoUIBoB.