The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-07-06
AZ & AULD,
p,,hI;obo-s and pro,oy.;o,
July 9TH in Honolulu.

The anniversary OF American Independence has
always been more or less celebrated as a holiday
IN Honolulu, and it has come to be regarded by
the natives as well as by people of various ma
tionalities resident here, as one of the first in inn
portance among ourpubIic days. The dsmonstra-
lions of American patriotism however, have not
always reached the same degree of enthusiasm.
Occasionally the day has been allowed to pass
without any general, united concert of action by
the American esidents by way of a celebration, but
the following year has been pretty sure to make up
for the omission. Two of the most demonstrative
and enthusiastic celebrations of the Fourth in
Honolulu have occurred in the stormiest times
that the Republic ever saw-one at the very COM
mencement and one just before the close of the
great rebellion. American residents on these ISL
auds,-as indeed they are generally found to be
everywhere abroad-are eminently noted for their
love ard pride of country, and they delight in
showing the feeling. The celebration of Thursday
last was in every respect a celebration by every
body, and one OF the successes.
The day was a remarkably beautiful one for
even this delightful climate,-a cIeas, unclouded
sky, with just enough trade wind blowing to cool
the air and not enough to create dust. At sum
rise, u salute of thirteen guns was fred near the
base of Punchbowl by a detachment of the House
hold troops, obligingly detailed for the occasion
by His Excellency Gov. Dominis. This salute
was repeated at noon, and again at sunset, and
at noon was responded to by 81 guns from the T..
S. S. Ship s.. Marys.
AT IL O'Clock a large concourse assembled at
the church of Kawaiahao, where the services
took place as in the printed programme. The
music was remarkably fine. by a choir of some
sixty voices accompanied by the excellent organ
of the church, which was played in mastery style
by n lady amateur. The good old ode "My
Country ~ and the soul-stirring "Star Spangled
Banner, - were given with effect, and reused the en-
thusiasm of the audience. His Excellency, IL. A.
PIERCE, the American Minister Resident, prelaced
the exercises by a few remarks appropriate to the
occasion, followed by an impressive prayer blythe
Rev. DIR. Damon. c. B. Plummer, Esq. ian Amer
lean gentleman on a visit here from California;
then read the immortal Declaration of Independ-
ence, with a clear enunciation and an emphasis
that did it Justice, and ELECTED the involuntary
applause of his hearers. The address by Law
renee McCully, ESQ, was a finished and able pro-
duction, Astounding in happy illusions and patriotic
sentiments, and was received by the audience with
frequent applause. Unlike much other 90 Fourth
of july eloduence that we have heard. we are
of the opinion that Mr.. McCulIy's address will
well .epay printing. y benediction by the pastor
of the church, the Rev. IL. H. Parker, concluded
the exercises. The old church was very neatly
and tastefuIly decorated with flowers and draped
with the American and Hawaiian colOrs. We
should be unjust did we fail in this place to speak
of the performance of the Government band,
which, under the able leadership of Mr.. Berger
has lately made great progress, and which was in
attendance at the church, adding greatly to the
interest of the occasion By their fine rendition of
national airs. In comparison with former years,
the gathering of people at the church was far
from large, which may doubtless be accounted
for by the fact that a great many spent the day IN
the country at the numerous picnic parties We
noticed amongst the audience the German and
French Consuls. and Others OF the diplomatic
Corps, and members of the tegisiatiVe Assembly
tooether with officers of the war vessels IN port
18th but one exception, noIone connected WIN
';an Government hdhored Ie occaoiOn
-eant feature of the day
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by His Excellency
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