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the recommendation Of the President Of the United
States, IN his annual proclamation. issued ON the
18th Of October. He, therein, recommends that
the people Of the United States e meet in their
respective houses Of worship, and there make
acknowledgements 20 God for His kindness and
bounty" For this purpose be appointed this
9th day Of November. In order 10 impress the
people Of America with a due Sense Of their
obligation a. acknowledge the kindness and
bounty Of God, the President thus words his
proclamation " Whereas, If any one people
has more OCCASION than another for such thank
FITNESS 10 - tine citizens Of the United States,
whose Government il their creature, subject to
their behests, who have reserved to themselves
ample evil and religious freedom, and equality
before the law who during the last twelve
IaOnths have enjoyed exemption from any grIev-
1nces or general calamity, and u whom pros
pcrity in agriculture, manufactures and commerce
has been yOuchsaled.'
The President has in these words furnished as
good n text for "A Thanksgiving discourse rs any
one could wish. lie expresses the opinion, that,
Al any people are under obligation TO acknOWl-
edge the kindness and bounty Of God, they are
the people over whom he presides. Although
We are not gathered on American soil, vet our
hearts are fully in sympathy with our fellow
citizens dwelling happily and securely under the
mild rule Of Ulysses ). Grant, President Of the
great North American Republic. Many are the
reasons why American citizens residing on the
Hawaiian Islands, should ON this occasion. as
formerly observe tniH annual day OF Thanksgiving
The theme Of my remarks Will be that sug-
gested by the President, in the words - Whose
Government Is their creature, subject to their
behests, who have reserved to themselves ample
civil and religious freedom, and equality before
the law"
THE AMERICAN GOYERSMENT-THE CREATION OF THE
PEOPLE.
In the words Of the proclamation "H is
their creature These words are in accordance
with the opening words of the preamble to the
Constitution Of the United States; 1--WE, the
people of the United States. in order to form a
more perfect UniOn-dO ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United States Of America
This is the keynote of the American Govern
ment and OF all American legislation, I'm both the
State and National Legislatures. 1--WE, the peo-
pie, ordaIn and establish the laws, appoint our
own officers. and it is from us-the peOple-that
all civil and political power emanates. Every
true and loyal American citizen feels under
special obligation TO God for tie privilege of
living under a Government organized and admin
istered by the people, or those elected by the
people. This Is the browning feature of America.
THIs has been the ruling idea or principle of the
American people, throughout all their colonial
history, as we'll as since the adoption Of the Con-
stitutiOn. Ii was. : We, the people," when in
the cabin Of the - May Flower" the Pilgrims,
bound to seek a home in America, signed their
names to that immortal document, which called
forth from the historian Bancroft the remark
- In the cabin of the May Flower humanity
recovered its rights and instituted Government on
the basis Of equal laws for the general good
There was the germ Of all Democratic instItu-
tiOus m America. Forever after, it was the
samc, in all the other colonies. This is Il point
20 which we cannot too often refer, because it -
the controlling idea, which subsequently gath
cred such strength, that il resulted in severing
the colonies from the Mother Country. When
President Grant asserts that the Government of
the United States u n creature OF the people, he
Describes what the people Of the United States
have been doing during the last two hundred and
hltv wears. There has been q growth during
that long period Of this Government L Of the people.
The work is not finished Only recently have
they added 20 it's growth in the abolition Of
negro slavery, forced upon them originally by the
Mother Country. The people Of the United
states subsequently, became deeply involved in
the sin Of negro slavery. but originally it was the
Government of Great Britain which compelled
the colonies to receive those slaves. and one
English Soyereign-Qucen Anne-cIaimed the
privilege of subscribing for one quarter part of
the stock Of the African Company, Philip V, of
Spain, took another quarter, and the people of
England were allowed 10 subscribe for the re-
naming half. According to the treaty Of Utrecht,
g Her BrIttanic Majesty did offer and undertake
% transport from Africa to the New World,
la 600 negroes, during the space Of thirty
years The results of that negotiation are agf-
Eating the bOdy-pOlitic of the United States, and
the people OF that land are now experiencing the
SD effects of those transactions. The united
sentiment Of the inhabitants Of America, il; that,
- We, the people, are determined to put an
end To such nefaTiOus proceedings, and 50 far as
American influence, Is now felt ut home or
abroad, 1t Is IN opposition to slavery and all
involuntary scrvitude. Mark YOU, il Is a Gov
eminent of the people, which has accomplished
these and many other most happy results and
salutaTy reforms. With much force does Presi-
dent Grant speak Of the United States Govern
meut, as subject to the 6ehcSLs Of the pcOple.
TI,. GMvuarnrunnf IL rfUHar fIa ra,-1a"a a.uFr.I
-anf-eemmand- Count De Gasperin saw this,
when he wTSfc~~Ihat volume, entitled - The
Uprising Of a Great People DE TOcqueville,
IN his great work on Democracy in America,
testified to this fact, and most honorable testimony
does nc bear 10 the ability Of the American people
tor sclEguycrnment. lie made the history and
genius OF the people a profound study and hence
writes knowingly. The people arose in their
majesty and sand 1.-The slave holders rebel
lion must be put down. IL an army of 100 600
will not do it. then double the number, and if
that would not suffice, then put a million Of
soldiers under arms The tOtll number called
for 2,942,74S, and obtained 2,69O,4O This is
what - the people - said to their rulers. Now
- il not a matter for devout Thanksgiving, that
the very man who commanded that million of
soldiers, is at the head of the Government,
and ready mOdestly to say, ''this Government is
the peoples creature and subject TO their
behests.' | am aware of n feeling existing,
quite extensively, among Americans, that n mill
tary man ought not 10 be elected TO the Presi-
dency of the United States, but / must confess
that I cannot fully symPathize with that feeling.
Is it not a high compliment to the peoples Gov
eminent, when a Washington, a jackson, Il Har-
rison, n Taylor, a Grant, lays aside the sword
and all the pageantry Of the camp, and quietly
makes his home for a period of four years in the
White House, admitting the humblest ~ zen of
the Republic to enjoy bis hospitality? When the
subjects Of European Sovereign's and the advo-
Gates Of mO1arehical powers of Government visit
America, and witness this transfer Of the Military
Chieftain to the Office Of Chief Magistrate Of the
Republic, they are compelled to admit, there is
something truly sublime and morally grand in
the rule Of the people.
REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT, ADAPTED TO THE