The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-01-02

I fTHE NEWS brought by the mail of Wednesday,
or His Majesty's safe arriTa, at Washington and
The cordial and distinguished reception accorded
him, will be read with qualification throughout
The kingdom. Congress had echoed the senti-
ment Of welcome by the American people towards
the Sovereign Of Hawai- by a proposition to
appropriate a munifcent sum for his entertain
ment at the national capital, and the example
was to be followed by the local governments of
the principal cities throughout the Union.
The continued ovation Of a weeks interviewing
and festivities at San Francisco, followed by a
Eve days ride-even in a Palace ear-would nat
urally enough result in f~atiguing the strongest,
while an open carriage ride through bleak Omaha
in q driving snow-storm is very suggestive of a
cold, to any one coming from a tropical cline.
And therefore we are not surprised to learn that
His Majesty declined to be interviewed, and had
deferred being presented to the President until
Monday the 18th. Private kilograms from men,
bers Of the Kings suite represent him as having
/" q slight cold"
Y The following, in relation to His Majesty's
visit, is from the New York Herald of Dee. 9Th
The King of the Sandwich Islands.
King Kalakaua has arrived at San Francisco,
and is now the guest Of the American people. As
a general rule monarchs, with real crowns, seldom
visit this country. We have had monarchs without
crowns, such as Mr.. Louis Napoleon, Joseph Bona
parte and the Bourbon who was among US. Future
sovereigns, with the PhaAtoms OF what seemed to
be crowns above their heads-as, for example, the
Prince of Wales and a Grand Duke of Russia-we
have seen but a real King has been rare. 1t is,
therefore, with unusual pleasure that the advent of
T. -
admit our delight and when be reaches Washing
ton we trust that Secretary Fish will assure him
that he does us honor.
Two great institutions were named after Lord
Sandwich-the first the islands which King Kala-
kaua so ably rules, the second the delicious COM
bination Of bread, mustard and ham which that
eminent Premier invented. The latter sandwich
we have always with US, and IL can be had by any
one, with a mug Of ale, for the small priee7of ten
cents. But the King Of the sandwich Islands is a
novelty and a prize. His country is sandwiched
between America and Asia. and is valuable to
both continents. To the ommerc OF the Pacific
1t is important, and especially so 10 Americans.
We have always been on good terms with the
Sandwich Islands, and this visit will assuredly add
to the friendship of the two nations. No king in
the world could be more warmly welcomed than
Kiag Kalakaua, for he rules by the will of the
people, and is not a despot. but n kind Of repub-
Iiean monarch. such as n third or fourth term Pres
ident might be to Us. We interpret his visit as an
evidence Of good will to the American nation, and
it will be our fault if he returns to Honolulu dis
appointed in his trip.
San Francisco received King David Kalakaua with
the honOrs Of cannon and flags, Washington will
officially welcome him, and New York may be ex-
pected, as the metropolis. to give him emphatic proofs
Of the nations hospitality. Strange things will be
seen by him in his journey through our territory.
Every man he meets will be q sovereign, and he will
Be one Of q great Congress Of Kings. He will see
railroads. steamboats,, manufactures, immense plains,
cities and rivers. which, as be has never before been
from home, ought to astonish him. In fact, he is ex-
pected to be astonished, and in some respects is GER
tain to be. Our architecture will surprise him, and
when he beholds the New York Post Office he will adj
nit that Honolulu can boast Of nothing of the kind.
But he ought not to be surprised at the enthusiasm
the American people will show during his journey
over the Continent, for that will be natural and sin
cere. He is not q common King, but one to whom we
can give our allegiance for a time with q clear con-
science, for we believe him to be a good man, who has
the happiness Of his nation at heart. and a good
friend to the American Republic. Long live King
Kalakaua, and long may he reign /! will be the Christ
mas greeting our royal visitor will receive through
out the length and breadth Of the land.
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