The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-28


Independence Day; but if our centennial jubi
lations are to spread over seven years, boil
Young and old will find them "too much O
good thing"
As long as public interest in these centen
NAL celebrations i, kept up, they will direct
much scrutinizing attention to the history o.
the events and scenes to which they refer.
Many ancient contemporary records will be
brought to light after century's obscurity.
Much that has appeared to our countrymen
through the haze and halo Of romance will
be Invested of its fabulous character, while
the armies and battles of the first and sue.
cessful rebellion will be more than dwarted
by those of the second and unsuccessful one.
The pains-taking historian will, in the course
Of these few years, be able to make many
valuable additions to his stock of materials
for true history Of the revolutionary period,
| o history which is yet to be written.
Some duly qualified author would, in the
meantime, find good subject for his pen by
presenting, in volume of moderate dimen-
sions, an account OF the actual condition of
the people of the Old Thirteen Colonies at the
beginning Of their rebellion, just before their
resources were beginning to be drawn upon
for carrying on the wal, giving complete
picture Of our ancestors at their homes, on
their farms, in their mills, their shops, their
stores, their churches, their schools, their
colleges, their books, their newspapers, their
pastimes, their occupations and profess
sions, their stage coaches, their ships,
their roads, their clothes and fashions,
food and beverage, their ornaments and
Injuries, their weapons, machines and imple-
ments, and all that can make them thorough
ly known to their great.grandchildren Of this
era 1t would be too much to attempt in such
q work TO give the moral and intellectual
portraiture of the people, since that would
alone constitute treatise on the growth of
British civilization; but, within reasonable
compass, enough might be massed and con-
densed to enable the intelligent modern
reader to form true conception Of the little
nation that fought for that home rule which
is denied to many Of their descendants.
1t is much to be hoped that this expensive,
elaborate and much talked-of Centennial
business, will not be spoiled by being over
done, SO that when the representatives of
foreign po:entates confront us in the tremen-
dous building at Philadelphia, they may see
enough Of people to draw o comparison be-
tween the Americans Of this epoch and those
whom they will see represented in the relics
exhibited there. Many foreign monarchs will
have their agents present, and all foreign
visitors to America will time their move
ments in such way as to take in the Centen- |
NAL at least once during the summer Of 1876 |
Every statesman Of the Old World to whom |
the American problem of representative gov
eminent has long been a middle and won
der, will try to improve this golden oppor-
tunity to witness the practical workings of
American democracy.
As trade with the Western Con tinent is to |
the merchants and hull owners of the old |
world q matter of growing importance, the
products of their manufactures and the
growth Of their lands will be sent out for in
spection. 1t is to be most devoutly desired
that the foreigners will be Hospitality enter
tained, and that when they go away they will
carry off as good and as favorable an impress
sion Of us North Americans as facts will
Justify. We would bespeak special Hospitality
and poli.eness in favor Of the King of the
Sand wich Islands, who intends to honor the
celebration with his royal presence and that
Of his royal encourage. Not content with that,
be is resolved that his realm shall be fully re-
presented at Philadelphia by its products
We are informed that King Kalakaua is pre-
pairing to exhibit among other articles:
Specimens Of woods, plain, polished, and
in sections of trees; furniture, made from
native woods; prepared specimens Of birds,
fishes. ETC.. samples Of vegetables and fruits,
dried, preserved, and green or growing; ferns,
cereals, cOcoanuts; salt, from natural deposits
or sun-evaporated: shells, corals of all quail
lies and shades; geological specimens. fbrous
plants Of all kinds, natural and prepared;
aquatic plants; coffee in bags, pulu in bales;
sugar from each large plantation, samples Of
different qualities in kegs; sugar cane; wool,
samples from each island, in the fleece or
,arded; rice in bags, cleaned and uncleaned;
IVA in roots, tallow in casks; arrowroot
d kegs; manufactures, feather cloaks. mats,
apas, calabashes, Irvine from native fibrous (
ancient stone AIDES, fish-hooks,
models of canoes, house utensils, models Of
houses of former and presenttimes, leather /,
If all kinds. needework, shoes, hats, etc.
Photographs Of Hawaiian objects and scenery.
Large map Of the archiepelsgo, as speci. I
men Of native knowledge and skill. Model Of
he islands, made to q scale showing the
physical geography and topography Of the
anne; the mountains, valleys, roads, forests, I
leser.s, arabic and grazing lands, villages,
ivers volcanoes, harbors and population Of
ach island. Books in the Hawaiian language,
in English and Hawaiian. I
To show that his kingdom has ''past" as f
veil rs other countries, he is to exhibit some {
4 the ancient weapons of the native chiefs, /
pears, daggers and clubs made Of very highly s
polished and hard wood; sings made, like 1
he bow-strings Of old Carthage, out Of human G
hair. in which small. smooth stones were cast a