The Hawaiian gazette., 1878-01-23


gladly Buozlsh when eoucheG temperate and
"a aa=Eage--4-s o1ai,ring offensive per>oazlitrs Of
ncloa s~Ht Ea=ss Dc accouPaaied with responsible
a4IEs ~ iHs0rs insertion in eoiuaus.
ane ss1- sheet u Pzper We iasIrs e0zau1-
ssNs0Hs srUG all gasrSers because Il that oaly,
. s-a-s cur l1a-lzo-4re nssho0rhood
HIS Majesty King Kalakaua, paid fcrmsl
I visit Of courtesy TO the Elisabeth, of His Ma
jesty the Emperor Of Germany, on Monday
/ last, u about II a. H., when u royal salute
was fired in honor Of the visit We under
stand Tia; the Elisabeth leaves in few days
foT home, via San Francisco.
JANuARY Is, 1875, was the anniversary OF
the landing of Captain Cook on these islands
one hundred years ago. The event was COM
memorated by our people with becoming re-
vereace- The Hawaiian citizens, assisted by
the English speaking residents, made such
preparations for the event as they could, in
order 10 testify their appreciation of 4 century
of time in the history of the Hawaiian group
with all its mutations, whether for good or
otherwise IN the history Of the race At
O'Clock p. N. upwards OF three hundred officers
and men landed from H. / German Majesty's
ship Elisabeth, now in port, and marched to
kulakahUa Plains, where fine military dis
play took place, offering both amusement and
instruction. His Majesty the King, the Queen,
their Royal Highnesses the Prineesses Lydia
kainakaeh and Mirima LIkelike; number
Of the high dignitAries Of the Government,
foreign officials and members Of the Kings
staff were present. The troops, fully equipped
for field duiy, went through some military
movements with admirable skill and precision
They were accompanied by band Of music
and two sections OF field battery. The exer-
cises consisted chiefly Of regimental field
movements, accompanied with sham fight,
in which the troops went through all the eyo-
lutions necessary TO illustrate an actual en-
gagement, which terminated in the storming
. OF the nights Of the enemy and defeat Of the
foe His Majesty the Kng as well as the
high diguitaries who accompanied him seemed
70 take especial delight in the military evo-
luIi0Es, and everything passed OF happily
and handsomely. At night the native popu-
> l4Iion assembled st the Kameakopele Church,
where an address in Hawaiian was delivered
by Mr.. J. Wahineaua 70 ! large and appre-
ciatiye audience, and the days doings were
wound up witha torch-light procession, which
marched through the principal streets to the
euliveuing music Of the Royal Hawaiian
Band, and thus ended the centennial eelebra-
I ton Of the discovery Of the Hawaiian group
hr- RI. -r-s.+ Ep.rI5-b sxrr,-a-
A hundred years in the life of nation
, seems but span; buFin the life of a people,
Ike the HAwaiians, it is an important matter,
: replele with interest, and calculated 10 in
: spire reflections Of grave character. If it be
true, as Captain Cook asserted one hundred
years ago, that the population of these Islands,
now comprising the Hawaiian group, number
ed 1900, and that that population has
, dwindled down TO less than $4,000 in the past
> one hundred years, here is food for reflection
and speculation as TO the causes that have
contributed TO this decadenee of the race
r and how, if at all, this diminutiou can Be
stopped2 1t is idle TO shut out eyes TO the
fact that the Hawaiian race are fast dying
out, whittier in accordance with the decree:
Of the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, whose
ways are not as our ways, or as punishment
for neglect OF the strict observance Of the laws
Z He has laid down for our government; 1t i:
, nevertheless our duty to pause and think II
!. the history Of nations, ever since the food
we find them passing away; that Is. nations
passing away like individual families, and Il
process of tine their names are lost, and theil
people stricken from the roll Of humanity
This seems TO be the destiny of man: then
I, why should there be so much sentimentalisu
: about that which is but an incident Of oul
being There are SO many things passing
: around Us daily that are both wonderful ana
! mysterious, that the mind Is besiIdered viii
: the very mystery. Truly
God moves 4 a uuysterouz way,
: H1s wonders Perform:
be plants HIS footsteps II the sea
? and rides zPon the sSuru-
Hls purposes are r1peniuz fast.
; | The bad a-aE a bsstzr taste
51E sweet Ell be the hoxer-
Bind uubeIef IS sure to e-r
And scal his works IN vain
: God his Interpreter.
And he VII make Il pain
Il Is the part Of wisdom TO take things lust
: as We ind them; to do good, love God and our
fellow men; in word, Fear God and Do
!. right." This IS q safe rule for nations as vel
; as Individuals; and as such We commend II
to the thoughtful and coed people of Our
I island home In brief, let those who are
$ curious enough to read the histories Of the
{ Old World, compare them with that Of the
Sandwich Islands, and We venture to say tha;
the progress Of the Ha=aiians in civilization
IN the past hundred years has not only been
great but viii exhibit results much more
. favorable than that Of the older countries,
5 whose progress from barbarism to civilization
occupied centuries Of time 10 make Ike ex-
hIbit In proof Of this II Is only necessary to
, mention that Hawaii Is n treaty relations
with almost every civilized government of the
/, world She has written Constitution, and .
form Of government, under that constitution,
well regulated and II tact Her commerce Is
, Increasing faster than any other country Of
. ten tines her territorial AREA; her people are
: prosperous and happy; the seeds Of a Christ
ian civilization have taken deep root, and are
, producing their fruits for good and all this