Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-02

with You people at the Islands w. NO one man
thinks alike laughter think there BE- n good
deal Of truth IN thf. remark. especially among
Americans and what By needed here 90 tho prcs
ont tin" in my opinion moro than anything
to adopt hero the motto 90 uur beloved country,
. Flurihn4 tuum Wc ougut t1 bu ng 0uf ont Of
many J think 4 was Daniel Webster Who said.
United We stand. divided va f,il." IL ia true ~
ug 90 those tsienls
We have heard this evening tNl' we hayc large
interests horc, that we has. much urIpcrty in
vested hero but We appvsjr ta b9 in u similar 20.
I huon to thtt ut our own country when sho threw
OIL the yoke Of Great britain -,a ay, trS} cifhoW
/ representation. tAppiausrI. We do not object to
I pay our taxes. but sc do object to q foolish OK
| peudituro Of the money which mus. of necessity
. increase the rate of taxation. lapplnusol. Wodo
not believe iu coronatons IN this last score Of the
Nineteenth Ientufy. They aro useless, costly and
/ foolish. loud applausel. For one I plcd. my.
self not to- attend the coronation OF tho King In
/ February next u hardly expect nm invitation.
| daughter and applause.
II every american will agree 70 remain avuy
from this ridiculous farce tho audience will DO no
| tably diminished on that occasion. There are
! those who may be obliged to witness this cere-
mony as representatives of foreign nations, but
| surely all those holding no official position can
! stay away and in my humble opinion they ought
! to do 10.
We do not believe in military force Clauehtcr).
We do not believe in Gattling guns and II Ia our
duty ~ good citizens to oppose these things loud
| applause) and furthermore we believe them TO be
standing menace to- the foreign residents Of these
| Islands. am sure that in this expression we have
| tho endorsement Of our English, German and
other foreign residents well IA many of tho ma
| tive Hawaiians, lappausel.
II we are united, Ii we act together az ono, VIC
| shall have an influence, and shall then make
that influence felt in this land for good govern
| ment. We want u good government, and one that
| will be conducted with economy and honesty. and
| nee ~W hare 40 other. ringing applausc)
Let us then join together; let our voices be
raised, orr pens be employed and our influence
pledged for the suppression of folly and the estab
| tablishment of good honest government in this
| land. cheers.
My reply to your trust Is n good deal like Arte-
| mus Wards lecture on the Babes in the Woods"
| He did not say word about tho babes laugh
| teri. thank you heartily for the trust and nsk
| pardon for the depression.
| Now II any newspaper man IL present and wants
to put this In the paper let him do 1t. have said
| what mean and shall stand by II all laughter
| and applause.
Loud calls We're now made for. the "Ha
waiian Railroad" Mr.. Wilder" etc. Mr..
Wilder arose and said:
| Mn. Grammar ASp FRIrNDs.--I did not antic-
pate being caledupon TO make speech, and do not
| intend to do so but sir, as am called upon, nm
ready to report myself as an American (Applause.)
Twenty-Five years residence in these Islands has
| IN no way lessened my love for my country. Ten
years official connection with this goyernment, part
| of the time holding position Cabinet Minis
ter, has not, III the least caused me to forget the
| Stars and Stripes.
| Mr.. Chairman, / am not an annexationis,; have
| never spoken for 1t; have never written line in
| Its favor. advocate and desire the Independence
| OF this country but, sir, We want ii made con
| not one-man power. CHEERS and long continued
applause s Ma T., ,,,,,,, ,, ,,..u..p >. =,
my privilege and my pleasure TO say that my official
| intercourse with You has been such that know
whereof speak. That you have at all times, in a
Just and dignitied manner, upheld American citi-'
Gems and American interests.
| In bidding you goodbye, sir, as u neighbor aud
| friend, ! do il with sincere regret with strong
| hope that your honorable successor may endear
himself to American hearts and American interests,
and that many day may pass we tender him
farewell dinner. Continued applause.l
When he had taken his seat CONVERSE
ton ensued for a minute, when calls for
Z" Davidson We're made.
MIR. j. NJ. Davidson reluctantly yielded to repeat
ed and y0cifefos calls and said he was not accus-
toned to address SO large audience, and felt
embarrassed, seeing around him seated at the
banquet so many ADLER than himself TO entertain
and instruct an after dinner party; he thought
there could be but one improvement suggested as
to the entertainment, and that was the presence OF
the beau sex who always brighten ,rr happiest
hours and like the stars, make even night more
beautiful than day He said he believed he was the
only person who had been called upon to give ex-
preston to his feelings whose birthplace was
south of the line that formerly divided the North
ern from the Southern States, and as that some
allusion had been made to the late Internecne
War i'll America he wished gentlemen present to
understand that he felt the same pride in and af-
lection for the starry banner that decorated the
banquet hall as one i'll the assembly, no loved the
country of his birth and was rejoiced To know that
| it is once more n united country appause and
that the ligatures that bind it together are indis-
soluble, and that he believed that republican nsti-
tuition in America had done more to ameliorato the
general condition of man, to elevate him to q
higher plane, to promote and encourage the devel-
opment of art and science through and by liberal
laws and u system of education, than the combined
| efforts of the rest of the world. Applause.
MIR. Davidson said he had been somewhat
prised at the latitude that different gentlemen in
their remarks had INDUCED ill., that he had sup
posed that it was to be merely convivia gather
ing to welcome coming and speed parting
guest, and that he regretted that much feeling
had been exhibited that might tend to preciptate
action which reason and wisdom should curb. He
| recollected attending banquet in Richmond Va,
when very young, soon after the secession of the
| Southern States, and when called upon to respond
to q sentiment, he expressed doubts as To the pos
sibility OF success in war waged against such
odds that the South being without manufactures
without u navy, without ammunition or arms,
could not reasonably expect to achieve victory or
maintain advantage with 100000 of natural and
mpacable enemies held in bondage ON their soil
To which Mr. j. II. Benjamin replied, predicting the
ratihcaton OF treaty of peace within ninety days.
The events have passed into history and we all
know the result OF the hasty and -adyised action
of the South. But now that the war is over and
the country once united, happy, and prosperous
he was glad that Il was of the past instead of the
future; no roioced that the last drop Of human
blood was shed, that the exigency required TO Co.
ment together discovered and dscordant States and
reioced still more that the name Of slave was for
ever obterated from the folds of tho old flag that
IL now so dear TO every American citizen ut home
or abroad. tApplause) Mr.. Davidson sad that
was not TO his taste but he honored and respect
ed those Americans who had, for their services
were requisite to assist III the building up a Gov
ernment and establishment of Jurisprudence for
protection of life, liberty and property He sad he
saw no immediate danger 10 American interests
or American citizens aud that IL tho shadows
that see are the forecast of coming events
time will soon solve the problem. Americans
are adventurous and migratory in their habits, and
with the peouniary advantages of aocreton hero
offered and the facilities OF travel from the West
ern Coast and proximity, geographically consider
cd, II will be but short time until Americans
aggregate in numbers Ia protect themselves with
out calling upon their alma mater, and they will
make manifest 10 the world their disposition to
obey Just laws and capacity and power to resist
oppression; but no deplored hasty action and al
vised conservatism and the wisdm of festina
lente.' Let events shape themselves as now fore
shadowed and before long the fruit will ripeD and
fall At your feet,
Let the Americans of Hawaii mel be but true 10
themselves; let them educate their children snd
cultivate their minds, aud, above all, learn to
subdus their emotional tendencies and be- governed
by reason, and all will be we'll. Their industry will
give them thrift, and their prowess will secure
protection.
but II, IL has been said. that these islonds are
likely IN the future, 10 be the Of conflict from
two waves Of immigration meeting here IN mid
ocean and that the civilization VI the white races
will clash and not tolerate the hxcd aud unchanging
customs and usages Of tbs orient. Then, II the
his hay Init.