The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-04-15
Mr.. Gibson at Mauoa.

In accordance with previous Invitation
and appointment, Hon. Walter NJ. Gibson
met the residents of Manoa in their new
church, on Wednesday last, at 3 O'Clock p.
M, to deliver an address on public ques-
tons. Manoa is a charming valley about
three miles distant from the town. 1t is
surrounded by wooded and grassy mountain
ridges, now radiant with the silver-leaved
cnndlenut and the crimson = blossomed
mountain apple, and beautifully fringed
with the dainty fronds of ferns.
The workers of the valley were engaged
ut their tolls as the Honorable member ar
rived, there having been some mistake
about the hour appointed, but soon as a
clear-toned bell pealed forth its ~resOunding
tones throughout the echoing valley, the
mud tOilers left their taro patches; the grass
cutters and the potato cultivatOrs dropped
their implements and trOoped towards their
little church to listen to a discourse OH pub
lie affairs. The Hawaiian has decided po-
litical aptitudes, and among the recreations
he has acquired as a civilized man, there is
none dearer than a political discussion Il
talk pill Aupuni about Government af-
fairs.
MI. Gibson had prepared some notes for
the occasion and the following is a full
translation of the discourse in the Hawai-
ian language: =
Frierds, and feHOW citizens Of MnnOa
1t is customary and proper for represent
atives elect of the Hawaiian people TO sub
NIT to electors, prior to the sitting of the
Legislature, their views upon questions of
public interest. | cheerfully comply with
this practice in coming before you electors
of Manoa, not so much as n duty, as in
grateful recognition of your hearty support
80 ,n ~ a. anliIopX- I'm p nr thn atn alnnfinn
1 represent nc class, patronage or interest,
but the whole people, rich and poor alike,
and | take pleasure i'm standing up before
you now, and hope erelOng to stand up as a
Representative for you, the peaceful dwell
sIs and humble workers in this sweet val
ley. There are no emoluments or honors
in your hands nothing to prompt an in
terested motive, but the suffrages and rights
to which your manhOOd entities you, and
l can unhesitatingly come to meet you and
join with you in an expression of mutual
citizenship and fellowship.
We have a common cOuntry-we, who
have been adopted, and you, native-bOrn
and we mutually desire its permanence and
prosperity. You natives of the soil have
the traditions of n vigorous race of chiefs
and warriors whose manly Hawaiian char
acter eliminated in the eminent achieve
ments of Kamehameha the Conqueror and
We foreigners, now adopted sons of the isles,
having found prosperity and peace here,
owing to the frateFnal and asSimllatiVe
spirit of you and your fathers, are bound in
honor, as well as interest, to stand faithfully
and periodically with you in the mainte-
nance of Hawaiian independence and pros
perity.
Our State so small, sn helpless and insig-
nificant in contrast with any of the recOg-
nized states of the world, even of the lowest
rate, is yet most deserving of our patriotic
attachment. It's position is adb,irao'e' and
it has reason to entertain great hopes.
is thus far qualified and favored to war
rant its claiming and maintaining a pre-
eminent position in this great ocean, but
all the promise of our future depends upon
our public virtue our national rectitude.
Hawaii the little, enjoys a political status
and privilege which Imperial China and
Japan both covet our complete autonomy
and control of jurisdiction on every foot of
our own soil and within our own waters.
And why is she so privileged? Because
faithful and capable men, devoted to Ha-
waiian welfare, proved to European and
American craftsmanship, that righteous
laws were faithfully administered in the
Islands of the Kamehamehas and this as
surauce undoubtedly helped To secure our
unqualified recognition of independence.
We musC continue the enactment of
righteous laws and strive tn promote their
faithful execution. Perhaps we are losing
ground a little suffering some loss of good
name on account of deficient execution of