The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-02-21
Postponed Pleasures.
Continued Coronation Fes-
tivities!
The Statue, Dinuer, Fireworks
and Ball.
Unwilling the Statue.

| layea the consummatiou of this event until the
18th inst. at noon. The Statue was placed on
pedestal prepared for it in tront OF the Govern
ment building. and was supposed 10 be rtgffo1 OF
the original Statue which had arrived here IN
damaged state. having been on board vessel that
| was burned and sunk of the Falkland Islands,
then fshed from the bottom of the sea, arriving
here by the Eagl I.iihousis so badly damaged that
the present Statue was ordered TO replaced This
! last Statue represents kamehameha in q standing
posture, the right hand extended in welcome, the
left craspinc a spear. The head of the Conqueror
is covered with helmet shaped covering and over
| his broad shoulders Is spread the famed feather
| cloak The feet are covered with sandals the
shape and size of the sandals are however, regard-
ed as lacking the similitude of those worn by the
ancient chiefs of Hawaii. The helmet and cloak
were gilt and presented a respondent II not
! natural appearance. The pedestal upon which the
Statue Is mounted shows on its four sides, in relief
incidents connected with the life of the dead hing
| A platform had been erected 10 accommodate
the invited guests and speakers on the OCCASION
and was occupied by His Majesty and His Minis
ters, His Ex. Gov. Dominls Hon q X BISHOP
Hon A. s Cleghorn, His Ex. Rollin ". Daggett
American Minister; His EJ. J.. Hay Wodehouse
British Commissioner; His Ex. Henri Fer, French
Commissioner; Hon. j. NJ. kapena Hon. Godfrey
Rhodes. Hon. Il. kanoa, Hon. \. y. Castle. Hon.
W. c. Parke Hon. II. A. widemann, Hon. ]. L.
Kawanui. Hon. Roht. Stirling Capt Edwards H.
II. b. NJ. 5. MutiHe. Capt. Wilson, I. 5. 5, Lgeta-
! iruHna. Capt. Pearson, Z. =. =. WGcbasgh Capt
Chateauminois French Corvette Inner. Count de
Louvier. Capt Thos. Spencer, Capt. A. Il, Hay
ley. Lieut. j. \. Hayley, F. A. Schaefer, Esq. J.
G. Glade Esq. Lieut.. y. Solza tanaNarro, !. W
Phurer ESD. and others.
Troops were arranged on either side of the plat
FORM members of the Legislature occupying seats
arranged around in front, and the Band was sta
toned in close proximity and played several choice
selections during the ceremonies. The balconies
of the Government House were filled with members
of the Royal Family and the gentler sex. Pre-
cisely at noon the flags which surrounded the Stat
ne were drawn aside, the flags on the Government
| House hoisted and salyo was given from the bat
terry stationed at the water side.
| His Exceleucy Walter Murray Gibson, the Pre-
| mier, then delivered the following able address,
which we take from the columns of the Pdcihe
Commercial 4dpeTfiSsr Duly.
Kamehameha was the reputed son of kaaniopuu,
but it is well known that his real father was hehe-
kill who was in those days the King of West Maui,
and of Oahu and Alolokai, and whose name means
| Thunder" However appropriate the name may
have been to the father who can gainsay the fact
that here in his son, whose egy is here before us,
| we had n veritable ''Son of thunder II was
saying of Kotzebue, the Russian commander, with
many other commanders of distinction who came in
contact with him, who We're greatly struck with the
character and department of the Hawaiian hero
n SAYING which we find in kotzebue's narrative of
his visit TO these Isles when expressing his admir-
alton of the King, that "Kamehameha ought to
have 4 statute erected TO his memory" The pro
phetic saying of kotzebue is accomplished this
day. This hero must ever be the most striking
figure in the history of these Islands. He was u
hero Of the type which elevates nation. 1t was
not by mere force and conquering capacity that he
became the creator of q nation out of the rude
and WAITING tribes. lie elevated them from tnat
condition into national life. How pre-emnent he
stands above his barbarous surroundings! 1t is
not merely courage-animal courage-which dis
tinguished him. In this he was eminent; but he
was eminent also in his moderation, in his self
denial, in his pure regard for the welfare of his
people as q thing above all personal desires and
claims. What a marvel was his conquest and
organization of these Islands He showed III his
career all those characteristics which are developed
by education, by the influence of tradition and by
history. But no! 1t was from the darkness of his
the guide and spur of tradition and the history of
great predecessors and their works that this hero
came forth panoplied with force, skill, and high
| CAPACITY. Caesars and Alexnnders have done great
deeds, but what had they not of backing in ira
ditions and education. Here was man isolated
from the civilized world, rs if his sphere of life
had been cast in the moon, who came forward and
fultils the character of eminent men who started
| with many advantages. hamehameha was not
wonder-stricken or abashed by the new beings and
their vessels and implements of destruction. The
encounter of kamehameha with Cook was, no
doubt n determining influence in 1he future career
of the cOnqueror. Piianaia says that the hero ap-
preciated the English commander a friend, and
was adverse TO the hostilities that ended in the
| death of Cook He amented the death of the
white commander. Though bold skillful, and sue
cessful as a warrior, Kamehameha loved peace bet
, ter than war, and the good of his country more
than many victories He fought TO secure peace
| and suppress turbulence. His wars did not Origi-
nate in personal ambition and love of conquest.
He was drawn into them. one after another, by the
force of circumstances.
When We read of Asiatic, Polyuesian and Indian
heroes who nave been great conquerors, We find
that The spirit of conquest held possession of them
mania; that they never relaxed the slaughter
, of their fel0w-men so long as there oppos-
ing force to be 9EfStS9S We { Yeiuy ep6
p aitsosA TO become peaCe-maker There is trndi-
tionai saying, originating in his times, that the
pre-emnent result of his victories was ssthat old
men, women and children were safe reposing in
the highway This traditional saving which has
never been disputed, is illustrated in one of the
tablets which adorn the pedestal of the Statue.
Such condition of affairs had never before been
known IN Hawaii, so far we know from the
records which have come down TO us. His conduct
as ruler and an organizer of the Kingdom must
command our highest respect. In this respect he
resembles Egbert of England, who united its seven
kingdoms. Before his time, the will of the chiefs
and certain religious OF superstitious fanatcisms
had niled the place OF law. That only was crime
which annoyed or injured the great man or his ia
vorites But kamehameha the oonqueror imposed
upon himself and chiefs, laws suppressing violence
and wrong calculated to restrain the powerful and
TO benefit the common people. In spite of his emf
nent prestige and absolute prowess and genius he
did not make his own word the sole foundation of
these new laws. He had the wisdom TO select SUI
peri0r men as his councillors and the good sense
to carry himself in accordance with the general
tenor of their advice. And more than this it is
handed to us by the tradition of his own people
that he gave force TO his laws by uniformly obey
ing them himself. He said to Vancouver that he
should be the last person who ought TO violate the
established regulations of the country he governed
marked characteristics. He qualified himself
for being the conqneror of others by thorough
self-conquest. All that We know of him betokens
this. His calm and dignifed behavior on board of
Cooks shp-hIs prompt acquescence in the will of
haaniopuu, when ordered TO retire to his own
estate and devote himself to the care of the war
! god ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS terms in which he related
to hotZebue the injurious conduct of certain Rus
sian subjects, and the alarm which their threats
made in the name of the Russian Emperor had
caused amongst his people. These, and score of
he afta CHI
troll which this hero had acquired. From hence
came that Difference TO the opinion of his men of
experience, which was, no doubt, one of the surest
foundations OF his power. Of the strong, sound
seltse which characterized his rule we have many
instances. When he visited his dominions, and
went abroad with his relainers, he saw how they
eat up the land, and then, unlike other Chiefs he
set himself to correct this. He ordered the Guilt
yaion of fields so as to provide beforehand for his
own subsistence and that of the chiefs and people
who accompanied him. He planned the orpaniza-
ton and preservation Of the country for his pos
terity. When the sandalwood which formed at that
time such a source of riches to the country was
being gathered, he commanded that the young
saplings be preserved His officers said, % Hou are
old and must soon die, and we know not whose
will be the sandalwood hereafter He Indignantly
replied, Have not sons! To them belongs the
young sandalwood." Had his SUCCESSORS been as
wise as he, this source of wealth might have been
preserved in our forests to this day. Again, an
other instance of his attention to the future. 1t
was always great matter of interest to Hawaians
to possess the beautiful feather cloaks When the
birds were caught for the sake of the coveted
feathers he would not allow them to be killed. He
insisted that they should be set free in order that
their feathers might grow again, and be there for
those who should come after him. His people rec
ognized this wisdom and moderation, and gave
him their highest reverence.
And again We must notice how Kanehanleha-
this so-called barbarous chief-was quick to appre
oiate and 10 seek and to acquire for himself and
his people the skill OF the white man in tine me
ohanica arts, and especially in ship building from
the moment that 1t came under his notice How
quickly sprung up with him, as with Peter of Rus
sa the desire to acquire ships and to learn the art
of constructing them. He goes himself and sends
his young men 10 Vancouver to learn. He takes
the shipwrights tools in his own hands and assists
and encourages his young men in their work
Again, behold him when in the position of Caesar
when he desired to invade Britain-uhen he, too,
wishes to invade another island, and has no war
vessels. He goes with his own men into the for
ests; he accompanies and directs them as a master
workman, and builds and launches a fleet Or
again, when he stands on the bluffs at kohala, as
represented in one of these tablets. where he or
ganizes and trains them, teaching them TO form
rapidly into effective line of battle from previous
condition of apparent wreck. His character as a
man in the domestic relations is most peasingly
set forth by Vancouver in his account of the recon
clinton of kamehameha and kaahumauu: of
his loving articles TO bring il about and his happy
feelings al the reunion His magnanimity is shown
in this instance kahahavai, powerful chieftain
fought him determinedly. He was defeated and
fla faNI