Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-07-05

The NfgLt of the Tbtrd The SaiHfes
at sunrise The Irercises 0f ne
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square, and the evening was closed with
grand chorus ofnntionaI anthems. The Ia- |
waiian, the Italian. the Swcde and the Am
crican listened with full hearts to the dy 3
strain. which ushercd in the Fourth and O..
in sweet sounds Of the brotherhood " ma.
In The morning the passionate bells rang oat
freedom, and, as the sun arose, the govern'
battery doomed forth the glory Of the "C,r u
Mountain BOYS. Every body seemed to H'
in good hunior; lor the night had been made
merry with song and chorus sung from door
until sweet echo caught the sleepers hear.
BY eight O'Clock the street, were filled; The
hack, were gay with trappings. and America
offered her gih Of freedom to the Isles Of The
Sea, The Hotel grounds were taStcfully dec
GRATED. Each gate was made with an arch Of
flag, and fag5 were hung from the center 10
the corners Of the ground from the grand stand.
In the middle ot the yard near the entrance
wasraised a miniature monument ofljunker Hill,
while the front Of the hotel was hung in red
white and blue.
1t was reserved fot an English lady, Mrs.
Ellen Maciariane, to make the most tssteiully
patriotic display observable in any Honoluluan
premises. The veranda was draped around
the entire length with festoons Of red white
and blue bunting; the pillars were ornamcnted
with two crossed flags, one American and one
Hawaiian, and the fence was tipped with
many futtering flags Of small size and a mass
Of low shrubbey was similarly Enlightened.
The Rev. George Wallace delivered the invo.
cation shortly after 10 o'clock, when the fol.
lowing Introductory remarks were made by
U. s. Minister Daggelt.
Friends and fellow COMPLEMENTARY
back In the past, when Europe was emerging
from feudal barbarsm, and before the Pilgrim
Fathers had landed on the coast of New Eng
land aud dedicated II continent to political
and religious freedom, Lonoiknmakaiiki, the
King OF the Island of Hawaii, and grandson
of the great Uni, from whom His MHjest'
King kalskaua draws his royal strain,
| paying visit IN disguise to the King of Oahu,
whose court had been established nt that time
at Wailun on the northeastern side Of the
island. This was three centuries ago. Let
us gild the legend II little for the occasion,
and say that II was Just three hundred years
| ago this ith day OF July, 1881. Lono had left
| the island of Molokai few weeks before in
| fit of jealous frenzy, and had wildly padded
and sailed his great double canoe to the coast
of Oahu, and hauled II up on the beach Of
| Wailua. As he approached, chief who had
been In the service of his father, recognized in
| the trappings of the canoe, some indications
| of the royal state of Hawaii, and informed
! his sovereign; hut Lono disclaimed any title
! to royalty, and, cnjoining secrecy upon his
attendants, landed and was courteously re-
! ceiyed simply as distinguished Chief-fur his
bearing showed him to be that, at least--and
was Hospitality provided for by the King
| To find oblivion for his thoughts, he
plunged into the pastimcs and exccsses OF
the Court, and in wrestling, running, hurling
aud warding weapons and other many ex-
ercises, he found no equal among the chiefs
OF Oahu And he had more than his share
of the smiles of the many handsome women
at the Oahuan Court but he needed them
not, for his heart was with his Queen whom
| he had left bleeding on the beach at Kalali-
papa His prowess aroused the envy of some
of the chiefs, one of whom took occasion to
stigmatize him as q ''nameless chief" Look
ing down upon the offender In wrath, he prom
ised to tay him alive should he ever meet
him beyond the protection of his King. and
then, striding to his canoe, drawn up ON the
shore, took from ii large caabash contain
ing the bones of the six rebelious district
chiefs of Hawaii, killed IN battle by his father
aud in the prcsedce of Court chantcd the
names the slain and The achievements OF his
ancestors in voice that echoed through toe
surrounding hills.
In imitation and warrant of this pardonab'
desire in Lono to defend his birthright ald
glorify his ancestors, and of the permisYion ~
for him to do so, graciously accorded by L
King, gOodly number of Americans are a4-
sembicd here Today to speak some words ot
praise of their fathers and of the land enobri
by their valor and made glorious by their
sacrifices. And, like I-ono, they are not with
out anything in their own land, albeit they
claim no privileges here not accorded to the
humblest citizen. In their own might they
are sovereign, every one-uncrowned and nm
titled soycreigns-whose throne is the ballot
box, whose scepter is the ballot and whose
strong citadels OF defense are the school houses
that dot their broad heritage thick as 4
stars of heaven that smile down upon the y
They are the joint and equal rulers of lac
mghtiest national domain that ever stretch ID
It's peaceful mantle of green across the zones,
since God bent his bow OF promise above the
brow of Ararat; the joint and equal rulers OF Il
country where with the birth OF every male
child possible President of the Republic is
born, and with his death Is translated another
soul from the political peerage of earth to the
broader and more perfect equality of the
heavens.
But they bring with them no calabashes of
the bones of their enemies. They bring, In.
stead, the brief history OF nation whose
battles have been for political and religious
freedom, and whose victories have been the
triumphs of all mankind Upon the tablet
of the worlds annals over the records of
dead empires and governments founded in
blood, maintained by force, aud In which the
people had no voice, the history of the Re-
public has been written with u stylus of
steel, and has become the hope and inspra-
tion of the struggling peoples OF all the earth.
But, great AS have been its victories In arms
Its peaceful triumphs have been grander still.
a hundred years ago, when the iirst Kaneha-
meha preparing for the conquest and
consolidation of the Hawaiian group, three
millions OF worn and weary people were
sitting beside their desola,e hearths after
! seven years of war. Upon the garments OF
many of them were the blood-stnins of York
town, and their feet were still blstcred with
, the bains of Valley George. There was no
! corn In their granares, and their public treas
, ury was empty They had few laws, and no con.
: slitution besides the old Colonial compact,
which had thus fur served them well But they
did not require laws, for they were Just and
peaceful; they scarcely required money, for In
, their poverty and self sacrifice they had
l learned to live without II. They trusted In
. God and their own strength. They had achieves
the greatest victory OF all time In theh
blood they had established the equality OF ali
: men before God and the law, and their right
Of and capacity for solf-goyernment. Into d
constitution these principles were crystalized
{ and under their benehcent action a nation has
r grown greater and greater every year. unit
the world now stands amazed al It's progres.
{ and awed at its overshadowing future.
5 The grow th of the Republic had Indeed beer
marvellous, even to those who have watche,
: II day by day. At the close ot the War Of In
c dependence its was but little more thai
n sol, 900 square miles, and its western bound
;, AIRY was the Mississippi river. Ii purchase,
u Florida from Spain; Louisiana, and with i
IS Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota. Kansas
Nebraska and the great West, from France
the lower pacihc states aud Territories, frou
Mexico; and, finally, Alaska from Russia. An'
if II paid cash for ALL and will continue 10 pa
\. cash for all, although II need but stretch fortl
mailed hand To take and hold continent
. yes, y hemisphere And so, by purchase tn
n acres OF the Republic have been multiplied b
four, while It's population has been mnltipliel
by twenty, and It's wealth aud resources b,
~ thousands. The geographical center of N
~ United States has la less than century bccl
transferred from Ohio to the mouth of ID
"a COLUMBIA, In Oregon, and two hours after IA