The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-06-03

lady accomplished her task in a very creditabIe
| manner, the expression and feeling shown In the
delivery of the lines winning her deserved applause.
| Miss Annis Montague Mrs. Charles Turnerl now
made her appearance at the front of the stage, her
presence being Immediately greeted with hearty,
| hand plaudits. She sang the "Star Spancled Ban
ner." in an artistic manner, which was appropri.
ately honored by the enthusiastic audience an en-
! core being demanded, gracefully acceeded 10 by
THE Hawaiian sonsSstress.
guARTERSsAsTER n JAY GEKlSE's GRAFTON.
Commander Emerson now came forward and
introduced as the orator of the evening Quar-
ternaster Y. jay Greene Of the Post. The speaker
was received with applause and after a few intro
| ductory remarks delivered an address from which
| the following extracts arc taken:
| FAM AND nrsrcEN.
Revelations, whether social, religious politi-
| cal, whether carried forward in the interests OF
truth or error, liberty oppression cast up 10 the
surface of the great sea of humanity its giants or
/ brig before the footlights tho worlds greatest
acttrs. In every greSt contest for principle every
great struggle for broader liberty every step for
ward in the grand march Of civilization have been
| seail giant forms among men; many II may De,
| bat always one leading light, one brighter star
| toward which the community, the nations or the
world have looked for guiding and success. No
| where Is this principle 50 fully exemphhed as IN
/ the field Of military Achievement
Men climb the ladder Of fame in pursuit OF
! learning. Inspired by a thirst for knowledge,
they toll up the rugged sleeps OF science, literature
and art overcoming in their tedious journey obsta-
Giles insurOGntabe TO the masses until after years
OF patient toll and arduOus application they reach
an et1iuonce 10 which the world below looks up
with reverent wonder. But universal are the
! hclsls, and 50 numerous the beaten paths leading
I up to that eminence, that the sage in every de-
plrtucnt OF learning, from his lofty seat his
/ peers every hand. But, looking backward
| through the ages, and reviewing the history OF
those nations whose rccor Is written in blood and
whose great mission the earth seems 70 have
been 10 create armies and extend their borders by
conquest. reviewing the worlds broad field of bat
tie from the primitive ages down to the present;
among the countless stars that have arisen and
set in the military horizon, and the millions who
have given their lives for the love of conquest OF
/ liberty a great leader, the old world to-day
/ points TO but one Alexander and but one Napo-
leon the new world to but one Washington and
one Grant
A EHNINIscENcE.
The nisht was dark. cold, drilling rain ad-
ded TO the cheerleSsueSS of the scene Our adyanc-
ed picket paced his lonely beat Nbn u hillside N
Virginia. The officer Of the guard had forbidden
him TO speak except in a whisper, we might be
near the enemy. His thoughts wander away TO
his home IN Green Mountain State. and his mother,
who for two years has never slept but with the
breath Of PRAYER on her lips for her soldier HIS
vlEilaut ear Is open to catch the slightest sound
His heart Is ohevrcd he discerns the hrst rays
/ Of coming morn.
/ pierced his brain. and our picket is dead
History informs Us that early that morning
our pickets were annoyed by the enemys sharp
shooters. UnwrItten history tells Us of the bitter
anguish of that fond mothers heart who though
she had laid her on the altar of his country
nov she cannot be comforted because she knew
not where they had laid her boy.
But We must not stop 70 bury our comrade. The
cInp Is alarmed: the long roll has sounded TO
arms fall in" Our gallant Colonel dashes
along our line and shouts. Boys, Connecticut
( a., L. HnH,4s Int
woTs lost in the laundering crash of the shell
thru into our line, sirewinS the ground about
with the Insncle1 bodies of our comrades
Forward, Is the order. Needing not the slaughter,
we charge, drive the enemy from his position,
captured his works and plant the stars and stripes
that hill top. History says that our Colonel at
the head of the Third Brigade made brilliant
dash, capture the enemyS works, with htteen
pieces Of artillery, $40 prisoners and large
amount OF supplies, with loss on our side OF
asis eighty killed and $50 wounded. The result
Of that dash made our Colonel BrlSadler Gen
eral, and we were all proud OF him. To-day, a
score Of widows and orphaned children, aged and
infirn slrsS, whose only prop in their declining
years did not return grlef-strIcken hearts, soften
Cd in degree by score of intervening years, yet
vearriuc. on each recurring Memorial Day, To
Know where that hillside sleep their loved ones.
rHkIcE Is NE ARMED WHO HATH HIS QUARREL JUSr.
\ people bora and reared under the sottenlns
and refining influences Of the highest Christian
civilization may we'll ask what inspired men TO
] deeds Of bravery and Self-sacrihce IN the cam
EEllsls OF akAulGol anu OtLeE
before the principles Of popular liberty had gained
"a footing IN the great countries of Europe. Do
men. 50 tenacious II life, rush TO danger, lay
ing their lives the altar Of anothers ambition?
Do men face storm after storm Of bullets shot and
shell for the glory Of leader. whose only aim is
his own ACKNOWLEDGMENT, without a thought or
care for the elevation or larger liberty Of those at
whose expense he Is raised 70 Poveri
If men could endure such haldships and suffer
ing, eoaid stand up to such carnage as was wit
messed az MoreaCo. Boridino, Lsipsic, Dresden
ald Waterloo with nothing TO reward them but
their ratlons and few psltry francs, what could
not army Of treeren endure who were fighting
for truth. justice and perfect freedom, under :
leader whose greatest aim their greatest coodl
The germ Of liberty. born II the soul Of every
man. had been struggling for life down through
ages, cropping out here and there the surface
Of unfTlendly soil, only 10 be crushed oct by
the iron heel Of tyranny, but gaining. step BY step,
under the nErturlnC warmth Of Christian ciyilizl
tnn. until brave spirits dared 70 claim their birth
right, throw 81 their yoke, and trust in God to
help them. y little handful OF such men, making
PlymoutA kock the stepping stone Of a ne ma
ton. there, in the virgin soil of New England.
planted that tree OF Liberty, whose branches to-
day shelter hfty-fvs millions of freemen. The
history Of the desperate and pTOtracted struggle
II defense of that tree Is 50 familiar TO every
American that Il need not be reviewed here.
Thrice Is he armed that hath his quarrel JUST
found glorious Illustration IN that revolution.
led by that great and true patriot, Washington.
whose grand soul vas never stained by unholy
. ~.
was identical with those Of his humblsst follower.
IHE GEEAT EErUBIICIN NATION.
As late Is lSjl, society % learned men IN Eng
land published and gave to the world history Of
or mother country After recounting the details
Of the separation Of the Colonies from the Home
Government, and speaking Of the amicabls rela-
tious since existing between the tao countries IT
concludes with these words 1T may be doubted
whether the Republican institutions under which
thsy exist Will eventually psrpstuate their great
ness as q nation.
When the ned hand Of treason, sustained By the
sum of all tyrauuisS-pg1ozrty II man tore
from the halIiards at Fort Sumpier the crandeSt
emblem Of national greatness ever flung 70 the
breeze. ahsn was seen by doubling world the
foundation on which rested those republican in
situations. Two million. SIX hundred and sixty
eight thousand men stood forth and offered their
lives If needed TO defend the honor Of their coun-
TVS flag. N5t the peasant ploEman alone Of
New England and the West, bat men of every
class aud condition. Inc teacher, the scholar, |
the statesman and tbs divine, the poor laborer and
the proud uiliolIlre stood shoulder to shoulder
IN that struggle Of four years, against an enemy
e1trenched on his OEn chosen gr0und. and who |
fulEht with that determination which marked |
the intensity Of despair until treason and slavery
] found their Waterloo az Appomattox.
Comrades. We had the honor to bear part in /
that conflict We left behind Us all that was
dear on earth. and although but few of our
NAMES may Be found on the pases Of history, yet
re did or duty nor do vs c1Tei the honors so
richly eaTned and - generously lavshed upon our
[ great comrada- Grant az whose bedside nation |
watches With tender solict1de-that noble ps-
I t-lot- 10 whom his country IN its darkest hour
looked for halp and Els not disappointed. Never
defeated N var never N pezce- NOicing the |
sIyrii Of tbs nation. tbs spirit Of enlightened
freedom. he said 20 vanquished army al his !
feet lay down yu1r arms and so TO your homes
ask Of you no osssioa Of territory; 10 LOubardy;
no Alsaoa OF Lorraine. / ask no indemnity in |
gold. Lay down yo1r arms and re:urn to pur-
suits of peace bat remember that flag Vas our |
fathers. EVER thread OF It's warp and its wcof |
Is dyed II their patriot blood-a flag honoTed, aye,
TeyereG wherever the rays of MONDAY sun pierce
the homes Of CIVILIZED ms1- Never again let II |
trail in the dust
EEyoEI1W.
And today, II the sane spirit that great people,
With tender hearts and loving hands have woven |
II s=eesest flowers mantle 80 broad that its folds
reach fro-n the Pine TO the Palmetto and tonight
the gentle deEs Of Heaven distil its fragrance /
from the sod that covers alike the blue and the |
CTsT lis but the echo Of that chorus. sung within
the heavenly courts and which stealing through |
the gates ajar fell upon the ears Of that humble
SHEPPARD audience the plains Of Bsthleheu; /
GLORY 20 God II the highest. and earth beacs.
good vii 10 rns1.
After NJ. Creme had retired the Band again |
took position and f9vored the Audience with the
vel known medley, " Recolleotions Of the War |
Their performance bang reEaried BY enthusiastic
spqlzuss- his closed the exercises and the audi
s1os son dispersed