The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-05-31


your own; its mountains and sea-
shores; its cities, roads, hamlets
and farms; its forests and its
plains; its customs and its holidays,
all are yours.
And it is substantial possession.
No Judgment can disturb your title.
No writ of execution can force it
from your keeping. 1t is yours by
birthright, and you will maintain it
with your life.
Let us then for moment, con-
slider our own country. That coun-
try for which those heroes died.
Though brief its existence, its his
tory is replete with incident. It's
very conception was associated with
trouble and persecution. Religious
intolerance in foreign lands blew the
seeds of this nation to the shores of
New England. The struggle of the
early settlers against the barriers of
nature and the shafts of the savage
are well known. We have all read
of the chickering's, misunderstand-
ings and violent alterations with
the mother country which finally
eliminated in the throes of revo-
luton, out of which was evolved the
foremost republic of the Western
world.
Its early existence was beset with
difficulties. Discussions at home
and complications abroad. Wars
with the Indians, with Tripoli, with
England, with Algiers and with
Mexico followed. The tale is one
of resolution, courage and self-sacri-
flee. But hurrying over the history
of this period, let us pass on to that
later struggle whose history is yet
found in the memory of living men.
1t seems now that nothing but the
application of violent remedy
could relieve the country from the
plague of slavery. And when the
hour of action came, we all know
how even the best and wisest men
hesitated to hazard all upon the
chance of war. But the early trials
of the forefathers had left their i'm
press upon the children. History
and tradition had told the tale of
fortitude and courage, overcoming
suffering and oppression. In the
schoolroom had been taught the
campaigns both of defeat and sue
cess. How the leaders were some
times discouraged; how at times
even traitors were found. BY the
fireside in more familiar but more
impressive manner until the chill
dren knew it by heart, had been
told the story of the grandsire who
had fallen at Lexington, at Trenton,
or at Brandywine; or of those
whose painful winters march, with
shoeless feet, left the white SHOWS,
stained with blood.
Such were the antecedents that
nourished and developed a patriot
ism equal to the emergency, ant
when the storm of war burst owe
the country, the people triumphed
The details of that eventful tim
l will not dwell upon. Tney ar
known to you all. 1t was struggl
that enriched our history with thu
exploits of military leaders, anc
with the wisdom of statesmen. l
proved the patriotism of the people
and the prowess of our citizen sol
diers. 1t has added new names tt
the roll of honor, new stars to thu
constellation of our sainted patriots
and martyrs. From these accounts
lated treasures rather than from any
other source are we to look for tha
spirit of courage and willing sacri
flee that is the surest element of ma
tional stability.
Animated by such spirit in thu
past the people of our country have
witnessed development of the ma
ton, the magnitude and rapidity o
which are without parallel.
From the humblest beginning
she takes her stand to-day peer
among the mightiest nations of thu
earth. Her presence is respected
and her voice is solicited In council
She enjoys advantages of geograph
ical position, of climate, and of sol
that obtain nowhere else. He
mines of ores and commercial pro
ducts seem inexhaustible and o
endless variety. Light and hea
are taken from their magazines il
the cellars of the earth as though
prepared for use by human agency
With easy taxes her treasury over
flows, and she carries her debt witt
the lightness of an ornament.
Armies and fleets are at her com
mand, ready for every defense ant
any emergency. Where are thes
forces do you,ask? The men ar
tilling the soil, tending their herds
opening mines, laying railroads, an,
developing the country. The mate
rial? 1t is piled in mountain masse
, at the very gateways of the ocean
and only awaits the signal to ride il
power upon the wave.
, Rich to repletion in every re
source that can contribute to ma
tional strength, she aims at neithe
conquest nor dominion. Standing
unarmed conscious of her inheren
latent strength she invites the ma
tons to peace. She asks that a
men everywhere may be free
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