The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-12-03
THE DAY WE CELEBRATED.
Forty-Sixth Anniversary of Hawa-
iian Independence.
Record of the Various Events on the
Occasion.


from the Flagship Mohican YESTERDAY
morning and the early risers were sool
made aware, from infallible signs, tina
propitious weather would grace the ami
versary of the natal day Of the indepen
dence of the Hawaiian Islands. Space
forbids more than a brief record of the
events that occurred, and short, SHARP
but lucid will be the description. In
general it may be said that, the flags on
the various consular offices were dis
played and the men-of-war in the har'
Dor, u. S. S. Mohican and Nipsic and
H. B. NJ. S. Espiegle) presented a gay
appearance being dressed with bunting
from truck to keelson. Salutes were
fred at noon by the Mohican and Es-
peigle and the Battery at Kakaako.
The services at the churches were
well attended both at early morning and
at near noon; notable audiences filling
both the Congregational and Anglican
churches. The sermons delivered. are
presented in another column.
The general public failed not to take
transit by the early train on the Oahu
Railway and the patronage given dur
ing the day, to this deservingly popular
line, was only a proper recognition OF
the former generosity of Mr.. billing
ham.
An invitation had been given to the
general public to participate in the plea
sures OF a regular old time Hawaiian
feast at the residence of Mr.. Albert Ku-
DALI OF
showed that it had been very generally
accepted. Singing by select choir,
speeches by General Marshall and Mr..
J. L. Bush and dinner were the events
on the programme.
The occupancy of their new house by
Engine Company No. 5 was one of the
events OF the day and a large and dis
tinguished company was present and
participated in the feast of reason and
flow OF soul.
Baseball games at the Recreation
grounds occupied the attention of the
public during the afternoon, and at night
the dulcet strains OF the Hawaiian Band,
were poured forth as grand finale, at
the Hawaiian Hotel.
Following is more detailed record of
thsPrincipal events;
General Marshall's Address.
1 feel myself highly honored in being
invited to speak to this assembly of the
events in the history Of Hawaii, which
led to the celebration of this day as the
national anniversary of Hawaiian INDIE
pendence. OF the chief actors in those
events, as has been recently stated by
one Of your papers, l believe am the
only one now living. His Majesty Ka-
mehameha Ill, Her Royal Highness
Kekauluohi, the Kuhina nui, their in
domitable Minister DIR. Judd, Gov. Ke-
kuauawa, Rev. William Richards, Hon.
Timoteo Haalileo, Sir George Simpson,
Capt. Brewer, and other staunch friends
OF the Hawaiian Government in its days
of trouble, all are gone. And though
several of them could have told you
the story which you wish to hear, better
than can, their lips are dumb, and
cannot therefore refuse your request,
that l should tell you the simple story
of your country's great peril, and her
fortunate escape, which forty-six years
ago for time swept the nation out of
existence.
Before l enter upon this pleasant task
however l must be allowed to express
my personal qualification at once more
finding myself on Hawaiian soil, after
an absence of thirty-one years. Here
where twenty years of my early man
hood were passed, where 1 found the
health of which l came in search, where
enjoyed the charms of this perfect eli
mate, which well deserves its title of the
Paradise of the Pacific" and the pro-
lection OF its mild government, then
just emerging from barbarism and rapid |
ly adapting the methods of civilization. |
l thank God that l am privileged to be |
with you once more, and to see with my |
own eyes, the wonderful progress and |
prosperity OF the group, of which the |
evidences are on every hand. Long |
may that beautiful national standard of |
Hawaii continue to float over an indie |
pendent nation whose life, as its motto |
declares is preserved by righteousness.
The year 1S43 which dawned upon |
Hawaii, found her a prosperous King
dom, isolated from the rest OF the world,
with which communication was only had |
at uncertain and distant periods. No
steamers had then found their way into
the Pacific. No railway had opened
route across the isthmus of Panama.
much less across the United States. The
King and chiefs had voluntarily given
up the despotic power, which they had
hitherto welded, had given to the peo-
pie a Constitution and code of laws
which protected them In their rights,
and the nation was making rapid pro-
,gress in civilization and gaining the con-
fdence OF the then small foreign COM
munity.
But the Government, even then, had
its trials and its dangers. Representa-
tives of foreign powers were scheming to
promote the interests of their govern
ments and their own interests and Sc
cure preponderating influence over, if
not the entire control or subversion of.
the Hawaiian Government. 1t is not
my province to-day to speak in detail
OF those Vaccinations and demands by
which the Government was continually
harassed and its progress hinderd. But
in order to free itself from these embar-
easements, the King in 1912, by the adj
vice of an intelligent and friendly British
nobleman, Sir George Simpson, Gov
ernor OF the Hudson Bay Company, who
had taken great interest in the progress
of the Kingdom towards civilization, sent
a commission to England and France for
the purpose of securing from those great