The Daily bulletin., 1889-11-29
Independence Day.
FORTY SIXTH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE TREATIES OF
RECOGNITION.
A National Holiday Fifty HODOT5d,
LuRu at s'RlaIn .

dence of Prince Albert kunuakea,
Palama, turned out one Of the great
est celebrations of Independence
Day held in many years. 1t opened
at o'clock, when three to four
hundred people were gathered in
and around large lanai, covered in
with sail cloth and 1loorcd and
hedged with rushes. The Hawaiian
Quintet Club at the head of the
lanai sang and played beautiful
music at different points Of the pro.
gramme.
Mr.. John 4. Bush was chairman
and native orator of the day, and
was accompanied tn the front by
Gen. j. F. b. Marshall, Hons. C.
r. Bishop, w. D. Allen and j S.
Walker. Rev. j. Waiamau, chap
lain of the day, was seated on one
side near the head, and opened pro-
ccedings with prayer. Among those
present at the literary exercises were
Prince Albert, Hon. =. L. kanoa,
Majors Holt and Nowlein, A. Mar
ques, Daniel Lyons, III. Won Holt,
II. w. Wilcox, F. j. Testa. T. l..
SEVERN, Thos. Wright, Il. Gaylord,
w. Wilson, j. f. Colburn, Geo.
l.. Desha, j. NJ. Nivas, Thos. Lind
say, Il. S. Southwick, j. F.. Bowler,
and native Hawaiinns, old and
young, men, women, and children.
Mr.. Bush began his address in
Hawaiian by saying: "Every nation
has its natal day, around which
cluster memories and social ties that
cause the hearts of its people to pull
safe with emotions of joy and hope es-
pecially whenever they are gathered
together, as on this occasion, 10 hear
"reminiscences of their history, re-
calling to their minds the deeds Of
valor and of heroism which their
ancestors have performed and con-
tributed towards its construction,
rejecting honor and glory on the
national character and elcvating the
birthday of ones country to a
higher plane OF national existence,
and drawing the attention and re-
cognition Of neighbors and relations,
as in our case, TO an acknowledge
ment of our independence based,
not upon force, but upon n sense of
justice and appreciation of right"
They were gathered to COM
memorate the dawn of new era OF
national life, that originated at the
time their forefathers were strug-
Cling for the uniication and consoli-
dation of the whole group. The
independence thus founded was later
recognized and assured 10 us by our
great and powerful friends who
stood sponsors for us on the 2Sth
day of November, 1913, the day
into which we were born into that
higher sphere and standing among
the civilized nations of the world.
"From knowledge of what has since
transpired in the history of this
beautiful and highly favored group
of islands, we can thank oul
Heavenly Father that in his divine
wisdom the way was opened for oui
easy and ready transition from ono
condition to another" The speaker
exemplilled the doctrine that COD
always raises up men to carry out
his purposes with the nations, by
citations from ancient and modern
sacred and profane history, going
on TO speak of Kamehameha tho
Great as one of the men most in
timatel y connected with the destiny
of these islands. From time pre-
yious to the reign of this monarch
he sketched the history of the isl
ands up to the restoration and re
cognition of Hawaiian independence
in lS43. Kamehameha, during tho
remaining years of his life aftel
bringing the islands from feudalism
to despotism, was ceaseless in i'm
proving the condition of his people
and fortifying his position as rule
by severe and repressive measures
and in cultivating friendly inter
course with foreigners many of whom
were induced to stay with him ant
were highly favored and well re
warded for their allegiance and fide
lity to his cause.
In the year after Kamehameha ;
death the first Christian missionarie
arrived, landing at Kailua, Hawaii
where they were we'll received b,
by Kamehameha III. Having spokeI
of the readiness of chiefs and peo
: pie to accept the political, soeia
and religious changes introduced b,
the missionaries, the speaker said
"Great praise is due to the earl
fathers for the good they have done
and ii is to be hoped, from the evi
dences which we see to-day amon
, their offspring and successors, tina
their services have not been unrc
, Quilted in the land of their adoption
On the other hand, we sec wit
. regret that the sudden changes i
+, our condition, though we'll intended
have not resulted as favorably I
the too confiding ahorigine. Nine
tenths of the soil has passed ava
: from your hands; your number
l have dwindled down from a larg
g and overflowing population, ever il
j, creasing under the old regime no
: withstanding wars. Sickness an
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