The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-03-18
JUDGE DEADY's spEECA
Delivered at a BANQUET to the Members
of the Hawaiian Bar ON March Tth.

Following are the remarks OF Hon. NJ
p. Deadly, U. S District Judge of Ore
gon, at the banquet given by Chief Jus
tice Judd to the members OF the Ban
March /, 1890:
Mr., Chief Justice and gentlemen Of
the Hawaiian Bar, brethren may say
OF the Hawaiian Bar, for although we
serve under different flags, they are
quite akin, and We sight the same prece-
dents, expound and administer the same
law down to the last Hawaiian Report
As our worthy host has said this
evening. in lS49 crossed the plains 10
that Gland OF PROMISE" Oregon, and on
arriving there it seemed to me that
the nearest neighboring land was what
we called the Sandwich Islands -
there was constant intercourse going
on between them, we got our coffee and
sugar from them, and as say it seemed
to me commercially that the Sandwich
Islands was the nearest country to
Oregon. do not know that am sorry
to see it, but it is the fact that what is
called the "Spreckels treaty" has come
in since and intercepted us, and that
trade now goes 10y way OF San Francisco
and we are not so intimate with the
Hawaiian Islands as we were before. q.
Judge McCully related the fact that
Bishop and Lee arrived on vessel that
was on its way TO Oregon and stopped at
these islands. know the vessel well,
it was the old bark "Henry" COM
manded by one,of these trading. traf-
ticking captains with stock of goods
going out from Oregon. He had ma
tive OF this island as sort OF major
domo around-a cook, and his house
was known throughout the city for hos
pitality, presided over by this Hawaiian
or ''Kanaka" as We called him there in
1919. The old bark in 60 got down to
the mouth of the Columbia river with q
load OF valuable lumber on it bound for
San Francisco, and the old man who
used to be mate OF it | think, went
downstairs to play cards and drink whis-
key; they anchored the ship but she
went ashore and that was the last OF
her, lumber and all.
l have enjoyed myself during my short
stay in these islands very much. /
have been the recipient of great deal OF
kindness and hospitality and considera-
ton from the citizens of this place, for
which take this occasion to return my
sincere thanks. have not seen as much
of the country as | had desired, but l
have seen a good deal, and am very
much pleased with it. The climate is
magnificent and could live here forever
if it was not for the mosquitoes. l would
have to learn to endure them.
/ have examined little of the work
ings OF the Missionaries here, have
read good deal of the early history of
this country from the works of Mrs.
Thurston, Mr. Jarvis, Mrs. Judd and
Miss Bird with all her extravaganza and
all her wealth OF genius.
In Oregon there were two counter
forces at work, commerce and trade,
and trgvel a..i farmers
about the same time, the Missionaries
first and then traders The traders
would merely represent the commerce OF
this day; they were as a class half
pirate and half trader They lett no
mark on the shore, they did their bust
ness on the decks of their vessels
and then went away, but they are both
of how the English-speaking
race has colonized the whole world
through the agency OF Christianity and
commerce, they have gone hand in hand
to bring up the morals and prosperity of
the people. 1t is not kind OF Christianity
that goes down to the native, that goes
to him and stays with him, but it goes to
him and brings him up to the standard
OF the plane on which it is, and have
found great deal of similarity exists be-
tween these islands and Oregon in this
respect. | can see all through this
country the indelible marks of the bene-
fit that Christianity has wrought through
the missionaries that came here from the
United States. (Applause.) But of
course in a civilized country there must
be something besides the missionary.
There must be commerce, there must be
freedom and there must be government,
and the missionary must take his place,
not be all and all in the government,
and this country Is passing through that
stage. But think that the people of
this country are not aware of the tact
that the first people that became their
teachers, their leaders, and introduced
hem to Christianity, were people OF
lustry vino taught them to take care OF
anu live III lIllS hOIlu dS well
As they could, l do not think they realize
hat fact. draw good many parallels
n nv mind between this government
md our government in the States In
some respects there are few countries
your equal. l say it fairly. In most of
he cities of the Union the judicial power
S exercised by men who are elected at
short intervals to serve for meager sal |
lries on the Supreme Bench. There is a |
change OF opinion going on in the |
country on that point; it is manifesting |
tselt in every direction, but the evil has
lot been cured; think it will be. You |
ire to be congratulated on having started |
ipon the right plan, and that is to have
. Court that is independent, and no
Court or Judge could be indepen
lent who has not got decent salary |
md a permanent tenure of office |
do not care how good a man may be
or great man is naturally, il |
rom the day he goes ON the Bench and |
to discharge his duties he is
ooking around to see what his chances
or the next term are, he cannot be
God Judge Neither is he independent |
I he has to beg, for he cannot live on
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