The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-07-05

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THE GRAFTON.
His Excellency John L. Stevens,
u. S. Minister Resident, then de
llvered the following mastery ad-
dress:
This is the one day OF the year on
which the American Minister is allowed
by his Government to put aside the pre-
scribed rules of his Office and, as a citi
zen, to give public expression to his
opinions. 1t is in this character alone,
none but myself being responsible for
my words, that | improve the opportun
ity to speak as an American TO Amer
leans, and TO others present who would
commemorate the birth of my country
Patriotism. Liberty, Independence
these words stir the hearts of true
Americans by a mighty inspiration.
They lift American minds 10 an altitude
where the skies are clear and brilliant
and the air is pure and bracing. The
great ideas which these words transmit,
should never be obscured by individual
selfshness, by cosmopolitan generalities,
nor pushed aside by partisan ambitions.
Patriotism, Liberty, independence
they are a peoples life, and without
them nation is but blind, dumb, and
hapless concretion in the hands of it's
enslavers.
1t is the first OF these-Patriotism SO
dear to the souls of free-men, which |
desire TO emphasize at this time, though
the other two are linked forever with the
birth OF American Nationality, whose
history is familiar to you all, a story
more stirring and heroic. than anything
in Grecian epic or Roman fable. Omit
ting at this time eulogy where it seems
superfuous, turning from past resplen-
dent with historic renown, let US bring
before us the duties of the present, the
demands of the future.
Patriotism, born of the spiritual in tut
tons and christianized conscience of the
human soul, which impels whole peo-
pie to unselfish sacrifice, and Sidney, a
Warren, and glorious host of Free
dom's martyrs to think it "sweet to die"
this noble sentiment cannot be salts
fed by concentrating the past, by
the firing of cannon, and prolonged ex-
plosion of India crackers and bombs.
Real patriotism is an inspiration to duty.
1t calls men to do the work we'll which is
Immediately before them. Ii there are
those who think that it means only the
performance of deeds of peril and cour-
age on the field of arms, amid the smoke
OF battle and the clash of bayonets, they
are strangely mistaken. 1t would not
become us to underestimate the great
ness of the work done a. Bunker Hill,
Saratoga, Gettysburg, ON board the little
Monitor, and at Mobile Bay But Patrio-
tism is far from ending with these. We
should never forget that the living
sources of the heroism which was thus
illustrated on arenas of peril and death,
were in the moral education of the Amer
lean people, which preceded those ex-
PLOTS on land and sea. The motive
forces which gave direction to Amer
lean councils and inspired American
devotion to duty in the war OF Indepen-
dence and in the wonderful uprising for
the Union from 1861 to 1S65-these had
their origin in patriotism which had
been nurtured in American homes,
schools, and churches, and but for these
the world would never have known of
the two great contests for liberty and
good government, which have SO lifted
up America in the eyes of men, and
made her the continental beacon light
among nations.
That colossal fabric--the American
Republic--the grandest structure of gov
eminent ever reared amid the sands OF
| time--with it's Federal Constitution,
which the ripest statesmen OF the Old
| World pronounce the most remarkable
| creation of human wisdom known in all
the ages-with it's admirable adjusted
municipal, state and national institu-
| tions--its Supreme Court, the final arbi-
| traitor of all questions between the forty
| two States-a complex, yet practicable
| system of government, SO elastic in its
legal bands and machinery as to readily
/ adapt itself to the fast increasing popula.
| ton and varied interests OF its immense
| domain. That temple of human free.
| dom and of law, the fairness OF whose
| proportions no Athenian or Tuscan archi
| tect ever surpassed, has stood the tria
| of a century. Once the most terrific
storm that modern nations ever wit
| messed, burst upon it., wrestled with its
strong pillars, and spent its utmost force
| to wrench its corner-stones from theil
places. But in vain There it stands
in the azure, serene heavens, with M
crack in it's walls, no clouds around its
SUBMITS. To it the exiles OF all OPP
pressed lands look with earnest hope
and under its peaceful shade foreign
millions, weary with unrequited toll
are seeking new homes. That wondrou,
civic and political edifce belongs to
nation which numbers more intelligent
liberty-loving men, has larger aggre
gate of annual products of mine, field
factory and workshop, and more wealth
than any other in the world, and alon|
whose iron and water ways on land
river, lake and ocean, moves a create
volume of commerce than has any othe
on the globe. No foreign armies art
threatening its gates. No hostile feet
cross the seas to strike down the starr,
flag which floats on its lofty turrets
That the sunlight of future centurie:
may linger and play upon it, and its prou'
walls continue to stand firmly as tn
hope of civilized mankind, patriotic dut,
is ever imperative.
The American Nation has no occasion
to be afraid OF any external foe. II il
her infancy she had fears in this regard
that period has passed. She has tn
means of putting into the field a large
effective army than has any other ma
ton, and possessing within her border
half of the railroads OF the world, sh,
could readily move it to the necessar
points, and for home defence can com
mand the services of seven million cit
zen soldiers. She has the money, iron
steel, coal, shipyards, skill and men, t
create Il navy more powerful than an
which has ever fioated on the seas
Stretching across vast continent an
fronting the two great oceans, she ha
an impregnable position. Her CONNER
cial allies can repose in security an
ave no fears as to their independence
The foes against which America need