The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-01-19


come from the party which upheld
slavery in the United States. Gentle
men, | Sm done. l have made no
prsparatiOu for tonight. This sea OF
hesIiS, this illumination surprising
every other, are inspiration enough.
There is one man in this city tonight
whom l envy. Ii is the anniversary
of his wedding day, and when in the
thture his children gather around his
knee. he will adi 70 the patriotic
memories Of this holiday, those which
cluster around the hearthSide, and
will bless doubly the nth Of January
1875.
GEN. HARrwEIL said:
The development Of National
liberty regulated by law Is not the
result OF accident or chance. IL Is
peculiar 70 no country nor CLINE;
wherever there is = community IN
which intelligent honest and indie
pendent habits Of thought Sni OF
sctiou prevail, civil liberty is Sure 70
come Sni abide The day OF the di-
vine right OF Kings snd Queens hss
disappeared from modern civilization.
But the supremacy Of law Is every
where bound 70 SSSsrt itself, for IL hS>
divine origin, in the Great Law
Giver OF the universe. On the 18th
dSy OF January, 1885, the Government
Of the Hawaiian Islands WAS that Of
Constitutional Monarchy, under the
Constitution which WAS established In
July 1857. The head OF the Govern
ulsnt. the Queen, WAS not SmenSole
10 Sny lSw, except 10 the unwritten
lsw which required her 70 govern
herself in Sceo1iSnes with the re-
| luirsmsntS Of rhs Constitution under
which she became sovereign, which
| she hsd sworn TO observe, snd under
which alone she could legally remain
3 sovereign. II sny official Of the
Government, whether in the ENecu-
tive. Legislative or Judicial Depart
mentS, violated the law, he could 5s
| called TO account, Sni ths community
had \ remedy. more or less effective
| for such violation OF its rights What
was the remedy if the head OF the
| Government declined 10 be bound by
! the Constitution When King John
| refused 10 govern himself by English
| lSws. the baruus Of England ST the
point OF the sword compelled him 70
| sign zud swear 70 the MSguS ChsrtS
| Of Runuymeie in the year 12l5- The
Right OF Petition Snd the Right Of
! HSbsss Corpus followed, eliminating
/ in the glorious revolution Of loSc,
when William Snd Mary came over.
/ All this Is known 10 every school boy,
ss part Of the history OF civil liberty
in the Great Republic OF England
But how wSs il in Hawaii lSst jan
uary3 The Hawaiian Runlymede
/ h4i been passed in July Of 1857, and
yet the Hawaiian sovereign declined
20 keep her obligations The result
wSs thSE the system known 81 the
Hawaiian Constitutional Monarchy
i no longer existed. Ii wSs ike the re-
uovSI Of the keystone OF sn arch. the
structure fell. It wSs then thSt citi-
ZsnS Of Honolulu established = PrOvI-
siou&l Government. in the presence OF
sesual or impending anarchy. That
WIS ! conservative and not s rsvolu-
tiou4ry proceeding The avowed and
the legitimate objects Of that Govern
uEuE were 20 maintain the pubtle
peace aud 70 promote political union
with the United States Of America
The latter object awaits the result Of
time and full consideration, and may
depend UPON events aud contingencies
vet 10 OCCUR but the preservation o.
law Sui order which thus fSr has been
secured, i : simple necessity For
/. the continued aee0upIishuent Of that
object. there will De ample scope for
the wisdom aud patriotism aud mod
Grafton and charity Of this community
90 display themselves With the
founders and supporters Of the exist
. II - -
10 place for selfish interest or personal
4gyr2ndiZEmsEl- Inc strong common
sense Of the people = thoroughly eu-
listed IN the cause OF honest stable
ZUverumeut- II viii have nothing
short Of that, and IL viii have 10
ether, for the end IN view is- that
this sG4I De q g0veruueuC OF laws
and not Of men,
President HCslLEE- Mr.. Chair
man ladies' and gentlemen, and fellow
ci-IZeC-AG L banquet given 10 Prince
/ BIsu1rgk few years before his r.
/ tirEuel1, he 0tfarzd Z toast 10 the
[ three great branches Of the Anglo
/ Saxon raEe- co the German Father
IAuL- % Great Britain and 70 the
/ Young Republic Of the West While
I these three nations have taken the
/ largest strides, and the Latin race has
[ been less fortunate Il has N example
I Of popular ECTEruueuG N France, and
/ the spirit Of liberty sCiII lives IN
/ PoIr-u-1L This Community, with irs
+ mixed PopUIAEiOuF has seen 1t 10
/ resist absCIu5isu- and - create 4
/ PCrzr form Of gUvsruuECt- For the
! -2s5 twenty years Lhsrs lbs not been 4
L s1Eblz E1TErrueHE here I EgDVEruuEuE
/ that Commanded the respect of the
[ civilized woriL 1--we get aunsIAtiOu
EE VII have 4 stable CTCTEumelE i
{ Voice That's ThAE We want aud
that's what We viii get With Al
MENTION there VIII De 4 brilliant
( opportunity for ETEry InltIstrOQs maU
/ and prosperity viii be within the
[ reach Cf al The Nicaragua Canal
vii bring 4 food ot trade and in
u1zu=EIy enhance The IUpor-Anes o.
these islands Annexation i manifest
tesCIcy- and W arE bound 70 have L.
During these Troubles W have been
t1r-UlIcE II the possession 0tusn who
have been wiling, 40 great personal
loss ard =a.rIiee % L=EUue the
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