The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-07-06

people q tfle OnlSeu obtbcs nave gus
ont towards them.
"For a ii ne, lIngsr or shorter, Accord
ing to circum tanc-s which it Is nov inn
possible to f7r-see, January the Ssv' n
t-entn will hold in Hiwlii's c.lehd ar
similar to the Fourth OF July in our Own-
Then in the inevitab'e progress oi d-s-
tiny January the Seventeenth IN II iwall
will be merged in July Fourth, and ISL
an Is and continent will cel-bra To-
gether and in common the nations birth.
N. Y sun"
How little dill that able writer kaow
that but hall a yeae would be nee led TO
witness tue be ginning Of ths iuiiinsns
of his pr)ph c., and that the very next
succeeding Fourth Of July would tind
what tie cAli- the ''in-vit able pr rgrsss OF
destiny 80 far advanced tlat the ISL
ands" u d l-brats ths birthiAy OF
two nations instead OF oae.
II was on by dInt OF most dill gent
effJft Oh the part vf the late Go O1vsntlOn
tn this has been made douply great
historic d " not for Hawaii alone but
for all OF the earth, for when at eventide
the life-giving sun shall sink below the
horizon it will set for the first time upon
hemisphere of independent repablics-
The vast empire OF Brazil was thought
stable aud secure. 1t long held its Own
by reason OF the personality OF its e-ti~
mable monarch, but suddenly the end
came. Almost as suddenly the end
came here. Vain effJrts have been
made to restore "ihe divine right of
k,ngs' but revolutions rarely 60 back
ward" Kind friends rise up and ex-
tend helping hand to those who strug-
gle TOR liberty, fraternity and equ sli1y,
and the ,od Lord seems 20 approve.
at eight o'clock this morning the Pro-
vislonal Government stepped down and
out and the infant republic stepped in.
AS stood in front Of the Executive
building and gszed upon the great, or
derly, clean, well-dresse1 and intelli-
gent Assem- blage that occupied the steps
and portico and surrounded our distin-
guished President as he proclaimed the
new Constitution and was sworn in by
the Chiei Justice to support II. | saw a
scene Of winch any country might well
be proud.
1t peaks volumes for the good sense,
and lcve Of order of those who entertain
different views from the party in power
that they have thus far confined th lr
objections to lawful protests. IL is to be
hoped ut they will adhere t. this
course. Nothing is 50 iilogi al rs war,
ami few things more costly than under
takers arges. All know that perfect
men and perfect governments do lot ex-
ist and it is ldie to expect them. A iaIr
and patient trial Of the new
Constitution and Government should
not be denied. j our universally
esteemed President expects, in due
time, to have 4 successor, and | venture
to say that he desires that successor 10
be IN every way a worthy maa. l under
stand that an ex-Premier has recently
considered the possibility OF his filling
the place. 1t is Legitimate ambition,
and the political movement essential TO
that end might prove no disadvantage to
the nation Two healthy political par
ties are, indeed, the salvation Of re-
public. 1t may seem little out Of place
for me, soldier, 10 plead thus, but |
was raised among William Penn Quakers,
and they cultivated peace. l remember
when it was believed that the civil
troubles in America could never be com
posed; and later, when it was boldly
asserted that the clashing in France be-
tween royalty and democracy would
utterly destroy that wonderful nation;
but those opinions were i'll founded.
The ou come i'll each case was Of spsc-
ial interest, because | was engaged in
the four years of our sad aud bloody con-
fict and, by strange coincidence. had
the distinguished honor of welcoming,
five years later, the advent OF the great
French Republic with short aid ess on
French soil. This happened at tahiti in
the Society Islands in November, 1870.
That address was partly in Fren and
partly in English, but there was one sem
tence in it tnat everybody UNDERSTOOD
and that was Viye la Repuoiiquel
Mr. 7. B. Murray, President Of the
American League, then proposed three
cheers for Captain COchrane, which
were given with will and followed
by tiger"
Mr.. Willis being about to step to
the front, Captain Cochrane arose aud
begged him to delay a moment, add
ing: "Fellow denizens (Laughter) }
II it is not altogether improper, let US
give three cheers for the latest addi-
ton to the family-the infant Re
pu olic."
The grandest song possible to sing
the song that will move anyone with
a drop of American blood in his veins
was next sung by the audience.
The strains of "America" role out
upon the air ard sent thrill through
all those who heard it. The band
played a melody Of American airs,
and the people left the building. The
exercises OF the day were over.