The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-02-26

The letters of sympathy received
by the bereaved friends of the late
Charles L. Carter have brought
many bits of hope and encourage
ment to the Government of the
Republic OF Hawaii. The Honor
able John L. Stevens, in letter of
January Doth, which must have
been among the last he penned,
said:
1 realize that words are but feeble
expression of the profound sorrow
which all of your friends feel at this
time in view of the sudden death of
your beloved and promising son. You
have the precious reflection that
Charles Lunt Carter was a noble man,
that he died in the sacred cause of
civilization and free government, as
Warren died at Bunker Hill, as Ellis
worth died at Alexandria. Immortal
honor to his memory in Hawaii. Ere
this reaches you, I have no doubt
that quiet and public security will
have been fully established in your
midst. The sympathy in the United
States for the Hawaiian cause Is in
creased by recent events. Your cause
will not go backwards. You painfully
realize, as do, that in all important
governmental crises, when essential
human progress is made, sacrifices are
made, often of the young and most
promising. You know the great les
son, and l need not multiply words
on the philosophy of history aud the
scope and meaning of progressive civ
iliZation. God, the Father, ruleth
over all!
A prominent officer of the United
States navy writes:
Words are too feeble to express my
grief and indignation when the sad
news reached US of the uprising of
royalists in Hawaii and the death of
your son. / am filled with indigna-
tion at the outrageous policy that di-
rectly encouraged the rOyalists to
Government, the best Hawaii has
ever known. The news has aroused q
very strong feeling amongst our peo-
pie against the present Administra-
ton and in sympathy for Hawaii,
which feeling has shown itself in reso-
lutions and earnest addresses in the
Senate, and strong editorials in lead
ing newspapers all over the country.
The death of your son has brought the
matter home to US as nothing else
would have done, and I am sure his
death has not been in vain, but will do
much for the good of Hawaii.
Still another naval officer says:
In the exciting days of November,
1898, your son, Mr.. Carter, said, 't1
am fully persuaded that lives must be
offered up for the good of Hawaii.
There are many of US who believe this
and who are ready to fight for our
country and the right, and if am one
whose life must be sacrificed, am
ready" It must be comfort to you
to have been the mother of such q son.
His rame must go down in history as
that of q patriot, a martyr, and kim
dred spirit of the gallant Warren of
Bunker Hill.
Another friend writes:
We have read of the woeful tragedy
in your home, with CONSERVATION and
the deepest sorrow. The destruction
of your dear son is q calamity in
which every home in the world where
honor aud purity are centered is keen
ly interested. In so great loss, the
Republic, though perhaps eventually
a gamer, must sadly lament the tTe-
menduous sacrifice; and every family
where the ideal son, husband and
father supports the love and honor Of
the home suffers with you and yours.
We mourn bitterly, because we are
persuaded that your sacrifice was un-
Uecessary. l know you would say
that the laws of TetributiOn will surely
be measured out To- the guilty by the
execution of the laws of eternal justice.
You know much of the Divine equity
Rev. D. Stuart Dodge, in a letter
of January 29th, say:
The death of the brave and gifted
young Ca ter will not toe forgotten in
the annals of iDdepe nden"e iii Hawaii.
II must be very direct sorrow to
your own FAINT v circle. The result
never seemed In dunbt iitre. The
magnificent patriotism ami ability OF
your citizens app. ared all The more
conspicuous in the ,'rOm ptnes~ and eu'
ergy with which they Sprang to the
defense of the Republic. fifth" royal
lists iucludiug certain parties al
Washington, D. G., tad deliberately
planned to give greater eXaltatIon to
your people ana Government they
could scarcely have gone TO work more
directly and successfully. That you
have So completely aud successfully
proved equal TO meet such crisis,
only reflects larger honor on the char
acter and stability of the new Govern
Ir,ilt nnt need the tFaII-