The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-09-22
Raising our Flag in Hawaii.

The diplomatic corps government and
naval officials, and distinguished guests
! began to take their places on the platform
4 at l1,30, President Dole, his staff and
CABINET, came about fifteen minutes later
\ followed by Minister SeWall, Admiral
I Miller and staff, Consul Haywood, Vice
/ Consul Boyd, Colonel Barber, command
/ ing the First New cTk volunteers, to be
stationed IN Il onolulu, and Other Ameri-
! can naval and military othcerS.
All stood While ReY. " /. Pearson Of
! the Methodist church, chaplain OF the last
/ Senate OF the Hawaiian Rel ublic, offered
/ the invocation.
/ ne prayer was over. Inc soldiers
! changed from rest g ATTENTION,
\ minister HeNtll ANA IfeSl0eut Dolt arose,
/ ana as they faced eacn other Minister
Ne"ail sad. MI. PRESIDENT, j present
/ You copy oi JOINT resolution OF the
| congress OF the United States, approved
by the President on JuIy y ls'e' entitled,
JOINT resolution 70 provide f0l anneXlng
| OF lpe ha"allah Islah0s 10 the Unlted
states
This Joint resolution accepts, ratties,
and confirms on the part of the United
States the eession formally consented to
and approved by the republic of Hawaii.
| President Dole sad "A treaty OF pollt-
ical union having been made, and the ces-
sion formally consented to by the repub-
| lie OF Hawai- having been accepted by the
| Cnlted States OF America, | now, in the
| interest OF the Hawaiian 0ody-pollUc, and
with full confidence III the honor, justice,
and friendship of the American people
yield up to you, representing the govern
ment OF the United States, the sovereign
ty and public property of the Hawaiian
Islands.
The signal was given, and salute of
twenty one guns was fired III honor of the
Hawaiian flag from the battery ON the
grounds and the flagship, and bands
played the national anthem, "Hawaii
| Ponoii." There was moment OF oppres-
sive sii3nce-even the trade wind held its
breath; the halyards qmvered, and as the
''retreat' sounded, slowly the standard
| OF Hawai- came down, 3llnglng nmdly al
first to the cord, as II fearful OF falling,
then dropping in limp, tired folds. Not
/ a word was spoken, but not many eyes
| were dry, and tears rolled down the
cheeks of men and women, Id and young.
! They believed it was right and best for
Hawaii and her people, Dur they remem
bered happy years under the Old banner,
and their hearts whispered Aloha as it
was tenderly and reveren-ly folded away.
Captain Berger, the band master, with
/ kindly consideration, had excused the
Hawaiian members of the band from this
duty; indeed, he uld gladly have yielo-
ed his own place for moment; but he
stood his ground like veteran, as he is.
and with streaming eyes directed, fo1 the
| last time officially, the playing Of the
hymn he had himself composed twenty
five year ago, and which he had played
thousands of times.
Minister Sewall now said: in the name
of the United States of America l accept
the transfer OF the sovereignty and prop
erty of the Hawaiian government
1.-The admiral commanding the United
States naval forces in these waters will
proceed to perform the duty intrusted to
him.
The order was given. The bugle SOUNDS
''to colo1s,'' the band strikes up the stir
ring notes of the ''Star -Spangled Ban
ner,' and steadily and majestically rises
the American flag. Higher and higher it
goes, the sun, whose face has been ND
den in sympathetic clouds, breaks out in
brightest smile; the trade-winds breath
| has come back, and as the beautiful
bright banner clears the tower it is caught
and flung out in broad, brave folds, while