The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-17
THE ANNIVERSARY
OF BUNKER HILL
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| bers is desired by the board of man
ayers.
| No more fitting time could be had
to publish the following extracts from
| Washington IS farewell address to the
American people:
"The Unity of Government, which
constitutes you one people, :. is a
main pillar in the edifce of your real
independence. The name of Amer
lean, which belongs to you in your ma
tional capacity, must always exalt the
just pride of patriotism more than any
appellation derived from local dis
ordinations. In contemplating the
causes which may disturb our Union, it
occurs as matter of serious concern that
any ground should have been furnished for
characterizing parties by geographical
discrimination Northern and Southern,
Atlantic and Western. To the eff
fcacy and permanency of your Union,;
a Government for the whole is indis-.
pensable. :. The basis of our political
system is the right of the people to
make and to alter their constitution
of government; but the constitution
which at any time exists, until changed
by an explicit and authentic act of the
whole people, is sacredly obligatory up
On ALL :. :. Resist with care the spirit
of innovation upon its principles. 8. :.
Let me warn you in the most solemn
manner against the baneful effects of
the spirit of party. :. The. habits, Of
thinking in a free country should in.
spire caution in those intrusted with
its administration, to confine themselves
within their respective constitutional
spheres, avoiding in the exercise of the
powers of one department to encroach
upon another. 8. If, in the opinion
of the people, the distribution or
modification of the constitutional pow
ers be in any particular wrong, let it
be corrected by an amendment in the
way which the constitution designates;
but let there be no change by usurpa-
ton. :. +. Of all the dispositions and
habits which lead to political prosper
ity, religion and morality are indispen-
sable supports. Promote, as an OBJ
ject of primary Importance, institutions
for the general diffusion of knowledge.
As very important source of
strength and security, cherish public
credit. Observe good faith and
justice towards all nations; cultivate
peace and harmony with all. :. In
veterate antipathies against particular
nations and passionate attachments for
others should be excluded. Against
the insidious wiles of foreign influence,
the jealousy of free people ought to
be constantly awake. ;. The great
rule of conduct for us in regard to for.
eign nations is, in extending our com
mercial relations, to have with them
| as little political connection as possible.
=. Taking care always to keep our
selves, by suitable establishment, on
respectable defensive posture, we may
safely trust to temporary alliances for
extraordinary emergencies. The
| duty of holding a neutral conduct lin
| case of war between foreign nations)
may be inferred from the obligation
which justice and humanity impose on
every nation, in eases in which it is
free to act, to maintain inviolate the
relations of peace and amity towards
other nations -