The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-01-20
EIFrY YEARs AGO.

Express arrived on Thursday, twelve
days passage from San Francisco,
bringing three New York mails. The
news received is of unusual interest, es-
pecially from the Atlantic States. Presi-
dent Lincoln is in receipt of numerous
letters from various leading men in
the Cotton states, saying that secession
is no longer speculation, but an alb
solute certainty, and urging him TO offer
no resistance to peaceable separation,
Gas it would do no good, but involve
his administration ir disgrace They
promise to let him close up his term
without unnecessary trouble, provided
he does not interfere. Only one letter
of large number has breathed Union
sentiments, and the writer begged that
some steps should be taken at once to
arrest the tendency Of things.
President Lincoln declares in his mes.
sage 10 Congress against the "right"
of secession, and says that to admit it
the Union must be broken into frag-
ments in less than two weeks. He
quotes the language of Jackson and
Madison on the point The Union was
designed to be perpetuated. The franz
to plant in its bosom seeds for its own
destruction.
He speaks of affairs in South Carolina.
He does not apprehend that an attempt
will be made to seize Fort Moultrie, but
says that if in this he is mistaken, Of
fcers have orders to act strictly on the
defensive, and let the responsibility rest
on the heads of those who provoke the
contest.
The Late Fire.-.Mr. Editor: When I
arrived at the fire on the evening of
the Goth, the scene was frightful. 1t
was the general opinion that the fire
would make a clean sweep and destroy
early directed to a lot of shanties
mauka from Caranave' stone store,
and the Caranave cottage on the east,
all directly in the way and close to the
fire. l Immediately asked gentlemen
present if there was no way to pull
down these buildings, they shook their
given These buildings stood for half
an hour, and we're actually on fro be-
fore the work of tearing down began.
From whence the order came know
not-at any rate the person who gave
it deserves great credit. Providentially,
as soon as they were torn down the
wind lulled and shifted, and they might
have been saved. But who could have
foreseen thatf
1t is true, as stated in the Polynesian
of last week, that all orders should
emanate from the Chief Engineer. /
did not see the Chief Engineer during
the evening. and if he is not able to
NJ Ha oil Af hn
fire. shall any man of common sense
hold back his hand to save a few hun
dred dollars when the whole city is
threatened, because the Grief Engineer
is busy at some other part, and has
neglected part of his dutyf
When the crisis comes, the salvation
or destruction of the city will depend
on the promptness or want of it with
which wooden buildings in the way of
the FIRE will be torn down. / have two
hooks land water in the bargain) in
my yard for the purpose of tearing
down my own wooden buildings in case
of fire, and if I should not be present,
tear them down first, when the public
good requires it. / would thank most
Yours. H. Dimond.
Years Day, the somewhat quiet town
of Hilo. or rather few of its citizens,
were called on to witness a very spirit
ed race-the following is not far from
correct account of it:-Between the
hours of - and l, two gentlemen, hale
and hearty, made arrangements to run
: foot race, for the purpose of develop
! ing their muscles prior TO joining the
I 4 41,oA
one of the aforesaid gentlemen was
from Honolulu. city l still bet on,
when overstocked with spurious money,
! and being a trim built beardless fellow,
concluded to 90 my bottom dollar on
him; and having made the assertion, a
man nished mp to me and inquired of
the size of my pile. Thinking he might
perhaps be up for a trade, / said two
bits, whereupon he said, 81 will see you
if don t stay but a minnit. / just
sunk my paw into my pocket and
hauled out the spondulix, determined
, to dwell with him until he widowed, il
| did not make red Myself and op.
ponent being the only ones interested,
leonstituted ourselves Judges of the race
lat the word sgt" they struck out,
my man leading off. could contain
nlNstli no lOHBeI, 80 L RdNt NeHb 10 my
pent up feelings by cheering, which
| highly incensed my opponent, who said
, IL did not want to bring my nose and
chin into closer proximity he would
clean me ont. After a holly contested
race Of five minutes, my man passed
the winning post about two inches
aheod. Never did / more willingly ex-
tend my hand, and said I'd put II there
II il ossifes, for you have been the
making of me. Just at that time the
gateF Of heaven opened and we were
driven into neighborhood house,
whore We subscribe ourselves, Yours,
Skillet.
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