The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-06-02

z gratitude to her early teachers.
On wednesday the CORPSE OF the deceased Wa
3 laid out in state at the Palace. and vas visite'
q by thousands Of natives and foreigners. Tn,
z funeral viii not take place for some weeks yet.
.
= The u~ntimely death of the PRINcESS RorAI
q raises an important question regarding the sue
s. cesion to the Throne of Hawaii. She. BY tb'
i viii OF kamehameha Ill, was appointed L
8 succeed our present King in the event Of hi:
: leaving no children. As his Majesty is not mar
Z ried, his people eanno, as yet count on any sue
8 eession in that direct line, though we expires.
i the wishes of not only his foreign but native
s subjects when We say it would be most desirable
! could the dynasty be continued in the direct
line. In the absence Of any such hope, it Is bat
: proper that some provision should &c made for .
: contingency which II Is liable to occur AZ any time,
! though We hope His Majesty may live and rule
. for many years 70 come.
Z The Constitution promulgated by His Majesty
: in 1864 provides for the succession in Article -
: a. follows:
: ARTIcLE %. The Crown is hereby per1na-
!: nently confirmed 10 His Majesty Kamehameha
! y. and 70 the heirs OF his BODY lawfully begot-
!. ten. and u their lawful descendants in q direct
line: failing whom, the Crown shall descend to
Her ROYAL IiighCaSs the Princess Victoria ka-
Inama!u k-aahumanu, and the heirs OF her body.
lawfully becotten, and their lawful descendants
al 4 direct line.
The succession shall he the senior male child.
and l. the heirs OF his BODY failing = male
child. the succession shall be to the senior female
child, and - the heirs OF her body.
In case there Is no heir IS above provided.
then the successor shall be the person whom the
>yvereign shall appoint with the consent of the
MOBILES. and publicly proclaim as such during
the Ming : lie but should there be no such aV-
continent and proclamation. and the throne
should become vacant. then the Cabinet Council
immediately after the occurring Of such vacancy.
shall! cause 2 meeting OF the Legislative Assem-
bly,. who shall elect bv ballot some native Ali
OF the kingdom - successor 70 the throne and
the successor - elected. shall become Z new
NirPs for a Royal Family and the succession
from the Sovereign thus elected, shall be regu-
lated by the same law Is the present ROYAL
Family vi Hawaii.
While there is q reasonable hope OF the King
leaving heirs Of his body. it may perhaps be
thought unwiSe 10 select and promulgaie 4 sue
eeSsor. But al the same time the succession
should be provided for in some way. and perhaps
the choice and proclamation should be made.
subject - the condition of no lawful heirs of the
body being left 70 take precedence. If this plan
i adopted. IL ought u be done at once, for.
though the Constitution provides for the event
of the King dying and leaving no one as sue
ceSsor. Yet history teaches US that such occur
Fences give rise 10 bitter pIrtizan @stri:es and
contentious. which wise provision should seek
TO ioreztall.
The Constitution saws that none but an An.
or high chief. shall ever sit on the throne. The
right TO the kingly Office is thus limited to a very
small number, whom We will name. The male
AhIs are: :
His Highness WILILM c. LuNALILo. son of
----,-~i: II q Ea.an a.4 nd IS
the Great.
The Honorable David Kalakaua. son of IA Z
paakea and keohokalOle, 4 chiefess of the Ha- {
wall line of Kings. S
His Highness VI. Kekuanaoa, {. Kanaina. X. z
haPaakea, Peter Young kaeo. and his brother Z
Albert Kuniakea. are Aliis. The latter is the {
son Of Queen Kalama. about Il years 5
id, and Is at present in The Catholic school at :
loolau. s
On toe female side are: 8
Mrs. Bernice Pauahi Bishop. daughter of \. s
paki and Konia. 8
MIS-. Lydia Kapaakea Dominis. sister Of David 8
Aalakaua, and daughter of Kapaakea and Keo- s
s
Queen Dowager Emma, relict of the late s
King, and adopted daughter Of the late DR.. Z
.ooke. 2
Queen Dowager Kalama and Luka Keelika- 8
mi also rank a. Aiis. s
From this list Of male and female Abs the g
election VIII probably have ia be made. If
irth gave any claim, il would belong I" Luna 8
10, who, besides the King, is the only living =
preventative II the Great ka~mehameha. Both /.
re grand~ons Of that founder Of the dynasty. {
ut the Constitution has. in this case, taken {
way all hereditary claim. and makes the E
accession the gift Of the King. falling which 4
lie legislative Assembly chooses a successor To &
le throne by ballot. While there are male 4
ms, probably no female Will be selected. al s
Iough such n choice is not made obligatory. 2
TT OF THE WEEK. .
81 New ESGrNE-To which Ne referred last 8