The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1872-12-18

desire that the PrNy Councillors should
assemble, informally, st an early day, and
after CONSULTATION, HIS Honor, being the
eldest Councillor, issued the following in
yitation;
III view Of the great calamity which has over
taken this Nation. the Chancellor OF the King
. dom reQuests the members Of the Privy Council
70 assemble Informally. At IOani Palace, on Mon.
day, December l6.h at Il o'clock noon. to place
upon record some suitable expression Of their re
Z gard for the memory Of His late Majesty KNE.
NSHA V, and their appreciation Of the great loss
which his people have sustained.
Court House HouOlala. Dec l6, 1872.
All the Privy Councillors known to be
in Honolulu assembled upon this invita-
ton 81 Iolani Palace on Monday, when
the Chancellor addressed them IS follows:
GgNrLgvgS; In view Of the overwhelming loss
to the Natjoa. By the sudden death Of our be-
loved Sovereign, and OF the sOrrOw which this
melancholy event has especially caused to Us,
who have been 50 long and 50 intimately ascot
ated with His late Majesty " il the Consideration
OF matters for the good Of the State, l thought
it proper. in which the Cabinet Of His late
Majesty ooncuued. to ask you to assemble in
formally that We might give such expression Of
sympathy and sorrow as the melancholy event
may naturally suggest
In making request for this meeting, l have
assumed no authority, Gentlemen, TO ask you TO
assemble as a Priyy Council; bat it was the
best mode which occurred to me Of asking the
friends Of HIS late Majesty. who have been asso-
eiated with him 10 the public councils, to Assem-
Die together that they might have opportunity
to give such expression as they thought worthy
Of the occasion, and to place upon record me-
moral OF the very high appreciation we have
always entertained Of His wisdom aud patriotic
devotion Is Sovereign and His noble qualities
as Man.
Upon the conclusion of the Chancellor's
remarks, the Privy Councillors, after con
sultatiou, unanimously agreed upon the
following declaration and resolutions.
which viii be signed and presented for
record when a new Sovereign shall sum
mon Privy Council;
The Pdvy Councillors Of His late Majesty
EslrEuoEuA Y. having assembled, after ne
ceivIng intelligence Of his untimely demise, by
invitation Of the Chancellor Of the Kingdom. are
anxious TO have placed upon the records of the
Pdvy Council soue expression Of their appre-
ciatiou Of their deceased Sovereign Most Of
them have served the late King during the en-
tire period Of his reigu, and many Of them held
seat il the Council during the reign Of at least
one OF his predecessors. They were thus brought
IN coatac; with the late Sovereign before his ac-
cessiou to the Throne and while he held most
position il the organization OF the
Government.
They therefore request His Honor the Chan
ceI0r Of the Kingdom, whenever any Puvy
Council may lawfully be assembled hereafter, to /.
present the following resolutions, and to request
that they may be placed upon its records
Rss-I-sE That the Priyy Councillors here as
ssublsi have received with profound sensibiIity .
Tie intelligence Of the untimely death Of their .
ate Sovereign, King HANEaAxEaA Y, in the .
meridian Of life, while they were sincerely hoping
that HIS mild reign would have continued for
many years to promote the welfare of His people .
md the dignity and strength Of His Natioa
RsS5IrsL That We bow With reverence to the .
1seruta5ls DEGREES Of Divine Providence, which f.
enpereth all things vel, but We can not be .
to the great loss which this Kingdom .
las sustained that We especially appreciate the
moral force, the sagacity and deliberate wisdom
which enabled our late lamented Sovereign to
lPboId with 20 much dignity the authority Of HIS
Crown. and the mild spirit which characterized
IL the Soyereigus Of the KlxEHAvEHs Dynasty,
nd WHICH was largely shared by the las; of the
inc
RsS1Zrsi, That We sincerely respect His at
achmsat to the people Of His oEu native race
nd the pride With which he contemplated their
position am0ug the nations Of the earth the
irmuess with which be always asserted their
and the anxiety for their welfare
7hich hai such controlling influence upon His
.atioEaI policy. Now, that he Is numbered
nth His Ancestors. We hambIy commend the
eople who are deprived Of a father, to the gen
rogs consideration Of the whole world, and the
1ariian care Of Almighty God
Rss5lrsd That IN this hour OF personal as veil
: public affection the Privy Councillors tender
be expression Of their profound sympathy to all
-ho we're connected with the late Sovereign b
8y ties OF kindred or Affection. and most Is
eeiaIIy to Her Excelle1ey Ruth KeeIikoIaui,
be Sister Of the deceased and the last Of His
IMMEDIATE family, to whom the Chancellor Is ez-
eciaily requested to eomnanieate the feelings Of
be Privy Councillors, IA such form Is may seem
lost appropriate il view Of her great bersaTs-
rent.
The following named Privy Councillors
-ere present His Honor the Chancellor.
nd the Cabinet Ministers, Hons. c. Ia
alma, p Kanoa, P. NahaoIelua, ;. y.
'aSsle, His Highness ". c. LunaIilO,
Ions. c. r. Bishop, C. C. Harris, d.
". P Kamakau, J. ". Maka- !
ma, Godfrey Rhodes, and J ". Smith. :