The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-09-29
Audience at IoIani Palace.

Excellency II. A. Pierce, who introduced General
Jsmes n. Comfy t6e newly accredited Minister
Eesident of the United States.
His Majesty was attended by their Excellencies
he Ministers, Col. ". F. Allen, Acting Governor;
The Judges of the Supreme Court, Members Of the
ffiEy Council, aud the Staff Officers.
His ExcelIency the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
I'd interim, presented to His Majesty his ExcelIency
z 4. Pierce, who took formal leave of the King,
and introduced General Comfy, his successor.
Mr. Pierce having presented a sealed letter, COLI
shining his recall, addressed to the King by the
President, said:
Nay il please Your Majesty
] have the honor to present, a sealed letter from
the President of the United States, and addressed
to Your Majesty, which recalls me from the Mission
Of u. s. Minister Resident TO this Kingdom; and
ny official duties cease with this occasion.
In severing that to me hitherto agreeable relation
70 Your Majesty's Court and Government; l desire
20 acknowledge with grateful thanks. the unvaryipg
Kindness, courtesy and good will, shown TO me by
Your Majesty, Your two Royal Predecessors and
the Ministers in authority, during my more thau
eight years OF official residence here.
Since the first audience, which His late Majesty
E~amehameha v, honOred me with, in July 1859
ny humble efforts, under the Instructions of my
government have been directed to cultivate the
closest friendship with Your Government, aud to
bsneft and advance the Commercial and Industrial
i1terests OF both peoples in their mutual counec-
ton.
Those laudabIe endeavors, 1 may now venture to
szl, have been crowned with success.
bG CCllhSo VI hlCuQouDP duu ut LIMA SOui-
nercial relations uniting the two countries are
strengthened and enlarged. And trade and COM
merce between them under the beneficial influence
derived from the Convention OF Reciprocity, inaug-
uFafed only a year since; have very largely increas-
ed 10 value and Importance. And furthermore. the
agricultural and Mechanical empioyments in Your
Isjesty's dominions have been likewise, greatly
encouraged aud ~proftably developed; and general
p~fosPerity is now enjoyed by all the Inhabitants of
In taking leave of Your Majesty, 1 am instructed
to convey the sincere desire of the United States,
m ofrannfhn IN frianAlu atfn pnur I.,,fIr
s1bsisting between the two GOVERNMENTS; aud to
seenre to their peoples, a continuance of the bene-
nts lesulting from free and reciprocal intercourse.
With a prayer to the Giver o: all good, that Your
Reign may be long and prosperous; and that Your
subjects may advance TO a high degree of Christian
culture and civilization; and thus obtain for
themselves length of days, riches and honor" I
close with the pledsurable duty of presenting my
successor, His Excellency James NJ. Comfy nf Ohio.
as the United States Minister Resident, and I earn-
esuy commend him to the confidence and kindness
OF Your Majesty, and the officers of Your Govern
ment.
Bis Majesty replied as follows:
Mr. Pierce,|l have received with rcgrc: the i'll
fornation that your official duties as United States
Whistler Resident in this Kingdom are now to
cease in consequence of your recall from that mis-
sion.
Your official intercourse with myself and with
my Royal predecessors and with all the officers OF
this Government during the period of over eight
wears, in which you have held this office, has been
marked in q rare and most felicitous degree, not
only with the dignity and irmness requisite ia pre-
eeniing your views and those of your Government
upon puolic and private international matters, but
With q discretion and a spirit of Cancellation and
courtesy which has usually prevented and always
removed all unnecessary obstacles to mutual under
Sanding and accord.
Your long residence here in former years as one
q our leading merchants, and your personal &C
qoaintance with the SOvereigns, Chiefs and people
q this Kingdom, and with the capabilities as we'll
e. the wants OF this country, has not failed to serve
most important ends In facilitating official inter
curse during your incumbency, and in enabling
you to arrive at safe and just conclusions.
IN, as / believe, the commercial interest not only
% my subjects but of our respective countries, aud
q all others having commercial relations with this
AlngdoIn, or business or property connexions
1ere, are largely enhanced by the operation of the
tonvention OF Reciprocity 20 which you sllude, the
nsult may largely be attributed to your intelligent
and Wsl-directed efforts in promoting that com