The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1880-08-25
From the Gazette Extra
OF THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1880.

Yesterday an informal meeting of some thirty
citizens was held at O'Clock at the office of Mr.. B.
II. Austin, for the purpose of considering the con-
dition of public affairs and the propriety of calling
a public meeting on the subject. petition to the
King was discussed, and it was decided to present
it for the consideration of public meeting to be
called at the Bethel Church at O'Clock. Posters
were at once prepared, and at the hour named the
Bethel Church was filled to its fullest capacity by
an assemblage of earnest, determined, peace and
order loving men. Judge S. l.. Austin, on motion
of Z. o. Hall, was called to the Chair, and b. f.
Dillingham; was chosen Secretary.
Judge Austin with few well chosen remarks an
nounced the object of the meeting to be the proper
course to take ON the appointment of a Ministry
which this country cannot and ought not and does
not trust. and which is likely to lose for the
spect of foreign nations. That the citizens had
determined in an orderly and deliberate way to
urge that the country be not deprived of the
good government, TO which we are entitled.
The following is the petition which was laid be-
fore the meeting:
To Hrs MAJESTY KALAKAUA-
Sire Tine undersigned citizens, residents of the
Hawaiian Kingdom, desire TO express TO Your
Majesty our deep of the critical condition of
Hawaiian affairs from the recent appointment by
Your Majesty of a Cabinet consisting of Hon.
Jno. E. Bush Minister of the Interior; Mr.. Celso
Caesar Moreno, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rev.
Nj. kuaea Minister of Finance MIR. w. q. Jones,
Attorney General
We beg leave to state that we have no confidence
in these Ministers, that they do not adequately
represent the wealth, intelligence character of
your subjects, and resident foreigners, that in
sequence of their appointment we are personally
injured not only in weakened sense of security
of person and property but in an actual loss from
possible depreciation of values
Regarding the present Cabinet as not creditable
to the country and that the relations of this gov
eminent with foreign powers are gravely affected
thereby, we especially grieyed at the occu-
pancy of the Foreign Office by person whom we
regard as hostile to the true interests of these
islands.
Regretting Your Maiestys action in appointing
a Ministry which are compelled by the dictates
of self-respect and of patriotism to oppose,
We respectfully beg that Your Majesty will re-
gard this expression of sentiment from those who
have sustained Your Kingdom In the past and are
identified with its future, and to appoint as its
Administrators those who command our res
pect and with whom we can cooperate.
And your petitioners will ever pray.
Mr.. A. J. Cartwright now entered the Church
and informed the audience that the King, entirely
of his otc1i rofioH, had removed Mr.. Moreno from
Office At this three rousing cheers we've given
| for King KALAKAUA.
| On motion of Mr.. C. r. Bishop Committee was
appointed 10 wait on His Majesty to thank him for
this and to ask when he would receive the respects
of the citizens. By perhaps felicitous bllinder,
the motion was put to congratulate His Majesty"
which was amended /" to thank and congratulate"
Messrs. Bishop Cartwright, May, Pfuger and