The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-12-29

Tho purpose OF the presence OF
the blue jackets, in the minds of the
committee that asked for it, is sum
med up in the admission of Judge
Dole that when the troops wero first
furnished they could not have got
ten along without their aid. and Of
Mr.. Henry Waterhouse of the COM
mittee:
"We knew the feeling of those who
were in power then-that they were
cowards-that by going up with a
bold front and they supposing that
the American troops would assist us,
that would help us out"
The forces of the United States,
thus brought ashore against. the pro-
test of a friendly power, at the re-
quest of men engaged in plot to
overturn that power, were stationed,
remote from the residences of Ame-
ricans, less than hundred yards
from the Government Building, de-
signated by Minister Stevens as the
place in which the Provisional Gov
eminent should be established to
secure his recognition, and in plain
sight of the Queens palace windows.
Admiral Skerrett sums up the dis
position of the forces thus:
"The American troops were well
located if designed to promote the
movement for the Provisional Gov
eminent, and very improperly
located if only intended to protect
American citizens in person and
property"
The Queen was dethroned and the
oligarchy established by proclama.
ton, read by citizen of the United
States, shortly before three o'clock,
and recognized, in the name of the
United States, by Minister Stevens
before it was in possession of any
point held in force by the Queens
government. With more prudence
Captain Wiltse, in command of the
Boston" declined to recognize it
until it came into possession of the
military posts of the Queen, as it
did by her voluntary surrender OF
them early in the evening. Her sur.
render was in terms ito the superior
force of the United States" and
"until such time as the Government
of the United States shall. upon the
facts being presented to it, undo the
action of its representative" and or
this understanding it was accepted
by the junta.
On February %, 1e43, King Ka
mehameha Ill. ceded the Hawaiian
Islands to Lord George Paulet UNI
der duress of the guns of Her Mai
esty's ship "Carysfort," subject te
review by the government of Queer
Victoria, and the British flag was
raised over Honolulu. On July 81
OF the same year Rear Admiral Rich
ard Thomas, representing the Queen
declined to accept the cession, anC
recognized the King as the Lawful
sovereign of the Islands, stating tina
this act of restoration should be &C
cepted by the King "as most pow
erful and convincing proof not onl,
of the responsibility he is under t.
render immediate reparation Tor rea
wrongs committed upon British sub
jects or their property, but also o
the Importance which attaches t.
the maintenance OF those friendl,
and reciprocally advantageous rela
tions which have for so many year
subsisted between the two nations.
The people of Hawaii have dedicated
one OF the public squares of Homo
lulu to the memory of this just an,
generous restoration of their ma
tional life.
The questions raised by Commits
sioner Blount's report-and tn
statement of facts given in thes
pages rests on the testimony OF an
neEatlonists-take precedence Of an
question OF territorial expansion