The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-08-13
PROTEST OF THE QUEEN.
Presented to the Diplomatic Repre-
sentatives at Honolulu.

Presented to the Diplomatic Repre-
sentatives at Honolulu.
SiR,-Having in MUD the amicable
relations hitherto existing bet ween
the government which you here
represent and the government OF
Hawaii, as evidenced by many years
Of friendly intercourse, and being
DESTROYS OF bringing to the attention
Of your government the facts here
following, I, Liliuokalani, by the
grace Of God and under the Cons,i.
tuition Of the Hawaiian Kingdom
Queen, do hereby soiemnly protest,
that l sm now, and have continuous.
ly been since the 10Th day OF Jan.
uary, A. y. 1891, the Constitutional
Sovereign OF the Hawaiian Kingdom;
that on the 18th day OF January, A.
d. ls93-(n the words Of the Presi.
dent OF the United States himselD:--
by an act OF war, committed with
the participation OF q diplomatic
representative Of the United States,
and without authority OF Congress.
the Government OF o feeble but
friendly aud confding people has
been overthrow. A substantial
wrong has thus been done which a
due regard for our national rharac.
ter a. we'll ~ the rights OF tho in-
jured people requires We should on.
desvor to repair; that on said date i
aud my government prepared q writ
ten protest against any aud all acts
done against myself aud the Cousti.
tutional government OF the Hawai-
ian Kingdom by certain persons
claiming to have established q pro
visional government OF aud for this
Kingdom; that said protest was for
warded to the President Of the
United States, also to Sanford b
Dole, the Chairman Of the Executive
Council OF tho said Provisional gov
eminent, and was by the latter duly
acknowledged; that in response I,
said protest the President Of the
United States sent special commits
sioner in the person Of Hon. Jas. II
Blount To Honolulu 10 make an ac
curate, full, and impartial investi
cation Of the facts attending the
subversion Of he Constitutional Gov
eminent Of Hawaii aud tho ms, all
ment IN its place Of the Provisional
Government; that said Commission
Or arrived in Honolulu GU the 29,l
day OF March, 4. ID. 1893, and fulfill
cd his duties with untiring diligence
and with rare tact aud fairness; that
said Commissioner found that thu
government OF Hawaii surrendered
its authority under threat of war
until such time only as the Govern
msnt OF the United States, upon tn,
facts being presented to it, SHOULD
rsinstate the Constitutional Soyer
eign, aud the provisional govern
ment was created to exist until terms
Of union with the United States o
America have been negotiated ano
agreed upon, also that but for tn,
lawless occupation OF Honolulu un
der false pretexts by United State
forces, and but for the United State
Minister'S recognition Of the pro
visional government when the Unite,
States forces were its sole supper
and constituted its only militar
strength, ! and my government
would never have yielded to the pro
visional government, even for time
and for the soie purpose OF submit
ting my case to the enlightened jus
tice Of the United States, or for an,
purpose; also that the great wTopi
done to this feeble but Independent
state by an abuse of the authorit
Of the United States should be uu
done by restoring the legitimat
government,
That since the happening Of SAT-
events, the executive, and the Con
gTess OF the United States hav
formally declined the oysrtures q
the said Provisional Government 10
the annexation Of tho Hawaiia
Islands to the United States.
That Notwithstanding said recite,
facts, said Provisional Governmen
has continued to exercise the funo
tions of government in this kingdom
to the present date, and that ii
course, from tho time OF its inceI
ton TO the present, has been marke
by . succession OF arbitrary, illibera
aud despotic acts, and by the enact
ment and enforcement OF pretende
claws" subversiye OF the first prime
pies OF free government and utterl
at variance with the traditions, hi:
tory, habits and wishes Of tho Hl
waiian people,
That said Provisional Governmen
has now recently convened, aud
now holding what ii is pleased /
term . constitutional convention
composed Of nineteen (l0J self al
pointed members, being the Pres