Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-18
he correspondence IL As follows
No. 3-Mr. willis TO Mr.. Gresham.


NO t-AF. Wttits 70 Mr.. Gresham
LEgArioS % TVS TSfrsD SrtrEs
HONOLULU. Nov is i-9l
STA In the forenoon Of Monday the isth
Inst. - prearrangswrut the queen, accom-
panied by the royal chamberlain. NJ. Rohert
son. called AZ the legation. No ono waS pres
ent at the haIr hour Interview which fouowpst
her chamberlain having been taken 70 another
rom and Consul General Mills. who had IL
vitrd her 10 come. remaining In the frnnt Of
the hO1se, to prevent Interruption.
After n formal greeting. the queen was ia
formed thai the president OF the United states
had important Communication TO make to her.
and she was asked whether she was willing %
receive them alone and In confidence. assuring
her that this was Tor her own interest and
salty She answered in the a1imattVe-
Then made known TO her the president sin.
cere rcrr-t that, through the unauthorized IN
terventlon Of the Un1et states she had been
obliged to surrender her sovereignty. and his
hope that, with her consent and cooperation
The wrong done TO her and 70 her people might
b. redresscL To this she buwad her acknonl
edgement- I then -atd 10 her The prrsf-
dent expects and believes that when vou arc
reinstated you will show forgiveness AMI
maguanimity that you will wish 70 BE- the quear
Of all the people. both native and foreign horn.
tnat ynu viii make haste 70 secure tHeir love
aGd loyalty and 10 establish peace. friendship
and good government.
To this she made no reply until after waiting
, moment ! continued. The president not
only tenders ynn his sympathy but wishes
u help you Before makiaE folly known to
you his purposes. I desire to know whether you
ar wiling 20 answer certain questions which
Il !. my duty % ass
She answered. Il am willing
then assured her. Should you he restored
TO The throne, woald you grant fun amnesty as
10 hfe and property - all those persons ~ho
have peen % who are nov ir the provisional
government or who have been instrumental in
the overthrow n ycu- government
She he-i'stsd A moment and then slowly and
CALMLY sasNsr"d. "There are certain laws Of
ny government which I shall abide by. My
dcrlsion> must - a. the law dictates. that
such persons shall 10 heheafesi and fnctF reop,
erty cunnscated 70 the <nverau.eHt
then sail rsr~ctin- very distinctly her
words II = your feeling that these people
shguif Ne behcaded and their property combs
she replied. nj.
! then said 10 her Do you fllly understand
The mcaniu= o. every word which ! have -sid
N yau aad Of every wori which you have SzAl
I" ne and II 80, DO you sull have the same
opinion
Her answer -as 4 have understood and
mean all 1 have said. hut / might leave the Dc,
cising ~ this N mv ministers
To this ! rrpiioi- Suppa-e IL vas neces
sary 70 make q decision before you appointed
An1 ministers. and that vou were asked 10 isaus
a royal Proclamation % general amnesty ~asli
she answered. 4 have 90 zeal ri-ht "a
a moment she continued These reonIs
were the cause Of the revolution
ard COZ s~ttutiou OF tSss There vii
never he any peace while they are here Tre5
H anu tNnH#HAEa
ana their property rrnG7cataa
then ~atd / have no further cnnmuntrs
tinn - make 70 you nov anil wili have non.
until hear from my government. which Wi
| p%Earahiy h. three or four weeks
Nothing Ms said foe several minutes. wheu
! asked her whether she vas willing - gise -
the names Of f1ur Of her mast trusted irienfs
| As | might- within . dsv rr twu. consider "a ms
duty 10 huid a Consultation zith them IN he5
rre-ener she ss=eutsd aud gave these names
J Carter John Richardson. Joseph NaFzkI
and + < AaeFsrianc
thea inquired whether she had auy fears d
ner safety a. Der present residence Washing,
souas fears. that While shs hsH rou.e trit-ty
friends that guarded heF house every nf.hf
they we're srussf Ttfn ciuh= only. and thai me-
shaahts dres>ei had been often seen p~r0wlins
ABOUT the adsntning premtses-a schooIhouss
with a large yard I Informed her ihss ' -
authorized ny the rresalees - oder her nra
lection either on "-e = aar var shipS or a. IN
leEHtipn AL uesired her 70 accept the n-er Al
once She G~ecifnrA -aFiuz 81 believed n -.
h~-t Tor her az present 20 remain A. her ~~-l
drnce then aid % her that ~ auv a,n--e-f
open To her acceptance The Intsrvtew thers
upon. after -ame personal remarFs was
bruusht 70 cIas@
| Grua reflection. I concIHIet not 70 hoEa arv
consultation At present with the queen
irieras A. tary have no ua-ciai position taf
furthermore heVause I feared n kra~n - :.
.asy hrr eeSisrauon. miset b.--e rgstie
u-nL
M J . Carter IS a brother Of Mr. n A
sFtcr ne former Hawaiian minister 70 "a,
attest states aHd l. ennceGed 10 b. a mar y
10 Character. sncazrits srl iraeliiSrnee
se : Ansg, = .Ars old ne ha'
f~rens, Ike Mr. carter. 5 of wblf.
rarrntAx~ T. "A unmarried man. zh.sui
styears oht and : engaged in the commi%<ies
about J. year he 10 r-asin q samuel Par
her. The AIR cEsts. Nho Vas a member o. m,
gs-gn cabinet Al the tine Of the last revoI1I
ton IL sares1dsat o Mani being desisuatss
stock raiser and ~prer-frtdl Bismarck liver,
stable Richardson - halfcaste. Joseph
Nssssi 5 . nliolpeded native practices iaw
a. - told ne. Ia the native courts. aud has
moderate English edleation- He has srrvel
twenty years in the legislature. out di-rias-
very little ~knowiefgr - shs r~tFuetu-i
iong represented lie i 81 years ola and rresi
dent u the native Hawaiian political clue
tpou being ASKED 70 name three o. tha mos
prominent native traders. he gave the ramr o
John L Bash. X ". NflroE and modest,
added 1 an a Ieafer John = n5f-n IA ! mar
OF considerably ability. blt his reputation I.
very bad r. W. Wilcox is the notorious haif
breed who engineered the revolution 81 lsss
- ali these men Carter and MacFarlaae ar
the Only two men to whom the ministerial
bureaus could be safely intrustest In CONVEX
saion WITH sam Parker and also wllh Io~rnl
Nawakt II was plainly evident that the ausenl
condemnation OF the constitution OF -. ~
AuAAg iA'tnEetG uN Enem-
Prom these and other facts which have herr
developed. feel satisfied that there will be
concerted movement in the event OF resfara
uel for the overthrow Of that eonSfifuffo1
whicn would mean the overthrow Of coasttt,
ttonal and limited government and the ara
lutte dominion Of the queen.
he law referred to hy the qu@su in Chzprr
II See , OF the penal code. a. follows VIM
EVER snail commit the crime OF treason. shai
sA1rr the punishment OF death: and al ~
property sh1u be conrscated % the rove-n
nent There are under THIS law 40 dexree'
treason Plotting alone carries Win II IA
lneed hardly add, in eoaelasion. that IN,
tensiol q feeling l. 50 great that the rronr,
- seton i Necessary 10 prsveut clsastrou
| Consequences
send cipher telegram asking ,hat NJ
bacInts report Be withheld Tor th- n~~sent
and send WITH Il a telegram not il efpher 4
.Niews OF rrst party 50 extreme a. to r.
q1ire fgrther Instructions ar 80
ALHERr :. WILLS
Under date November 10, : Mr.
Willis transmits an explanation an,
apology of Mr.. Charles Creighton. 10
putting Mr. Blodnt's name on a can.
presented 10 Claus Spreckels.
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