The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-01-19
The presidents message Of transmit
tai was as follows:

numbered 20 and dated October g. 1892, above
referred to, is still withheld for the reason
that such course still appears to be justifable
and proper.
LSignedl GROVER CLEVELAND.
The most important features of the
correspondence was, of course, Mr..
Willis strong dispatch No. 3, of No
vember Is, 1898, which the president
had previously withheld from publica.
ton. Next to that in interest was Mr..
Dole's caustic reply to Mr.. Willis de-
mand for surrender, which, however
had previously been anticipated tc
some extent in United Press dispatches.
Between these two terminal points
in the correspondence, Mr.. Willis
graphic history of current events and
his documents upon the character OF
the queens advisers and the kind Oh
government she desired to maintain.
if re-established, form running thread
of absorbing interest.
No. 3-Mr. Willis to Mr.. Gresham.
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
HONOLULU, Nov. Is. 1893.
SIR:-In the forenoon Of Monday the 18th
inst, by prearrangcment. the queen accom-.
panied by the royal chamberlain. Mr.. Robert
son, called at the legation. No one was pres
ent az the half-hour interview which followed,
her chamberlain having heen taken to another
room, and Consul General Mills, who had in
vited her to come, remaining IN the front of
the house. TO prevent interruption.
After a formal greeting. the queen was in
formed that the president Of the United States
had important communications TO make TO her,
and she was asked whether she was willing to
receive them alone and in confidence. assuring
her that this was for her own interest and
salty. She answered in the Affirmative
I then made known to her the presidents sin
cere regret that, through the unauthorized in
obliged TO surrender her sovereignty. and his
hope that, with her consent and cooperation
the wrong done TO her and to her people might
be redressed. To this she bowed her acknoWl-
edgements I then said 10 her: The presi-
dent expects and believes that when you are
reinstated you will show forgiveness and
magnanimity that you win wish to be the queen
of all the people. both native and foreign born:
that you will make haste TO secure their love
and loyalty and TO establish peace, friendship
To this she made no reply until after waiting
moment / continued: The president not
only tenders you his sympathy but wishes
to help you. Before making fully known to
you his purposes. desire to know whether you
are willing to answer certain questions which
il is my duty to asks'
She answered; Il am willing"
/ then assured her: SHOULD you be restored
to the throne, would you grant full amnesty as
to life and property TO all those persons Tho
have been or who are now in the provisional
government. or who have been instrumental in
the overthrow OF your government
calmly answered: There are certain laws OF
my government which / shall abide by. My
such persons shall be beheaded and their prop
erty coniscated to tho government"
then said, repeating very distinctly her
words: 1T Is your feeling that these people
should be beheaded and their property confis-
Gated"
I then said to her: DO you fully understand
the meaning OF every WORD which 1 have said
to you and OF every word which you have said
to me. and If so, do you still have the same
Her answer was: Il have understood and
mean all have said but might leave the de-
cision of this to nv minister's
To this / replied: Suppose it was neces-
sarS 70 make = decision. before you appointed
any ministers, and that you were asked to issue
, royal proclamation OF general amnesty would
you do its'
She answered: I have no legal right to
do that. and 1 would not do it." Pausing
were the cause OF the revolution
and constitution OF 1887 There will
never be any peace while they are here They
and their property conhscated
then said: Il have no further communica-
ton TO make to you now, and will have none
until hear from my government, which will
probably be three or four weeks"
Nothing was said for several minutes when
l asked her whether she was willing to give me
the names OF four OF her most trusted friends
as might. within a day or two, consider il nv
duty to hold a consultation with them in her
,. O. Carter, ohm Richardson, Joseph Nawakf
and =. &. MacFarlane.
then inquired whether she had any fears OF
her safety at her present residence. Washing
ton Square. She replied that she did have
some fears; that while she had some trusty
friends that guarded her house every night
they were armed with clubs only, and thatmen
stability dressed had been often seen prowling
about the adjoining PREMISES schoolhouse
with a large yard. ! informed her that was
authorized by the president to offer her pro,
lection either on one Of our war ships or at the
and desired her 10 accept the offer at
once. She declined. saying she believed Ii was
best for her at present to remain at her resi-
dencc then said to her that at any moment
night or day, this offer OF our government was
brought TO close.
at present with the queens
friends, as they have no of1cial position and
because feared, if known to so
many, her declarations might become public
to her great detriment, IL not danger, and to
the interruption OF the plans OF our govern
Mr.. ]. O. Carter is brother OF Mr. HAP
Carter. the former Hawaiian minister to the
United States and Is conceded 10 be a man Ct
He Is about % years old He has
had no public experience. Mr.. Mac
Farlane, like Mr.. Carter is Of white
parentage. is an unmarried man. about
A. years old and is engaged in the commission
business John Richardson is a young man OF
about s. years. He is cousin Of samuel Par
ker. the half~caste. who was n member OF the
queens cabinet at the time OF the last revolu-
ton. He Is resident or Maui, being DESIGNATED
in the directory OF 1889 as attorney at law
stock-raiser and proprietor bismarck livery
stable. F" Richardson is '.half-caste." Joseph
fsawaki IS a tull-bloOded native, practices law
as he told me- in the native courts. and has a
moderate English education He has served
twenty years in the legislature. but displays
gerry little knowledge OF the structure
and philosophy OF the government which he so
long represented. He Is 81 years old and presi-
dent OF the native Hawaiian political club.
Upon being asked 10 name three OF the most
prominent native leaders. he gave the name OF
John f. Bush. X. w. Wilcox and mOdestly
added i am a leader John II. Bush is a man
OF considerable ability. bat his reputation is
very bad r. w. Wilcox IS the notorious half
breed who engineered the revolution OF 1859
OF all these men. Carter AMI NacFarlane are
the only two men TO whom the ministerial
bureaus could be safely intrusted. In CONVEX