The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-01-19
REFRIGERATION q the nronarchv.

For long years large and influential part of
this censTHaunity, lnclin,ding many foreisneril
with deep regret the fetfogr6ssiv9 tenden-
etes IF the Hawaiian monarchy, and have
HonofssbI4 strfven against them and have
Sought. through legislative work, inc news!
pagers and By personal appeals and individual
influence 70 support and emphasize the fepre-
Sentative features Of the monarchy and to ere
ate public sentiments tavoTa bic thereto, thereby
to avert the catastrophe thai seemed inertia
Bile If such tendencies were not restrained.
These efforts have been met by the last two
soveTetgns in a spirit OF aggressive hostility.
The struggle bscanie at length we'll defined
issue between royal pfetogasiTe sHd tie right
terly and unscrupulously has It been cafrfeo
on in the interests OF the former.
President Dole here enters upon an
account of the events in Kalakua's
fgigh and proceed follows.
The Queen Dfd Not. awe Her Downfall to
American 1ntsrtefeifSe,
No man can correctly say that the Huegn
owed her downfall to the interference of Amer
through by the representatives. now largely
reinforced, of the same public sentiment which
forced the monarchy to its knees in 1887,
which suppressed the instruction of 1882 aud
which for twenty years has been laboring for
Representatives government in this country
II the American forces had been absent the
revolution would have taken place, for the
SUFFICIENT causes fot it had nothing 10 do with
their presence. I. Therefore; ir all friendship
for the government of the United States, which
you represent, and desiring to cherish the good
will OF the great American people submit the
answer OF my government to your proposition,
and ask that you will transmit the same to
the president OF the United States for his con-
sideration.
An ImpregnabIe Position.
Though the provisional governments is far
from being great power. and could not long
resist the forces of the United States in q
hostile attack, We deem our position to be i'm
pregnable under legal presidents. under the
principles of diplomatic intercourse and in the
forum of conscience. We have done your gov
eminent no wrong: no charge of discourtesy
is or can be brought against US. Our only issue
with your people has been that because we re-
vered It's institutions of civil liberty we have
desired to have them extended to our own
distracted country, and because we honor
its flag and deeming that it's benef1-
cent and authoritative presence would be for
the best interests of all our people, we have
stood ready to add TO your country new star
we believed would be as much for the benefit
of your country as for ours. If this is an Of
Tense, we plead guilty to it.
l am instructed to inform you Mr.. Minister,
that the provisional government of the Ha
waiian islands respectfully and unhesitatingly
declines to entertain the proposition OF the
president of the United States that it should
surrender its authority to the ex-queen.
This answer is made, not only upon the
grounds herelnfore set forth, but upon our
sense OF duty and loyalty to the brave men
whose commissions we hold, who have faith
fully stood by us in the hour of trial, whose
will is the only earthly authority we recognize.
We cannot betray the sacred trust they have
placed in our hands, trust which is the cause
of Christian civilization and the interests of
the whole people of these islands.
With assurance of the highest consideration,
have, etc.
lSigned SANFORD B. DOLE,
Minister of Foreign Affairs.
To his Excellency. Albert s. Willis, United
States Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipo Tertiary.