The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-09
I Lcopurtahted. 1se4. nu the Assoctatez Press.l

copyrighted, 1891. by the Associated Prcss.l
Verona. B. c.. Jan. S.-HoNoLULU,
January 1, 1S94-Since the sailing of
the United States revenue cutter Cor
win at 500 a. M, on the morning of
December "a, no advices have left here
for the coast. That vessel, took press
dispatches against the orders of the
United States legation but it, is doubt
full if all of them are landed, as it is
understood strict watch will be placed
on the vessel as soon as she arrives
near the harbor and that she will
likely be ordered at once on cruise.
| Application was made by the Associ-
ated Press and the special correspond
ent OF the New York World for permis-
| sion to forward dispatches by the Cor
win. This was in each case brusquely
| refused and dispatches were only put
aboard afterwards through the courtesy
| of those who shall forever be nameless,
even though the United States should
| endeavor to investigate the matter.
The Corwin took the demand of Minis
| ter Willis upon the provisional govern
ment to step down and out, which was
couched in the following words:
Mr. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN;-The
| President OF the United States has very
much regretted the delay in the consid-
Grafton Of the Hawaiian question, but it
| is unavoidable. The President also re-
| grets, as most assuredly 1 do, that any
secrecy should haYe surrounded the in
terchange of views between our two
governments. may say this, however,
| that the secrecy, thus far observed, has
! been in the interest and-forpthe- safety
| of all our people.
The President deemed it his duty to
withdraw from the senate the treaty of
! annexation, which had been signed by
the secretary of state and agents OF your
| government, and to dispatch trusty
| representative to Hawaii to lmpartlaiiy
| investigates the causes OF your revolu-
| tion and to ascertain and report the
| true sitnation in these islands. This
! information was needed, the better to
enable the President to discharge a
delicate and important duty. Upon the
facts embodied in Mr.. Blount's report
the President has arrived at certain
| conclusions and determined upon a
| certain course of action which it be-
comes my duty to acquaint you with.
| The provisional government was not
established by the Hawaiian people,
nor with their consent or acqulescence,
nor has it since existed with their con-
| sent.
The queen refused to surrender her
| powers to the provisional government
until convinced that the minister OF the
| United States had recognized it as tho
| de iacto authority and would support
and defend it with the military force OF
| the United States, and that resistance
| would precipitate bloody conflict
| with that force.
After patient examination of Mr..
! Blount's reports, the President is salts
fed that the movement against the
queen, if not instigated, was ENCOURAGED
and supported by the repre-
sentativcs of this government at
Honolulu. That they promised in
advance to aid her enemies in an
effort to overthrow the Hawaiian gov
ernment and set up by force new gov
ernment in its place, and that he kept
this promise by causing detachment
of troops to be landed from the Boston
on tile 10th of January. 1893,
government, the next day when It
Ewas too feeble to defend itself, and the
constitutional government was about to
be successfully maintained against
1 threatening force. other than that OF
the United States already landed.
The President has. therefore, deter
mined that he will not send back to the
/ senate for its action thereon the treaty
(which he withdrew from that body for
further consideration on the ninth day
of March last. In view of these conclu-
sions. I was instructed by the Presi-
dentzof the United States to take adj
| vantage OF an early opportunity
! to inform the queen of this determina-
ton and of his views as to the responsi-
bility OF our government.
The. President, however. felt that we.
by our original interference, has IN
Cured responsibility to.the whole Ha-
waiianz community, and that it would
4 not be just to put one party at the
mercy. of the other, was, therefore, in
structed at the game time to inform
! her that the President expected
she would pursue magnaui-
nous course by granting full amnesty
to all who participated in the move
ment against her, including persons
who are, or who have been officially or
otherwise connected with the pro-
no right or privilege which they en-
ljoyed before the revolution of last
January, and that all obligations
created by the provisional government
administration should be. assumed.
In obedience to the command of the
1 President 1 have secured the queens
agreement to this course. and 1.nowtde-
liver writing signed by her and duly
attested, copy Of which will leave
with you.
ILLS AGREEMENT.
Twill not read that writing. I will
read from the orig ginal, leaving with you
a certified copy:
Liliuokalani, in recognition of the
high sense of justice which has aclu-
ated the President of the United States.