The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-07
HAWAII'S REBELS IN A HOLE.
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or DO. 10 suy other or
different treatment or consideration at The
hancs Of the government than ! other
wise could and might legally receive,
now desire 70 express and MAKE known,
ana co hereby express and maze known
I 70 yourself as the only lawful and reccg-
ni1ed head o. the government, and 10 al
I the people o. the Hawaiian islands,
whether or not they have yet become
I citizens OF the republic or are or have been
2qherents OF the late monarchy. and
also 30 all diplomatic and other foreign
representatives in the Hawaiian Islands,
70 all Of whom / respectfully request
you 20 cause THIS statement and action
OF mine 10 be made known as soon IS
may be, namely. FIRST. in order to avoid
amy possibility OF trouble or misunder-
standing on the subject. although / 40
not think that any doubt or misunder-
standing Is either proper or possible, I
hereby do fully and uuegUivocally admit
and declare thai the government Of che
republic OF Hawaii is the only lawful
government of the Hawaiian islands, and
that the late Hawaiian monarchy is finally
ana forever ended, and no longer OF any
I legal or actual validity, force or ef-
feet Whatsoever; and J do hereby
forever absOlve all persons, whonAo-
ever, whether IN the Hawaiian
siand or elsewhere. from all
| and every manner Of all allegiance. offlc al
ebtlsotlpu OF 4ltN 10 me- anu my nelfS
and successors forever. AID ] hereby
declare 10 all such persons, in the Ha-
Waiiar Islands that I consider them as
bound in duty and honor henceforth to
support and sustain the government
Of the republic of Hawaii.
Second, for myself, my heirs and sue
/ cessors l 90 hereby. without mental res
arvation or modification, 1ully and I'M
equivOcally, irrevocably and forever alb
dicate. renounce and release unto the
government Of the republic Of Hawaii,
and its legitimate SUCCESSORS forever,
all claims or pretensionsi whatsoever to
the late throne Of Hawaii. or to the late
monarchy OF Hawaii, or 10 any past or
10 any existing, or to any future govern
ment Of Hawaii, or under or by reason of
I any present or formerly existing consti-
tuition, statute, law, position, right or
claim OF any anu every kind, name or
nature, whatsoever, and whether they
consist of pecuniarY, or property consid-
erations, or Of personal statutes, here
ny forever renouncing, dsowning and
disclaim!ng all rights, claims, demands,
privileges, honors, emolumehtS titles and
prerogatives, whatsoever, under or by
virtue OF any former or the existing gov
! eminent, constitution, statute, law or
custom OF the Hawaiian islands whatso-
ever, save and excepting only such rights
and privileges as belong to me in common
n the republic of Hawaii.
Third, I do hereby respectfully implore
for such misguided Hawaiians and others
as have been concerned in the late re-
bellion against the republic of Hawaii.
such degree of executive clemency as the
government may deem to be consistent
with its duty to the community and such
as a due regard for its violated laws may
permit.
Fourth. 1t is my sincere desire. hence
forth to live in absolute privacy and re-
tirement from all publicity or even ap-
psarance Of being concerned in the pub
lie affairs OF the Hawaiian Islands. fur
Their than to express, as now do and
shall always continue to 10, my most sin
cere hope for the welfare ana prosperity
of Hawaii and its people, and subject to
the government of the republic of Hawaii.
Firth, / hereby offer and present my
duly certified oath Of allegiance 10 the re-
public Of Hawaii.
Sixth. i have caused the FOREGOING state
ment 10 be prepared and Drawn and have
signed same without thd slightest sug-
gestiou from the President Of Hawaii,
concerning the same or any part thereof,
or concerning any action or course of my
own In the premises. Relying upon the
magpanimlty Of the government OF the
republic and its protection. I have the
honor to be, Mr.. President very respec-
lively, your most .Obedient servant,
Liloukalani Dominis.
This is attested and sisped as witnessed
by w. G. Irwin, II. A. Weidemann, Sam
uel Parker J. Kaluaa Kahookan, g. B.
Wilson, Paul Neumann and by w. l..
Stanley as notary public. and appended to
IL IS the oath of allegiance.
The following Gay, by consent of the
advisory council, a paper was published
and given to the foreign representatiV es.
The following letter, which is in reply,
appeared in an afternoon paper:
Executive Building, Honolulu, Jan. %,
lS95.-AIadam: A document executed by
you, purpQrtng to contain an abdicati1n
and remuneration of all sovereign rights
heretofore claimed by you, has been lie
Iivered on your behalf to the president.
As you were under arrest at the time
the instrument was signed. it is desired be-
fore accepting and placing the same on file
10 make clear to you, in order that no
misunderstanding may hereafter arise,
the views OF the government i'll the mat
ter:
/. The execution of this document can
not be taken to exempt you in the slight
est degree from personal and individual
liability for such completely as due inves-
tiCation and trial may show that you had
in the late conspiracy against the govern
nent and the consequent loss of life,
which position is recognized by you in your
letter.
9 It cannot be conceived that such
rights and claims as you know voluntarily
relinuuish have had legal existence since
Jan. IA, 1893, when by your public an
nouncenents that you had no longer con-
sidered yourself bound by the fundamental
law of the land under which you took
Office. and by your action in attempting
by the mere exercise of your own will
to establish new system of government,
the contract existing between you and the
people was dissolved and all sovereign
rights therein invested in you were lost
The statement by members of your then
cabinet that they could not control your
action and their appeal to the citizens of
Honolulu for assistance was the next
step which led to resumption by the peo-
pie of the rights of government.
g. So far as your communication may be
taken as a notice to the disafected, that
IL is your desire that the reublic shall be
recognized by them as the sole and law
full government of the country it is fully
appreciated. IN this connection your I'M
selfish appeal for clemency for those who
took part in the late instruction viii re-
ce.ve full consideration.
BY order of the executive counsel.
VIM. o. Smith,