The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-12-21
Speech Making.


President Cleveland on the 4th inst.
at Washington. Our Minister pre-.
sented his credentials and spoke IS
follows:
"MR. PREsIDENT:-I have the honor
to hand you a letter written by the
President OF the Republic OF Ha-
wall accrediting me to you in the
capacity OF Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary for
Hawaii.
81 have been charged to express to
you the feelings of profound respect
and attachment felt by the Ha
waiian Government and people
toward the institutions Of your
country, and to assure you of the
good wishes entertained by them
for your own continued prosperity.
81 am further instructed by every
means in my power to seek to pre-
serve and draw closer the bonds of
amity which have so loIg united
the United States and Hawaii in
friendly and cordial intercourse, In
performing Il his duty | shall endea.
vor, sir, in all matters to act in a
manner which may prove acceptable
to your government"
The President who looked bored
ratified of the following stereotyped
answer:
"The sentiments of goodwill you
express in behalf Of your Govern
ment and people are most gratifying
and finds cordial response in the
feeling of my countrymen and their
government. You may be assured,
Mr. Minister. OF the earnestness with
which | and my associates in gov
eminent will respond to all endea-
vors on your part to promote the
amity existing between the two
countries; while for yourself l be-
speak no less agreeable personal as
sociations in both public and private
life than have been invariably en-
joyed by your predecessor"
Mr.. w. II, Castle, whose mission
to Washington is still clouded in
mystery, presented his letters of re-
call aud lisped the following speech
MIR. PREsIDENT:-In presenting my
letters OF recall review, with plea
sure, the events Of my short stay in
the capitol Of the United States as
representative of the Hawaiian Re-
public.
The cordially of my reception,
with the continued courtesy extend
ed to me during my residence, is
renewed assurance of that friendship
which, from tarly days, the United
States has shown Hawaii. This
sentiment, which in its expression
has done so much for the civiliza-
ton and material advancement of
that distant country, has been APP
preciated and reciprocated by Ey
Government from the earliest times,
but, | think | may say, it was never
stronger than at present.
''In bidding you farewell, and in
wishing you and this great nation a
continuance OF that prosperity which
has been SO signal in the past, be-
speak Tor my successor the same
cordial relations which have existed
during my brief incumbency."
The President, feeling quite hill
| laTlous III ReltluB Ilu OF lne LAVAL
ian embassade, responded:
"MR. MNIsTER:-In receiving the
letters whereby the President OF Ha-
waii announces your recall from the
mission you haye filled at this CAPT
tol during the past few months,
take pleasure in knowing that you
have found your brief residence con-
| al
corded, as well to yourself person
ally as to your efforts to promote
friendship and goodwill in the rela-
tons of your Government to that
OF the United States, has been all
that you could desire. | trust that
your short sojourn here, with its
official and social connections and
associations, may never cease to be
a sourse of agreeable recollection"
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