Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-02-15
HAS ABDICA7ED.
LiliOukalani Resigns Her Rights
to the Throne.
PURELY A VOLUNTARY ACT.
Eut She Was Under Arrest at the
Time-The Governments Reply
to the l. Letter-Asks for Mercy
for Her Late Associates.


for Her Late Associates.
Ex.Oueen Liiuoka'aal has abdica'eu Id
f,yor OF the republic. The document was
drawn up by A. s. Hartweli at the request OF
the ex-Queen 1t was presented on the zo'n
inst 10 Prcsident.Doe, and according to the
wording was executed freely and voluntarily.
II was addressed to the President aud goes
on 10 say:
"Sir:-Afrer full and free consultation
with my personal fr ends and with my iegal
adyisers. both before and since my deten'lon
by military or er In the executive building,
and acting In contorn ty 10 their advice anu
also upoa nv own fres vo i.ion and in pur-
! sua CO OF my una t0rable belief AMI unuer-
standing Of my duty to the peop.e OF haw"il
/ anI to their highest all best interests, and
also for he sake OF those misyui eI Hawaii
aus an o:h-rs who have recently engaged IN
the rebel ion q ,ain't tho republic and IN al
att,mut t. rsst)re men to th3 pohlon ol
Queen. Which held prior to the l7tn day o.
January. 1898. and without any claim that
shall Lcc )ne entitled, by reason OF anything
tlat Imlynow say or do, 10 any other or
Il ff,rent ,rea. .ment OF con liberation at the
haads OF TIE government than 1 otherwise
could and might legally receive, L now des re
10 exptes- and make known, and do heteOy
tx press a ii mlk3 known 70 y)urs9l. as the
oaiy llwtu aud rec )gn ze head o. the gov
ernnent, AMI to all lhe people OF the Hawa-
ian I,la1ds. wleth r or not they have yet
became cit zeLs Of the republic or nave peeh
ndheren OF the la o monarchy and also TO
all diplomatic an other foreign representa-
five, In the Hawaiian I5aud., to all OF whom
| respectfully request you to cause this state
ment and action o, mne 10 made known as
soon as may be, as follows, viz: In order 70
avoid any possibility OF doubt or mi'u der
sanding on the subject although L do not
think that any Jubt or misunderstood is
either proper or possibl', l do hereby July
and uncoliyocally q Init and declare tae
government OF the republic OF Hawaii as the
!, only law ul government O. the Hawaiian
Islands. and that the late Hawaiian monarch
i, finally AMI forever en- led aa no longer ol
NAAoO
wba soever, and do hereby forever absolv
all person3 wh m;osyer, whether in the Ha-
waiian Hands or elsewhere, from all and
, every manner OF allegiance or Official ooIiga
:, ton or duty TO me an my heirs and success
- ,rs forever. and hereby declare to ali suct
ne rsons in the Hawaiian Lslands that L con
slider them as bound in duty and honor hence
= for. h to supp 1T and sus ain the government
OF Hawaii
:. The Queen made a plea for the Hawaiian
= and hers who TO jk part in the rebellion
~ She hopes executive clemensy will be exc;
." cised in their cases. sac EXPIRE e'ses desir
to live in absolu privacy heaceforth. To
), document inclLd,s copy OF the oath OF a
"a legiance taken by her aad clos s:
" II have ca SO the foregoing statement
- be prel arei an avn an have signed m
~ name with )ut having r,ceived the si ;hte
suoceslion from the President OF Hawa
- concerning the same, or any part thereof
- concerning any ACTON or course OF my oV
~ in the premises.
at The Governments Answer
il Three days alter the receipt Of the letter
er, ahdieation the government made answer
rd, follows
the Erecu'iue Building Honolulu.-Ma
cd The document execu ed 10y you purporting
OF contain your atdication and renunclat on
ly. all the sovereign rights heretofore claim
o., by YOU has been delivered in your behalf
N A =, M
no the time this instrument was signed, it is
he sire lefore accepting and placing the sa
Jar oa file to make Gear to you, Mrs. Liliouk
hi ami Dominis. in order that no mIsunderstal
xej dno may hereafter arise, the views of theg
E. ernment in the matter.
, il First-The execution OF this document c
cen not be taken to exempt you in the slight
Irs, degree from personal and individual liabi
lge for such completely as due inve't'taA
Ilso and trial may show that you had in the
up conspiracy against the government and
Ind consequent loss of lie, which position is
Eer cognized by you in your letter.
Second-It cannot be conceded that s
IN riohts and claims as you voluntarily re
yeu nuish have had any legal existence 81
DO. january "a, 1898. when, by your public
ssd nouncene MT that you no longer conside
U. yourself bound by the fundamental law OF
N, land under which you took office, and
rtl which your acts in attempting. by tho n
ois, exerc se of your own will, to establish
ated system OF government contract existing
AMI tween YOU and the people was dissolved
bur! hI sovereign rights hereto ore vested in
ent we're lost. The statement by tho member
Sec YOUR then cabinet that they could not
was troll your proposed action and their ap
Q, ,00J m the cit ze,s OF Honolulu for assistance
,gro, the next step which led to resumption
rged the people o. the right of government.
bit Of Thi,d-So far as your communication
lbse he taken n, a no ice to the dsafIected th
stiff, is vour des re tn the republic shoul
the recocniz d by them "a the sole and In
seeds covernmen' OF the country it is fully a
PMS ciatpd
n n3 In this connection your unselfsh app '
, are e enency for those who took part in the
$55,- in direction will receive full considers
Nv order OF the executive council.
VIM. o. SMITH, Attorney Gene
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