The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-26

The full tsxt Of the letter which
Mrs. Dominis sent TO President
Dole, as FIRST announced in the
ADVERTISER, was made public yes
terday afternoon.
The document was drawn up by
Judge A. S. Hartwell, who was con-
suited by Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Parker
and Mr.. Neumann about the mat
ter, and acted as advising counsel
for them, but not strictly as attor-
ney for Liliuokalsni as stated in
the evening papers. Judge Hart
well attended the execution of the
document at the special request of
Mrs. Dominis, Mr.. Neumann and
Mr.. Wilson.
Following is the correspondence
in full:
ISLAND OF OAHU, 4
HONOLULU, Jan. "A, 1895. {
To the Hon. SANFORD BALLARD
Dole, President of the Republic
Of Hawaii:
SIR-After full andfree consultation
with my personal friends and with my
legal advisors, both before and since
my detention by military order in
the Executive building, and acting in
conformity with their advice, and also
upon my own free volition, and In
pursuance Of my unalterable belief
and understanding OF my duty to the
people Of Hawaii, and to their highest
and best interests, and also for the
sake OF those misguided Hawaiians
and others who have recently engaged
in rebellion against the Republic, and
in an attempt to restore me to the po-
sition of queen, which held prior to
the 18th day of January, A. D., 1888,
and without any claim that I shall be-
come entitled, by reason Of anything
that / may now say or do, to any
other or different treatment or consid-
Grafton at the hands of the Govern
ment than I otherwise could and
might legally receive, now desire to
express and make known, and do
hereby express and make known, to
yourself, as the only lawful and recog-
all the people of the Hawaiian Islands,
whether or not they have yet become
citizens of the Republic,or are or have
been adherents of the late monarchy,
and also to all diplomatic and other
foreign representatives in the Hawai-
ian Islands, to all Of whom respect
fully request you to cause this state
ment and action of mine to be made
known as soon as may be, as follows,
namely: --.,.-
First. In order to avoid any possi-
bility OF doubt or misunderstanding
on the subject, although do not think
that any doubt or misunderstanding Is
either proper or possible, hereby do
fully and unequivocally admit and de-
clare that the Government Of the Re
public of Hawaii is the only lawful
Government OF the Hawaiian Islands,
and that the late Hawaiian monarchy
is finally and forever ended, and, no
longer Of any legal or actual validity,
force or effect whatsoever; and / do
hereby forever absolve all persons
whomsoever, whether in the Hawaiian
Islands or elsewhere, from all and
every manner Of allegiance, or official
obligation or duty, to me and my
heirs and successors forever, and i
hereby declare to all such persons in
tuC hnWAltdu 1SiAIuS Sh0S L OOhSAoOA
them as bound in duty and honor
benceforth to support and sustain the
Government Of the Republic of Ha-
waii.
Second. For myself, my heirs and
successors, L do hereby and without
any mental reservation or modifica-
ton, and fully, finally, unequivocalIy,
and forever aOdicate, re-
nounce and release unto the Govern
ment OF the Republic of Hawaii and
its legitimate successors forever all
claims or pretensious whatsoever to
the late throne of HSwaTi, or to the
late monarchy of Hawaii, or to any
past, or 10 the existing, or 70 any
future Gnvernment OF Hawaii, or uD-
der or by reason Of any present or for
merIy existing constitution, statute,
law, position, right or claim OF any
and every kind, name or nature what
soever, and whether the same consist
of pecuniary err property consideEa-
tiOns, or of personal statu-, hereby
forever renouHciDg, disowDIng and
ali rights, claIm@, de-
mands, privileges, honors, emolu-
ments, titles and prerogative~ what
soever, under or by virtue or a'Iy Tor
mer, or the existing Government,
constitution, statute, law or custom OF
the Hawaiian Islands whatsoever,
save and excepting only such rights
and privileges as belong to me In
common with all private citizens or,
or residents in the Republic OF Ha-
wall.
Third. 1 do hereby respectfully inn