The Hawaiian Incident: An Examination of Mr. Cleveland's Attitude Toward the Revolution of 1893 |
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action afternoon American minister annexation appointed archives Arion Hall asked Blount Boston Cabinet called Captain Wiltse Carter CHAIRMAN citizens Cleveland COFFMAN command Commissioners Committee of Safety constitution Damon dethronement Dole ernment fact facto Government Foreign Affairs Government building Hawaii Hawaiian flag Hawaiian Government Hawaiian Islands HENRY WATERHOUSE hereby Honolulu January 14 landed letter LILIUOKALANI mass meeting matter MCCANDLESS ment Minister of Foreign Minister Plenipotentiary Monday native naval Neumann o'clock Oahu officers PACIFIC STATION Palace parties Paul Neumann possession present President proclamation protection Provisional Government Queen recognition regard Republic of Hawaii request revolution revolutionists SAMUEL PARKER Senator FRYE Senator GRAY sent sional Government SPALDING station-house Stevens's street surrender SWINBURNE Thurston tion treaty United States forces UNITED STATES LEGATION United States minister United States Navy United States troops W. C. Wilder W. O. Smith Washington
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Page 86 - Observe good faith and justice towards all nations ; cultivate peace and harmony with all. Religion and morality enjoin this conduct; and can it be that good policy does not equally enjoin it? It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and, at no distant period, a great nation, to give to mankind the magnanimous and too novel example of a people always guided by an exalted justice and benevolence.
Page 71 - Now, to avoid any collision of armed forces, and perhaps the loss of life, I do under this protest, and impelled by said force, yield my authority until such time as the Government of the United States...
Page 101 - All power residing originally in the people, and being derived from them, the several magistrates and officers of government, vested with authority, whether legislative, executive, or judicial, are their substitutes and agents, and are, at all times, accountable to them.
Page 102 - Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men: Therefore the people alone have an incontestable unalienable.
Page 86 - Queen's surrender of her sovereignty are recalled. She surrendered not to the provisional government, but to the United States. She surrendered not absolutely and permanently, but temporarily and conditionally until such time as the facts could be considered by the United States. Furthermore, the provisional government acquiesced in her surrender in that manner and on those terms, not only by tacit consent, but through the positive acts of some members of that government who urged her peaceable submission,...
Page 65 - At the time the Provisional Government took possession of the Government buildings no troops or officers of the United States were present or took any part whatever in the proceedings. No public recognition was accorded to the Provisional Government by the United States minister until after the Queen's abdication and when they were in effective possession of the Government buildings...
Page 87 - Willis to advise the Queen and her supporters of my desire to aid in the restoration of the status existing before the lawless landing of the United States forces at Honolulu on the 16th of January last if such restoration could be effected upon terms providing for clemency as well as justice to all parties concerned.
Page 14 - Authority is given for the assurance that any changes desired in the fundamental law of the land will be sought only by methods provided in the constitution itself. Her Majesty's ministers request all 'citizens to accept the assurance of Her" Majesty in the same spirit in which it is given.
Page 35 - Safety," was appointed to consider the situation and devise ways and means for the maintenance of the public peace and safety and the preservation of life and property ; 6. And whereas, such committee has recommended the calling of this mass meeting of citizens to protest against and condemn such action, and has this day presented a report to such meeting, denouncing the action of the Queen and her supporters as being unlawful, unwarranted, in derogation of the rights of the people, endangering the...