Show MR BLOUNTS Tte interesting 11 resting letter from Liliu okalani HOW THE dethroning WAS DONE abe dusky r queen from hep her ocean home pleads s her cause by Flatter lne the heavy weight at washington washington nov 25 the fourth volume of papers accompanying blounts report was given out by th the state department consisting consist lne of all the disclosures made by blount in fit hie his dispatches and arid with hie his report from honolulu it is this testimony on which he lie bases his report numerous affidavits bearing on thedac the day the tire provisional government was proclaimed go to show that minister stevens recognized the provisional government and the troops were landed fr from 0 m the boston doston before the queens forces surrendered to the provisional government A statement of Liliu okalani addressed to blount is of special interest and arid i importance on december 17 1892 1890 she inart ca claims tills she received a letter from a source she does not divulge warning her of the american america r representatives at that time P preparing r for the tit annexation of the I 1 isla 1 I id d earring she a ap pealed to the british commissioner and he lie a advised against her suggestion to lay the matter before all the members of I 1 the it e diplomatic corps continuing slie she says the tile morning of january I 1 1893 arrived with all pre preparations a for closing the legislature att at the phe cabinet meeting I 1 told the cabinet it was my intention to promulgate a new constitution tu oil at noon I 1 prorogued prorogued the legislature noting that sever several I 1 members of the reform party were not present on entering the palace I 1 saw mr wilson and asked if R all 11 was ready he ile replied yes and then I 1 said you will have to be brave today 9 I 1 went to alie blue room and awaited fodat the tle ministers mini after some delay they arrived and I 1 judged irom from their countenances that something was wrong A few days before I 1 planned that I 1 would sien sign the constitution in the throne room in ill the tile presence of the members of the legisla ture many of whom had been elected for the purpose of working for the new constitution at the commencement of my reign petitions were bent berit from front all parts of the king kingdom doni asking for a new constitution A month later with two members of the legislature I 1 started in lit to make a new constitution from that of and that of 1887 after completing it I 1 placed laced it in the hands of apperson askin asking E 1 I tin in to correct and revise it lie consulted with many lawyers and others rega regarding diar it and when it was returned I 1 benr found d no changes made so concluded IW it was a s all right early in january I 1 mentioned to captain t ain Now lelu letu one of the tile household guarda guards and marshal wilson my intention t to promulgate to a new constitution an and OT to pi prepare re pare themselves to quell any r riot 0 t or outbreak from the opposition they assured me they would be ready and I 1 gave strict injunctions to secrecy and showed wilson the plan of the throne room on the day of signing parker and cornwall gave me assurance of their an support before their appointment as min ministers a while peterson understood my intention and arid colburn had hard it mfr from om Pet erbon it appears that colburn on the morn ing of the ath of january acted theeart the part of a traitor by going goin to hartwell artwell ir a lawyer and arid received F instructions from him to strongly advise me to abandon abolition the id idea ca this was the cause canse of the delay in the blue room when the ministers arrived I 1 told them everything in fit the room was wes ready I 1 was surprised when the cabinet informed me rue that they did not think it advisable lor for me to take such a step that there was dan gerof an uprising eti I 1 told them I 1 would not have undertaken it if they had not encouraged me they had led me to the edge 1 of the pr arc eldice and were now leaving me to take thele the leap apalone alone etwas it was humiliating I 1 said why not give the people the constitution and arid I 1 w will 11 bear the brunt of the blame peterson said to me not to read the constitution I 1 told him he had had it in his possession a whole month the tile min ministers titers left parker to try and dissuade me from my purpose a and nd in r the meantime they went to tile the govern government ent building to inform thurston and arid his pa party arty oft of the hestand stand I 1 took Of Course they were instructed not to yield the minister ministers returned and I 1 asked them to read the constitution over then askel asked what was injurious in the tire document peterson said that some points he lie thought were not exactly suited I 1 told him the legislature could make amendments he ile begged that I 1 hould should wait for two weeks and in the meantime they would be ready to present it to me W with these assurances I 1 yielded and we adjourned to the throne room 1 I stated to the guests present that my reasons for inviting them was to promulgate a hew constitution at the request of my people that the const constitution I 1 aution of 1887 was imperfect and full of defects turning to the chief justice I 1 asked Is it not so mr judd and he lie answered in fit the affirmative I 1 then informed tho the people under the advice of my ministers that chati I 1 had yielded as they promised that on some future day I 1 could give them a new constitution I 1 then asked them to return to their homes and arid keep peace 1 I heard a commotion below in lit the yard and arid hurried to the front veranda and from front there add addressed essed the people saying their wishes for a a new constitution could not be granted just then but would be at some future day they must go home and keep the peace and pray for me which they have donaver do neever since everything everything was quiet in the palace all t that hat night sunday parker advised me too that the reform party were holding a meeting all LS sunday everything seemed quiet monday my ministers issued a notice odthe of the position ion I 1 took and attempts were real made to the n new e w constitution at tho the earnest earliest so solicitation imitation of my people my native subjects they gave assurances that an any chan changes es desired in the funda in tat a aff i e land would be sought on only y by methods provided in tit the constitution atit ution itself an and signed by myself and rd ministers it was intended tended to reassure u 0 the people about 5 however troops from front the united states ship boston were landed by the tire order of minister stevens in a secret understanding with the revolutionary ary party the statement of the circumstances tending to the yielding of the au authority to the tire provisional government does nold not fuer from front the statements already made after detailing subsequent subsequent a appeals als to the government of the united tied states MW she says president har harrisons term had expired and president inauguration took place and arid I 1 haded balled it as a food good omen ornen having met him in 1887 while will a he occupied the presidential chair and I 1 have not t been digap disappointed po anted your arrival has brought relief to our people and arid your P presence re sence safety no doubt ou t the provisional dional government would have carried out ex measures towards myself and my people as you may already have teen peen by their unjust jou actions inthe if the president had been indifferent to my petition I 1 lam am certain it would have brought serious result to myself and tyranny to my sub 0 I 1 I 1 I 1 ejects in this I 1 recognize the high sense of justice and honor in fit the person who Is the ruler of the american nation |