Hawaii Holomua, Volume I, Number 65, 4 Kekemapa 1893 — THAT PETITION FOR MERCY. [ARTICLE]

THAT PETITION FOR MERCY.

I t OOMEDY I> AfT. CUif of W \i.*hington D. ( . S,rne:~-A reception r#om. in the White Honse. Pr „ ;i f : _ President Grover , : Clevflaiul, Secretury of M ar Lamont. and otber members of i the Cabinet. (traiiing th*’ omeo/ | of a vigitor.) Enters Seciylovy of (n>. <- l ham (aeeompanieU h>j a genllenian | >ri(h >i copions Momaeh K who | presents the gentlemau. as j follows; •Mr. Presideut, allow me to ■ present to yonr Excellency Mr. j froin the Hawaiian !>!- . ands.'’ Mr. (hoUing a sealed UoeumnU in hi-< kamln, irmneUift(‘ , ly ; on the rtoor io a kneeling I x).<t>n-e. on<l in a n:hining and *qaeakg tone,) addresses the | Presideut as*?ollows: ‘ Mr. President, I bave eome all the way from H moluln. by the ipiickest tnuisportation possible. to present to your Excellency the enclosed petitiou. (rise< <mU hnwls the 8ea(e>l Uoi-u-nieni » Uh o’reat reverence to the PresiUent , and returns to a knet(ingpostmr).“and on behalf <*f my fellow revolutionists, n>ay t be perraitted to say furtbcr; that wo haye not done anything wrong whieh shonld cause us tho loss of protectiou dne to our lives aml onr propertv, as citizens of t!ie United States.” “I know and conscientiously feel, that we are placed in an awkwurd position through the action of ex-Minister Stevens —be vo»f'l land the nav»( force< against onr wislies —bnt, for snch aotion, we would nol have been made revolutionists, nor would there now exist a “Provisional Government But, if we insist on holding the “fort, — against your noiv expressed POLICY, aud agaiust the request that we revolutionists retire from the Government, so that tho rightful Sovereign of Hawaii may bo restored —, and endeavor, and bv our owu actions succeed in making trouble in Honolulu, (as no one else will do so) we beg of vonr Excellency, that, under those circnmstauees protection to onr iife and property should not be denied us. “Mr. President, and now with a praver to tiie Almi<fhty —who is ou onr side—to give you strength, so that you rnay eonsider the i»etition from my fellow revolutionists in an unbiased manner and without the assistanee of yonr Excellency s Secretary of State, ! leave onr petition for ‘mercy in yonr hands.’ The Pre?ident (stan.ling erect, and with a look first uf scorn and tben one of pity) tel!s the gent!einan to rise fmm his hnmiliattng position. und asks him, “have yonr life and property beeu in danger all tbe years that you have live«l in tho Hawaiian Islands. nndertho monarchy ?” The gentiernau answers (besitatingly), “N -o. The President, proeeeds, 44 Is it not »lso , trne, tbat on Snu « sv 25th day of Deceinbcr of the year 1892. tho occasion being a Sanday SchooI gnthering or auniversarv held at Kawaiahao Chnreh, that yon in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Lilinokalani and Suite. and b- f->re a large conconrse of people. ma.le a j lengthy addres speaking ofyour 1 experiences as a Snnday School

i teacber? I>iJ yoa no* w, ! that yo<i hs»l ha.l the honor o{ teaching the '‘wonl” of Jesa3 to s«?vijral ol the Hawaiian chiefs aml rulers in their yoanger davs* Di»l yon aot point ont to t!»e assen»bhige present, where the ilitferent kings. their , consorts, and the chiefs were * accnst<>med to sit Did you not say that vou recollected so plaia]v L v d ; h Kamaka** !i i Kai paake.i. nowQneen Lilinokalani) coming to her seat in the Siuiday j School Ciass ! An*l that vou now j dul hohl the iionored position of | a Cabinet offieer in Her service, j aml also, that, yon esteemed it an ) honor to have been appointed to ! that position ? Tho gentleman answere, “Such is the trnth. Mr. Presideot.’ The President theu replies: j “Peter ! Peter !! Oh. thou of litt!e faith, wherefore doth thon ! doubt?” “Thou art an offence i unto me; for thou savourest not the t!:ings that be of God. l>ut thos*> that be of xuen.” “Get thee back to yonr delnded fellow co-oper«tors, and tell iheiu. that their lives and property will bo s;iferumler the Monarchical rule. j than that of any other.’ *‘Thal Qneeu Liliuokalani is of acharitable aud forgiving Jisposition. and that their and property are j safe iu Her hamls.’’ Now return [ to your Island liome, and when yon reach it—tlo not forget to otier a prayer to the Aimighty, who is evideutly on yonr side, by permitting you to make sueh » dangerous trip, withoot an accident —“iuform your fellow chnrchmen nml women of my views; aml tell them that it is My desire. that in futnro they ( sbould truly lead aml Iive respecti able and Christian lives, as now the only profess to bo doing. ’ ; Von may ulso fnrther state, “that ; Mv Min:ster at Hawaii, has fall instruction.s, what to do, aml how [ to act; aml in conjunction with I Admiral frwin will treat with fdibusttrs aml rrM* whether tbey be of Americaa or any other ; descent, in an appropriate man- | ner.” Exit Peter, a sad, bnt wiser man.