Nuhou, Volume I, Number 16, 17 February 1874 — THE ACCESSION OF KING KALAKAUA TO THE THRONE OF THE HAWAIIAN KINGDOM. [ARTICLE]

THE ACCESSION OF KING KALAKAUA TO THE THRONE OF THE HAWAIIAN KINGDOM.

j On Thursday, the 12th February, 1574, | the Nobles and Eepresentatives of this Kingdom being convened in Legislative Assembly, elected the Prince Kalakaua to be Kin - of the Hawaiian Islands. The electoral eollege. was composed of forty-five votes, and the King elect received thirty-nine,—six being cast for the opposing candidate, Her Majesty Queen Do\vager Emrna Kaleieonalani. This overvvhelming majority fullv indicates the popu!atity of His Majesty among the Hawaiian people; and this fact is more especially shown by the rote of the Kepresentatives of the people, twenty-eight iu number, who, as it is well understood, voteJ with only one exception for His Majesty. RECOGNITIO.N BY FOREIG.N REPRESENTAXiVE;. On the day following thc eleeiiou.oi tlie King, the Repffesentatives <jf ilxe treaty powers, the United States, Giek: Britain and Franee, recognized the legal aecession of His Majesty to ike Hawaiian Throne; and the Koyal Siandard at loiani Palaee was saluted by salvos from the British and American batteries in port, and froi:i the guns on Punchbowl Hill. THE IN'STALLATIO.\ Of His Majesty took plaee on the same da\ at the Kalama Mansion* adj<jining lolaai Palaee. The oath to support the Constitution of the Kingdom was adu|inistered bv Judgc Hartwell in tlio preseuce of ali tiu* ► Foroigu Repr<jsentatives, of propiineut mem- | bers of the Government, and-of many iniluI ential citizens. This was immediat<ily *fol- : lowed by '■"!-» [= ■"■■■ '--H | piE rROCLAXATiO.\ | Of His Majesty's accessiou, wliieu waa read ,by the Governor of Oahu in Knglish, auJ jby one of his aides in Hawaikn, at tue | Oourt House and at oUier poiuts iu ihe city. | of tlie fuil <fstablishmeiu ,of Kiug Kal.vk.vua upou the wa.- , recoived wkii geueral satisfaaym by aii the i respectable and influential people of Houolai.n with hardly a:i exception. ; Ali the weli t (0 in'dustriQU3 uatives, ajs weii as uie , \\ealtlij aiivl iuilueuiial so<;uied l rejoice in the accession of the King. On Satim!ay, the 14th instai|it, THE PROKOtiATiO^ Ol the Legi«lative Assetubly took piaee. His Majesty, accompauied by H. K. H. | Prinee Leleiohoku. arrited in the Legislative Hnll at noon. His Majesty's persoaAl appeannee and Hnu aud self posscssci wg imp»essed all observers witlx the

that He was worthy of His position. J The array of Government official4 °f foreign representatives, and of naval otßcers in resplendent uAiforms, was very imposing.— perhaps oūr domestic portion a little too mueh so, considering the smallnesB and the , condition of our little state, and also j in view of the bruised and # bandaged JRepre-' sentatives of the people there assembled, | who might not have suffered as they did on ! a preceding day, had we only had a little 1 instead of all this parade, His : Majesty read Hls speech to the Assembly in • a firm, clear voice ; and as He passed out of j the Hall three cheers for His Majesty were j proposed, whieh were responded to with a! will. Rousing cheers also greeted His Maj-1 esty on leaving the building, and it was evi- j dent that those who opposed the election of' the King were but a small and worthless ; faction of this city and vicinity. This be-' eame all the more apparent on the oeea-J sion of a ! TORCH-LIGHT PROCESSION I On Satu|day night last, to Majesty's accessiōn. It was one ōf the linest night parades we havc! seen in this lown. Berger with his fine Band maele the ealm, night air sweet and joyous with ex-1 hilarating music, and the long line of fire, \ undulating alpng the avenues of the town, j made deēpet and richer the surrounding j darkness. Lanterns were swung out, the j loyaJ Hotel lit up its tower, and with peaee ] and quiet in eVerjr iioole and;cotner, contrary | to the timid supposition of sorne and the j of others, the city everywhere accepted gladly the weleome fact that KALAKAUA WAS KING !

At a meeting of tbc Consular Corpß, hold 011 j Sat : urday last. at the officc of Mr. Schaefer, tbc lbllowing resolution ' wae' unanimous!j adopted upon the puggestion of one of the members : i JResolved-, Tbat the senior of the Consular Body. Mr. Ileuok. aecompanied by Mons. I>alliou, who joliis to his fuuctions of Commissioner tbose of Consul for France. eall upon the Representatives of the United States and Great Britain. and convey to them the sincere thanks of the foreign Cons\ils ior the promptness and impartianity with whieh ;hey. through their ships of war in port, assisted the loeai authorities in putting an end to the distarbance of last Thursday, without in any way ' iuterfering with Hawaiian politics. By so doing iiol only lives and property of Amenean and British subjects together with Hawalian was sared,r bnt such protection was likewise given to the sub- ; ecls ol all pther nations represented here by the members of the Consular Corps s and grateftilly aeknowledgiug this fact, the fairness and readiness of those who extended such protection i$ liighly ] commendable. The gallant and moderate cond\ict of the CaptaiTis } officerB and men of the Tuscarom, Tenedos and Portsmouth was a pleasing fact, miā the appreciating fhanks of the to Captalns Eelknap, Ray and Bkerett, and tliose up(W ibe!r command, to be commnnicated to them tbrough iheir respective RepresentatiTeg here, t Xhe Uommittee immediately ca!led upoii Mr, reirce acd Mr, Wodebouse and delivered the fl>rgoiug whereupon botb tbese gent!emcn . expreeeed iheir fullest appreciation of tbi? act on j part of tbe Consular Corps 3 rencwißg tbo ae- J aumeoe tbftt at all tlmes tbe intof the suVj jtcti of all natione togetlier with tho&? of tbls kiegdom would be $adly mā re&di!y g\m*sJcNl t>y tiMW. '