Speeches of His Majesty Kamehameha IV. To the Hawaiian Legislature   By: King of the Hawaiian Islands Kamehameha IV (1834-1863)

Minor punctuation errors have been corrected without notice. Several words were spelled in two different ways and not corrected; they are listed at the end of this book. A few obvious typographical errors have been corrected, and they are also listed at the end.

SPEECHES

OF HIS

MAJESTY KAMEHAMEHA IV.

TO THE

HAWAIIAN LEGISLATURE,

WITH HIS MAJESTY'S

REPLIES TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF FOREIGN NATIONS AND TO PUBLIC BODIES; ALSO WITH SUNDRY PROCLAMATIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATING TO HIS ADVENT TO THE THRONE, ETC., WITH THE LAST PROCLAMATION AND AN OBITUARY OF HIS LATE MAJESTY

KING KAMEHAMEHA III.

PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

HONOLULU: PRINTED AT THE GOVERNMENT PRESS. 1861.

SPEECHES OF HIS MAJESTY KAMEHAMEHA IV., AND OTHER DOCUMENTS.

DECEMBER 8, 1854.

The last Public Proclamation made by His late Majesty King Kamehameha III.

PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, It has come to my knowledge from the highest official sources, that my Government has been recently threatened with overthrow by lawless violence; and whereas the representatives at my Court, of the United States, Great Britain and France, being cognizant of these threats, have offered me the prompt assistance of the Naval forces of their respective countries, I hereby publicly proclaim my acceptance of the aid thus proffered in support of my Sovereignty. My independence is more firmly established than ever before.

KAMEHAMEHA.

KEONI ANA. PALACE, 8th December, 1854. By the King and Kuhina Nui.

R. C. WYLLIE.

DECEMBER 15TH, 1854.

Public Proclamation of the Succession To the Throne of His Majesty Kamehameha IV.

PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God to remove from this world our beloved Sovereign, His late Majesty, Kamehameha III.; and whereas, by the will of His late Majesty, and by the appointment and Proclamation of His Majesty and of the House of Nobles, His Royal Highness, Prince Liholiho, was declared to be His Majesty's Successor. Therefore, Public Proclamation is hereby made, that Prince Alexander Liholiho is KING of the Hawaiian Islands, under the style of KAMEHAMEHA IV. God preserve the King.

KEONI ANA, Kuhina Nui.

DECEMBER 15TH, 1854.

DECEMBER 16TH, 1854.

His Majesty's Address to His Privy Council of State in reply to their Condolences over the Death of His late Majesty Kamehameha III.

CHIEFS: I have become by the Will of God, your Father, as I have been your Child. You must help me, for I stand in need of help.

To you Ministers, and other high officers of State of Our late King, I return my sincere thanks for the expressions of condolence with which you have this morning comforted me. I request of you to continue your labors, in the several positions you have hitherto held, until when my grief shall have allowed me time for reflection, I make such new arrangements as shall seem proper.

I thank the Members of this Council, in general for their condolence, who will, also, I hope, assist me with their advice, as though they had been appointed by myself.

JANUARY 11, 1855.

His Majesty's Address on the occasion of taking the Oath prescribed by the Constitution. Extr. from =Polynesian=, Jan. 13, 1855.