No. 301.
Mr. Peirce
to Mr. Fish.
Legation of
the United States,
Honolulu, February 25, 1875.
(Received March 29.)
No. 315.]
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith copy of
recent correspondence between the Hawaiian minister and the legation
indicated in the following list of inclosures:
- 1.
- Note from Mr. Green to Mr. Peirce, dated February 17, presenting
the thanks of His Majesty King Kalakaua to the President of the
United States, for the very hospitable, kind, and courteous
reception he received in that country, as well as for the attention
of the United States Government in placing at His Majesty’s disposal
the United States ship Pensacola, in which to return to his kingdom,
&c.
- 2.
- Note, Mr. Peirce to Mr. Green, in reply to above, dated February
20, 1875.
- 3.
- Note, Mr. Green to Mr. Peirce, dated February 17, 1875, conveying
His Majesty’s thanks to myself for giving him my company, counsel,
and assistance during his recent visit to the United States,
&c.
- 4.
- Note, Mr. Peiree to Mr. Green, in reply thereto, dated February
20, 1875.
With great respect, &c.,
[Inclosure 1 in No. 315.]
Mr. Green to Mr.
Peirce.
Department of Foreign Affairs,
Honolulu, February 17,
1875.
Sir: I have the honor to address your
excellency at the request of His Majesty the King, to express through
you to the President of the United States of America His Majesty’s
sincere thanks for the very hospitable, kind, and courteous reception he
has received in that country, as well as for the further attention of
the United States Government in placing at His Majesty’s disposal the
splendid United States ship Pensacola, in which to return to his
kingdom.
His Majesty can never forget the generous manner in which the Government
and people of the United States received him, and his visit there will
always be remembered by him as one of the pleasantest periods of his
life.
His Majesty trusts, also, that, apart from the great pleasure which his
sojourn in the United States has afforded him personally, it may be the
means of still further cementing the friendship which has always existed
between the two countries, and lead to closer commercial relations
between them, which may be the means of developing the resources of this
kingdom, and at the same time of benefiting the foreign commerce of the
United States.
I take this opportunity of renewing the assurance of the high respect and
most distinguished consideration with which I have the honor to be, sir,
your excellency’s most obedient servant,
His Excellency Henry A. Peirce,
United States Minister-Resident.
[Inclosure 2 in No. 315.]
Mr. Peirce to Mr.
Green.
Legation of the United States,
Honolulu, Hawaiian
Islands,
February 20,
1875.
No. 88.]
Sir: I have great pleasure in acknowledging the
receipt of your excellency’s note of the 17th instant, tendering,
through this legation, to the President of the United States, His
Majesty’s sincere thanks for the very hospitable, kind, and courteous
reception which he received on his recent visit to that country, and
also for the act of my Government in conveying His Majesty on his return
to this kingdom in the United States ship Pensacola; and you are further
pleased to say that His Majesty trusts that his recent sojourn in the
United States may be the means of still further cementing the friendship
which has always existed between the two countries, thereby leading to
closer commercial relations with both, to the end of developing the
resources of these islands, as well as benefiting the commerce of the
United States.
These noble sentiments, Mr. Minister, with others you have expressed, are
fully appreciated and reciprocated by the Government and people of the
United States, and I will avail myself of the first opportunity that
presents itself to transmit a copy of your note to the Hon. Secretary of
State for the information of the President.
I have the honor to be, with high respect and most distinguished
consideration, your excellency’s obedient servant,
HENRY A. PEIRCE,
United States
Minister-Resident.
His Excellency W. L. Green,
His Hawaiian Majesty’s Minister for Foreign
Affairs.
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[Inclosure 3 in No. 315.]
Mr. Green to Mr.
Peirce.
Department of Foreign Affairs,
Honolulu, February 17,
1875.
Sir: It is with very great pleasure that I have
now the honor to address your excellency to convey to you the sincere
thanks of His Majesty, as well as of this government, for your valuable
company, counsel, and assistance vouchsafed to him during his visit to
the United States. As your excellency is aware, the visit of His Majesty
has not been with the object of recreation solely, but the considerable
risk of leaving his tropical islands and traveling across the North
American Continent in the depth of winter was encountered with a view to
cultivate friendly relations with a great and powerful people, our
nearest neighbors, and which might redound to the benefit of his kingdom
and people. His Majesty is aware that similar motives and the good of
Hawaii were uppermost in your mind in making the exertions and
sacrifices in accompanying him, and His Majesty, his government and
people will always feel indebted to you for having made them.
Sincerely trusting that the efforts of His Majesty, so warmly and ably
seconded by you, may bear good fruit, I have the honor to he, with the
highest respect and consideration, sir, your most obedient servant,
His Excellency Henry A. Peirce,
United States Minister Resident.
[Inclosure 4 in No. 315.]
Mr. Peirce to Mr.
Green.
Legation of the United States,
Honolulu, Hawaiian
Islands,
February 20,
1875.
No. 89.]
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your excellency’s note of the 17th instant, in which you
convey to me His Majesty’s thanks, and those of his government, for
having accompanied and given my counsel and assistance to him on the
occasion of his visit to the United States.
It is with lively gratitude and satisfaction that I receive these
manifestations of His Majesty’s and the government’s kindly estimation
of my services, which I confess are hardly deserving of so high and
honorable a mention as that now offered to me.
I am cognizant of the fact that His Majesty’s journey to the United
States was under taken at considerable risk to himself, owing to the
severity of the winter climate of the continent; and that he was
impelled so to do by a high and patriotic desire to benefit his people
by cultivating more friendly relations with his nearest neighbors and
best friends.
I am gratified to think that the near future may give him full reward for
the undertaking.
I have the honor to be, with high respect and most distinguished
consideration, your excellency’s obedient servant,
HENRY A. PEIRCE,
United States
Minister Resident.
His Excellency W. L. Green,
His Hawaiian Majesty’s Minister for Foreign
Affairs.
