Hawaii — page 136: what you’re looking at

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CHAPTER IX. THE ANNEXATION OF HAWAII, When President Cleveland. assumed office he withdrew the treaty from the Senate for further consideration, March ninth. ‘The Hawaiian Commissioners returned to their country, all except Mr. Thurston, who, in May, ters. was commissioned Hawaiian Minister at Washington, succeeding Mr. J. Mott Smith, who had been recalled. President Cleveland sent Mr. James H. Blount of Geor- gai to Hawaii as special commissioner to investigate mat- Secretary Gresham gave him these instructions: “Vou will investigate and fully report to the President ali the facts you can learn respecting the condition of af- fairs in the Hawaiian Islands, the causes of the revolution by which the Queen’s Government was overthrown, the sentiment of the people toward existing authority, and in gencial all that can fully enlighten the President touching the subject of your mission.” Commissioner Blount arrived in Honolulu March 29. He declined receptions tendered both by the Hawaiian Patriotic League and the Annexation Club. Members - the American SorOnY one the sj metican commis-