_His Majesty's Reply to Rev. W. P. Alexander, on behalf of the "Hawaiian
Evangelical Association."_
I assure you, gentlemen, that no expression of good will
towards myself or my people is necessary on your part; that is
well known. Nor need I say that the same confidence and
friendly regard which was ever cherished towards you by my
predecessors is entertained by myself. The feeling with me is
not only personal but hereditary.
In regard to those portions of my speech to the Legislature to
which you are pleased to refer, I shall certainly rely upon
the co-operation of the clergy in carrying into effect any
measures that may be adopted for the suppression of those
great evils referred to, and I am confident that I shall have
it not only in this but in every other good work.
Gentlemen and ladies, I am always happy to see you, while on
these yearly visits to the metropolis.