▁President ▁Gro ver ▁Cleveland ▁rejected ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁government ▁for ▁the ▁illegal ▁over throw ▁of ▁a ▁so ver eign ▁nation ▁and ▁demanded ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁Queen ▁L ili ʻ u okal ani ▁to ▁her ▁right ful ▁place ▁as ▁r uler ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Hawai i . ▁The ▁new ▁government ▁refused ▁and ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁was ▁declared ▁instead . ▁Cleveland ▁sent ▁Georgia ▁Congress man ▁James ▁Hend erson ▁Bl ount ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁matter . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁investigation , ▁Bl ount ▁issued ▁a ▁ 1 3 4 2 - page ▁report ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁which ▁called ▁the ▁coup ▁an ▁" act ▁of ▁war " ▁against ▁a ▁friendly ▁and ▁independent ▁nation , ▁and ▁recommended ▁that ▁appropriate ▁measures ▁be ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁The ▁Cleveland ▁Administration , ▁and ▁particularly ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁G res ham , ▁recommended ▁the ▁fair ▁yet ▁for cible ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁us ur pers ▁from ▁power . ▁They ▁were ▁ad vised , ▁however , ▁that ▁this ▁would ▁require ▁a ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁War . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁doubt ful ▁that ▁Congress ▁would ▁pass ▁such ▁a ▁measure ▁against ▁its ▁own ▁citizens . ▁ ▁Cleveland ' s ▁attempts ▁at ▁rest oration ▁Cleveland ▁non eth eless ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁inter vention . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁new ▁Minister ▁to ▁Hawai i , ▁Alfred ▁Will is , ▁asked ▁the ▁Queen ▁if ▁she ▁would ▁p ardon ▁the ▁us ur pers ▁if ▁restored