New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-16

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70 emoart.in thS policy. of Intervention and
1rsIt IL 1nly theA or rieho sres invaded
or seriously mepaced that We resent inisrisI
or make eQp9f atiops for Defense" -,
1t WI n6t " pretended that our rieht.
are now invaded or seriously hensced
Have We any public information to thin
Snects} Has tha PRECEDENT cant 70 THU
House any message informing us that Great
sia q y Stsss y:
pendence, ut athe Ha1eiien islandaa Sir,
nothing Of tho kind 10 pretended. Il may
be that thu sugar planters or their agents
are Whispering vague rtmors Of war or in
,tRventtoDan the corridors Of N 0ks1tM.
,6ut they may be diamisse4sas thu sole hene..
aciarles OF Tho convention. We have NO In
formation to tbis effect Sir, ffom the tlmS
e1 the REVOLUTION in this eountry, Whenever
ah1otnar mems haye tailed: our feaxA and
jealousy OF Great Britain have been ap.
pealed towhen point was It stake to be
gained. Fee, f, 70, fun, I smell the blo6d
Of an Englishma nsHas the nursery chant
OF many OF US, and now we find tho advo-
Gates OF this convention appealing to our
spprehensions of British power.
A1eu, or, Id0o0t share these feafs, and
can not be moved from my eense of dur
ana right ~ these appeals, When occasion
f fnsth arise a doubt not, sir, W viii put
stipn Of oue PRINCIPLES and policy with re-
gard to the Hawaiian Islands OF any other
question that may arise, and those who
may.have faced one another on opposite
sides IN the recent war-the men of Gettys-
burg and Perry yiale, or their descendants
seuaited, Standing shoulder to shoulder -
brethren, q Americans. will take care of
the honey and the welfare of our common
county on land and sea. Cir, Us have out-l
lived the dread Of Britain, but trust We
shs!l never optlive our love Of peace and
our horror of Sar. 20
Mr.; Chairman, I'Would ask gentlemen
whether this y any time to be giving
away our revenues or embarkipg in 8 new
Pd6cy Of entangling ellishcess Have We
1oe already upsn our hands questions 'reiat.
ID to our nternal affairs of sufficient ulk
4lt0de to absorb our whole time and tax iii
our powersf II may crafty tie pride Of
gentlemen to indulge the dream of forel(n
of seeing our hotter sSRetcAd
across the Pacific ocean; to embrace tha
Hawaiian Islands as the advance post on
our way to the conquest of the vast cortn-i
trles beyond. l confess, sir, l havGno suQh
ambition. know, too we'll the lessons of |
history: trust I properly estimate the |
soPN dimenenns, tie magnificent area Of |
NJ country; bot broad and boundless and
leIul4 q it m41 be. this Ii neither th4
source Of her happiness nor Of her great(
ness. Other Nations extend over B still
"1d1 aces; and yet how weak amid all the |
2rodIgaitIsppd richness Of nature! No, |
III; these aI0 iu part the oaements of great. |
less, but there b something more. chat ia |
ndlspenssble to mighty and lasting aShieve-
The only supremsavL that will give to our
'onafIy true greetpess and carry hpr ,fer-
, the moral md intellectual pdwer Of the
'eOpleseoppled with Q u1ore thoroueh. 1p:
J dion, the duties they impose, aul the
they confer We have neSer rea
ealiFed howsMuch We are indebted to th1De
rec Institutions, nor how great ia the tasH
f preserving them in all their original
urity and strength, NOT for ourselves onlyJ
otfor one portion q the country, but for
1e whole people, in the South as well "a
le N0eth, OF whatever condition and With
ut distinction. and for those who maE comd
fter ua ~ ~
ever was An American Congress confront
with graver questions, and no member ,
this House cOntemplstes the condition oil Ii
nblic or private affairs without the deepest +;
,ncern. Ii
Lot ~. avoid these complications with
slant countries; let we'll enough alone. ,
I'd let Us address ourselves to the work
,fore us!' The people are waiting upon t1sl
1 ask peEl1issiOn to annex to nv remarks =
9 tables furnished by the bureau of statisi ,
Is, marked A and B, the text of the treaty IL
November 9, 1880, and q lettef !
MIR. Hpvid Vbals on theeubjt6t before usl / I