The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-20
FAIIAN EX-MINIsTER's AN
IwBR TO THE PRESIDENT.
rting Under the Severe Strict
res Of the Presidents Message,
He Abuses the Executive.
EXPLANATION OF THE QUEENS DE-
THRoNBMRNT.
Aims Precedent for the Landing Of the
american Foroes-A Very silly Docu-
ment Throughout,

Stevens onight made the following
TO ClevelaEd's message and his
ism of Stevens official conduct:
" once IN our political history has a
rlty OF congress OF the United States
nnly resolved in favor of impeachiug
occupant of the executive chair.
ably 1t was well The effort to remove
,ew Johnson from the office was
tied Just as it was on the brink OF
sss. The great reluctance or the con-
tive men of the country to remove
chief executive for abuse OF power
to have encouraged Cleveland TO
I TO the extraordinary measure OF
mrning the provisional government
avail while as much as possible con-
ng his arbitrary design from the
rican congress and the American
le Look at the historical iacts dis
lonHtely and no one viii deny that
lines OF uSurnation and injustice on
n Cleveland and the secretary OF
nave acted since March last, COUP
with the eN parte star chamber
Sc OF Commissioner Blount. rela tive
te accepted testimony OF LililiolSolanls
n ana corrupt ministers. are more
ping and more hostile TO Angio-Saxon
~ Than the pets of George Ill and
Lord North ministry, which drove the
1lCen colonies TO u successful revolt.
e is nothing In American history more
nefm la It's scope OF Injustice and
my than the attempt OF Cleveland
gresham TO crush out liberty and
ric9n interests In Hawaii by the
at TO restore the extinct Hawaiian
urchy by force OF arms or by diplo-
10 machinery ana pressure more in-
BUS II possible than the use OF BAN
bayOnot.
eyeiand's recent special message in
sh he so severely critlcises the course
he recent American minister Mt Homo
rs but n feeble repetition of the
ement OF Gresham previously pub
ed. IN answer to Blount's report ex-
lively published IN the United States,
bowed conciusivefy, as did Thurston
other thoroughly responsible Witness
that the allegations IN that report
Inst the official conduct of Captain
TIE and myself We're grossly untrue
are IN manifest antagonism to all
sonable probabilities OF the logic OF the
alton ia Honolulu IN January last.
gcland's grossly untrue and shame
Unjust allegation against myself aud
naval commander rests entirely on
statements of four notoriously cor
I ministers of the fallen queen ana
SON the queens faYorite, and other
Roughly discreditE1 testimony. j re-
I here what has been amply verified
IN ana again. thut neither by force or
threat Of force or by any action of
lie was the tai OF monarchy precipi-
pa, If Cleveland secs III 10 make the
1T against my official conduct that
1ths before the events of last January
.dVocated anneXation. he deliberately
f. purposcly conceals That what said
my dispatch in November, 1882, was a
statement TO the department
Hawaii
ae report of facts which. by established
~ and practice of diplomacy | was
luty bound to make known TO my gov
OF a date nf nDiniDmG. WeTa
privately held that both IN Honolulu
elsewhere IL was believed that the
ericun minister was aVerse TO annex
M IL Was only the self-possession of the
)ectable and responsible men of the
nds prevented an outbreak and over
wv OF mnnTrchy at an earlier day
Honolulu in the United States steamer
ton January = ON a trip 70 illo, 80
IS from Honolulu, the first time for
~ months when i deemed II safe to
'e Honolulu. In the ten days of our
nnce from our legation ] knew no more
lgh / had been at that time in Wash
on.
.ptain WiItse and myself on the Boston
we'd In the harbor OF Honolulu ~ me
noon Of January IL, / was completely
IN by surprise at what the queens
zee associates and lottery gang had
,mplished In ten days.
a ttelnpted to gain access 10 the queen
try By friendly ADVICE 10 arrest the
luton. II was too late. Mohs of the
III Retainers were already gathering to
palace 10 aid the queen to carry out
plan 81 overtnrning the constitution.
II took place ut t@ie pnlace that after
! Of January II ended the Hawaiian
archy forever.
iof Justice Judd, who has held office
years., always conservative, n support
/ monarchy IN the recent great public
ting in Honolulu, gives the following
unit as TO how the monarchy fell:
will not here repeat what j before
20 "a Apuari(nn nlthIir "a hts
ty Of the charges that the queen was
en- from the throne by American force.
hreat OF American force In sny form
to The landing OF the Boston marines
anuary 10. ! only did what had been
ON "a previous Hawaiian cruise by
mander Woodward, on request Of
ster Merrill, acting under the Cleye-
order OF August /. 1850. The
wing Is the language OF Minister
rilrs report TO the department OF
2 many with alarm were coming to
legation. l at once requested Com
der woodward to send TO the legation
,dy of marines. which request he
pity complied with. The appearance
ion had a favorable effect ON the pop
Z. Al that time the United States
ion was near the royal palace. AT a
land and Blount speak OF as SO corn.
ling. OF the hall ] had never heard
n lodging place was needed for the
mes after they landed Hy an accn-
map just received from Honolulu IL
vions that this hall does not command
lalace.'
9 presidents statement that The three
is az which ON. small naval force
placed was not favorably chosen for
icton OF American life aud property.
IN error, az all know that
familiar with the map and buildings
Continued on Fourth I'age)