New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-18
legation Leg at Honolulu From this dispatch quote
United States Department of State

the following:
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o, I'm the absence Of any detailed information from
q Hawaii and the Changes Which have taken place
in the official corps OF that Government am not
which may be Communicated In substance to the
,h the g. Or Vessels w h G vow
VIII freely confer in order that such prompt and es
hcient action may be taken as the circumstances
While we abstain from Interference with the do,
policy and practice Of this government. yet. OBJ
struction TO the channels Of legitimate commerce
lean citizens in Hawai- must be protected in their
persons and property by the Representatives OF
cord must be suffered to impair them,
own ad snd council S wn as the
aSHq to ,Sa eS Of sw be
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FOLLOWING wELIrDEFINED POLICY.
In approving the views OF the Provisional Cow
eminent In favor of annexation. after the Govern.
ment had been recognized as the de facto Govern
ment of Hawaii. / simply stand on lines marked
out by former Democratic Administration. with
William L. Marcy Secretary Of State. l hold In
my hands copy of the treaty Of annexation.
which negotiated thirty nine years ago. In 1854
Secretary Marcy. by the authority Of President
Pierce and his Cabinet. authorized and instructed
Commissioner Gregg to negotiate with the Iia'
Waiian Government treaty OF ation. admit
ting Hawaii into the Union a Territory. Marcys
dd o IA ed she Grg Ha n
chiefs. December &C. 1859 Secretary Marcy. in
dispatch to United States Minister Mason. at Paris,
used the following language:
II do not think the present Hawaiian Government
or under the Control IL Of the native nhabens Of
ines Come deS h Control Go of this on
The annexation treaty failed then because, in
At
increased from 10000 to 100000 for pensions 10
King and chiefs and because the treaty as agrees
upon Honolulu admitted Hawaii a State, IL
stead Of Territory This was not in accord with
b S 70 1Sg ana wa Hs n
The Hawaian Minister Of Foreign Affairs was
to b for annexation ' he was sharp enough 70
insis, in getting into the treat draf, what he
rejection at washington The supposed tactics
by the Scotchman are denied by some. who main.
he assented to the treaty provision requiring the
admission Of Hawaii as state because OF the
Territorial admission might result in the ntroluc,
ton of African slavery in the islands.
LANDING OF TROOPS MISREPRESENTED.
Touching the clamor and misrepresentation as
to landing United States naval forces in Honolulu.
the following Is interesting reading. having been
written to the Hon. ID. l.. Gregg. United States
Commissioner to Hawaii:
limited States Ship Portsmouth.
'Honoulu Nov 10. 1854
I'VE shall land. in the advent OF any occasion
occurring the aid OF our forces at Least a,d POO me"
am sir your obedent s ..rianN.s noRx1N
Commander. United States Navy.
August /. 1882 Minister Merrill. who had received
S 6 Of ne as w
las many with alarm were coming to the Le;
TO send to the legation body Of marines which
request he promptly complied with. Tho appear
Safon on had de avor1be effect on the popSace At
That time the United States iesa,on was near ihr
the landing Of naval forces came from Dsmoc;a,is
ap n,5fa S'' Sy Fierce and Sir Merrill
by President Cleveland.
years ago and Bayard's instructions of July ls' to
protect American life and property and to preserve
public order in Hawaii must seem TO YOU as they
seem to me. more patriotic. more truly American
than the present attitude OF Cleveland, Gresham
You viii agree with in preferring the states
anshp Of Thpas wam T. q seNn rysss 3
Grant and James G. Blaine, who followed TIE
way and even the Americansm Of The Cleveland
and Bayard OF 1857. to the extraordinary course rs
affairs.
THE WAY OUT OF THE TROUBLE.
There Is one way and only way. by which
President Cleveland and Secretary Gresham can get
out OF their dilemma with honor to themse.Ves
and TO the welfare of the country. That H. pE
boldly adopting the tactics OF recent Tory states
men OF England: take possession of the ground
held by their opponents In this way Disraeli won
some of his brilliant successes against Gladstone
Even the more stubborn and aristocratic Sals-
bury was compelled sometimes to gam Success bs grc D
antagonist II Cleveland will adopt this course.
no longer pushing the Quixotc scheme OF rfs,orhg
workable form Of American protectorate lor
Hawaii taking 1t into the Union as a Ierria o,ry,
he will show the practical qualities OF a states.
man and atone for his error by the adoption OF
a wise and righteous measure ana mus s IrdS
Strengthen himself In American public OPINION
WIZ ne espnestly TO be hoped that the day Is not
d,stant when American patriotism shall be strong
enough at Washington and strong enough nn,, n
.hall not be allowed to interfere wn nor cripple:
our foreign policy. when however innch we ,a
diTfer in our home and internal affairs, we sIldI,
main,ain a united front to our foreign rivals ana