The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-21
HAWAIIAN Bx-MINrsTER's AM
sWER TO THE PRESIDENT.
smarting Urder the ssysse Strict
ures Of the Preuident's Message,
He Abuses the Executive.
HIS EXPLANATION OF THE oUEBps DE.
THRoEBMEET
He Claims Precedent for the Landing Of the
American rcrccs--A Very Silly DOcn-
ment Throughout,

ister Stevens tonight made the following
reply 70 Cloveland's message and his
criticism of Stevens official conducts
Only once in our political history has n
majority OF congress OF the United States
solcmnly resolved in favor OF Impending
the occupant OF the executive chair.
Probably It was well the effort TO remove
Andrew johnson from the office was
aTrca.ed Just MS IL was on the brink OF
success. The great reluctance or the con-
servatlve men of the country to remove
the chief executive for abuse OF power
seems 20 have encouraged Cleveland TO
resort TO the extraordinary measure OF
ovetturning the provisional government
OF Hawaii while as much as possible con-
cealing his arbitrary design from the
American congress- and the American
people. Look at the historical facts dis
passionhteiy and no one VIII deny that
the INES OF usurpaIion ana Injustice ON
which Cleveland and the secretary OF
state have acted since March last COUP
course of Commissioner Blount relative
TO the accepted testimony or Liiuokolgnia
fallen and corrupt ministers. are more
sMeepihg ana more hostile TO Anglo-Saxon
liberty than the gets OF George III and
the Lord North ministry, which drove tile
American colonies to suceessful revolt.
There Is nothing In American history more
shameful In ils scope OF Injustice and
tyranny than the attempt OF Cleveland
American interests IN Hawaii by the
threat 10 festore the extinct Hawaiian
monarchy by force of arms or by diplo-
matte machinery and pressure more in
famous II possible than the use OF bail
aud bayonet.
Cleveand's recent special message IN
which he no severely critirises the course
OF the recent American minister at Homo
lulu Is but n feeble repetition of the
statement of Gresham previously pub
ilshed. I'm answer to Blount's report, ex-
tensively published IN the United States
/ showed cpnciusiyeIy, MS did Thurston
and other thoroughly responsible witness
es that the ullegaupns IN That report
aEnlnst the official conduct ~ Gaptnin
ana are in manifest antagoniHm 10 all
reasonable probabilities of the logic of the
situHtton In Honolulu I'm january last.
fully unjust allegation against myself and
the naval commander rests entirely on
rupt ministers of the fallen queen ana
Wilson. the queens tayorite, and other
pent here what has been amply verified
again anu again, TINT neither by force or
by threat q force or py any action o.
titted. II Cleveland secs fit TO make the
point against my official conduct thnt
months before the events Of last january
advocated anneSation. he deliberately
and pufposely conceais that what i said
in my dispatch in November, 1892, was
81 state Of the true condition or affairs
In Hawaii
The report OF IactS which Dy eStapisned
rules and practice of diplomacy l WAS
In duty bound to make known TO my gov
eminent. at the date OF my opinions, were
and eisewhere il was believed that the
American minister was aVerEe to annex
alton 1t Was only the aeif-possession OF the
and responsible men Of the
Islands prevented an outbreak and over
throw Of monTrehy e az earlier day.
Boston january 4 on a trip 10 flllo. $50
miles from Honolulu the first time for
leave Honolulu. In the ten days of our
absence from our legation knew no more
what was transPiring in Honolulu than
though had been at that time in Wash
Captain wItze and myself on the Boston
arrived IN the harbor of Honolulu IN the
forenoon Of January "a, ! was completely
palace associates and lottery gang had
/ ATTEMPTED 10 gain access to the queen
and try BY friendly advice to arrest the
Royal Refainers wore already gathering to
the palace to aid the queen TO carry out
What took place at tlie palace that after
aeon of January "A ended the Hawaiian
N onarchy forever.
or years. always conservative. a support
n OF monarchy In the recent great public
Meeting In Honolulu gives the following
account as 10 how the monarchy fell:
VIII not here repeat what before
ia,d e the American public ms 70 the
lriyen from the throne by American force,
y threat OF American force In any form
~ 10 the landing of the Boston marines
N January 16, only did what had been
lone on "a previous Hawaiian cruise by
Commander Woodward on request OF
ilnister Merrill, acting under the Cleve-
and-l3nyard order OF August 4. 1850. The
Glowing ~ the language OF Minister
Ierriils report TO the department OF
tate.
"An many with alarm were coming to
he legation, a. once requested Com
handler Woodward 10 send 10 the legation
body OF marines. which request he
ronptly complied with The appearance
the marines on the street and at the
,gation had II favorable effect on the pop
lnce, Al that time the United States
.galion was near the royal palace. at
'sa distance than Arion hail. OF which
landing. or the. han had never heard
nth a lodging place was needed for the
larlneB after they landed. BY an accu- d
lie map just received from Honolulu a
ctrlens that this ban does not command
10 palace
The presidents statement that the three
olnta at which our small naval force
'a& placed wns not favorpblv chosen Tor
Of American life and properly
radically In error. as ell know that
re famlllar With the map and buildings