Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-21
A SC0RCHER.
Ex-Minister Stevens Answers
Pres. Cleyeland's Charges.
He Nails Every Statemeat as Wilfuily
False ard Malicious.
And Places ihe Admiai.tfaiies in Still Morse
Light. II Possible.

izets for which il has heeH created. Na
one VITO has stadisd the aSiags Of the re-
maFkahls bviy Of men whO fefmBlstsd d the
I Con.ti'atioa Of the Unissd States has failed
10 observe y La, esre and sfeft were exer-
cisea 10 crsa.a au executive pe~er, V aich
Z would no. he sbased for purposes OF asar-
patton sni tyFtnnY. Tee extraordinary
use Of psrer by Geosge tie III. hal
/ e4nsei IT, American colonies 90 rsyolt and
( 70 pst tshiish 8 rev government in the
I intsre,ts of tivit liberty snt the pso-
| PIE Ia creating the Office of President.
I il vas impossible TO provide sgaiist all coa-
| tingenei,s Of nsurrafion ey that officer,
( The provision for Impeachment was the
1 best safe guard that the frar8ers of the Con-
I stitati0n could institute. Dnly once in our
! polhiesl history bas a msjoriGy Of the Cos
gress Of the United States solemniy resolved
I ii favor Of jnpeacsing the occupant of the
executive ehsir Probably ii WAS well that
the Hort 10 remove Andrew johnson from
his Office YVES arrested JUST on ths brsnk Of
success. The graat reluctance u the con-
seryative men of the country 10 remove the
Chic. Executive for abuse of power, seems
10 haze encouraged President Cleveland 10
{ resort To the sxtrs6 riiuary measure of over
turning the provisional government of Hs-
van, "AiiT as naeH as PVs''Vie "a
eea!hg his AfD'tfSrF nesFM lfVh
ehe aMefiSah congress anu uas ahierlo@n
people LOOK AZ 'se histoiicA4 iAe', az pss-
slohately' ana no one *LI aehy lnAe Ia[ - ines
of uslrpshoa shl ~ l''iee On WIEN ftsei-
dent cleveland ana t'e secretary Oh s'ase
nave aelea s'hee Iu' 'e''h'o "t .aafs' ite''
eouphd Nliu 'he * P'l,F' s'ai Sha'l'o
..s lags tn
: course OF Nohint''l 'Hei S's'4a. N'St r. 70
NE ac-t pte0 |si!ia'''F OF i'iluoAsiAn .
failen cori np' niiai'fcIs' ore ~ re see iANs
and more 'i'sliie 10 ahxlo SaIoA Hp'il
man 'n~ He,s 81 hFofse pe i'' shl w
l'ora N1f'A h'a'''iN' NH'h I'o'e ',a
Am'ri%n coi' rs =" Sne1Dssi-i 'eSVII'
There IS no'Aiag 10 Amenean 'lfofy inoFe
-namsiul IN Hs ttoie OF NJ -suse an y
tyranny IMAM me autn,i' ot ifNsl'f ~
CieVt lara a1d > ctttsfF Hfeshsm 10 tF"sa
out clVh hbeity aha AM iirth iu"'fesss IN
haS All ny TIE NF'at 10 restore .hN e3i-''
tiaWa'iaA monarchy uF tofSF o' Hh'' o'
( oy dipipfhttie cHit 9hctf sh Pf'sslfe, hsofe
infsmons If pos-ioie tisn me use oil "aii
ana p4y0Het. Even the h'r"oi9hs s"eh'it
years ego 70 infes Hie pro slavery h,c'h'p-
ton constitution on iGe ptopse q hAhs+H
by federal baEoDets' wmch 50 sighaiif
failed OF accom- pishhish'' - ms 81 iiihht We
in contrast with the asioGndIg pfoposiu'h
and aeo"fd purpose @ oVerfnin we proTis I
ional government OF i'aN al '"' ot N''e'
STANDS INST hoo Auer'ea, No''Df' an,
around when ls cry stal1el ,h' lu'-fesis OF
American thrlstlah l'i l@a'oh IN thSt aa-
tancrd and inysiuaoie American oA'p'sI IN
the Ncrth la M
President tit'*Iahd Fecs u spttiAi me-
sage, in which ne 80 severely ifl,i'es me
course OF tte recent American munster ht
Honolllu. Il but ieeo'' tep'iAloh oi th'
snpfrteiai repof' ot totnmlsst'h"F hio"h'
and the stat meht oil secretary ''f'sAau
pre'l, u1y iuDHsh'H.
In my ansNtr 10 bl4uht report sA'eu u
! sisSiy pabilshf1 ~ the hHCi o'sFs'
| showed cohSltatFFF' hS -hLh's'-t f"u' y
ton ana o'htr 'h"fougD'! 'P0n''o'e VIZ
nfsses nave SHOWN 'hSt the "!e saiioas IN ~ II
/ report agst0st me pinclii toA"u "a &ptai"
( Niitse ana nyseA arr grossly hHtf"f' are
IN manif' i ah'ABoi'i'h 10 a' ''c reason s
s0le pr"bsAililes' c'Feuln ''aeee7 ana iog'c
OF toe siua'l N 81 llHHoiAlN IN January 'ds'-
President LieNelahi Rross3 Hn'rut Sut
s'imtiu't "hJ'F' a''cE w." ~ a'''4 -
am the naval eohl'asnnef fts' t't'Ie'y ~ J."
| The statements OF tie tou' no'o''o"9't
corrupt ministers OF tue iaisn 0aeeh' u
WHsob' ths aoiua" nAii v. il''',D' ,e.' I,
tsvorite ana o'hef '1oroughiy uisofesi'eu
testimony
VII not IN this paper go over ''e e',, :,
cinslvely oVer"helhlngiy lesuluopy o' a'i
respectable men on tae A.neil0sh e'l'py
persons of tue hiRhest cua' iof IA
t-lisence ana integrity. "uo NnsN
ana witnessed lhs tnehH Nhep W
iiawslan monarchy rem, WHO eph.fallu'
expressly tue secretly coiiFc'eu ''''iu'oh,
OF Commissioned bioun'. onta fepeM
here, what mas peeh amply FefiueI a,1'' E1io
and again, that neither ny t'Fce' OF eiiIeAs
OF force or oy any "i'ice Q. action VI
uaire, wss the f'il pt 'he tno' afchy pr.cIpi,
tsted. FROM tbe houF eh Rhicn ; Fp'ries 49,,
on my duties st the hesh % 1he uh'leu
states iegaflon, 10 'hP Nrh'i''at'" "i pl 1i'
official responsihity' l rnaio'siaeu tue ge-
termination to call on the naval cnn'tnahasf =
Tor ma only 10 u'e event 'na' N.Y. is'" "a
ana property we're 10 ua"sSI' 'Su.,'u,, ~ q
ent hrmly' perhaps soi'e'ia ialsS eoo S'ls"''} >
made 'nis my nNrI fuis o. G.n "S,,5" ~ ~, M
to the representatives or ehr '&ieeh' 'u' ~
the leaders 81 tns Pa''l,s d" IN 10 'al.
alternative Tor the welfare Oh ths isiaii"'
/
archy, President tteTeisha sse' ~ 10 mas
pmnt against NY o,nHt' e2H'.'-s W., =
months oefoFe 'hP eF'nls oi - ,.. - ui.. =
had sdV@cAted nhhstatiou' ne 9, ny a..
| iy and pnrposeif c.aee"is 'n'' @I@' sei.'
IN MY dl'ratch IN NoVe'h,'ef' I0'.' We
c,'hH'e.'lsi - ~ ~ :, II.
state Of the then eonoi'i9n u OF aualfs IN ma
/ WAL report oi tac's "'1n ~ ,-'' .,e
5ii'hed rul' arA prse''ce % @lb'Yi.s'y
~as IN du'y "oanl 10 mast AAoeH 70 ~!
government. AZ tHat os,e by oP'n'Vfs =,
20 prlvsteiy heid tnas @o'i' N nor oiiia ''ii II
Cs'doTnla u was bFheNen t"aA ',is A'''r'
csn HIo1ster was aFerse 10 aiihf aa'ion' % %
mont3s prior - tbe ds'e q till, "i'pSV''
there hsd heeh eehthn ~ s'sugIie os'N ~. 81
| the Legislature snl 'ias 0useh ~ = " y
respective riZntt rreSraih5 ''ie eohs'isn,,',"
and the responslhi!ity OF tae eApihst- nii''
i'trv after ministry haa bsen app9i1~u !,
defsHee Of the votes o. the LPR.ss'are , ~
f responsible pubic op'nlon- ne
Queen, her immoFai faForl'e, Nrsof. Ahl
the lottery rnz.openly dshed the lie gssiA'n's
snd the property holifr' OF we isisnds
{ O sly tie remarkable seH-possessi1h n
+ OF the resp ctAble ana fe'P7hslo lols
men Of the I-iands pfs'ea'en sh og'
hreAS and the nYefttrn o. 'ne
monarchy 81 Sn eafhtf nay, 'aF
session snt toIhsarsfce OF the men 'hu'
,letiet ty tue monarchy shl Hs lalssiF
were rTTnsfksais' cons ltfiog lsa1 ,nef
rete enfur'ng abuses aha sea9.iais eii'I' ny.
m American eiy or state Nou" 'osela
tairty DAYS
Bot whfn the 9lieen ana hef faVon'e
wlison ,isldet ~ the APPOINTMENT ei '1'
Jones' Wilcox cshsntt' men Of 'he higaes
respectahility AMI rPspons'hih'y lnfer o.
hem men Of wealth wishing nos fof onise