The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-18
Try WEAK DEFENSE.
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LIAM Ex-MINIsTER's AM
iR TO THE PRESIDENT
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6 Under the Severe Strict
Of the Presidents Message,
. Abuses the Executive.
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LANATIoN OF THE QuRBrs DE.
THRoNIMRET,
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(, Precedent for shs Lending o. the
iicnn forcer-A Very SHY Doom
ment Throughout

in. Mc,, December so.--Ex.aIin-
'vens tonight made the following
cleveland's message and hts
of Stevens ufficiui conduct.
nee IN our political history has 4
OF congress or the United States
resolved In favor Of impeauhing
ppont OF the executive chair.
II II was well the effort TO remove
johnson from the office was
Just as 1t was on the brink ~
The great reluctance OF the con-
? men or the country to remove
n executive for abuse OF power
o have encouraged Cleveland to
. the extraordinary measure Of
8ling the provisional government
IN while az much as possible con-
his arbitrary design from the
IN congtess and the American
l.cok az tins historical facts dis
ttely and no one VIII deny that
Of uaurpatlon ana injustice ON
cleveland land Che secretary nt
We ncteu since March last, Coup4
IN the OK partc star chamber
Df Commissioners Rlount, relative
accepted testimony Of LillunkOlRul'H
ana corrupt ministers, are more
u ana ihore hpAtile - AnElo-saxon
ihar the hcta OF George III ana
y North minlatry. which drove tho
IN colonies tot succrsafnl ravolt.
tnething IN AmericAn history more
II Ia ife anene nf iDjuatica and
thkl the attempt 81 Cleveland
esham 20 crush uut liberty and
IN interpsA IN Hawai- by the
10 restore the extinct Hawaiian
ny by FORCE OF Drms Or Nv dipio-
machinery and pressure more in-
yanet.
and's recent special messnEe IN
&c so severely ofiticises the COURSE
recent American minister Mt Homo
bgt a feeble repetition of the
mr. or Gresham previously pub
IN nnawpr TO Blounts report, ex-
~ publiahed in tho Unltod States.
ed c0neiuslveiy, as did ThurstOn
er Thoroughly responsible Witness
I the nllegauons M that report
the Official conduct ~ Captain
and myself we're grossly untrue
h IN manifoEt antAgonlgm to an
hlc probabilities OF the logic OF the
D IA honolulu IN lnnunry last.
mas grossly untrue and ahnne-
cost alteration against myself ANA
fai commander reata entirely an
fenbnts OF four n0toriousiv corr
lnlsters OF the fallen queen and
the uuean'a faNpttte, and other
hty discfcdltufi testimony, re-
re what has been amply verified
nu again that neither by force or
nj Of force or bg any action 'ar
as the fall OF monarchy prectpt-
.lf Cleveland secs ST 10 make thH
.enf,trf kfFaf HfTlltnl 7gaptfttg.t fhstf
before the events OF Inst January
,ated ahne&atlon, he deliberately
'p0sely concpala TINT what | Hatd
dispatch in November, 1897, waa a
tinl statement 10 the department.
4 o. the true condition OF affairs
iii
port OF facts which, BY established
III practice OF diplomacy Wan
bound 10 mike known To my gev-
vt the date of my opinions, were
,teiy held thai both 10 honolulu
bwhere IL was believed that the
II minister was aVerse 20 annex
Wis only the aelf.possosston Of the
bile and responsible men Of the
prevented an outbreak and. over
oluiu IN tho United Suites steamer
january 4 ON a trip 20 EIilo, go
ON Honolulu, the firat time for
'lottha when ! deemed Il safe to
nnolulu In the ton dayg or our
from our legntion / knew no more
rs tranRpifing In Honolulu thnn
| had been at that time In Wnsh-
q Wlltze aud myself on the Boston
IN tho hnrhor or Honolulu IN the
of januafy ~, ] was completely
y surprise al what the queens
chocolates and lottery gang had
shed In ten days,
ppted 20 gain access TO the queen
BY friendly advice 60 arrest tine
N. II was TOO late. NobR OF the
etainers were already gathering 70
&c to aid tho queen TO carry out
+ If Oynrtnruing the constitution.
ok place at t4ie palace that after
January IA ended the Hawaiian
" forever
:. always conservative, a supports
inafchy IN the recent great public
in Honolulu Rivas The following
as 10 how the monarchy fell:
] not here repeat what j before
the American public as 10 The
I the charges that the queen was
ON the throne by American force.
OF American force In any forut
Fr whatever
he landing " the Hoston marines
1ry 10. ! only did what Ind been
Il previous Hawaiian cruise by
der Woodward, on request OF
Merrill, acting under the cleve-
ard order Of August 1. 1850. Tile
/ e. the language OF Minister
report to the department Of
any with alarm were coming 10
ton, ! ~ once requested COM
to send to the legation
of marines. which requeHt ne
/ complied With. The appearance
marines on the street and NJ the
had favorable effect on the pop
4 that time the tinted States
WIS near the royal palace. at i
lnce than AI-lnn han, Of which
! and lslcunt speak Of M 10 COM
or the hnll / Ind never heard
oagllig place was needed for the
after they landed fsy an neeu-
! Just received from Honolulu Il
j that this hall does not command
faiaeni.s sttte,negt that TIN tj1rsa--zs
4 which orr sinafl Naval force
ed was not favorably ciloaeA for
d Of American life ana property,
lily In error. as all know tllft
liar with tho map and buildings