The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15


Has he given any notice that a
hearing would be held on such a
date2 Has he notified anybody
that witnesses were being exam
ined? Has he given anybody op-
portunity to cross-eXamine these
witnesses or to confront them?
Now, we do not need the ac
acknowledgements of that distin-
guished judge, now secretary Of
state, to know that no arbitration
could stand for a moment for law.
However insignificant the matter
which was conducted ex parte,
without opportunity to be heard,
gentlemen, it can hardly be CON
tended that the provisional gov
ernment and we representing the
supporters ofthat government have
submitted our rights to exist to
Col. James HI. Blount, of Georgia.
Now, gentlemen, challenge the
right of the chief executive OF
that great natiou, OF his own mo-
ton. to undo any act of any of his
predecessors (great applause).
Congress may do it, congress mas
the full power, but Grover Cleve-
land has no more right, legally or
morally, to undo an act OF BenJa-
min Harrison, than he has to undo
anv act of Abraham Lincoln. But,
waving all these considerations
there remains the fundamental one
that no one court of arbitration
would have the right to ignore the
great question at issue.
That is. whether or not Llllluo-
kalani had violated the constltu-
tiou and had thrown it to the dogs
and had put herself beyond the
pale and protection OF the laws, to
ignore all that and decide this
great issue upon pure technlcallty
as to whether or not Stevens recog-
nized the power of this commum
ty five minutes too soon or not.
was it not the power of judge
Let lis hold the president to the
true issue, and then, if legally
constituted b." the power which
has right undtr the constitution
to declare war, overp0wer Us we
will 60 down, our colors flying and
with no misrepresentation posi-
ble."
After the undecided character
of the news received by t''e China
the opinion prevailed unti! the
arrival of the Australia, That The
instructions would be received by
a later vessel tor immediate resto
ration. Pending the Auslralia's
coming several important cabinet
and council meetings were held
and it was determined to meet the
proposed restoration monarchy by
the combined farces Of the. .gaze,:ne;
merI, American league, .anne1a
ton club and the citizens reserve
guard whose joint strength is about
2 900 men on this island and within
Honolulu. Orders were at once
given those governments having
or to have hereafter .warships IL
the Honolulu harbor that no nation
would be allowed to land troop
without written consent from The
provisional government. This no
tice was served upon the diplomat
ic corps in writing the 2Sth o
November and it is intended to b'
the final from its date pending ant
after the Australia. Active prepa
rations, both for defense ant
aggression'it necessary, were begun
day after the arrival of the steam
er China.
SAN FRANCISCO, DEC. 12.-Th
steam ship Oceanic arrived here to
night from Honolulu bringing ad-
vices up to and including Decem-
ber 9Th.
Two hundred and fifty mel
were put 20 work fortifying tn
executive buildings. The veran
das were fortified with three tiers o
sand bags. The roof will be sim
ilarly treated. Companies
sharpshooters, all trained men,wil
occupy the four corner tower
from basement to the roof. Pre-
parations thus far made will ALLOW
the government to handle witt
great resistance force of from 75'
to 800 troops in the executive
buildings and ammunition ant
stores have been provided to with
stand continuous attack for ont
month should hostilities break out
The executive council enquiret
of the American minister whethe
his instructions were covered by
and IN harmony with the letter o
Secretary Gresham to President
;, Cleveland, and if so, whether he
was instructed to use force. The
following is the resolution adopted
Resolved, that should an answer
. be in the affirmative these council!
recommend that Mr.. Willis be i'm
mediately given His passport anc
the ex queen be made a prisoner
of state. The fear of the council: