The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-19
lIIAN EX-MINIsTER's AN
5R TO THE PRESIDENT.
lg Under the Severe Strict
Of the Presidents Message,
. Abuses the Executive.
LANATIoN OF THE QUEENS DE-
THR0NEMEET.
Precedent for The Landing Of the
ioaH Poroes--A Very silly Docu-
ncnt Throughout

80 thtsf i'tttblbtE ~ 4N-Atlu-
'scns tonight made the following
+, Cleveland's message and hts
of Stevens official conduct.
nee in our political history has u
or congress- OF the United States
resolved in favor of impeaching
upant of the executive chair.
Y Il was well the effort to remove
johnson from the office was
just as 1t was on the brink Of
The great reluctance OF the con-
e men or the country to remove
u executive for abuse OF power
. have encouraged Cleveland to
o the extraordinary measure OF
ling the provisional government
ali while as much us possible con-
his arbitrary deslgn from the
IN congress ana the American
Look ut the historical facts dis
uely ana no one VIII deny tnat
OF usurnation and Injustice ON
Cleveland and the secretary or
ye acted since March last. coup
n the e,s parte star chamber
nf Commissioner Blount, relative
ccepted testimony of Liliuokolanis
ma corrupt ministers, are more
x ana more hostile 10 Angio-Saxon
-han the acts OF George Ill and
q North ministry, which drove tho
IN colonle9 TO "a successful revolt.
lnoihing in American history more
II IN It's scope of injustice and
tnAn the attempt of Cleveland
'esham 10 crush out liberty ana
IN interests In Hawaii Nv the
10 restore the extinct Hawaiian
ny BY force OF arms or by diplo-
machinery ana pressure more in
l,it possible than the use of bali
Yonet.
laDds recent special message in
ne SO severely criticlses the course
'ccent American minister at Homo
but feeble repetition of the
mt of Gresham previously pub
in answer 10 Blounts report, ex-
" published IN the United States.
ed conciusiyeIy, as did Thurston
ler thoroughly responsible Witness
{ the hllegationS III that report
the official conduct Of Captain
and myself were GROSSLY untrue
? IN manifest nntngonism To all
Die probabilities OF the logic OF the
y In Honolulu in January. last.
hd,s grossly untrue and shame
uuAt allcgat ion against myself and
Yal commander rests entirely on
Feinents of four notoripusly cor
inlsters Of the fallen queen and
the queens fnvot3te. and otnar
ihly discreditTd testimony. ] ~
ire what has been amply verified
no again, that neither by force or
iat OF force or py any action OF
lae the fail OF monarchy prectpi
IL Cleveland secs 1T 10 make the
lgainst my official conduct thar
before the events Of last January
Gated annexatIon, he deliberately
rposely conceals that what / said
dispatch in November 1892, was a
itial statement to the department
: OF the true condition OF affairs
rail.
nd practice OF diplomacy 1 was
bound TO make known to my gov
(, AT the date OF my opinions, were
ately held that both In Honolulu
ewhere II was believed that the
IN minister was averse 10 annex
| Was only the possession OF the
tble and responsible men OF the
prevented nm outbreak and over
" monlrchy NJ an earlier day I
loilllu In the United States steamer
January 4 on "trip to Hilo, go
months when / deemed 1t safe TO
honolulu, In the ten days of our
from our legation ] knew no more
las transpiring in Honolulu than
j had been at that time in Wash
In Wiltge and myself on the Boston
ia the harbor of Honolulu in the
II OF January IA, / was completely
by surprise at what the queens
associates and lottery gang had
lished In ten days.
lnpted 10 gain access to the queen
/ by friendly advice to arrest the
on. II was too late. Mobs of the
fetainers were already gathering to
ace 90 aid the queen to carry out
Dok place ut the palace that after
january IA ended the Hawaiian
1y forever,
Justice Judd. who has held office
~. always conservative, support
onareehy IN the recent great public
as to how tho monarchy fell:
II not here repeat what / before
the American public as to the
" the charges that the queen was
rom the throne by American force.
y OF ,Arnsrlcan force IN any form
the landing OF the Boston marines
airy 10, only did what had been
a previous Hawaiian cruise by
nder Woodward, on request of
yard order of August /. 1850 The
s Is the language OF Minister
report to the department or
any with alarm were coming TO
ton. at once rcquested Com
woodward to send 10 the legation
OF marines. witch request lie
, complied with. The appearances
narlnes on the street and at the
had a favorable effect on the pop
I that time the United States
ance than Arion han, of which
and Biount speak Of as 80 COM
OF the. hall ] Ind never heard
odglng place was needed for the
after they landed. By an accu-
, just received from Honolulu IL
$ that this hall does not command
e.
esidents statement that the three
{ which orr small naval force
ed was not favorahly chosen for
y or American life and property,
lily IN error, as all know that
liar with the map and buildings