The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-13

which started in revolution, though now
a government de jure as well as de fdcto,
could not submit the question of the le-
gality OF its existence to any arbitration
because Its right lay in its might.
Having satisfied our consciences as
the business OF our cause We depend
upon our might, and are answerable to
no other power. Applause. brand
rs false the claim that we have put IN
issue the question whether or not we
were proceeding legally in overtnrning
u corrupt and rotten monarchy. Great
applause and cries OF "hear, hear"
"Second-Has the President OF the
United States up TO this point pre-
teuded to have been acting in a iudicia!
capacity2 say his acts do not justify
that assumption. An arbitrator or n
Judge would not interfere with the ex-
listing status Of the parties.
AN UNPRECEDENTED POLICY.
"On gaining his seat, the President OF
the United States Immediately lowered
the American flag and thereby changed
the status OF the parties Cries of "hear,
hear"1 That was not the act Of judge,
gentlemen. Again, has he notified any
body that he was proceeding with a
judicial investigation? Has he given
any notice that hearing would be held
on such date? Has he notified any
body that witnesses were being ex-
amined? Has he given anybody
an opportunity to cross-examine these
witnesses, or to confront them?
[Cries Of "No, no; he never has j
'Now we do not need the ac-
acknowledgement OF that distinguished
Judge who is now secretary OF state to
know that no administration could
stand for moment in law, however in
significant the matter. which was con-
Quoted ex parte, without an opportu-
nifty 10 be heard. How was the late
arbitration conducted in Paris? Did a
number OF gentlemen get together or
not? Did they send private agent of
BerinG Sea to look about and scratch his
head laughter interview tho neigh
bors and Wake report? Gentlemen,
it can hardly be contended that the
provisional government, and we. repre-
senting the supporters OF that govern
ment, have submitted our right to
exist to Colonel James Blount, OF
Georgia. Applause,
"The President OF the United States
had the undoubted right, so far as we
we're concerned, to examine into the
status here, the situation Of the coun-
try, ETC., as bearing on the question
whether or not he should continue the
negotiations pending when he took his
nlace. That was ostensibly the object
for which Blount was sent to these
shores. Up to this point there has been
no judicial investigation in which both
parties have been given an opportunity
to be heard. [Applause.l
A STRONG POINT.
"Aud again, as showing conclusively
the utter absurdity of the position that
there has been arbitration of such ma
ture, how could this be possible when
the government OF the United States
had treaty pending before it, between
it and the power which it is charged
was submitting its right to exist to the
decision of one mau? A treaty had
been negotiated when President Cleve-
land took his seat. That treaty awaited
ratification to make it final, but it new
ertheless was a treaty binding the exec
utive. Now, gentlemen, | challenge
the right OF the chief executive OF that
great nation OF his motion to undo the
act OF any OF his predecessors.
Congress may do. Congress has full
power, but Grover Cleveland had no
more right, legally or morally, to undo
an act OF Benjamin Harrison than he
had to undo any act OF Abraham Lin
coin. TGreat applause. But waving
nil these considerations there remains
this fundamental one, that no court Of
arbitration would have the right to ig-
more the great question at issue; that
is whether or not Liliuokalani had vio-
lated the constitution; had thrown it
to the dogs and had put herself beyond
the pale and protection OF laws.
NOT IN HIS POWER
ITO ignore all that and decide this
great issue upon purely technicality,
as to whether or not Stevens recognized
the power of'this community five min
utes too soon or not, was not in the
power OF tho judge [Great applausel.
| repeat, there has been no submission
to arbitration. Let US, therefore, chal-
lenge all false assumptions, gentlemen,
and let that challenge 90 on record.
Let US hold the President to
the true issue, and then il the legally
constituted power OF the United
States, the power which has the
right under the constitution to declare
war oyerpowers US We will go down,
our colors flying and with no misrepre-
sentation possible. Let it be known to
the world that ii the event takes place
it will be because the United States has
exercised its power, but not its right.
Let us hope that the showing We can
make will have an effect on Congress in
shaping its course, and that it will also
have its effect upon the distinguished
secretary OF state and the chief execu-
tive" [Great applause.
WILL RESIST RESTORATION.
Pending the Australia's coming, sew
eral important cabinet and council
meetings were held, and it was deter
mined to meet the proposed restoration
Of the monarchy by the combined
forces OF the government, the American
Tesgne. the Annexation Club and citi-
ems reIerve guard, whose Joint strength
is about 1000 men on this island and
within Honolulu. Orders were at once
given to those governments having, or
To have hereafter, war ships in Homo
inlu harbor that no nation would be
oHowed to land troops without the
written consent Of the provisional gov
'fl Active preparations both fOr.dsfenno