The diamond drill., 1895-02-09

what lie Said of Hawaii In 1893 and of
Mexico In 1863.

mexico In lhoos
The new generation OF namby-pam-
bys in this country Is now prattling its
disapproval of the congressman who
have been assailing the Cleveland poll
Icy toward Hawaii. IL arraigns these
public men as ''jingoes" and the policy
which they advocate as ''jingoism,"
and jingoism is the word applied by one
class of Englishmen who are out OF
power 10 the characteristic British i'm
reference with and domination over
the affairs OF other nations by English
men in power.
In his quiet mahner Abraham Lin
coin was very much of n jingo. When
he was pre- sident he had domestic cares
such as never came 20 the head OF n
great nation. yet with all those he had
time TO be an American with reference
90 other nations. For instance, in 1868.
when the representatives Of the United
States nt Honolulu reported that Brit
ish intrigue was rife in Hawaii, Sec
retary Seward Acknowledged the receipt
of the American minister's dispatch,
saying:
The subject OF which Il treats. viz. the poll
icy OF Great Britain IN the Sandwich Islands
tho efforts made by It's oflicials there 10 shape
and control tho future dcstinies OF these
islands--and the measures which you indicate,
with tho view Of countcrnctlng these in
fucncos, are oil deemed OF much importance.
and they win receive the consideration TO
which they are justly entitled"
The above was written by direction
of Abraham Lincoln by one OF the
greatest men who have held the office
of secretary OF state, William III. Sew
ard, January, 1864, when one would
imagine that the Lincoln administra-
tion had no time 20 devote 10 anything
but the rebellion.
Nor Is this the only illustration Of
the jingoism OF Abraham Lincoln.
Early in 1865, when no one except Lin
coin and Grant knew that the rebellion
was SO near collapse, Lincoln sent Gen.
Lew Wallace 20 the Texas border in
order 20 communicate with the author
tiles OF the republic OF Mexico, who
had been driven from unelr capital by
the proclaimed Emperor Maximilian,
the tool OF Napoleon III, with "A view
10 furnishing them arms and ammuni-
ton TO fight the foreign invader and
the representative OF Imperialism.
Gen. Wallace's mission was successful,
and before the collapse of the rebellion
the friends of the republic had coll
lected armies for which the United
States had furnished arms and ammu-
milton, thus saving the life OF the
Mexican republic when IL was feebly
fliclscring. Before his assassination
Abraham Lincoln had decided 70 assist
the sister republic with United States
troops, so that when the rebellion
ended an army was soon upon the
Mexican border for that purpose IL as
sistance were necessary 20 drive out
the usurper. Such assistance was un-
necessary, because the earlier jingoism
of Lincoln had not only enabled the
I president OF Mexico To arm his follow
ers, but IL had inspired the friends OF
the republic with the courage which
nothing but confidence in the assist.
ancc OF the Lincoln government could
/ give.
Doubtless Abraham Lincoln was the
chief of American jingoes; and il he
were alive now and should speak rs hC
acted i'm lsG4-65 how the enamby-pambys
/ poor things, would chatter their de.
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