Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-25

ments against slavery and Immediately
did everything IN her power to help
France In Mexico and TO help the Con-
federacy destroy the government OF the
United States. for no earthly reason, ex-
cept that if the Confederacy met with
success England would have IN her
"A commercial customer.
81 admit the greatness Of Great Bri-
tain. | admit that she Is the greatest
Power on earth, and the most mag
nhcent Power ever seen In the history
Of the world upon the ocean; but / DO
not admit that she Is a friend OF the
United States OF America or that she
has ever exhibited the slightest sign
Of friendship for us. And now she Is
sitting quietly by for solid year ana
seeing these Armenians massacred' be-
cause they are Christians. while she
was one OF the very agencies agreeing 10
protect their rights, or 20 compel Turkey
to do IL. while she had the power IN
her hands any day TO do II.
80. /. say, Mr.. President. regardless
OF what Great Britain might have
thought. If / had had my way would
have memorialized Russia to take pos
session OF Armenia at once. and would
have declared that the United States
would back her in the doing Of it.
Ikfll II lltN OI aAAEfkl0A4NHs
go far as American citizens are con-
cerned. ] would protect them there at
any cost We never agreed that the
Dardanclles should be closed 10 the
United States. There cannot be found
a line In the policy Of the United
States that ever permitted any great
navigable water to be closed to us-not
one
"On the contrary we have been ready
90 20 TO war at any time to keep
navigable waters open to our ships.
We have given no assent To the agree
ment Of European nations that the
Dardanelles should be closed. And. If
IL We're necessary TO protect American
citizens and their property. ! would order
United States ships-in spite Of forts
In spite of agreements-to sail up the
Dardanclles. plan themselves before Con-
stantinople and demand that American
citizens should have the protection to
which they are entitled. Applause)
Mr.. President. i think that one Of the
grandest things i'm all Of the history of
Great Britain IS that she does protect
her subjects everywhere anywhere. and
under all circumstances. do not wonder
that British subject loves his coun-
try.
This little incident. with which you
are all familiar is a marvellous Illus
tration of the protection which Great
Britain gives to her subjects: The King
of Abyssnia took a British subject
named Campbell about twenty years
ago, carried him up 10 the Fortress Of
Magdala. on the heights OF a rocky
mountain. and put him into dungeon.
without cause being assigned. It took
six months for Great Britain 10 find
that out. Then Great Britain demand
ed his Immediately release. King TheO-
bald refused the release. In less than
ten days after that refusal was received.
1000 British soldiers including 500
Sepoys, were on board ships Of war
and were sailing down the coast When
they reached the coast they were dis
embarked marched across that terrible
country Ga distance Of 700 miles,. under
a burning sun. Up the mountain. up TO
the very heights I'm front Of the frown-
ing dungeon. then gave battle. bat
tered down the iron gates Of the stone
walls reached down into the dungeon.
and lifted out Of II that one British SUBJ
ject-kine Theobald killing himself with
his own pistol. Then they carried him
down the mountain. across the land put
him ON board white-winged ship. and
sp.d him 90 his home in safety
That cost Great Britain S25O00Oo0 and
made General Napier Lord Napier or
Magdaia. That was great thing for a
country TO dO-a country that can see an
across the ocean. all across -he land. and
away up in the mounlain height and
down in the darksome dungeon her one
subject. and has an arm long enough
and srOng enough 20 stretch across the I
same ocean. the same lands. up the same /
mountain heights. down 20 The same dun /
geon. and then lift him out and carry
him home 10 his own country and friends. /
In God name. who would not die for a
country that would do that
well. Mr. Presideu,. our country will /
DO it. and our country ought 10 20 it and I
all that ] ask in this concurrent resolu- /
ton of ours is that our country shall /
model itself after Great Britain in this /
one thing. The life Of an American citi- /
zen must be protected wherever he may
be-. whether I'm Great Britain or IN F.
Turkey" loud applause in thee gal I
leriesJ
At o'clock the unfinished business. the /
House bond bin. with The free-coinage /
Oh, was laid before the Senate /
Il was temporarily laid aside.
A substitute FOR The Armenian resOlu- /
tion. offered by Mr.. Call. was tabled. and I
the committee resolution. as heretofore |
telegraphed was adopted
Mr. Jones Democrat. Of Arkansas. in /
charge of the free-cOinage substitute 10 7
,he bond bin. asked unanimous consent /
that tie vote on it be- taken next Thurs /
day an . o'clock but Mr.. Allen PopulisD. /
of Nebraska. objected.
subsequently. Mr.. Jones gave notice I
that he would ask the Senate 20 remain /
in session next Thursday until the un-
finished business is disposed Of
Senate bin. appropriating 5000 for the
purchase OF lands adjoining the United I
States naval station AT PorJ Royal. 5. g..
was passed
After a short executive session the
Senate adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE PENSION SESSION.
There was fair attendance Of mem
bers when. at r. NJ the House met for
the hrst pension session Of the Fifty
fourth Congress
Among tho thirteen bills which received
favorable consideration were the Senate
bill granting pension of S75 per month
go the widow Of the late Brigadier-Gen-
eral and representative William Cogs-
well Of Massachusetts, and the House
bin. increasing 10 So per month the pen
sion OF the widow of the late Colonel
William Dulaney
AZ 1880 ?. NJ. the House adjourned TN
Monday.
Busy Scene.
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