Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-25

tn1S country was populated by English men down to the day am talking Great Britain has never done one kindly act to the United States (applause in the galleries) or to her colony-not one. I say that she has availed herself of every single opportunity that came to her pow CT to hurt the United States and harm the country when it was a colony of Great Britain. l say that while Great Britain had been for half century taunting us upon our flag of freedom and our declaration of independence,' withholding slaves and putting manacles upon their feet and hands, taunting us year after year and asking us what our declaration of independence meant, the moment the south revolted and under took to set up Confederacy, the corner stone of which was slavery forever and forever, Great Britain forgot all at once her sentiments against slavery and inn mediately did everything in her power to help France in Mexico and to help the Confectionery destroy the government of the United States for no earthly reason except that if the Confederacy met with success England would have in her a commercial customer. I admit the great ness of Great Britain. I admit that she IS the greatest power upon the earth and the most magnificent power ever seen in the history of the world upon the ocean. But do not admit that she is a friend or the United States of America, or that she has ever exhibited the slightest sign ot friendship for us. And now she is sitl1ng quietly by for a solid year and seeing these Armenians massacred be- cause they are Christians while she was one or the very agencies agreeing to protect their rights or to compel Turkey to do it. and while she had the power in her hands any day to do it. So I say, MT. President regardless of what Great Britain might have thought if I had my way, would have memorialized Russia to take possession of Armenia at once, and would have declared that the United States would back her in the doing of it. So far as American citizens are con cerned, l would protect them there at any cost. We never agreed that the Dar- danelles should be closed to the United States. There cannot be found a line in the policy of the United States that has permitted any great navigable water to be closed to us-not one. On the contrary, we have been ready to go to war at any time to keep navigable waters open to our ships. We have given no assent to the agreement of European nations that the Dardanelles should be closed. And if 1t were necessary to protect American citizens and their property I would or der United States ships, in spite of forts, In spite of agreements, to sail up the Dardanelles plant themselves before Constantfnop1e and demand that Amer ican citizens shall have the protection to which they are entitled. (Applause.)
 MT. President, I think that one of the grandest things in all the history of Great Britain is that she does protect her subjects everywhere, anywhere and under all circumstances. I do not won der that British subject loves his coun- try. This little incident, with which you are all familiar, is a marvellous illustra- tion of the protection which Great Britain gives to her subjects: The king of Abys- sinia took British subject named Camp bell, about 20 years of age, carried him up to the fortress of Magdala, on the heights of rocky mountain, and put him into dungeon. without cause assigned. It took six months for Great Britain to find that out. Then Great Britain ordered his immediate release. King Theobald refused the release. In less than ten days after that refusal was received 10000 English soldiers, including 5000 Sepoys were on board ships of war and were sail ing down the coast. When theyl reached the coast they were disembarked, marched across that terrible country, a distance of 700 miles. under a burning sun, up. the mountain, up to the very heights in front of the frowning dungeon; then they gave battle, battered down the iron gates of the stone walls, reached down into the dungeon and lifted out of 1t that one British subject, King Theo- bald killing himself with his own pistol Then they carried him down the noun tain, across the land, put him on board a white-winged ship and sped him to his home in safety. That cost Great Britain s25, ,000, 900 and made General Napier Lord Napier of Magdala. That was a great thing for great country to do-a coun- try that has an eye that can see all across the ocean, all across the land, away up to the mountain height and away down to the darksome dungeon one subject of hers out of her 38,000,0 900 people, and then has an arm strong an 1yer1, rerl tn ctr tnl, the same ocean, across the same lands, up the same mountain heights, down to the same dungeon, and then lift him out and carry him home to his own country and friends In Gods name. who would not die for a country that will do that? Well. MT. President, our country will do it, and our country ought to do it: and all that I ask in this concurrent resolu- ton of ours is that our country shall model itself after Great Britain in this zen must be protected wherever he may be, whether in Great Britain or in Tnr- key" Loud applause)
 At o'clock the unfinished business, the house bond bill with the free coinage substitute, was laid before the senate 1t was temporarily laid aside.
 A substitute for the Armenian resolu- tion, offered by MT. Call, was tabled, and the committee resolution as heretofore telegraphed was adopted.
 MT. Jones or ArkanSaS, Tn enarge or the free coinage substitute to the bond bill, asked unanimous consent that the vote on it be taken next Thursday at o'clock, but MT. Allen, popuTfst. of Ne braska, objected. Subsequently MT. Jones gave notice that he would ask the senate to remain in session next Thursday until tha unfinished business was disposed of.
 The senate bill appropriating $5000 for the purchase of lands adjoining the United States naval station at Port Roy al, S. C., was passed.
 After a short executive session the sem ate adjourned until Monday.
 House.
 There was fair attendance of mem- bers when at D. m. the house met for the first pension session of the Fifty fourth congress. Among the thirteen bills which received favorable considera- tion were the senate bill granting $75 per month to the widow of the late briga- dier-general and representative. William Cogswell of Massachusetts, and the house bill increasing to SIP per month the pen sion of the widow of the late Colonel Will liam Dulaney.
 At 10:3O p. m the house adjourned until Monday.