The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-25

But if l had had my way (after these
powers of i6urcpe had waited now
SOLID year, looking each other in the
M Iaee win suspicious eyes and fearing
t edcn 70 make move lest the other
Sho9ld receive a benefit from iD I would
nave congress memorialize Russia and
say to her, Take Armenia in your nos
SESSION; protect the lives of those Chris
.'Ans uhere and the United States of
america Will stand behind you with all
its power. Applause in the galleries.
90 not love Great Britain particu-
iariy and could not give my assent to
me marvellous eulogium upon Great I3ri-
tain delivered here the day before yes
terdny. l say that from the lime ihnt
thiS country was pcopled by English
men down to the day / am talking
Great Britain has never done one sim
gle kindly act to the United States Tap
pause III the gaileries), or to her colony
NOT one. i say that she has avnilcd
herself of every single opportunity that
came to her power to hurt the United
states and harm the country when il
was colony of Great Britain. | say
that while Great Britain had been FOR
iihlt century taunting us upon our
nag OF freedom and our Declaration
OF Independence. with holding slaves
and putting maGacles upon their feet
ana understanding us year after year
ana . asking us what our declaration of
lndepenience meant, the moment the
South revolted and undertook TO set up
ConIedracy, the cornerstone of which
was slavery forever and forever Great
britain forgot at once all her sentiments
against slavery and immediately did
everything in her power to help France
In Mexico, and help the Conrederacy
destroy the Government of the United
States for no earthly reason except that
II the Confedcracy met with success
england would have in her Il CONNER
cial customer. admit the greatness OF
Great Britain l admit THAT she is the
greatest power on earth and the most
maEn lfirent power ever seen in the his
tory of the world upon the ocean, but
do not admit that she Is n friend of
he United States of America or that
she has ever exhibited the slightest sign
oil friendship for us. And now she is
sitting quietly by for u solid year. and
seeeinS' these Armenians massacred. he
cause they are Christians. while she
was one OF the very agencies agreeing TO
protect their rights, or TO compel Tur-
key TO do It, and while she has the pow
er In hands any day TO do It,
SO l say. Mr.. President, regardless
or what Great Britain might have
thought, If had had my way. l would
nave declared that the United States
would back her In the doing of it. So far
as American citizens are concerned. I
would protect them there at any cost
We never agreed that the Darda nelles
should he closed To the United states
policy of the United States that ever
permitted any great navigable water TO
be closed To uS-not one. On the, con-
tr3ry. we have been ready to 20 to
war ut any time to keep navigable
waters open 10 our Sh!ps We have
given no assent 10 the agreement of
European nations that the Dardanclles
should be closed. And If ii were neces-
sary to protect American citizens and
their property. | would order United
~ toe h In. II 9
agreements to sail up the Dardanelles.
plant themselves before Constantinople
and demand that American citizens
shall have the protection to which they
are entitled. Applause.)
MIR. President, l think that one of
the gtandest things in all the history of
Great Britain is that she does protect
her subjects everywhere. anywhere and
under all circumstances. ] do not won
der that Il British subject loves his
country This little incident with which
YOU are all familiar, is a marvellous IL
lustration of the protection which Great
Britain gives to her subjects:
The King of Abyssinia took a British
subject named Campbell. about twenty
years ago. carried him UP to the fort
ress # Magdala, on the heights of Il
rocky mountain and put him In q dun
gcon. without cause assigned. II took
six months for Great Britain to find
that out. Then Great Britain demand
Ell ms immediate release. King Thco-
bald refused the release. In less than
ten days after that refusal was re-
ceived 10000 English soldiers including
5000 ScDcys 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 distance of seven hundred
mile under burning sun,up the moan
tain. up to the very heights in front of
the frowning dungeon; then gave battle
battered dt'wn the iron gates Of the
stone walls, reached down into the dun
geon and lifted out of 1t that one Brit
ish subjcct-kipg Nhcobold killing him
self with his own pistol Then they
carried him down the mountain, across,
the land, put him on board a white
winged ship and sped him to his home
In safety. That COST Great Britain sos
00O.O00 and made General Napier, Lord
Napier of Magdala. That was n great
thing for great country to do--a
country that has an eye that can see
all across the ocean, all across the land.
away up TO the mountain height and
away down 10 the darksomc dungeon
one subject of hers out of her rs O1O OOI
of people, and then has an arm strong
enough and long enough TO stretch
across the same ocean. across the same
lands, up the same mountain heights.
down 10 the same dungeon, and then
lift him out and carry him home 10
his own country and friends. In Gods
name who would not die for country
that would do that. Well, MIR. Prosi
dent, our country will do IL. and orr
country ought to do 1t and all that I