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pared with bie, which caused the massacre on board the Hermione. Talking of names: There was another Burke besides the orator, We say white as snow, we may now say black as now. Snow falls lightly, but Snow's blows fell even heavier than the captain's, and is it tolerable that there should be free in our midst whilst, at this moment in Hongkong gaol men are imprisoned for years for far lesser crimes. It is time, Mr. Chairman, for this Colony to arise as one man and speak loudly when those who are proved to have tortured and killed are permitted through political differences to be at liberty in our streets. Let the American nation hear of this meeting; may it help to put an end to the difference between them and ourselves, and prove one of the links in the strong chain of sympathy and love which must ever unite us. Let us not be only united for the sake of commerce, dollars, and cents, but by humanity, love of justice, and abhorrence of wrong-doing. America and Britain have together raised their voices against slavery, and have spent millions to let the oppressed go free. Let us send to our countrymen on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean this message from the meeting of to-day." Shake hands and be friends—quick now in this centennial, for while honest men fall out rogues thrive." Mr. Chairman, I have much pleasure in seconding the resolution. (Applause.)
Rev. Dr. EITEL—I wish to ask a question. In case these ten are surrendered, how can justice be done, considering that all the witnesses are here? Will it be necessary in order to bring them to justice that the witnesses also should proceed to America?
The CHAIRMAN—I am not in a position to answer Dr. Eitel's question, but I should think the evidence taken here de bene esse by the Consul, and certified, would be accepted.
Dr. DENNYS—I think I am justified in answering Dr. Eitel's question by saying that in such a case the witnesses would be conveyed to the United States in the American man-of-war now in harbour expressly for this case.
The resolution was then put and carried unanimously.
Mr. GIBB—A resolution has been put in my hands to propose. After the very able speech that has just preceded, I think the shorter the time I detain you the better. I do not think there can be a single dissentient in this Colony to an expression of horror and utter contempt of the frightful cruelty which has been practised on this ship. Bulgarian atrocities to my mind are almost nothing to what the poor man Ellwood was subjected to. To read the accounts of the proceedings each evening in the China Mail and in the Daily Press when we went to office in the morning, almost unfitted me, and I think everyone, for one's daily work. It made one's heart ache. One felt perfectly horrified that such cruelty could be perpetrated. Here was this poor man day after day sickening, weakening day by day he grew worse and worse, and each day the cruelty, it seemed to me, was aggravated. Sores came out from the beating he received and he is washed with salt water. Suddenly he dies, and such a funeral I think we cannot picture. I won't detain you longer. You have heard Mr. Sharp's speech. It was an appeal to your feelings, and the action we have taken to-day is prompted, I am sure, by no feelings but those of pure humanity, trusting our small exertions will be the means of preventing the recurrence of any such horrors as we have now heard of. The resolution I have to propose is as follows:—That this meeting hereby records its deep feeling of horror and contempt for the cruelty, and unmanly and unsoldierlike conduct of the late captain and officers of the C. O. Whitmore."
Mr. CRAWFORD seconded, and the resolution was carried unanimously.
Dr. EITEL said—I have been asked to propose a resolution referring to Ellwood's poor widow and to the crew of the C. O. Whitmore. As to the widow it requires no words of mine to elicit from you the most heartfelt expression of sympathy. No one who ever sees a mother's love, no one who has a sister or a wife, will hesitate for a moment to express the deep sympathy he must feel with the bereaved widow and the orphan child of a man like Ellwood, who had not only his last breath knocked out of him with belaying pin, broom, and salt water, but whose character must needs be murdered too, in order to shield the dastard authors of the outrage. No doubt you will, with the widow, thank God for that silent witness which turned up in the Consular Court, and spoke so strongly, not only condemning the captain and mates, but also clearing the dead man of the foul charge brought against his moral character,
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