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The U.S. Senate, under Democratic control but angered at being shut out of a major foreign policy issue by Cleveland, then produced its own report, written by Senator [[John Tyler Morgan]], a Democrat, and known as the [[Morgan Report]]. It completely contradicted Blount's findings and found the revolution in Hawaii was a completely internal affair. Following the Turpie Resolution of May 1894, which vowed a policy of non-interference in Hawaiian affairs, Cleveland dropped all talk of reinstating the Queen, and went on to officially recognize and maintain diplomatic relations with the [[Republic of Hawaii]]. Other nations had already recognized the Republic. In 1898 the Republic again sought annexation, which with McKinley's strong support won Congressional approval.<ref>Tennant S. McWilliams, "James H. Blount, the South, and Hawaiian Annexation." ''Pacific Historical Review'' 1988 57(1): 25-46. [http://www.jstor.org/pss/3639673 in Jstor]; Davis R. Dewey, '' National Problems: 1880–1897'' (1907),ch 19 pp 297-304 is online at [http://books.google.com/books?id=sgQOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=toc&dq=intitle:National+intitle:Problems+inauthor:dewey&num=30&as_brr=1&sig=zfgAvQOW89gzDgEMZGEE6DESucU#PPA301,M1]</ref> |
The U.S. Senate, under Democratic control but angered at being shut out of a major foreign policy issue by Cleveland, then produced its own report, written by Senator [[John Tyler Morgan]], a Democrat, and known as the [[Morgan Report]]. It completely contradicted Blount's findings and found the revolution in Hawaii was a completely internal affair. Following the Turpie Resolution of May 1894, which vowed a policy of non-interference in Hawaiian affairs, Cleveland dropped all talk of reinstating the Queen, and went on to officially recognize and maintain diplomatic relations with the [[Republic of Hawaii]]. Other nations had already recognized the Republic. In 1898 the Republic again sought annexation, which with McKinley's strong support won Congressional approval.<ref>Tennant S. McWilliams, "James H. Blount, the South, and Hawaiian Annexation." ''Pacific Historical Review'' 1988 57(1): 25-46. [http://www.jstor.org/pss/3639673 in Jstor]; Davis R. Dewey, '' National Problems: 1880–1897'' (1907),ch 19 pp 297-304 is online at [http://books.google.com/books?id=sgQOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=toc&dq=intitle:National+intitle:Problems+inauthor:dewey&num=30&as_brr=1&sig=zfgAvQOW89gzDgEMZGEE6DESucU#PPA301,M1]</ref> |
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Blount served from 1899 to 1901 as an officer of United States Volunteers in the Philippines and from 1901 to 1905 as United States District Judge in the Philippines.<ref>{{citation|last=Barnes|first=Mark|title=The Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection, 1898–1902: An Annotated Bibliography|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=YnrFBQAAQBAJ|year=2010|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-93698-2|pages=[https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=YnrFBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT214 214]}}</ref> He also served as special representative of the U.S. State Department to [[Santo Domingo]] in 1914).<ref name=SNAC-Blount>{{cite web|url=http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/ark:/99166/w6223j37|title=Blount, James H. (James Henderson), 1869-1918|work=Social Network and Archival Context (SNAC)|publisher=University of Virginia}}</ref> He was the author of a book and several articles dealing with the Philippines.<ref name=SNAC-Blount /><ref name=blount1912>{{cite book|last=Blount|first=James Henderson|title=The American Occupation of the Philippines, 1898-1912|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=jQ8sAAAAMAAJ|year=1912|publisher=G. P. Putnam's Sons}} (full text available [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36542/36542-h/36542-h.htm#ch7 here])</ref> Blount believed that the American occupation of the Philippines was a grave strategic and economic mistake.<ref name=blount1912 /> |
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James Henderson Blount | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | William P. Price |
| Succeeded by | Thomas B. Cabaniss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 12, 1837 Clinton, Jones County, Georgia |
| Died | March 8, 1903 (aged 65) Macon, Bibb County, Georgia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Confederate States Army, United States Army |
| Years of service | 4 years |
James Henderson Blount (September 12, 1837 – March 8, 1903) was an American statesman, soldier and congressman from Georgia. He opposed the annexation of Hawaii in 1893 in his investigation into the alleged American involvement in the political revolution in the Kingdom of Hawai'i. Blount was a prominent spokesman for white supremacy and strongly opposed adding a new non-white element to the American population.[1]
Early life
Blount was born near Clinton, Jones County, Georgia. He attended private schools there and in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He graduated from the University of Georgia at Athens in 1858. He studied law and was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1859. During the American Civil War he served in the Confederate States Army as a private in the Second Georgia Battalion, Floyd Rifles for two years, and was later lieutenant colonel for two years.
Political career
Blount served in the United States Congress representing the sixth district of Georgia from 1873 to 1893. He was Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Relations (1891–1893).
Hawai'i
After a coup overthrew Queen Lili'uokalani of Hawai'i in early 1893, the new government sought annexation to join the United States. President Benjamin Harrison was supportive and sent a treaty to the Senate. His successor, President Grover Cleveland, a Democrat like Blount, opposed annexation and sent Blount, now a private citizen, to investigate. The report he issued on July 17, 1893 is known as the Blount Report.
Blount recommended the rejection of annexation, and stated that the natives should be allowed to continue their Asiatic ways. When Blount blamed the U.S. consul for providing assistance for the overthrow, Cleveland proposed to use American military force to overthrow the new government by force and reinstall Liliuokalani as an absolute monarch. When the deposed Queen refused to grant amnesty as a condition of her reinstatement, she was accused of telling an American official she would "behead" the current government leaders and confiscate their property,[2] Cleveland washed his hands of the matter by referring it to Congress.
The U.S. Senate, under Democratic control but angered at being shut out of a major foreign policy issue by Cleveland, then produced its own report, written by Senator John Tyler Morgan, a Democrat, and known as the Morgan Report. It completely contradicted Blount's findings and found the revolution in Hawaii was a completely internal affair. Following the Turpie Resolution of May 1894, which vowed a policy of non-interference in Hawaiian affairs, Cleveland dropped all talk of reinstating the Queen, and went on to officially recognize and maintain diplomatic relations with the Republic of Hawaii. Other nations had already recognized the Republic. In 1898 the Republic again sought annexation, which with McKinley's strong support won Congressional approval.[3]
Philippines
Blount served from 1899 to 1901 as an officer of United States Volunteers in the Philippines and from 1901 to 1905 as United States District Judge in the Philippines.[4] He also served as special representative of the U.S. State Department to Santo Domingo in 1914).[5] He was the author of a book and several articles dealing with the Philippines.[5][6] Blount believed that the American occupation of the Philippines was a grave strategic and economic mistake.[6]
Death
Blount died at the age of 65 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, and was buried at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia.
Notes
- ^ Carole E. Scott, "Racism and Southern Anti-Imperialists: The Blounts of Georgia," Atlanta History June 1987, Vol. 31 Issue 3, pp 24-29.
- ^ Warren Zimmermann, First Great Triumph: How Five Americans Made Their Country a World Power (2004) p 290
- ^ Tennant S. McWilliams, "James H. Blount, the South, and Hawaiian Annexation." Pacific Historical Review 1988 57(1): 25-46. in Jstor; Davis R. Dewey, National Problems: 1880–1897 (1907),ch 19 pp 297-304 is online at [1]
- ^ Barnes, Mark (2010), The Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection, 1898–1902: An Annotated Bibliography, Routledge, pp. 214, ISBN 978-1-136-93698-2
- ^ a b "Blount, James H. (James Henderson), 1869-1918". Social Network and Archival Context (SNAC). University of Virginia.
- ^ a b Blount, James Henderson (1912). The American Occupation of the Philippines, 1898-1912. G. P. Putnam's Sons. (full text available here)
References
- United States Congress. "James Henderson Blount (id: B000568)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-13
- James Henderson Blount - American Rebel Separatist
External links
- Works by James Henderson Blount at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about James Henderson Blount at Internet Archive
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- Georgia (U.S. state) Democrats
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- Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii
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