The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1856-08-28

uenOmlnated PROFESSIONAL Oflce-SeekerS ar
0tflce holders, have usurped the election of Pres
dents (or the nomination is the election so far as II
party is concerned;) and always making it with
view IN their own profit in the monopoly ofofce an
r plumber.
A sectional question now divides the Union array
ing one-half against the other becoming more exas
perated daily-whch has already DESTROYED the her
ehts of the Union, and which unless checked will al
so destroy its form
i Confederate republics are short lived-the short
est III the whole family OF governments. Two dseas
es beset them-corrupt election of the chief magis
trate, when elective, sectional contention, when in
terest or ambition araaat issue. Our confederacy
now laborlng under both diseases; and the BODY O.
the people noW as always, honest in sentiment ant
patriotic IN design remain unconscious of the danne
-and even become instruments in the hands ofthei
destroyers.
what is written In these cyphers shall co,tribute
TO open their eyes to these dangers and rouse them
TO the resumption Of their electoral privileges and the
suppression Of sectional contention then this view
VII not nave been written III vain If not the writer
VIII still have conSolation-the knowedge Of tbe
TACT that he has labored in his day and generation
preserve and perpetuae the blessings of that union
and seifgoVernment which wise and good men gave u.s.
H. NJ. S. ELECTRA STRUCK BY A WATERspouT-Tbe
following interesting narrative is continued in letter,
from Mr. Heaton, an officer of Her Maiestv's shin
Electra son of the Hon. Mrs. Heaton of Plas Heaton
Denblgh, and nephew of Lord Heniker =
s. At Sea Nov, %, 1856.
The day before yesterday we encountered q most
extraordinary danger-one that few ships have ever
witnessed that is, we were caught in waterspout
Ihe day had been very squaly and we had been
compelled to take in sail several times and therefore
we who were below not surprised to find the shin
heel gradually over but when she went further and
the deck became almost perpendicular. we could see
that something had happened beyond the common or
der OF squalls. and felt sort of faint sick feelin of
and vague dread that almost stfed the
prayer that rose to my lips The suspense was hor-
rld, and the dread Of being strangled below by the
rush OF water gave strength, and climbed over
5he others and managed to reach the deck There
very thing was in confusion, no was giving any
ntellglbe orders, and the ship lying over on her
oroadslde, with all of side buried in the water
'opes and sails tapping about, and men standing
ghast, with despair in their faces. noticed one man
particular, who was sitting on the deck, seemingly
nd his face livd deaf to all that was passing around
nm The sight Of so much anarchy restored my self
osseSson, and began to drive the to the ropes
maui down the after sails, and after couple of
llnutes work, the ship slowly righted. The captains
g was stove IN by the water, and the davts strong
uryed pillars of iron, thick my leg) had been
eht double by the pressure. 1t seems that whirl-
lS mass OF water had been suddenly seen near the
up, and before anything could be done it was upon
er, bearing her down, and whiskng her round and
nder water; whilst the whirlwnd by which it was
course, accompanied and caused, pressed her over
the sails, and increased the danger 1t was indeed
fearful minute, and nothing but Gods hand could {
ave saved us, for man utterly psAEeress against
le tremendous manifestation of our Creators might
s soon as L could get by myself, I returned Him l
lankS Tor merclfully sparing myself and NV shin :
ates, and saving us in hour of extreme peril
nls was really very uncommon adventure for s
Tough ships frequently see waterspouts G have seen
any 1t does not happen once in 500 times that it
rlkes vessel have never heard of such an acct :
mt occurring, and hope never to see another for if
SO very appalling, for that very reason that it is so
lusual, no knows how to avoid its effects af
1t is upon them; though there is way Of prevent
g it beforehand by firing a gun at it, when the con-
sslon OF the air caused by the explosion breaks the
out before it is near enough do any damage ; but
our case 1t moved too swift for that and all our
ms are firmly lashed, account of the bad weather
encounter thereabouts SO that it would have been
matter of time to clear one away In
1HE SUEZ CANAL-The present canal project across
e lsthmus of Suez, is elciting much discussion =
1ong English capitalists. Many are fearful that If
Ii prove complete commercial failure The dan
rous navigation of the Red Sea, and the necessity =
the use OF comparative light shipping will prevent
from becoming the highway of the heavy East In
l trade. 1t will be used only for passenger and :
reel traffic. 1t is urged that the fact of the dsusa
the ancient canals is sufficient proof that If cannot
made practicable History airms that in ancient Th
les, even while the canal was in working order
ge portion of the East India traffic passed across
! Great Desert, by land Garage
The earliest canal communication across the 18th
Is, OF which we have any account was that con-
uced by Sesostris, about sixteen centuries before Th
rlst; this canal was suffered to fall into disuse
d hll up, and about one thousand years subsequent
the days of Sesostris it again opened: and =
hin by the Ptolemies, and afterwards by Sultan
1ron IN the seventh century The doubters arpue 40
It canal which could be so easily opened bv ly-
sty after dynasty, could still more easily have =
n kept open had it been foand of any practical
lity. Ag
During this whole period of some 2300 years Eeypt
not only rich and powerful but she was also the
at commercial emporium of the world. There is
rong probability, however, that the canal will be I'm
edily built. Ancient data of this description are
a poor standard by which to measure modern
lmercial appliances and energy. =
RusrMEss nARns Lur