Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1859-01-08

IN the Atlantic States to give Senator Douglas
grand receptions in all the principal cities through
which he would pass, in honor of his victory in the
recent election in his own State.
The U. S. sloop- p-Ofwar Dale has arrived. Her
commander reports that the commander of the
British war steamer Conflict had captured three
vessels engaged in the slave trade on the coast of
Africa, and that the British squadron on the Afri
can coast had within the last six months captured
nine savers
The Commercial Agent at Hakodadi, Japan, re-
ports that an abundance Of excellent coal can be
had there for six dollars for ton of 1000 lbs.
A bill has been introduced into the Legislature
of Georgia to prevent the use of any Latin phrase
in any of the legislative acts of that State. We
think this very good idea. Ifthe laws are print
ed in plain English, it will not require a classical
education to enable those who read them to under
stand them.
Edward Everett has just embarked in another
scheme, to aid in the rescue of Mount Vernon from
the hands of the Vandals. A correspondence has
been published between Mr. Robert Bonner (the
proprietor of the Ne,0 York Ledger, of mammoth
circulation and sap-dash talesl and Mr.. Everett,
wherein the latter engages, for the sum of $4,000,
to furnish one article for the Ledger each week. for
the term of one year. These productions will be
called "The Mount Vernon Papers" The receipt
OF the Treasurer of the Auxiliary Mount Vernon
Fund, acknowledging the possession of Bonner's
check for ten thousand dollars is appended to the
correspondence, showing that the bargain is COM
piete. Public expectation will be greatly excited
as to the forthcoming articles of Mr. Everett,
which will no doubt form series adding to his al
ready high literary reputation.
The S. F. Bulletin, speaking of Spanish Amer
ican Annexation, takes the following philosophic
view of the matter:
Aside from these objections there are others, and
of more radical nature still, to the project of ac-
quiring slave territory in Central or South Ameri-
ca. The most philosophical minds IN the South
itself regard the whole thing as undesirable and
imprac tcable, because ofinherent and insurmount-
able obstacles that exist, and which will ever pre-
vent the consummation of such plans. There pro-
badly is no abler man at the South than Senator
j. ii. Hammond of South Carolina. In a speech
which he made at Barnwell, S. g., he presented
the objections to Spanish American annexation so
clearly, that few fail to be convinced of their
soundness. Mr.. Hammond said
"Shall we, as some suggest, take Mexico and
Central America tO make slave States? African
slavery appears to have failed there. Perhaps, and
most probably, 1t will never succeed in those re-
glons. Ii 1t might, what we to do with the
seven or eight millions OF hardly semi-civzed H.
dians, and the or three millions of Creole Span
lards and mongres who now hold those countries
We would not ensaye the Indians Experience
has proven that they are incapable of steady labor
and are therefore unfit for slavery. We would not
exterminate them even If that inhuman achieve
ment would not cost ages Of murder and incacula-
BILE sums of money. We could hardly think of at
tempting to plant the black race there, superior for
labor though inferior perhaps in intellect and ex
pect to maintain permanent and peaceful indus
try, such as slave labor must be to be profitable,
| amid those idle, restless, demoralized children of
Montezuma, scarcely more civilized, perhaps more
nh in fhaui md
ed to civil war by half century Of incessant revo
luton.
"What, say, could we do with these people or
these countries to add to Southern strength? No
thing. Could we degrade ourselves so far as to
| annex them on equal terms, they would be sure to
come into this Union Free States if at all. To
touch them in any way is to be contaminated.
| England and France, have no doubt would glad
ly see take this burden on our back if we would
secure for them their debts and a neutral route
across the lsthmns. Such a route we must have
for ourselves, and that is all we have to do with
them. If we cannot get it by negotiation or by
| purchase, we must seZe and hold II by force of
arms. The law of nations would Justify it, and it
| is absolutely necessary for our public relations
The present condition of those unhappy States is
certainly deplorabIe but the good God holds them
in the hollow of his hand and will work out their
proper destinles."
| These are the views of a statesman and a phi
| losopher. II would be we'll for the South if she
would pay more heed to what such men as Ham
mond have to say and give less of her attention to
such crazy mountebanks as Walker and his abet-
Tors.
| A shocking tragedy occurred at White Rock
| Shoals, on Trinity river. Frenchman settled
there recently with woman who passed for his
wife, but it became rumOred that they had eloped
! together from some part of Louisiana, and were
unwedded. Learning that an Indictment for adul-
terry had been found against them by the Court of
| Trinity county, the Frenchman went and procured
license, and had the ceremony performed. The
straisht-aced Puritans (of Texas!- think of it y
continued to push the proceedings, and, strangers
| in strange land, the unfortunate pair went home
greatly excited and probably much frightened.
They were obse ryed conversing togethervery earn
estly, and some time afterwards it was ascertained
that they had committed suicide by shooting them
selves. should not wish to have been party to
the prosecution that drove them to the act.
The fourth volume of Appeton's new American
| Cyclopedia, learn, will be out in few days
This work has been adopted standard by the
Government here, and supplied to all the Depart
ment. This fact renders it highly valuable. Itis
library within itself, and should be found in ev-
cry gentlemans house.
| England.
The London Times in an editorial on the wretch
ed condition of Mexico says there is no reason that
| England should oppose the ambitious designs of
the Government al Washington. 1t considers that
the establishment of any government OF law and
order IN Mexico would be gain, and rldlcules the
threatened Spanish expedition as farce, and says
that every gun fired on Mexican territory, Is fired
to the ultimate profit of the great Anglo-SaxOn
Northern Confederacy.
Mr.. Gladstone was about to proceed to the Ionian
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