The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-12-13
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
THURSDAY. DECEMBER I3.

SINCE our last issue, an unusual amount of
news from various quarters, has arriyed-such
"a we are seldom able to give in one issue Of
our paper. The result of the Presidential Elec-
ton in the United States, in the choice of
Messrs. LINCOLN and HANLIS, for President and
Vice President Of the American Republic for
four years. from March 18th, lS6l,-a bare re-
port of which was received on Sunday by the
brig Orbif, was published in our Extra on
Monday morning last, and is reprinted on our
next page. The election of Mr.. Lincoln will
surprise no one. while the statement (Which
NAV not prove correctly that erery FREE state
has recorded its vote in his favor, is what his
most sanguine partizans never looked for. lie
had been selected evidently not for any supe-
rior abilities above every other stateInan III the
Republican ranks, nor because his antecedents
(as in the case of Harrison, Taylor or Bucha-
nan) pointed him rs meriting the honor for
past public services-but he has been elected
solely as the Representative of the Republican
party and of the principles avowed by it. \
majority Of the States and probably Of the vo-
tiers of the Republic have declared him worthy
to administer the Federal Government during
the next Presidential term. Though COMPARE
lively a near man in political life, and Il
lang ~ e~ 1"N--5G~ f
plomacy, he may prove none the less worthy
of the high honor for which he has been
chosen over his more experienced compeers for
the same position. vt least let us hope as
much from him.
The chief, perhaps the only objection which
can be brought against the election of a Re
publican to the office of President, is the fact
that he Is. and must always be elected by the
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free States, while he receives few or none from
the south. But the leading principle on which
the Constitution of the American Republic, as
we'll as that of each of the States, is founded,
Is, that tine majority of those who are by such
Constitutions privileged to vote, shall decide,
and that It's decision shall be binding on the
minority. The votes of the alien-born in New
York city have for many years controlled the
elections there. till Its city council is filled
and kept filled with foreign-born citizens who,
in a majority of cases. are only the tools of
corruption and bribery Vet the native-born
population Of that city submit TO the contin-
ued outraces imposed on them by the author
tiles, simply because bound 10 do SO by their
Constitution.
If the people Of the South have found them
selves in a minority, they are still bound 10
to the rule which they have imposed
ON themselves, until thar rights hare 5een m
rGdcd. Then it will be their time to act, and
to assert their rights in any way they may
choose and the whole world will justify them
in any measures they might take for their
protection and safety. Until such demon
STATIONS of aggression from the North, they
are bound 10 acquiescc and conform to the
Constitution of the Republic and no haran-
CUES of political leaders, who may be disap-
pointed Ut the result of the election. should,
nor in our opinion can, move the masses Of
the South. 10 any other course. No part Of
the Union can equal the South in the intelli-
,ence, frmness and sound Judgment Of its peo-
pie.
Some think that the disappointed Democra-
tic party, who will in the new Congress. still
a majority. Will throw insuperlhle OBJ
.tacles in the way of the new Presidents ex-
.rcising his authority or carrying on his adj
ninistrati1n. The Senate has thc power in its
hands to veto every appointment he may make, ;
rom that OF his Secretary of State % that
IF Consul at Feejees. But will they resort to
pOwer2 Never. The whole UniOn-SOuth
~ well as NOrth-would condemn as 4 traitor q
lim who should seek 10 fetter the administra- :
ion by any such move. There may be some ,
out of its doors would threaten suc!' 4 G
'oursa. but the Senate of the United States !