The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-02-28

among the slaves = feeling of discomfort which
may create disturbance among them, and lead
at any moment 20 instructions and disturbances
which every American citizen would regret. No
intelligent person believes that slavery can al
ways exist. II must undergo some change sooner
or later and it is not impossible that the present
excitement may lead TO the deyelopement of the
means by which this growing trouble which
threatens eventually to ruin ;he whole American
Republic. may be remeiied, to the mutual ad-
vantage and harmony of both the South and
North.
Secession or q permanent rupture between the
South and the North, would unquestionablv
benefit these islands in an agricultural point Of
view, inasmuch a the heavy duty On sugar
and molaases. which is now kept up mainly -
a protective duty il favor of the South. would
De abolished. This supposes that Louisiana,
which Is the great sugar State, united her for
tunes or mistortunes with the other disaffacted
States. Whether she would do 80, has been
questioned, and the New Orleans Picaylue holds
the following language on the subject
"On another point. the commencement Of future
difficulties is apparent. South Carolina. Georgia,
Alabama and Mississippi are free-trade States. Al
ready the manifestation Of a future free-trade policy,
III II CtIltNtlalluh nA4Cu Il-N % tslh. l4>ltl,
is openly made. But Louisiana Is scarcely prepared
to abandon at once all duties upon foreign sugar.
Her sugar planters are now protected BY what Is
equivalent 10 $500 bonus on every $1,000 worth of
sugar rtIsel. With this protection TO her industry
the sugar planters are growing exorbitantly rich.
Material interests will doubtless weigh but little in
restraining her resistance, but it is different when a
new government Is to be formed In one year the
revenue from the sugar dates was greater than the
value OF our sugar crop.
Next Monday rho Eourrb Of March l. -ba
appointed day for the Inauguration of the newly
elected President. The rumor has been started
hat efforts will be made on the part of the
South, or sccessionists rather, 10 prevent il. but
We do not think it will be so, but that such
rumors will prove to be only clustering talk.
Certain it i, that should anything of the kind
take place. or any movement be made on the
part of southerners, or any one else, 10 prevent
the constitutional succession Of the national
government, such acts would be clearly overt
treason, and there is no doubt that Gen. Scott,
who is at the head Of the army, would promptly
use all his influence and all the power at his
command to crush any such manifestations. The
first note of resistance 10 the Inauguration of
President Lincoln, would rouse the treemen who
have elected him, and two hundred thousand
volunteers would instantly rush 20 his rescue.
There need be no fear respecting his Inaugural
ton, and when once installed President, he will
no doubt firmly administer the government. and
see that every branch of it receives that respect
and honor due to it. The papers received by the
mail report that the new cabinet has already
been selected. with one or two exceptions, and
the nominees have accepted the places ~profored
to them. The following will constitute Mr.. Lin
coins cabinet
Sec. Of Sfafc-William II. Seward. of New York.
ITeGSUry-Salmon +. Chase, of Ohio.
-7hOrRey GeHerGi-Eiward Bates, Of Missouri.
UGT->imUn Cameron or David Wilmot, of Penn.
.NGry-Robert +. ) Scott, of Virginia.
Hterior-William 4. Graham, of North Carolina.
=. " GeRerGi-Gideon Weiies, of Connecticut.