The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-09-26
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER %.

IHCItCDI J CLf In Ii ~.
The news from the East. although two week
later than our last previous advices, has no start
ling features. The stringent regulations enforced
by tine new COmmander-in-Chicf, Mcclellan, for
bidding the correspondents Of newspapers to com.
municate such intelligence concerning the army
movements as may tend To favor the rebels, la:
robbed the metropolitan journals Of Washington
and New York Of much of their sensation trash
and settled them down on facts. The change
will operate benefcially for the Union cause
The public will hear Of wars when they occur
and have the full details of them, too.
The most important news is the proclamation
of the President, issued August l6, interdicting
all commercial intercourse with the rebels, and
confisclting all property to the government ser
vice that may be found passing to the South.
This also covers all correspondence and mailabIe
matter, SO that newspapers passing to or from
the South will be prohibited. Up to this time
the Expresses have been carrying letters and
papers, and performing Il general mail service
with the South, but these have now been stopped.
The Attn St. Louis correspondent says:
Another important proclamation has been issued
by the President, in consequence Of the failure of the
insurgents in the rcbellious States to dispense, in ac-
cOrdance with the requirements of his proclamation
issued on the 10Th OF ADFil last Inc President now
declares the inhabitants of Georgia, South Carolina,
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Lou
isiana, Texas, Arkansas, and Florida. To be in Il state
of Iusurrection against the United States, aud that
all commercial intercourse between the rebellious
States and the inhabitants thereof, and the citizens
Of other States and other parts Of the United States, is
unlawful, and will remain unlawful until such insur-
TectiOn shall cease, or shall have been suppressed.
Everything, therefore, coming from those States into
other parts Of the United States, without the special
permission of the President, through the Secretary of
the Treasury, or preceding To any OF those States by
land or water, Will be forfeited 10 the United States,
together with the vessel OF vehicle conveying the
same.
The proclamation also declares the forfeiture ofaIl
ships and vessels belonging, in whole or in part, to
any citizen or inhabitant Of the rebellious States.
whether found NJ sea or in any part OF the United
States. All grievances occurring under the operation
Of this law are to be referred TO the Secretary of the
Treasury. OF course, Western Virginia, Eastern
Tennessee, and such other portions of the rebellious
States as are true to the Union, are exempted.
The clause of the proclamation which confis-
Gates all vessels and other property of the rebels,
may at first sight appear to be too severe. But
is rebellion at the South, and are Southern trail
tors, any less guilty than the same would be
under any other government? Let us suppose
that the people of Hawaii should take it into
their heads that too much Of the public money
is spent on Oahu, and that they TO not receive
their share. "a fact, by the way y and suppose
that, under the leadership Of some chief OF the
consummate ra>cality and tact possessed by JEFF.
Davis or Beauregard. they should sccede from
the general government and arm for the issue.
and say that because they had not received their
just dues, therefore they wanted 10 set up on
their own hook, and : 10 be let alone And
more than this, even threaten the ruling govern
ment with humiliation. Would there be any
mercy shown In SfIph .. SpratlDrS- Of IIauafi ,
Would it be any the less open treason and rebel
lion because they modestly called it 5. secession -
Or if the property and vessels Of such rebels was
declared by proclamation of the King, confscatcd
to the general government, would such be deem
ed too severe? No. Now is it any different
with the rebels of South Carolina and Virginia
than it would be with those of Hawaii? If any
one can see a difference, he has very acute moral
perceptions.
The proclamation Of the President will be ap-
proved by every man. and the confscation of the
ship Hurry Brigham in san Francisco, as report
ed in our news columns, will be acquiesced in by
every one who is not ashamed to own his coun-
The South has coulscated every dollars
worth of property belonging to the general gov
ernment or TO Northern men, that she could by
any means obtain, and we trust that the spirit of
the proclamation will be carried out till every
dollars worth of property taken from the rebels
shall 20 towards paying the debt which their
conduct has driven the government TO incur.
There was a time when compromise and peace
might have been Effected by the South returning
% the status she held before the rebellion. But
hat day has passed. and the only terms for peace
are that the South shall pay. by confscation
II urOuertv If in no other WAY. her share at least .
# the enormous national debt accommodating.
The Hon. Edward Everett, Is firm i friend Of
he South as there ever was, delivered Il brilliant
in New York recently ON the national
roubles. in which he said
1" Consider the monstrUus nature aud reach Of the
in which We are expected to acquicscc,
Thich are nothing less than Shat the United States
hould allow /. foreign power, by surprise, treachery,
nd violence, 10 possess itself Of one-half Of their ter !
and all the public property and public estab- 4
shmeEts Confined ia II Tor il the Southern Con-
feracy Is recognized It becomes "a foreign power,
Established along Z curiously dovs;ailed frontier Of ,
500 miles, commanding some Of the most important l
aud military positions and lines Of COM e
unie atom for travel and trade half the Sea-cOast &
the Union he navigation OF our Mediterranean
a, 1.-THE Gulf Of Mexico, oue-thirt as large as the
eliterraneau OF Europe and, above all, the great
fsriai inlet into the heart Of the continent, through
its very iife-bl0Ji pours Its imperial tides l
y We are cOOlly summoned to surrender all tins TO
foreign power. Would W. SURRENDER II 20 LnSini' g
France, to Spain: Not All inch Of IL why tncn 10 '
Southern CouIederacy Nor!t snY 'theF gov -