The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-05-09

attitude. then Congress VIII doubtless call . Conven-
ton for the purpose Of enabling the Slave States con
stitutioually to withdraw from the Union. - that
whether this great Republic shall De permanently
severed or reunited, the public peace may be pre-
served, and tine horrors Of a civil aud servae var be
avoided Even then the result would he sufficiently
deplyrlj,e. and the prospect Of q continued peace
between the Two rival Republics extremely dubious
The new C5ufrieracy, uub.u,hiugly avowing a. its
foundation 81 system against which the advancing
civilization g.: the whole world Is ~ar-ayei, VIII ~
once euisavor 10 extend lis possessions, and bring
/ under Us Ha,-sll rule the weaker States IL Mexico and
Central America. aud the North viii a. surely join
with England and France 10 prevent the conslmma-
ton Of the unjust scheme. Constant collisions WI.
arise along The border, which viii be infested by
-uug-Iers. srave-s,ea'er- aud ~brigeuds, and 1t Is not
probable that relce could De long maintained Il 5
% be hcrel tina, the Southern people may realize this,
auI throwing y tAe iron rule Il their present selfish
and iesrat.c leader. may demand from the Federal
Government tina; protection which II = is duty 20
g.,eai over them, and that the close Of I.ueO'u's adj
niu.s,.-t.5n nay again dLI the States united and
prosperous. This o.. - iey1utly 10 lie
~wisaei." vii. be resisted 20 the end ty the uuscru-
pulaus lenders in ;he present evolution, whose hands
will he strengthened - the army and naval officers
~. A+Ht aN@.--L- haHHH goa fa.aAA.A aaH.4
o4ths 70 serve the Fedora. Government. and are now
il the service ofthe south. still We cannot We, despair
Of the Republic. We shall soon know what i 20
be is fate. That the new Coufeieracy. concerning
which Stephens, L. Nicc-PreSiieut, saws. . Its fouu-
cations are laid, it, cornerstone rests upon the great
truth that sllrsrg-subariiuatiou 10 the superior
rlce-is the na,ura! and normal condition Of the
. government founded upon such q
principle can ever maintain a position among the
civilized nations Of the earth. We cannot for moment
believe. The following quotation from the L0uG0a
Wars gives, I think, u correct idea Of the sentiments
which, in spite Of the power of King Cotton, will be
universally felt by European Powers towards the
con;ederacy They, the Cotton States, have, as
tar as their acts are worth anything. voluntarily cut
themselves eff from the only connection which gave
them political dignity or credit. As long as they
were confoundel il the grand total Of American Nu-
tionality, they shared the high aud noble place
which it, vigor, freedom, and enlightenment secured
it in the regard Of the world. All this the south
has lost. 1t has not only isolated itself, but in the
madness Of fanaticism, has founded lis constitution
on that very social feature which Is the most odious
in the eyes Of the civilized world. 1t has abused the
mare Of Republic, and from being part Of a glorious
nation, has become a joint stock corporation for up
holding and extending the euslavement Of their fell (
Ow men"
"Nero flI!ei while Rome was burning and
iesfite the storm which Is raging round the devoted
and threatening its speedy ruin, the badg-
President and his cabinet are besiegei by the
horde Of hungry applicants for the official Ioayes
md fishes which the new administration has 1t in its
power to distribute. The unsought appointment of
Charles Francis Adams as Minister to England,
general satisfaction to all parties. His grand
ather, the Immortal John Adams, was or first Am
,assldor 10 that Court, and the second President Of
he United States. His father, John Quincy Adams,
he ''old man eloquent was also Ambassador and
resident, AMI the son bids fair to maintain the re-
lown of this family Of true patriots. Mr.. I. J.
editor of the OregJaian, has been confirmed
much opposition as Commissioner to the Ha-
Saiian Islands. Mr.. Bunker, formerly L. ;. Con-
III to Llhaiua, was 4 prominent candidate for that
The two principal candidates for the Homo
ulu Consulship are Mr.. J. \. Dix, one OF the
ditors Of the Boston Journal, and Mr.. Elias Per
iEs, formerly resident Of Honolulu. Mr.. Dix's
are cousjiereI the best, though Mr.. Perkins
rings a strong New York influence to bear upon
Ir. Seward. Either OF these candidates viii wur-
fill the office.
Favored denizens Of Hawaii, as you cannot envy
: our present political status, neither can you
for our most uudelectable New England eli
nate. The first month Of ethereal mildness''
as nearly passed, but winter yet Z" fingers in the .
Ip Of spring - with a vengeance, after having
nee fairly taken his leave. On the u day OF this
eceittul month, the thermometer on the North
de Of my house stood n 80 > III the shade The
now had disappeared, and the snow drop and GRO
as were in bloom. In Is hours later, the same
lermometer indicated / = below zero Since then
has been 20 below zero, and We have had the
seyerest snow storms OF the season, the last
lviuc irifte1 - feet high in some Of which your !
lmble correspondent mas three times been upset in !
IS sleigh. And while | write, my little nephew. -
scion Of q late respected resident of Honolulu,)
nd "A native graduate Vi Mr.. Ingraham's Honolulu
rec School, yclept John StuPplebeen, are busily {
,OJrba!iHe each other under my window to the n
usc OF the robins and blue birds and other spring d
trblers, which having been humougged into com o
Z north too soon, are - whisJiug 10 keep their
urlge up till the q" better time coming makes its
,pearance. But my letter Is already too long, and ,
close. Aloha. MAKELA.
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