The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-05-23


most remarkable statistics Of trade since the f1rma-
ton aud completion OF these great arteries Of interior
commerce., showing an increased tonnage, increased
revenue, and decreased expenses, which, IL the ag-
gregate or singly. have no parallel since the waters
Of the grea. lakes and the Atlantic ocean were min
gled in front Of our own and the nations commercial
emporium The whole amount Of tolls received =
S3,OO9, 55T.
\ FogTUSE-Rober !. Walker has suddenly be-
come a millionaire 10y the decision made in the Su-
preme Court, involving the title TO "a quicksilver
mine in California estimated 70 be worth -lJ,DOO,OOJ.
Mr.. Walker Is the proprietor u oue-htJh gf this val
liable mine. and was offered not long ago, $1,000
900 for it, provided the Court should give a favora-
be decision. That decision has now been given, and
Mr.. Walker, who was. 10 use his own words, q" a beg
gar in the morning went home 10 his dinner a
millionaire. The disastrous condition Of the country
may, however, prevent his Immediate realization Of
his " expectations"
"-4n -f5oiitiouisi Is any man who does not love
slavery for its own sake, as a divine institution
who does not worship II as the corner stone Of civil
liberty who does not adore it as the only possible
social condition on which n permanent Republican
Government can be erected and who does not in
his Utmost soul, desire 10 see it extended and per-
petuated over the whole earth, a. a means Of hui
man reformation second in dignity, Importance and
sacredness- alone TO the Christian religion
The death Of Mrs. Catharine Grace Gore, the
popular English novelist. Is announced by our re-
cent arrivals a. having taken place about the last
Of January, ut the age Of 81. She was no less a
woman Of society. than Of letters. and was equally
remarkable for the wit and brlilllucy % her con-
yersatiJn, and the fertility and liveliuess Of her pen.
As a deliueator Of the manners Of fashionable life,
she had few rivals, and Of the 60 or 20 different
works which she wrote, extending 10 nearly 200
volumes, there Is scarcely a page which j. duh or
commonplace.
The CASE OF TIE American BoyAPARTEs-The
case Of the American BOnapartes, which was de
cided against them, 1t IS said, is 10 be reOpenei up
on an appeal Mrs. Patterson and her son have not
| II. $500 Larn- : .TIra III 9HTr .-I ~La
simple object Of the proceedings has been 10 place
upon record documents which would remove the
presumed stain Of illegitimacy from the grandson Of
Mrs. Patterson. who Is "a captain in the French
army, and who IS very popular there. He is rather
q " fast young man, and drives an American
buggy and a splendid pair Of horses, on the Champs
Elysees, every pleasant afternoon. Ia addition to
his pay, he has an income allowed him by his grand
mother, Of twenty-five thousand francs a year.
TmE Successor OF GENERAL TwIGGs.-The Presi-
dent has appointed Colonel T.. Y. Sumner Brigadier
General IN the United States Army, 10 the post rem
dered vacant by the dismissal Of brevet Major
General d. +. Twiggs. General Sumner has served
in the army over forty years, having entered the
Second Regiment Of Infantry in 1873. At the or
gauizltiou Of the First Regiment Of Dragons he
was transferred 10 that regiment. Most Of his life
has been spent in the saddle, west Of the Mississippi
river. He participated throughout the war with
Mexico, and was promoted for gallant and meritorious
couiuct in the battles of CerrO Gorlo and Moline
del Rcy. At the battle 81 Cheruhusco General
Scott paid him the high compliment Of assigning
him 10 the command If another regiment, the Noun
ted Rihes-although a field officer Of that regiment
was then on duty with it. After the war General
Sumner was placed in command Of the Department
OF New Mexico, and At the formation Of the four
new regiments, authorized by Congress in 1850, he
was appointed Colonel. General Sumner arrived
in San Francisco. by the steamer, April %.
4 True ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS W. d Porter Of
the United States ship -. Mary's, stationed At Pana-
ma, has written a spirited and patriotic reply to J.
II. Hamilton, in the Navy, who recently ISSUED a dis
loyal address TO the officers Of the Navy. Com. POr-
ter, who i a native Of Louisiana, says
You, sir, have called upon your brother officers,
not only TO become traitors TO their country, but to
betray their sacred trust and deliver up the ships
under their command. This infamous appeal would
in ordinary times, lie treated with the contempt 1t
deserves. But | feel il "A duty | owe to myself and
brother officers with whom | am associated to reply,
and state that all under my command are true and
loyal to the stars and stripes and to the Constitution.
NV duty is plain before me. The constitutional gov
eminent Of the United States has entrusted me with
this beautiful ship. and before | will permit any
other flag TO fly at her peak than the stars and stripes,
| will fire a pistol in her magazine and blow her up.
This is ing answer to your infamous letter.
MORE Troops FOR ALCATRAz- Orders have been
very recently issued by the War Department, as we
learn by the .Nttr York Herald. received by steam
er, directing Companies \ Il and J, Third Artillery,
to take post ut Fort Alcatraz, III the harbor. Three
companies were transferred yesterday, from Fort
Point to Alcatraz. The troops went over last eve
ming. in vessels from North Beach. Alcatraz Fort
I ont q I the strongest III ~ Nullt ttttt~- ~ nus
now one hundred and seventy-hve guns mounted
some # them of immense calibre-being Column
biads, which throw shot weighing 100 pounds. \
single battery Of some sixteen Of those great pieces,
completely commands Fort Point, which en- the coll
trary. has no guns commanding Fort Alcatraz-sO
that the latter Is the Sumter Of California, save in
strength-fOr II Is capable OF resisting almost any
force that could be brought against it. \ garrison
Of sufficient strength Is still left ut Fort Point. The
guns Of AlcatraZ look out in all directions, and
cover all the approaches 10 the Sacramento river,
and the entrance Of the harbor, while it Is the safe
guard and protection of the metropolis OF the Paci-
fc San Francisco need fear no enemy while that
giant fortress i in the hands Of men loyal 10 the stars
and stripes. There are now about 400 men Oh the
island, who are amply sufficient TO hold It, though
u full war garrison would amount 10 perhaps a
couple Of thou-aud--itO.
SECESSION To DE LEGALLY TEsTED-The st.
Louis Democrat has been furnished with an extract
from an answer to be filed in the Circuit Court for 81.
Louis county, in the suit Of n New Orleans bank
against a banker Of st. Louis, to recover q large
sum Of money The {" defendants state that the
plaintiffs. whether chartered by law OF not, are an
association of persons, citizens Of the state OF
Louisiana. dOmicilei and doing business therein, and
acknowledging allegiance thereto, and have ahJured
all allegiance 70 the United States Of America /; that
said State Of Louisiana mas seeded from and re-
VOTED against the United States Of America, and j.
az war with the same that the plaintiffs, and all
other persons who are citizens Of said State, and
domicilei therein, and acknowledging allegiance
thereto, are alien enemies Of the United States OF
America, and " the State Of Missouri. and have no
right 10 maintain any suit in the courts Of the state
Of Missouri. Wherefore defendants ask that this
suit may be dismissed" &c This defence, # per-
sisted in % the last resort. would carry the question
Of the right Of a State 70 secede TO the Supreme
Court Of the United States for settlement. Its pros
ecutiou OPENS the door 20 q variety Of legal questions,
and will lie watched with interest.
C,FrrAuRrs on SFCEssION.-Iu almost every street
NAV be seen carIcatures on the present secession
movement If the South. One Of these carIcatures rep
reseuts South Carolina as a j4ckass, striving IN vain
% break the rein which fsteus II 90 the VcstOi Union
while the Palmetto flag waves proudly from ~ ele-
vatei tail. Another represents a cannon, supposed
20 be loaded. Gov. Pickeus standing directly before
the muzzle. with a lighted match IN his hand. while
President Buchanan with hands appraised stands be-
hind the gun. Fort Sumte" appears m the distance
PIcseu- exclaims. O Il y0E don't surrender that fort