The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-09-12

discontent manifested By the American pres,
against England and France. Mr.. Lincoln con-
fe--es tlat several Powers had for a moment
adopted measures with a view To a speedy disS1-
luton of the tnion but he l. happy 10 b able
u say that the sovereignty of the United States
i now respected by all the Powers. In q word,
the Presidents Message i more calm in ZONE
than it appeared u De- from the t-legraphic dis
Patches. however un~hakable may be his de
I Termination - carry On the war 10 the end
Prom the London NeTs. July Igl
TuE WaE OvE FOR LrnErTY-Presiient Lincolu's
Message sets II rest, with the simplicity Of an I'M
cHIng,abie resolve. many idle rumors Of n c0mprom-
i-r between the s0-cIilei State rights Of a rphelljous
minority, and the fundamental principles Of National
union and National sovereignty which Washington
oequea.hei to the people Of the United States As
d" -Icreily obligatory on all, ~ 8. the main pillar in
the eii6ce Of real independence" a. the support o.
tranquility At home. Of pence abroad, ~ofsafety. ospros-
perity, OF liberty itself. l. that gocily fabric Of self
ruling freedom 20 remain one nation, or 70 be split
mp into rs many mutually destructive tyr.nnies as
the terrorism Of rapacious minorities NAV establish by
virtue Of a pretended right Of secession Mr.. Lin
coin shows that the malignant taiacy Of the rejsi
ied7erS means nothing more or less than the desfrUc-
tiOH " the National Union. This was in fact
the very flliacy against which Washington prophe-
tlcalIy warned his feUOw-citzens in his farewell
message. And if the National Union of 81. instead
Of l3 States, Is now assaiied by a fatal combination
OF Internal enemies, so much more heinous Is the soph-
ism. The message Of the President plainly treats the
war, which a league Of PARTICLES has provoked, As a
struggle for National existence.
Ii seems impossible that this plain, unvarnished
speech of the Republican President should not sink
deep into the hearts and consciences Of a people pos
sessed Of any moral sense, of any reverence for the
memory Of the great founder Of their liberties. Of any
hope Of interests beyond the passions or the appetites
Of the hour. And President Lincoln bears proud
aud solemn witness that in truth - the plain people
know well that - this Is essentially I peoples con-
test" The secessCnal oligarchy deliberately . press
out Of view the rights of men and the authority Of the
people" Their elections are held in military camps,
their State papers are eloquent on the rights OF mi
norities.
On the side Of the Union the struggle is felt to be one for
Z" maintaining a form aud substance of Government under
which the condition Of Tie whole people has been elevated and
largest army of volunteers ever known, and comprising re--
ments Of which every common soldier j. a man OF high culture
and attaiuIneut-, has rushed u the standards Of the Union. II
some othccTs IN tine land and sea services have deserted their
col,rs- they w-re the creatures Of favor or of fortune of the
common soldiers and sailors. not one has failed for % moment IA
loyalty, even ia ths face Of IIricher"uS commanders. With
such support a. this, President Lincoln l. prepared to prove
that those who can fairly carry an election can also SUPPRESS
a rebellion" There i not a free people. or a people aspiring 10
freedom throughout the worli-much less j. there "A people with
AnEIo-SdNou blood in it, yeiuS-that - not concerned in the
momentous crisis. which the President Of the United States de-
scrihes, in the simplest words. as d" a great lesson Of peace. teach
ing men that what they cannot take by IN election. neither can
they take by war No lesson, it should be- remembered in
I'm land, can be more conservative, in the best and only true
sense. than this.
The American civil war. then. i II question Of crtcRding
the mcq If NhareTy, ofrcririHg the StqTctrGd' int II -
more than All tins Tor the Nec Borid. amt f0r The Gu 1t
my. If national CrivfsHce. To that .fnericaH Union rhich
me g"Hi"S and gOodteSs Of II UdshtHgtoH creHtef Tor an
'rglpis. But for all free peoples it H. a question OF upIIolding
the eternal principles Of liberty. morality and justice. War for
such a cause, though it be civil war, may perhaps, without
impiety, be called
Gods most perfect instrument
For working out a pure intent.