The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-05-30

4NA#@ AAtA[A ~ ANhf hAf-A $500 a 80 N-- ina
acter % President Lincoln, Tut, 50 far a. they 20
they b-.r witness 70 his ability, prudence, courage,
AID arIIu=-- aud these are tGe qualities which cur
President -hJuli haze, and all that ara absolutely
necessity 20 him IN such a crisis - the present
With these. If he should act - wisely hereafter -
heretofore, he viii bring Us through our troubles as
hOLgr4b : and successfully as washington led our
faTeiathers through the RESOLUTION but We trust
tnlt the term u nlstiiities will De as much shorter
,llu the revolution, s. the strength Of our Govern
meut = greater, ana that q: cur enemies less khan
~ that day
The BsI.la las "a graphic letter from is
ei-tyr. who is IL Washington, containing 5,
much news on the war. and tie relative position
Of tile North and South. thar We venture TO copy
50 much Of IL a. We have room for. II i an
eloquent production. which viii bear re-PeruslI :
WASHINGTON. April -, 1861.
The Spirit Of the Times.
Startling events crowd upon Us 80 rapidly, ~ the
present time, that the chTsuicier scarcely knows how
OF where 10 begin the recital. The call 70 arms hiss
been sounded. and q mighty nation has sprung Up
almost in a night, and b-ck.ei on their weapons u
death Iae federal capital i one vast campaign,
musical with the tread u ~sciiiery. and gay with their
varied uniforms and the countless flags that zrat
over public and private buildings, telling that the
Genius % Liberty has NOT been driven from her home
upon the banks %! the Potomac. Cavalry dash along
our streets, batteries II artillery thunder over the
pIveucufs, Uuskets and baycH-ts flash II the sun.
and all the parapherna.ia u wax meet the gaze on
every hand. sad sight, indeed, TO the patriot : such
= -Ceue-aud by reason OF the cause which makes il
necessary, but s-iier far, suuli L be o. the true man,
90 see = great Government falling 90 pieces 10y inertia,
apparently Incapable 90; cNyrtlug Its inherent power
OF -eifr ro;esu.x, and 30 iapslUC into anarchy and
destruction. = the midst % the national gloom. the
past week mas witnessed q resurrection 81 patriotism
that Viii live IN history when the pillars OF the
capitol shall have been cTumD.ei into dust. \ week
ago tLe country Ms split into half "a dozen political
factions. The great North, holding the commerce
and capital, and "a vast TreTouierance Of the people
Cf the Jalsu were apatLerc, careless o. the public
weal-cuufeut 20 let events shape themselves a. they
might, and 90 take whatever fortune should happen
70 te;all the land. PlrtisIus >'ru Eglei agaius, each
other under tine impulse q bitter ha'e, and quarrclel
over trIaluE ues>cutals-Whil 20 the dangers which
meugcsi the Government and Republican institutions
they seemed totally OJliyiOus. Here and there some
grry-Egirei patriot, whose experience Of times for
gotten by the miIi!--aged, rembiei, fearing that
the.G0yerrment was dlslEtegrating and ialliug into
ruin for lack Of honesty and patriotism in the people.
But ali l. changed. The roar Of South Carolina
guns, directed towards the stars and stripes, echoed
IN the hearts Of the people and rudely aroused them
from their apathy. In an instant American loyalty
and nat I,i:su leapei into life. Overwhelming and
crushing out every other sentiment, ard filling their
place with high resolve TO sustain the Government
against It's iCes, wherever found. Party disseutiOus
were hushei - if the Master had said, 'Peace-be
still - Men forgot their party strifes and thought
only Of guarding their country against the dangers
which threaten the integrity OF lis Government.
me- tA- - TN lpStAItl a. ilEs All 4u-lAIrA HN ttu4-
hopes and fears and aims. The spectacle Is =
sublime one, indicating thoroughly the soundness
Of popular Institutions, and giving new courage TO
those VINO labor Tor the spread Of true Democracy
the world. 1t was only while the Secession
issue seemed 10 Toe 81 mere party question that it was
because unsupported Of its venOmCus
power but the moment Secession broke out in open
rebellion and struck down the stars and stripes from
S%umPter's wall, there rose from one end q the nd 20
tie other the shout OF freeHen ready 10 battle 70 the
death against the monster which threatened the
safety. Civil war is always i most direful
evil, but still more TO be dreaded : the national
paralysis which binds 4 nation in chains Of apathy,
until it Is handed over 10 degradation aud death.
| need not occupy your space with any detailed
cotice Of the rising Of the people Of the free States III
response to the Presidents proclamation. Your st.
Louis Correspondent will have given you more Of
those than you can publish. Here there IS but one
opinion O. TO the vigorous policy which the Admins
tratiCn has entered upon-that Of apprOval-aud but
1ue regret, 20 wit: that il was not inaugurated by
Mr.. buchanan six months ago. II has consolidated
the North, FOR in wiping ont the party issues Of the
past, and dismissing the eternal slavery question, Is
{ docs for the nOuce, IL brings the people squarely up
10 the simple issue, = Have we a Government with
right OF power 20 protect itself from cOnspITatOrs
aud assa-sins If political life - II We have not, II
JuGht 10 be known that Republican government Is =
allure, and that military d~espOtism j the only
which can ensure stability and peace 10
people. The issue Is now 10 be tested. There Is
10 avoiding the shock. Evidences accumulate that
Jefferson Davis and his followers long ago resolved
% break up the Government OF the Union, and, with
ne aid VI an ImbecIle President and a tIaltorous
'abiner, they nearly succeeded. But, thank God,
heir work WAS not quite finished. The voice OF the
people i rolling IN upon Us every hour, Offering
money and men with lavish hand tor the support IT
the Government. 1ou cIuHot conceive the entbusi-
.sm % the people. Old Nloneyblgs, usually 80 selfish
hat one suspects nothing Ike blood or a heart
Jcnel'h his shrivele skiu. pours out his gold like
water, and be-s the Government 10 take his millions
md repay them At its leisure while gallant men
inter- into friendly strife Tor the privilege OF taking
ne post Of danger in the military lefeusc Of the flag
which has proclaimed the glory Of the power Of
America FOR many a year on every sea and IN every
and. That this exhibition has startled the North
tself ! evident to all; aud that 1t will have a SINH
ar effect upon our misguided brethren Of the South
.4uuut toe doubted. All the visions OF bread riots IN
ne North, and the discussions which were 70 set the
there sighting among themselves, so soon as
ne issue should be made between the friends and
ucm,es Of the Union IN the South, have vanished, As
: ;ue manner OF visions ami even the y. /. BtTGi4, ]
10 long the Secession organ, which has done its best
iucIte such riots, and mas predicted the Secession
f New York city from the State-eveu Bennett, the
.litor, with all his intense hatred Of a people amid
whose scorn he liyes-has been compelled 10 abandon
he DisuuiOu pgUciiviiIes Of that Journal, and l. now
swearing that If the Government had followed
Is advice 1t would have repres>ed rebellion by the
tr0ng hand long months ago. New York, Instead Of
eIng ruined, II now says viii reap an advantage
the strife; while OF the Seeded States II says
- The prospect for the Seeded States Is, however,
loomy in the extreme. Without a navy, destitute
u NHlHlil- WIN Ao tIt4lt. commerce. ANA tiAAt N1N
If necessary manufactures excluded. it Is clear that
period OF darkness and misery awaits them.
- The policy adopted by Nr. Lincoln, a set forth in
Il proclamation, and his speech 10 the Virginia
commissioners, j.. on the whole, approved by the
masses ia the community. ltclnnOt harm the North
and, if the damage it may iufic- upon
he South i 10 be regretted, II will be none the less .
if Il secure final peace TO the country
lou may be sure il required an irresistible issue Of
0pular sentiment 10 carry the Herald up to that at
Itu3e Of patriotism and common sense. | refer 10 it
~ a striking sign Of the times. Accustomed TO
eVeud upon it, support, and 20 draw hope and con-
,lat.on and encouragement from its outpourings,
he Secessiouists OF the South receive the new doctrines
+ that sheet with confusion and dismay.
The signal for this wonderful outbreak Of publ
eminent in support Of the Administrator was the
residents Proclamation calling upon the States foe
10 defend the Constitution and the laws. There
no rarty bltterne.. enl.s,lnr into lLe strife f-r No