The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-02-20

WHY GES. SooTT Returned so HASTILY IRON
EURoPE-EverybOdy knows now that there Wa:
no truth IN the story that Gen. Scott returned
from Europe 80 suddenly upon a mission from
the French Emperor. The General publicly an
nOunces that his return was caused by the appre-
hension that there would be immediate war be-
tween England and the United States. He states
that the feeling in England was universal that
war was inevitable and that feeling was caused
solely by the conviction on the part Of the great
body Of the people that the United Uas resolred
on ucaT with Great Britain, in order to punish
her for her concession OF belligerent rights TO the
rebel States.
The MAsoS-SLIDELL SrRRENDER.-There is
some cursing here among Western NJ. C.'s be-
cause Of the settlement of the Mason-Slidell ques-
ton bat AN overwhelming majority of all classes
rejoice in view Of the peaceful solution of the
prOblem-nOt only because il is important that
nothing should distract our attention from sup
pressing domestic rebellion, but also because Mr..
Stewards admirable letter to Earl Russell has
made 1t perfectly clear that We could not reject
the ~latter's cOurteously worded demand for the
surrender Of the rebel Commissioners without
regulating our own history and the doctrine for
which We fought in 1872. At the same time,
public sentiment is quietly unanimous as to the
mean spirit manifested by England in making a
demand directly in antagonism with her own
hitherto unrecanted and never before disavowed
policy. She should have been satisfied with a
disayowal OF any purpose on our part to outrage
her, and of which Capt. Wilkes gave an earnest
IN his generous resolve to let the Trent pass on to
her destination, instead of subjecting her and her
passengers to long detention and the ship and
cargo to confiscation. England had the technical
right, under our own American doctrine, to de-
mand the restoration of the rebel Commissioners,
but it was a right she might well have forborne.
Had she asserted it and then abandoned il forth
with upon It's concession by our Government, the
country would have hailed with great JOY that
evidence of the sincerity of England's pretence of
trIeuulIueSS and of her desire m ba sip,rly nan
trail IN the struggle between the Union and the
rebellion but she has chosen to exact her pound
OF flesh, and the recollection will assuredly, at
some future day, nerve with additional power the
arm OF every American when our day of retribu-
ton comes, as come it must Wash. Letter.
ITALY.-KingY Victor Emmanuel and the States
men OF Italy are condemned to wait a little longer
f- the good time they have been so long expect
ing when the French troops would march out of
Rome and the Italian soldiers march in. NJ.
French Minister ut Turin, who had
been sent for to Paris, has returned to his station
any instructions. NJ. Ratazzi, the proxi-
mate Prime Minister of Italy has been to Paris to
induce the : master of the situation to come to
q deeIslon, but his journey has only elected the
answer that they must wait. There is reason to
believe that Louis Napoleon, though anxious to
end an embarrassing situation, breads the flight
Of the Pope as a blow to the pride of France and
to the superstition of Southern Italy. The very
men who are most anxious to deprive the Pope of
hs temporal power are most DESTROYS also to keep
him within has diocese. Ia fact both the French
md the Italian governments are prepared to
make almost any sacrifice sooner than come TO an
absolute and open breach with the Papacy.
lheIe Is no prospect OF a compromise so long as
he present Pope lives but he is in his 10Th year,
ne Is subject to epileptic seizure, and he is a mar
VI to erysipelas, and within the last IL months
ne has been breaking fast. In face of these facts
md the changes that indicate Il waiting policy
however fraught with immediate evil to the South
ltaiy-has many reasons in its favor, and even
N justice to the present Pope himself it should be
that he took solemn vows at his
accession to uphold the independence and integ-
lty of the Papaey, and that he conscientiously
hrInks from any act that might violate those
ows. But another Pope cannot be called upon
o take a similar oath, because the temporalities
already passed from under his rule-and an
stute successor of Plus the ninth would not be
kelly to bind himself by inconvenient pledges.
1eantime the Ex-King of Naples takes advantage
I the unsettled state of affairs to keep up his
iischievous. system of brigandage in his late
ominions.