The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-02-13

Joke c. treason under which they were iRyol-
unArilT drawn, and al that Is required there Is
p-oaeetion from rebel guerrilla raids after tbeir
rssu-n : determined Cd, watch protection viii
soon u given than
At Charleston there seus 70 b . chang IN
the tactics which have % Ious hsd Sway before
the rehel stronghold, and = portion OF the troops
had SAILED south, a. Is supposed, On IN expedition
agzinz; Savannah There are probably 10 very
strong -fo-.6asions before thai cry. and If =
capture os il L designed, it vii Dot take 50 long
: siue IS hss beea CONSUMED hf9re Charleston.
IL present there cn Dc 10 grest gain in occuPy-
ing s;hsE Of these cities, until tie forces in :he
rear (Grant's) can advance snd follow I'D the
success The bonbarding as Charleston Is sid
70 have been suspended abo1; the l9th 81 Janp-
s-y, bit this suspension w~illonly De temporary.
= De renewed again with i~ncreasad visr.
We observe thar M Lincoln i bang brought
fcEard eonsPicuously as 8 candidate for the next
presidency. TIE Legislatures Of New Hampshire,
Pennsylvania and Kansas haYe endorsed his nom
nation, and the probability Is that the novenen.
viii extend through al the Stats, and thai be
VIII b elected with great unanimity IS the PEG
PIES choice IN 1861 There i 10 question but
that he has made thus far one OF the bs. and
most popular Presidents tia. the Republic has
ever lid. and thai his reelection viii b the
surat and ~spe=iist way to restore pace and har-
mony 70 the Union. 1t would show the South.
moreover. that the North did moi elec, him BY
mistake. b1t that lie was its first. last and only
choice. There would b in his Reelection some
thing Of stern justice. telling the rebeis that they
must settle the treason difficulty with the nan
with whom they chose 70 comuenoe il. \
change IN the presidential incumben:-no matter
who might 20 in-would soften their pride, and
they would think themselves less BUNDLED. in
sueing for pace.
For Viee-Preident, it has been suggested 10
select . candidate from California. but j, seems
more probable that Henry Winter Davis, OF
Maryland, stands the bat chance Of the honor.
Such Z selection would De 8 tribute 70 the border
States that would secure from them = strong
yute.
The European adyiees indicate an increase
Of the troubles that threaten 70 involve central
EUROPE IN war SIS soon IS spring opens. The
Of the new King in Denmark by no
means removes thei cause Of contention, but
the question Of lezaamacy rather increases it.
And YET il is di9ealt 10 see what either party
can gain By going to war, which though CON-
mencing between small nations, may involve the
mast powerful.
There Is little doubt now that MAMMALIAN.
the newly-appointed Emperor of Mexico, intends
70 proceed 70 that country in March. He Is to
Be accompanied by = large French army, suff-
Gent, il is said. 10 ensure his being seated FIRMLY
On the throne Of Mexico. One of the conditions
on which ne accepted the offer was that it
Be ratified by = popular vote. That
has not been carried cut. and probably
never viii Re submitted 10 the people, and as a
he VIII doubtless find that q large
French army viii be a necessary permanent
10 the throne and thar the Mexican
whenever an opportunity is gwen them,
will decide against an Austrian Prince ruling
them. The Mexican war has thus far cost
rance two hundred millions of francs, q su6-
lent sum 10 have settled twice over all the
laims held against Mexico by Frenchlnen and
together