The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-01-28

an election can be called when the number Of quail
fed voters registered is equal to one-tenth Of the vote
Of 1850. The vote Of Louisiana in 1860 was about
5000, so that when $500 names are registered We
shall be entitled TO AN election. This certainly must
inspire every free Stareman with hope and Joy. II
assures us victory. II promises us the speedy restor-
alton OF our State under our new Con .tituiion, or at
any rate, with the old Constitution stripped Of the
hideous institution Of slavery
Congress-.
The tax on whisky is to be sixty cents per gallon.
Soon after the r~enssembling of Congress a bill will
be introduced instructing the President TO call out
300 900 men in addition TO the 300, 900 mentioned 10
the last call; not that 100000 will be secured, but
that one-fourth al least will oe obtained, and $500
each from the remainder. The treasury will thus
realize $50, 900. 900, which amount is to be sppro-
priated to pay reenlistment bounties to all troops
whose term expires next Spring. The three hundred
dollar clause will therefore not be repealed, but a con-
solIdafIon OF both classes will be made.
CHICAGO. January 5th-Washington specials say
the Sub Committees OF the House on the tax question
are all ready TO report on the reassembling of Con-
gress. Tine tax on whisky will be increased to seventy
cents; that on tobacco and petroleum doubled.
Licenses, also, are TO be increased considerably;
among others, one hundred dollars on each bank.
insurance company, or mercantile agency; Eve dollars
on vessels Of fifty tons burthen, and FIVE dollars on
each additional one hundred tons; Eve dollars on
agents for foreign insurance companies; ten TO twenty
dollars on boarding houses, according TO rental; three
dollars on hand -cartmen, ~draynen, and ten dollars
on conyeyaDces, etc.
Gov. Seymour's Message.
Albany, Jan. 5-The Legislature organized to-
day, and Republican officers were elected. The
Governors message, referring 10 national affairs,
says " But one course will save US from national
disruption-we must adhere 10 the solemn pledges
made by the Government at the outset of the war
we must seek to restore the Union and uphold the
Constitution. To this end, while we put forth every
exertion TO break down an armed rebellion, We must
use every influence of wise craftsmanship to bring
back those States which now reject Constitutional
obligations; We must hold forth every honorable in
ducement TO the people Of the South to assume again
the rights and duties of American citizenship. We
have reached that point in the progress of the war
for which We all have struggled, and We now stand
before the world a great successful military power.
Wise craftsmanship can now bring the war to a close
upon the terms solemnly avOwed at the outset good
faith TO public creditors, TO oil classes OF citizens, and
the world demands that this be done. The triumphs
won by our soldiers should be followed up by the
peace-making policy Of statesmen in the Cabinet,
and in no other way can we save the Union
The Amnesty Proclamation
New YORK. Dec. 81 The Tri6une's dispatch
from Washington contains the following private
adviees from the lower counties of Maryland and the
counties of Virginia on tbis side of the Rappahannock
The Amnesty Proclamation Of the President has been
received with very general satisfaction here, and the
people think that the time for such q proclamation
had arrived. Ii is believed that Gen. Butler has
written a statement from six rebel sergeants conf led
at Point Lookout, affirming that the prisoners are
well fed and cared for. 1t is also believed that n
larger number than one thousand rebels would ex-
press a wish to take the oath. but for the informed
ding Of the more violent of their comrades. Ii is
reported that n rebel called for three cheers for Gen.
Butler. on the OCCASION of the Generals recent visit
TO Point Lookout, and that the man was ut once
knocked down 10y others, who remembered JEFF.
Davis's proclamation on that subject.
There IL great dissatisfaction among the rebels,
and deserters who heard Of the Presidents proclama-
ton with surprise. have fastened TO come In. They
declare that if the proclamation could be distributed
freely among the rebel troops, thousands would AZ
once enter our lines.