The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-12-16

me JNt4s4E I G4a iHt = 1890
SAYS the appointment of Gen. Logan as Minister to
Mexico is believed here to be based on the PROMISE
that the French troops shall be withdrawn from
Max's domains at the same time that the United
States Army Of Observation shall be Withdrawn
from the Rio Graude, aud armed emigration 10 Mex
leo be discontinued.
The Eastern papers express great distrust IN the
reconstruction policy OF President johnson, and
freely condemn him for excessive leniency towards
the rebels. 1t is better FER him TO err on this side
than the other. Congress will soon meet. and the
Presidents Message Will be laid before it. giving his
views in full, and the whole policy will be discussed
in Congress. Meanwhile We insert the following
letter, which certainly shows 6rmness on the part of
the President
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The Republican pub
fishes the following dispatch:
WASHINGTON, Nov. I.
To C. q. Humphreys. GoreTn0r or mississippi:
The troops will be Withdrawn from Mississippi when,
in the opinion Of the Government, peace. order and
civil authority are restored, and can be maintained
without them. Every step will be taken while they
are there TO enforce strict discipline, aud they Will
be subordinate to the civil authority. There can be
no other or greater assurance given than has hereto
fore been. on the part of the President or Govern
ment. There is no concession required on the part
of the people Of Mississippi or It's Legislature, other
than q loyal compliance 10 the laws OF the united
States, and the adoption Of such measures giving
protection 10 all freemen or freedmen IN person or
property, without regard to color, as Will entitie
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the Federal Union. The people Of Mississippi may
feel well assured that there is no disposition 10 De
arbitrary on the part Of the Government, or 70 dc
tate what they should dc, but, on the contrary. 10
simply ami kindly advise a policy that II - believed
will result in restoring ali the relations which should
ueryade the bosom Of all those who desire peace
harmony and the thorough restoration OF the Union.
There must be confidence between the Government
and the States, and, while the Government conhdes
IN the people, the people must have falth II he
Government. This must be mutual and rec pTocai,
II - l- N-A-.; ~ -sll no fhTNy,rl T0
ASpREw JOHNSON.
81 the following. it appears that the Rev Mr.
Beecher, whose politics are as ultra as those Of the
most radical. sustoiOs the President
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher preached d sermon in
! Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, in which he spoke at
length of President Johnson's policy OF reconstruc-
ton, to which he gave u full enforcement In the
course Of his sermon be said that although 1t might
be presumption in him 10 say that he Endorsed Pres
ident johnson, yet he would remark that thus lar ne
could not lay his hand upon any act OF his which did
not seem to him to be wise and Just and benehciat'
Thank God for the eminent services and especially
for the wisdom of Mr.. Johnson Ii is remarkable
what a unity there is in the nation as 10 the wisdom
of his course. That those who voted for him should
have confidence in him is not surprising but that
which would attract the attention Of all was the fact
that the men that hated him and voted against him
are all now converted, and have all adopted Mr.
Johnson as their President. He believed that every
measure for the ameioration of the black race must
be done with the cordial consent of the good people
OF the south. ut LISIS FiSobS vi avs ~ Wv
Government would never better their condition.
The kindness of the white people of the South to-
ward the black is of more value than all the laws OF
the nation put together. In conclusion, MIR. Beecher
sttacked any scheme which would invite the emigra-
ton of the black race from this country, and urged
the policy Of giving the ballot, quoting the words oil
Sherman The man who carries a musket on be-
half of his country has the right to carry n ballot.
The following items relate to the Shenandoah,
which had returned home to Liverpool, England
where she sailed from
The pirate Shenandoah is ut Liverpool, and ha:
surrendered to the British Government.
\ special dispatch to the Herald ssys the Govern
ment is sorry that the American Consul at Liverpool
accented the Shenandoah. He must have acte(
without authority from the Government however
? he could do nothing but take her as the Stonetcdl
was taken, though these cases are dissimilar.
New YORK, Nov. 24-The Times Liverpool lette
SAYS the Shenandoah was in a very filthy condition
D when surrendered, and indicated that. the officer
, had no control over the crew. There was a laIg
quantity of flags of all nations on board, and tn
: crew said many more had been torn up for cieanin
In the foreign files by the China we find the fO
lowing The London Daily .NetcS says the orde
concerning the crew of the Shenandoah stipulate
I that all who were not British subjects should be lit
e Grated. The men were called up and claimed to b
9 residents OF the Southern States, or Spain an
France. None acknowledged being British subject:
, though many had the Scotch and Yorkshire accer
) of the broadest character. All were released. The
baggage was noticed to be particularly heavy.
u --latest kilograms.
i New York, November 26.-The Government d.
s tective force, so far from being disbanded, as wf
e doubtless the intention of the President at one tiEt
!, has now an important and legitimate work laid oil
for it in the chief cities Of the Union and along II
borders, TO detect and apprehend the counterfeltel
II of greenbacks, smugglers, and the defrauders of ii
Ia Internal Revenue.
Washington special dispatch says the great'
portion of the Presidents Message was placed
Oi type to-day. 1t will be completed in ample time
= be delivered to distant cities by special messenger,
ID be banded to the press on the day OF It's beinS pr
sented to Congress. The reports Of the Secretary
of the Treasury and Interior are complete, and a
= being placed in type.
IS. p. MD. Collins, the originator and prosecutor
lie Collins Overland Russian American Telegraph Lin
u had an interview with the President today. 1t
said the Company desire the Government TO assl
IS. them. They have already been furnished, within
st day or two. with a vessel belonging to the navy.
n \ complete list of the rebel cruisers and the We
sells destroyed 10y them has been prepared by /
:. Secretary of the American Shlpmasters' Associato
" and published. Altogether there we're ~ OF the
ly piratical vessels, whose course was commencen
es. June, 1861, by the sailing of the schooner SaUaHn
., from Charleston, and ended on the 9th Of the pre-
TT" ent month by the arrival Of the Shenandoah at Ii
er erDooI. These cruisers captured 20 merchant "
Ter sells. of al aggregate tonnage OF nearly i'ooO'"
n; tons, which we're either burned or sunk.
- The Herald says the session OF the United Suh
'' Circuit Court, with either Chief Justice Chase
re- Judge Underwood presiding, is ordered to commer
le, at Norfolk, Va, tomorrow. 1t is thought by sol
mt that the business to he brought before 1t Will be
I'm trial Of JEFF Davis
letter from Rio Janeiro says there is a stro
ed. emigration from the United States to Brazil, Eea'
be all refugees from the late rebellious States.
A letter from Georgia says the late rebel Gene
- Gordon is practicing law in Atlanta; Gen. Mhee
is in the commission business at Augusta; q