The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-09-30

A perfect avalanche OF pardon seekers were at the
Presidents mansion to-day. \ greater number OF
Southerners are here for this purpose than ever
known before, fully three fourths Of the Presidents
business hours being taken up with the considera-
ton of the petitions for pardon.
New York, Sept. GA Savannah correspondent
says The Georgia Central Railroad is repaired n
distance of forty FIVE miles out OF Savannah. and. as
q consequence. trade has become very brisk, psrtio-
ularly in cotton, of which large quantities were
stored in the city, on the whsrves and about the
presses. Everything looked encouraging for the
thorough revival Of this important traffic as soon as
the railroads were restored. Acquisitions have been
made TO the line of steamers between Augusta and
Savannah. and new lines between Havana and
Savannah were being established"
Al Hilton Head, commercial prosperity is not SO
great. The place was losing its i'm sortsuce as a
depot, consequently much OF the traffic has been d.
verted elsewhere. There is very little exciting in
political topics. The coming State Convention is
creating but little excitement.
The Wilmington Herald prints n letter from Hon.
b. F. Moore, on the situation and duties Of the APP
preaching Convention on the questions Of slavery,
negro suffrage, the ratification of civil contracts en-
tered into during the war. and the reputation OF
the rebel debt, etc. He stands squarely on Governor
Holden's platform. At the same time he rather Oh
securely refers TO questions which should be left by
the Convention TO the action Of the Legislature. The
assumption of the rebel debt may be one Of these.
for be does no, appear to be in favor of repudiation.
though opposed TO the assumption OF that debt.
This is somewhat contradictory-we give it as We
received Fps. ArrAl The Herald says Mr..
Moore has the reputation OF being one OF the ablest
jurists of the State.
The Tribune's Richmond correspondent says COM
plants continue TO pour into the Freedmsn's Bu-
reau, Of maltreatment and meanness towards the
negroes on the part Of the planters in different parts
of the State. They band together to turn Oft all
their help except such as shall be actually needed
during the winter. Five dollars a month is paid to
such.
Henry A. Wise is gu. with thirty pages Of FOOLS
cap, addressed to General Grant, appealing from
General Terry's decision transferring Wise's prop
erty. abandoned by him, to the Freedmen's Bureau
New YORK, Sept. General Lee has accepted
the Presidency Of the Washington College. Va. in
letter which expresses the following sentiments
That il is the duty Of every citizen, in the preeent
condition of the country to do all in his power to sid
nj restoring peace and harmony 10 no way to dis
approve of the policy Of the State nor General Gov
ernmeut, directed TO that object and that it is par
ticularly incumbent on those charged with the in
instruction of the young to Set an example or sub
mission to authority.
The Times Washington special dispatch says it
has the best authority for eaying that Alexander ii
Stephens and j. II. Reagan. now confined IN Fort
Warren, in writing to their friends at the South. ex-
press the most liberal views respecting reconstruc-
ton, negroes, and the future Of the South. They
urge that the agricultural system Of the South must
be revolutionized ; that the negro, being a large aud
permanent element in the population OF the South.
must be so treated as to increase his seif-respect ana
manhood; that his freedom must be cheerfully &C
corded, and the negro educated for the intelligent
welding Of that political power which the progress
of events promises TO put him IN possession oil.
JEFF. Davis is 80 far recovered from his attack Of
erysipelas as to be able to resume his accustomed
daily walks.
The Herald's Fortress Monroe correspondent
states that JEFF. Davis, who hitherto has been denied
permission to communicate with his family, is now
allowed to write to his wife. With this new conces-
sion, and the privilege of reading some of the daily
papers, he says he has nothing left to complain OF
except the loss of liberty and the delay to bring him
to trial. All his letters are supervised by General
Miles before they are sent away.
The HeraId's Beaufort correspondence Of the I'd
says the Haytien dispatch steamer Getrdrd put into
that port for coal, water, &C., yesterday. The cap
tain is the bearer of dispatches to washington ASK
ing, it is presumed. for aid to quell the rebellion In
Hayti.
RALEIGH, IN. CO Sept. Judge Catron has re-
turned from an extensive trip through the South,
and states that cruelty to the freedmen and the
number of homicides among them by the whites are
increasing to q fearful extent, especially In places
where the troops are being withdrawn. The Judge
has q copy of the Southern Sun. which says, III
the Yankees are alarmed ut the killing OF a few hum
dred niggers in O day, in the States where they
have the protection of Yankee troops to a certain ex-
tent, what will be their alarm after the departure OF
the military forces and the readmission into the
Union of these States as sovereign powers. We Will
then have a com 2lete organization OF the militia IN
each county, which will give the Government a
standing army that can bid defiance to the world"
MONTPELIER, (Vt.) Sept. 5-At the election for
State and county officers and members OF the Legls-
lature, to-day, the vote was the lightest cast for
many years, being not more than three fourths al
large as that OF last year. The vote for Governor
from twenty five towns, embracing one-h NTH OF the
vote of the State. is for Dillingham; (kep) o.oVo
majority. The representative vote from AZ towns,
in all Of which the Republicans triumphed, except
FIVE, is in.
The proposal to erect a great hall and asylum for
Freemasons in New York, has at length assumed
tangible form. The site of the Church property COR
ner of Grand and Crosby streets, has been purchased,
and the subscriptions for the object now amount to
about $4,000.