The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-05-12
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FOREIGN News!
Arrival of the Bark ID. c. Murray"

BY the unexpected arrival Of this favorite packet.
on Tuesday morning, May 9th. We are in receipt Of
San Francisco dailies to April Oath, containing East
ern Geographic news to April Goth. She brings the
New York mails of March Dist and 3lst-the latter
having been only thirty eight days in coming through
to Honolulu.
The following selections embrace the more import
ant news received by this arrival.
The Herald's Fortress Monroe special correspond
ence says, rumors increase that JEFF. Davis will be
taken to Richmond on n writ of habeas corpus. Jea's
health is growing worse.
President Johnson orders the suspension of Mayor
Munroe and Alderman Nixon, of New Orleans.
Acting Mayor Clark continues in Office until par
doned.
Captain r. B.. Winder, imprisoned at Richmond
for several months, was discharged recently by o.
ders from headquarters.
CHICAGO, April 2th.-The Wisconsin Legislature,
by a strict party vote Except two Republican mem
bers in each branch), adopted resolutions declaring
that Senator Doolittle has betrayed the people of
Wisconsin and ought tC resign.
The cholera still prevails in Southern Russia,
where the mildness of the weather has produced n
great deal of illness. At Moscow there have been so
many cases of typhoid fever lately that the hospitals
are full.
WASHINGTON, April 19th.-Gen. Edward McCook.
to-day received his commission as Commissioners to
the Sandwich Islands.
WASHINGTON, April 1Sth.-The House Judiciary
Committee have had a full consideration of the Pres
ident's late message, and will report against the
modification of the test oath, believing there are
plenty of men to hold office under it.
Prominent friends of the President say he will en-
force the Civil Rights bill in good faith. having ex-
ercised his constitutional prerogative in vetoing the
bill, and Congress having exercised its prerogative
in passing it over the same, he feels bound by their
action. These gentlemen also express the belief Of
his having seen the power of Congress, and with
what unity it is sustained by the party, he will not
endeavor to enforce his action. SO that there may be
harmony bet ween them.
General Howard will, under verbal Instructions
from the President, issue a circular to his subordi-
mates apprising them Of the passage of tho Civil
Rights bill, and instructing them to inform the
freedmen Of its provisions, and assist them in main
tanning the same.
The President has made a speech TO the soldiers
and sailors, in which he deGnes his position very
clearly and very sensibly. If there is no greater
difference of opinion between the President and Con-
gress than this, the rupture will be healed. 1t looks
as if he showed a disposition to yield to the views Of
Congress and work with it:
Now, what remains to be done? 1t is to admit
their Representatives. [Cheers.] When we say
admit representatives in a Constitutional and law
abiding sense, as we intended at the beginning OF
the Government, all that is needed is for both houses
respectively TO determine the question. But some
one will say a traitor might come in. The answer
to that is that each House must be the Judge. and
when traitors present themselves, cannot either
House know that they are traitors I? Cannot they
kick them out Of doors, and send them back, saying
to the people who sent them. you must send loyal
men ? lCheers, and "A voice, 9 that's logic. l What
Is the difficulty about that? None. TCheers.l fla
traitor presents himself to either House, cannot that
House say, no, you cannot be admitted into either
body: 60 back; We will not deny your people repre-
sentation, but they must send US loyal Representa-
tives.' LCheers When the State does send loyal
Representatives, can you have any better loyalty"