The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-11-17
The Foreign News.


Owing to tn. interruption in the working Of
the Overland T~elegraph for some ten days, We
have but IittE Eastern American or European
news by the lat arrival. The frequent breaking
Of the wires would indicate the necessity for a
second telegraph, which, We believe, Is il course
of construction but as Obstacles are in
the way Of its completion by the old Company.
who claim a monopoly Of the telegraph privilege.
it Is uncertain low soon it will opera
tions.
The State eection returns are reported 10
have been NOR deci>ively in favor OF the Re
publicans thar the first advices augured. In
each of the Stae Legislatures there are increased
Republican maOrities, while the delegations to
Congress are Is strongly Republican as At
present. In tie Senate of Congress, the Re
publicans will lave a gain of three or four MEM
bers. This indicates that the North will sustain
Congress in the contest between that body and
the President. Ii Is stated in the later teIegrauls
that there IS some probability that the President
will decide 10 blow = more conciliatory coarse
than Of late.
We see 10 ney ref, rences 70 the sensation dis
patch about the Presidents asking the advice of
his Attorney General regarding the legality of
setting aside the authority of Congress, or con-
vening another body TO include Representatives
from the Southern States, and it probably had
no good foundation. Nothing could be more
prejudicial to tIe peace of the Union than the
continued hostility between the two branches Of
the Government. There i some talk of i'm
p~eaching the President, but We have no idea
that charges ofihis nature can be sustained, and
trust that the leading and NEST influential states
men will oppose it, for it can only result disas-
trou-ly TO the NATIONAL interests and credit. If
the President, il his message, shows Il disposition
to conciliate, tie subject Of impeachment will,
no doubt, be dropped.
4 somewhat carious letter. published at the
instance of the American Government. will be
found among TIE foreign news. written by the
confidential agent Of Macmillan, in which he
charges the French Government With pursuing Il
selfish and cowardly course in dealing with
Mexico, and advising a change of policy on the
part of his Sovereign. 1t would appear that the
Mexican Emperor has followed the advice of his
agent, for he has concluded to make terms with
the Church party, ard take the field against the
Liberals. But sill there is a lack of money
the sinews of war-and without it he cannot
long keep the field. The Mexican question is as
much a riddle mw as il ever was. The letter is
an interesting che. and if authentic shows the
uncertainty of French rule in Mexico.
From Europe the advices are very meagre.
The Atlantic telegraph was working, hat the
kilograms are mostly confined 10 quotations of
consols, cotton aud United States bonds, and
arrivals and departures Of shipping. Very few
news items come through. The terms of the
treaty which has been ratified between Austria
and Italy, are published, and will be found
among the European selections.
The New York Tribune gives II full and glow
ing account Of the reception in Russia of the
American Naval officers, who went to carry the
resolutions of Congress congratulating the Car
on his escape from the attempted assassination.
The recent dinner at Moscow, with the speeches
of the Mayor and others given i'll full, and the
receptions along the whole line of travel, show
how close and warm is the attachment of the
Russians TO Americans l. ~.i-s -he blood like
the roar OF oId ocean to hear the shouts of the
greatest nation of the world go up for love of the
most free.
In the July number of the Edinburgh Reriec
is a lengthy article on the American Navy, and
devoted more particularly TO iron clads. The
writer compliments the Americans on the pro-
gress OF naval science. Referring to the Monitor
Mantonomah, now in European ports, he says {:
she does the greatest credit To the American
flag. since il must be confessed that there is not a
vessel in the British Navy which could destroy her
by gnnnery. or which she could not destroy" The
article closes with Il hope that the iealousies of a
day will die. while common blood and language
will create new ties and EngliShmen who desire
this Will not be slow To recognize a. worthy sue
cessors OF our own great naval chiritains, those
names which now ill with pride the hearts OF our
kinsiOlk on the other side of the Atlantic"