The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-08-04
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Senator for Fix years. from the 18th Of March
The number vf Americans visiting Europe rhi.
year - immense More passports have been is-uei
by the State Department thus far in 1866, than
during any entire year previously.
The last wonder - Ptri. j. the equiua-p 81 late
seau.tre-s Of New York ~h-, 10 r,i.glid;cncc sur
PAGES tia' Of the kmfre itself
Parke God.in. Z The New York Errn,D~ Post.
has arrived iu Paris, where dinner party IA hi.
honor has been given by his former associate. Minis
ter Bsepw.
The estate At Newport, r | owned anI formerly
occupied hy l. Blreir. ihr Peruvian Minister TO
the United State, l. Tor ale II about S3DD.0jD
10 san Francisco. Grc hundred dollars in gold
pliI Tor the dr-t choice %! seats on the first
appearance % T. I~in Forrest.
Pearl. gray. anil azure blue are the ia-biuu,ble
coOrs for Paris ladies' stockings, aud boots OF black
sttin with gt ne j.
! fashionable LrnIuu paper says the female head
has become sort II museum for gold tnuls c,meo-
butterflies AMI PenduIOus wreaihs which hang under
the Chin.
That Old malcnp, Henry 4 Wise. has been making
treasgnahle speech ~ Richmond. lie said. .' II
ana traitor, Why don't they rTy ani hang -
WY, indeed
\ landlord in New York r,i-ci the ren; Of one Of
his tenants To such iutolrribIc THAT the
poor woman went crnzy. jumpeI of nth story
"iuiow. aud Killed. We haven't yet heard u
the landlords arrest
some NCiDEST,L BEAEFITs OF MI>~IoNs.-An
eminent professor once declared tie .UiSSDuHTy Her
Gkf Of The best scientific iIurnaIs this country
The contributions 1t the foreign missionaries
antiquarian aut pathological requirements have been
very great. Considered from a sanitary standpoint
the single letter Of DR.. Hanin the cholera IS
likely be worth this country this year, all that
the whole borri which sustilIns him will cost for
year.-.N. j. Post
The garrison of Venice has been raised TO twenty
four thousand. Gunho,rs have been stationed. and
torpe!o have been sunk in the outer harbor Of
Venice
\ Trieste telegram says: IN Italian squadron had
le the b Of LIrcnto aud taken "a Pos.Iiuu ia the
Airilric between Anc"rr and the island Of Grossi,
thereby closing the Gulf Of Trieste, aud threatening
Venice and Trieste
1t Is reported that Bi-mark receives daily warning
of immediate assassination.
II il stated that Austria in a few weeks will have
nine hundred thousand men in the field.
TIE other night at one Of the hotels in Boston
uviva.Iy disposed gentleman, retiring late, walked
independently and somewhat Dui-jly up stairs and
along the corridor TO his room Why what a noise
you make said his vile. who heard with
an xiety the heavy tread uf his boots. " how heavily
you walk "Well. my dear was the gruf re-
sponse, d" if you get blrrel Of whisky up
stairs with any less noise should ike to see you ito
it,
The United States government has given Austria
notice that she cannot scni troops sustain Maxi
~ m m Msg"c can Her POLICY n,,, s non intersenon
Of foreign bayonets. well and good; II i.e must
fall be left deci ie her destiny.
This Is the true policy.
\ Curious DOUBTFUL STORY Inc following 4
is from the Norfolk (Vi) correspondence Of the
Tribune:
\ curious statement made to me in private
conversation a few days since 10y an ex rebel officer
Sioue.all Jnckson's command. Speaking of Jack
SON. -aii that jackson had been in command OF
the rebel army after the battle Of Anrieam the war
would have been brought a close This statement X
| wu- anxious know the reason Of
=. Jackson proposed to Lee and other officers that
Mcclellan should be delicarey approached with
proposition place him (NlcClesu) III command of
he I'M nd dictate
the Admiuisrao satisfactory terms for peace, which
at that time would have been the depOsing Of Mr..
Lincoln But Jef Davis got Wind of the plan aud o.
II fell through I've thought that the United States
Government had become aware Of such plan, and II
that the way that We accounted for the act Of
Mcclellan being relieved from the command Of the a
army
This seemed curious 4 arrangement that made
further inquiries, ard discovered that such plan
certainly proposed, and thought TO be feasible
one. I,
w,s.nxGrox. June % The Presidents message,
last Friday. i herewith transmitted:
submit Congress the report Of the Secretary Of
State. 10 whom referred the concurrent resou-
tion Of the 18Th inst respecting the submission
the Legislatures Of the States Of additional arti-
Gle TO the Constitution Of the Unitel Safes Ii will
by this report that the Secretary had. the
10th inst, transmitted to the Governors Of the seve
raj States certified copies Of the pass
eI the 18th, proposing amendment to the Con
stItuton. Even in ordinary times the question 81
amending the Constitution be Justly regarded
as Of paramount Importance. This importance IS at
the present enhanced 10y the fart that the Iu-
luton was submitted by the two Houses for the
approval Of the President and tha' Of So States
which constitute the United states, II are excluded
from representation In either House of Congress al
though. with the single exception % Texas. they %
have been entirely restored all their functions
States in conformity with the organized law Of the r
land and have appeared at the National CIptal with
Senators and Representatives. who have applet for
admission and have been refused their vacant seats
Nor have the sovereign people Of the nation been
nj al
upon the important question which the amenlm
Involves. Grave doubts. therefore, may naturally
arise whether the action Of Congress i in har
mOny with the sentiment of the people, and whether
the State Leg>latureS elected without reference
such issue. should be called upon by Congress TO
decide respecting the ratification Of the proposed
amendment. Waving the question Nc to the cnust. "
tutioual validity Of the proceedings Of Congress upon
the joint resolution proposing the amendment. or
the merits Of the article which 1t submits through
the Executive Department, TO observe that the steps
taken by the Secretary Of State, detailed in the
accompanying report, are to he considered purely
aui in whatever committing the
Executive approval or Recommendation OF the
amendment the State Legislatures the people;
think. the contrary proper rcgnrl flr the letter
and spirit Of the Constitution vel as the interest
Of national order, harmony AMI union, ami q deter
eucr for enlightened public jn Igmcu', This
time well suggest doubt whether any amen lment u L
the Constitution ought 10 be proposed by Congress
and pressed the Legislatures o the several States
for final decision until after the admission Of such
Senators aud Representatives Of the unrepre- .
scented States have been hereafter be chosen
in conformity with the Constitution aud laws II the
United States ANDREW JoHSsoN, President.
WV. II. SEWARD. Secretary Of State
From south America.
Ns@ YORK, July . The steamer .N5r York. cr
from A-piuwaII. July 1st. brings S14SODO IN gold.
Chile Peru. Bolivia and ECUADOR arc sari to have
formed n league free Cuba. aul have asked Ncuc-
zueIa and Colombia join them The first three d
to furnish money aud the others men while hopes