The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-02-03
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY,. FEBRUARY 8.

81 II a 7 =, EEDh u D.
The foreign news received by the Agar, pos
sesses considerable interest, especially the Presi-
dents message and the reports from the several
departments. As these emb0dv an historical
sketch Of the four years rebellion, including
the expenditures, and a resume of the campaigns
that have ended in victory, they Will be read
with great interest everywhere. First among
them stands the Presidents message-a docu-
ment of about the usual length as those of pre-
viOus presidents, and as a composition compar-
ing well with the finest of them. 1t will be
found in full in nearly all the American papers.
No one can read it without feeling respect or
pride in the American people and government,
and admiring the beauty and strength of its
popular institutions which have enabled it to
rise triumphant over the greatest civil war which
has ever broken out in any country, and which
no other country that ever has existed could
have subdued. And with the modesty of a Gin
cinnatus, without showing a particle of naughty
pride and arrogant ambition, President John
son tells his story as calmly as if he were ad-
dressing q village audience. The message will
gain for him the confidence of many who have
feared that he was not what the nation required
for the ~exigency. With him at the helm, all will
feel confidence, for his patriotism and Judgment
are sound.
Next in Importance and interest is the report
of Gen. Grant, Il most interesting document.
The General writes as he fights, and gives no
quarter to those who deserve none. 1t should
be read by every one, but we have not space for
it at present. The following is from the Bulletin
in reference to it:
The most popularity interesting of all the reports of Govern
w. IN and ne soIfie,. II ia bTnnt straigbtforwsrJ and m
the points eminently generous, and free from the least exhi-
bition of vanity, envy or malice. 1t reviews succinctly the
rebellion to the close Q. it. 1t clears up many doubts that exist
ed regarding certain events, and sweeps away with a vigorous
brush, whole cobwebs of Misrepresentation and mystihcation
that have becIouded the apprehension of the country.
Gen. Grant tells us i' at the outset OF his report. that from an
80 rt;r,C oYsraiions Inv All the tro,ns that rInId he ironHit
into the field, regardless OF storm and weather, would be necess-
arg to an carly termination of the war. How wei he acted
upon his own convictions is known from his rapid marches, his
quick and effective blows, and his never failing successes. After
a victory he never rested on his arms awaiting the mnlitulinous
echoes OF the applause OF his distant countrymeni Tor victory to
hun was but a signal to push his triumph to its utmost conse-
quences.
From the day he assumed the chief command of the troops
the prospect Of the National cause Frightened. His very name
was accepted by the country as a guarantee of success. The
Army of the Potomac itself fought, not perhaps better, but GER
came out victorious close by where twice before it had, under
other captains, been defeated and driven back across the Kappa
hammock. The loyal armies were brought into an harmonious
system under the control of one master mind for the first time.
a" III i Tr H. - ra pnrtrv mi Sherman conIi bavs do6s Sberrn , MS
Sheridan. Sheridan's. Each performed his allotted duty to COM
pleteness. The system was as perfect as a comprehensive mill
tary system could be. The result was exactly as Grant con-
cause.
The war between Spain and Chile has created
an. ebullition of public feeling in England
against the former country, to Il degree seldom
witnessed, and meetings have been held urging
the British Government to interfere. The
press is very bitter in its attacks on Spain. 1t
denounces her as a disturbcr of the public peace
and the enemy of civilization. The Times,
taking the lead in this onslaught, declares that
Is the interest of every kingdom in Europe, as
well as every republic in America, demands that
the complaints Spain has made against Chile
should be authoritatively rebuked. England,
France and the United States cannot suffer that
the rights of neutral nations should be trampled
on. In the face of these dangers, it is time to
have done with the miserable selfshness of an
absolute non-interference y joint remonstrance
of the great Powers cannot fail to recall the
Spanish Government TO the consideration Of legal
principles, which it seems to have forgotten-to
the reparation of wrongs which it has too hastily
authorized"
From Mexico the news is singularly contra
dictory. and it is difficult to tell whether the En-
peror Macmillan is on the eve of abdicating
and returning to Europe, or whether the liberal
cause is hopelessly lost. We are assured by one
report that Napoleon had given up all idea of
dominion in America, and would withdraw his
troops from Mexico, and that the American
Government had come to an understanding with
him, to the effect that he would leave Maximil-
ian to fight it out alone. Next we find the
whole thing denied by the French Minister at
Washington. There is a strong party in France
opposed to this Mexican scheme, and the fact
that the French income has fallen off greatly
may compel the Government to make a virtue
of necessity. Among the latest news from
Mexico, on our fourth page, it is reported that
a treaty has been published in Mexico, condi-
tionally guaranteeing Macmillan on his throne,
entered into jointly by the principal European
powers. If this be so, there is certainly trouble
ahead.
IL The opposition Line Of Steamers between
San Francisco and New York. via Nicaragua. has,