The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-04-21

both political parties 10 oppose. hereafter, the admis-
sion of new States until the population shall equal
the basis Of representation for 4 member of Congress.
1t was shown to-day that il was practicable for an
individual, ambitious of Senatorial or other official
honor, with good management md reasonable hnan-
cisl resources, TO literally carry the destiny OF n
sparcely populated territory in his breeches pockets.
The inequality Of representation like this was, by
Mr.. Wade. Gkened to the rotton borough system Of
Europe. Montana. New Mexico aud other aspirants
for State privileges, must now make up their popu-
!ation several fold greater than they had expected TO
get along with.
BRUTAL TREATMENT or FREEpNEN.-WAsHISGToN,
March lst.-A mob Of the Copperhead rufians Of
Georgetown, melted by bad whisky and a diabolcsl
spirit Of enmity TO the negro, last night combined in
an unproyoked and brutal assault on a number of
the freedmen Of this city, driving them from their
homes. sacking their houses, and INDUCING i'll va
rious other riotous demonstrations. Firearms were
used during the melee, but no casualties have thus
far been reported. The inference is natural that TO
the success Of the rebels nj the recent municipal
election and the President late speech may be at
tributed the disgraceful demonstrations on the unof-
Tending blacks which have been made under the
shadow of the Capitol since the veto Of the Freed
mems bill.
RUssIAN-AMERICA TELEdRAPH. - Congress has
passed and President johnson approved n joint reso-
luton requiring the Secretary of the Navy to detail
a steam vessel from the Pacific squadron 10 assist in
laying the submarine cable across Behring's Strait.
Ii appears that the Russian Government has already
detailed the steam corvette IdT!Gy, Of seventeen
guns anu tDrec HuOdfeu anu SIX men, 10 u piaCeu
at the disposal Of the company, which has seven yes
sells in readiness TO depart from San Francisco and
Vancouver. The reports accompanying the resolu-
ton set forth that this cable across Behring's Straits
will ultimately connect POO, 600 miles of telegraph in
Asia aud in Europe. and 10, 900 in America. We
may, after all, soon be receiving our foreign news
from London and Paris via California and Hongkong.
Coon REPORTS FROM THE SourH-Gen. Howard
has received letters from Gen. VIM. Z. Richardson,
commanding the District OF Eastern South Carolina,
and from u resident of that district, which give an
unusually favorable account Of the relations between
the whites and the blacks. Gen. Richardson says all
the freedmen are employed for the present year. The
planters unheSitatingly confess that they are working
much better than when they were slaves. and they
are showing their confidence in the freedmen by
planting as largely as their capital and land will
permit. One gentleman at Society Hall oilers from
624 cents to 81 per day. besides a share in the crop.
Another gentleman says he would not be willing TO
return to the old system of slavery. rs his profits are
now larger, and he has much less trouble with the
hands on the plantation.
y distinguished lady Of title has sent a communi-
cation 70 the French academy announcing the dis
covery of the cause of cholera 10 be n microscopic
insect. The Swans laughed at the idea at first, but
after hearing her essay, ordered an investigation.
The following letter from President johnson to
Governor Sbarkey appears in the voluminous report
to Congress concerning the process of Reorganization
in the Southern States
Executive MANSION. Aug. 10. 1865.
Governor VIM. L.. Sharkey, Jackson (MIiss.): | am
gratifed to see that you have organized a Convention
without difficulty, and hope without delay the Con.
ventiOn will amend the State Observation-Disclosures
ing slavery and denying future Legislatures power TO
legisllte property In man. Ii you could extend the
elective franchise to all persons of color who can read
the Constitution and write their names, and TO all
persons of color who own real estate valued at not
less than $3.50 and pay taxes thereon, you would
completely disarm the adversary and set an example
that other States will follow. This you can do with
perfect safety, and You will thus place the Southern
States, in reference to free persons Of color, upon the
same basis with the free States. | hope and trust
that your Convention will do this, and, as n cOnse-
quence, the radicals, who are wild upon the negro
franchise, will be completely foiled in their attempts
to keep the Southern States from renewing their rela-
tons to the Union by not accepting their. Senators
and Representatives. ANDREW JOHNSON,
President Of the United States.