The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-11-23
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY. NOPEMBER -
NOTES oF TuG Wrfh.


AtrcnHr 49, mt Ana wait /. not onsn that
the iioauiaiu rabilo have The Opportunity 4" ilstsH Ia
lv,tns,'s. aud lees ssiiona are ihsJ pn,ileg~i o. Lsar
the story II the itsisiiipI fsvaA ,Ls if~ II a veteran
sultieT, Learning that tuu"srL Il A HA~hiAs. a
Tennos..an un,uaist II tLs bsu-nio~ stamp. vas la
this city. the sLipnasie's invited hi.. g. deliver a leo
turr. which Lr dti un Iuesiay evening. al ths faLIie
Hall. 4 hnu audience, more than hall II ~bom ssfu
ladies. vas la attendance. niling ths ruoin oountofta-
bly bat not - ~ a. be crowded. The nesting sas
presided over by Capt wssLow II the Iaas5iaas.
assisted by two go tire, others, The SPEAKER began
hs remarks by Inrtrsyins thc state ~ Affairs Ia len
ncas-e al ia. opening II the rebellion. when one
ishani u. Harris happened g. he Governor ~ that
state. whoa lac sugmatii~i as the nIuaneat, most
contemplate politician that ever hal power LA Ten
neaac. ur elsewhere. When the rebellinn broke cat,
the question was put Ia the people II the State whether
they would secc'ie OF not, aud by "A mast oNef~heln-
ing vote. they decided a. remain loyal Ia the old flag.
ic,. la opposition la this decisive vote. GoY. Harris
called n convention. which sat with clusei doors. aud
la secret srzsion. ,Otei that the State seceie. This
was the signal Tor war. aud East Tennessee enrolled
$1,000 of her sons ~ ad the Union cause. The
speaker portrayed ihe suIisrings Of these loyal sol
dicrs. who hal Ia make the mountains their refuge
aud home, who were fell for months by their wives
And sisters. though driven from their homes. their
houses burned. their barns robbed of corn aud grain.
aud their cattle aud horses driven on This part or
the lecture WAS one II the most thrilling and graphic
descriptions Of the terrible cruelties aud sulerings OF
war that We have ever heard. Through ali the four
years. Tennessee remained loyal aud true 10 the old
flag, but, said the speaker, IL was the women as
much II not more than the men, whose loyalty was
tried. and who won in the conflict. Battle after
battle was fought and lost and won in Kentucky and
Tennessee. but il was here that the first victories over
the rebels were gained. IL was Bntler at New Or
leans. Grant at Vicksburg aud Sherman at Atlanta,
who gave the decisive blows to the rebellion. The
speaker gave n RAPID and graphic review Of the whole
war, and painted his scenes in cOlOrs Of the most vivid
nature. lie himself was one Of the earliest volun-
tecr-, who aided in destroying the railroads that
carried JEFF. Davis troops and their supplies through
the Cumberland valley to Kentucky, and for whose
head JEFF. Davis offered II reward, hanging every one
he could find. And even to-day, were it not for the
military and the power Of the national government,
not n loyal man nor a freedman would be sure Of his
life anywhere in the South out Of Tennessee.
The lecture was interspcrsel with anecdotes Of the
loyal leaders, rs well rs some Of the Southern traitors.
His description Of n Northern Copperhead was given
in the most sarcastic. bitter language. President
johnson was then military governor Of Tennessee, a
firm loyalist, beloved by every Union man in the
State. and equally hated by every secessionis,- This
lecture, from n loyal Southerner, shows what the
true men Of the South were and are, what they did
and suffered. No American could listen 10 il with
out feeling proud of his country and cOuntrymen,
whether they be Northern born or Southern, Eastern
or Western, nor without feeling his loyalty strength
ened.
The audience listened two hours to the Colonel's
story, and would have cheerfully remained another.
At the close Of the lecture, three rousing cheers were
given for the old flag, and three moro for CONGRESS.
On Wednesday at a special meeting the following
resolution was passed:
Resoirsd, That the hearty thanks Of the American
shipmaster. and residents Of Honolulu be hereby ten
dered to Colonel X. A Hawkins, for his able and
patriotic lecture at The Public Hall on Tuesday even
ing last
We trust that our citizens may be privileged again
to hear the Colonel speak before he leaves for San
Francisco, in the next trip of the Idaho.
FROM T.nIrI.-By the schooner Flying DAT,
which arrived on the 18th. 70 days from Tahiti, We
have received files Of the 81 .Hs,sagsr de TaLifr' 70
the 10Th ulto., for which we are indebted to Messrs.
Foster & Adams.-The schooner floral arrived AZ
Papecte ON the 22d Of October, in 80 days from
Honolulu. From the papers at hand, We notice that
considerable attention is being given 10 the cultivation
OF cotton and sugar, and about twenty tons Of sugar
were ready for shipment to San Francisco from the
plantation Of Messrs. Foster & Adams. Notwith-
standing the failure Of the French in their attempts
at colonizing Tahiti, the government there is rigid
in enforcing the prohibitory laws in reference to the
sale Of Intoxicating drinks to the natives. We might
well initiate the French here in strictly enforcing cur
laws on that subject. An Investigation had been
made by the Government in regard TO the alleged i'll
treatment Of the coolies and other laborers on the
plantation of the Soares Company. and which has
been noticed heretofore in our columns. The Com
mission had completely absolvei the Company from
the charges made. There are on this plantation 916
coolies and S2S native laborcrs-The prospects Of the
colony appear to be slowly improving. The French
transport EuryaIc sailed fer san Francisco on the
221 of October, TO carry a special messenger for
France. -
MoNKEY-rop OR S,N,NG SEEps-We Observe that
this luxuriant shade tree is now in blossom and seed
ing, and advise all who want a shade tree Of rapid
growth, rich foliage and unrivallei elegance TO plant
this tree. 1t will grow anywhere. in windy places as
well rs in sheltered, and shoot ont its branches against
the strongest trade winds. In FIVE years it will cover
an ara fifty feet square, and IN ten years. at least
one hundred feet. The first S,mang tree that We
know II here, was planted by MIS- DIR. Hoffman,. in
pr. Woods promises. over twenty years ago, from a
seed received from South America. We have these
sccls len with US for distribution. and any per
son wishing them. will have them forwarded by mail
without charge 10 any part Of the islands This scr
vice properly belongs to the Agricultural Society, hut
that concern having fallen into tho hands of private
.pccnlatorS. who charge one dollar and a quarter for
each Samang plant, or in fact anything else. those
wishing these rccis can procure them through us
gratis. -
rocR LrcS.-Two sailors deserted frNm tho british
ship Cs.isr'oa cn Wednesday night, aud taking tho
tcat ~ tho bark a. p Pope put out To- Sca, heading
fur tho Ice Of this Island. when III BARRIERS Point.