The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-09-21
The Foreign News.

Alnsl 10 - &c hcur the lr11a >n.ct. bat thcrc
w. no d,lis - tie choiv u Henry II. HAisht.
;hc pcanlSaac candidate tr Governor. ~ from
2.Vyo - sea majority. while the remainder Of
;he s1cc~sHl candidates are rather nicely picked
iroa bSih ac ReVabIicaa and Democratic PARTIES.
~ the elNa0n Tor President, the Republicans
carried the state II California BY = majority Of
over l>.t,C. and thce i no doubt that they to
day oUsuUMlxr the Dels5Sats by ~ least l5,-
90 But oUr rca8er are aware Of tie cause
e tie t.i1mIn o: the Democratic noiRinee. Il,
= solely owins - the unprinciVlei eour>e Of the
lader Of The Republican PARTY. who ~ aside
their u.o-i Topslar candidate. a -taunch honest
nobleu4n farn=r. Gen. BIBwELL. whO had served
IN Congress no year, and had accepted the
PoIOlar cal ast nominated . yOun: tricky law
yer. namei GLEGE {. GOEHAs. who l. the very
counterpart Of one Of our noted Hawaiian poll
ticfans. The nomination Of Mr.. Gorham was
brought about by bribery and fraud. and il was
asserted and generally believed tlat if he were
elected and hs clique obtained power, the state
would be blel 10 the tune Of millions, under the
gui-e If corrupt contracts.
In this ensigeDcy tLe people came forward,
and erasing the offensive namee from tie Repub-
lean ticzei, wed for such only a. they approved.
The name Of Goriam being stricken IF from
Thousands Of ii.kets. Mr.. Haight went in with a
large majority. though some of the state officers
under him may Re Republicans. Although our
-ymIathiez are with the Republicans. vet having
known Mr. Hight from a -hOJlb0y. twenty-five
or thirty year ago, We honor and respect him,
and believe he will be an honor TO the State of
California. Tie defeag Of GOrtan and biz clique
i 4 righteous verdict, and We applaud the people
Of California Er giving it. Il i . verdict against
political corruption and fraud. and shows that
wien the STATE Is in danger. ;he power, wisely
Voted ia tie people, i able and sufficient 70 set
i, right. TIE ruling politicians of that State,
with some honorable exceptions. were becoming
eJrrup; and ,en-l, and Se believe this Partial De
mycratic suces will tend 10 cleanse the Augean
Stable. and in tie end prove beneficial 10 all.
California l. Republican to-day, and can elect a
Republican Governor, whenever an honest man
i nominated.
And here We may lie permitted u say a word
IN favor Of the BuHefiH and Uni9n. which have
stood cut - firmly against the nomination of
Gorham. and against the party being used solely
% safety the demands and ambition Of a political
clique. They have proved themselves truly indie
pendent and worthy Of the support and conf
III "a - PN!"F "a - -o@A e-- &C.
State. Whea such guardians Of populsr liberty,
purity and morals, can 10 found to stand IN
bribed and undauuted through such a campaign,
when their Influence would have been bought by
fabulous sums, if il could have been, Americans
everywhere may glory in their country and its
independent press.
From Ihe Eastern State the news bears an
omenOus and suspicious look. From the nu-
merOus ~tele-am- received from Washington, ii
would seem a. If trouble was brewing at the
seat Of Government. and that a serious difference
Of opinion Is gaining ground between the Pref
dent and te Generaliu-C Chief. All eyer are
turned - Gea. Grant. and the veteran soldier Of
seventy battles i evidently entering into another
which will Try his pluck as a soldier.
hh- judgment as a politician and his hrmness and
skill a. n General. We have confidence in Grant,
and the moment 4 rupture il announced between
johnson and him, the North will rise again as
one man. and hack Grant in his efforts TO sus-
tain and carry out tie will and Law of Congress.
The dismissal Of Mr.. Stanton and Judge Holt.
the reported resignation Of several Cabinet Of
fcers. and tie removal of Generals Sickles, Pope
and Sherida1-all look az if the President was
bent On replacing theee tried and faithful public
servants with Others, who Will prove more will
ing to carry out his peculiar notions and plans.
We shall hope for the best, but taking all these
things together, it Is difficult to avoid the conelu-
sion that thesituation az Washington has a some
what suspicious look.
The reported purchase of the Danish West In
dia Islands. -. Thomas. -. John and Santa
Cruz. elbows that the American Government Is
% he provided with a naval station
in that ocean in case Of any future rebellion or
foreign war Had she possessed either one Of
these island. during the late war, the rebel
cruisers would not have had such success as they
did, particularly in the early part of it. The
price % lie PAID j. understood a. eight millions Of
dollars in gold. The purchase of this new ter
ri,ory will be an exceedingly popular measure.
In Europe tie utmost quiet prevails. The
most prominent event has been the Welt Of the
French Emperor "a Vienna. which has afforded
any amount Of staple for gossip and
-umors. II : curious 20 observe how this now
famous ruler manages 70 keep himself 20 promi-
lent a. an actor before the world, and withal 70
remain on - good terms with the Emperors and
King Of Europe. He assures Europe that peace
Sill remain ubroken, evidently wishing 1t to be
understood that he knows, or in other words,
he alone is the guardian Of the temple of
The Official records Of the Mexican Imperial
Government, lately published by President Jua-
show that 1924 persons were condemned
md executed during the three years reign Of
I a1imilian. No further proof can be needed 70
how the justice of the execution Of this deluded !
oval adyenturer. JEFF. Davis, who - re~ponsi-
.e for even more murders and deaths, deserved O.,
he zane fate. =
BY the way, what ha= become Of the famous
medal Of the O.Ier Of Macmillan. which was