The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-03-16

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a. saying that all msn. of the proper age. without
regard to nationality. %eeucition or ssS. are entitled
to the right of suffrage Men Of si sexes viii
agree to this
Senator Roberts Of Texas. estimates ,aat 200
negroes have been murdered in that State dnring
the pas; yea-. Shooting negroes seems to hs the
chief amusement Of the highly civilized Texans
Cap. J. Al. Williams. Of New london, after going
before the Naval Examining Boarl at Hartford, has
been appointed Master IN TIE naval service. lie has
been assigned to the L s steamer Peoria. now at
BROOKLYN Navy Yard. getting ready to 90 10 Aspin-
wall 20 Join the IVES, india s~qnadroR. The many
friends Of the gallant captain. though glad that the
government gains an experienced and faithful officer,
will be sorry to say goodbye 10 him.
No MINISTER To RoHE Congress evidently in
tends to abolish the Office OF Minister to Rome. and
to honor the Eternal City hereafter with a Consul
only. The main reason offered Is that Rome has no
Minister at Washington, but there are collateral
ones. such as the fact that the Pope will not allow
Protestant worship in Rome. aud the ether fact. that
Of all the potentates Of Europe. he was the only one
that officially recognized JET. Davis as President of
Republic.
TIE Trsr Darn Boutwell,. from the Judiciary
Committee. reported a substitute for the tesi oath
which provides tina, no person shall act rs attorney
or counselor in any Court Of the United States who
hes been guilty Of treason, or bribery, or any other
felony. or who aided the rebellion against the United
States. or gave aid and encouragement TO its enemies.
The second section declares that the first section shall
be the rule Of every Court in the United States.
DNHlNtAt hiENR 4S HAoNArNs haa w ~ litNiNUo
question. which WAS seconded. and the bill was order
ell engrossed, and read = second time.
RoYALTY IN PRIsoS-His Imperial Majesty Nor
ton l., Emperor OF America. was arrested last eve
ming, says the Bulletin, by a policeman on the
charge Of insanity. a charge which bis Majesty de.
clares 20 be absurIly false. lie was confined in the
City Prison, hut only for a few moments. for upon
the fact Of his Incarceration being made known TO
Chief Crowley, the latter either through Kindness.
or a fear Of Royal vengeance, ordered him to be dis
charged from custody. The Emperor suffered the
indignity Of allowing his person TO be searched, and
the sum of 81 10 10 be distracted by the officers on
duty from the Royal Exchequer. located in his Maj
esty's brooches pocket. 1t is understood no further
proceedings will be had in the matter. as the En-
peror If insane as his enemies contend. is not dan
gerous to be ut large. but on the contrary is always
kind and courteous 10 his subjects.
RIoT IN SAN FRANcIsGo A most dissraceful riot
occurred in San Francisco. FEB. -, near the foot of
Third street. and nj the ropewaiks at Hunters
Point. 1t seems that Weed & Anderson. contractors
recently took q contract for grading some lots on
Townsend street, in the rear of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company's property, and engaged as
laborers in the work of excavsting. about 80 China
men. When it / became known 10 the frishmen and
other parties who had hecn engaged in this kind Of
employment, that Chinese labor was to be employed,
they threatened TO prevent them from working. Yes
terdsy their threats were freely uttered, and the
opposition TO the employment Of Cinnamon had
assumed such a threatening aspect that the contrac-
tors became alarmed. and complained at the Police
Office, where they were advised TO get warrants for
the arrest of those who made the threats, but from
their inability to identify the Offending parties or for
some other reason, no legal steps were taken. The
Chinese laborers have been engaged for several days
past in erecting n small building about 20xt6, in
which they intended living during the time Of their
employment, which was completed yesterday.
About 8 o'clock on the 18th, n party Of Is China
men were set at work by the foreman, ID. G. Mar
shall. They had no sooner commenced work than q
party Of white men appeared on the hill above and
commenced throwing stones. They we're few in num-
Der, however, and no attention was paid TO their
aSSaults I'm n few minutes. however. n large marty
came round by way of Third street, and another by
Second street, the two crowds meeting in front of the
Chinese %workmen. when as II by mutual understand
ing they commenced throwing stones and bricks,
assaulting and beating the Cinnamon in the most
cruel and outrageous manner. The poor creatures
attempted to escape, some IN one direction and some
in another. but to no purpose. They were surround
cd by the crowd, and beaten in the most brutal man.
ner. The foreman, Marshall, endeavored to resist
their murderous assaults, when he was felled by q
heavy rock, which struck him on the head, and in
an instant he was struck by a number of rocks and
bricks, his lip badly cut. his face bruised and torn,
and his chest considerably injured from n stone.
One Chinaman was SO severely injured that he was
subsequently, taken away in a wagon. being unable
TO walk. His skull was supposed to be fractured.
Others sustained serious although not fatal injuries
about their heads and limbs. One Of them had his
face almost beaten to a jelly. The Cinnamon man
aged 10 escape from their assailants one by one as
opportunity offered, and when there we're no more
left 10 maltreat, the Infatuated mob, for they were
now aroused TO n state of frenzy, tore down the
house, threw tnelr PROVISIONS hhu furniture IN The
street, and set the building, and contents on fire.
By this time two policemen had arrived on the scene
of outrage. and they extinguished the flames with
the assistance of bystanders.
The immediate cause of the riot was the employ
ment Of thirty Cinnamon by the contractors, who had
formerly employed white laborers Mt 81 80 per day,
but for reasons of their own, saw fit TO supply their
places with Cinnamon Mt u l21 per day. This
aroused the ire of the Irish laborers, ard they de-
termined that the Cinnamon should not work. They
had evidently discussed the matter among themselves,
held meetings and completed an organization. with
the object of brutally beating and mal-treating the
Chinese laborers. They offered no arguments against
the course Of the contractors, nor did they enter any
protest, but their First and only remonstrance, and
their sole argument on the question, was a murder
Gus assault by about 800 muscular white men on n
party OF thirty inofensive Cinnamon. The attack
was so cowardly and brutal that not q word can be
uttered in their justification.
President Johnson's New Plan for Recon.
struction.
CmcAGo. Feb. 8-Mr. Dixon read the Presidents
Plan, in full. 1t is AS follows
WHEREAS, At the last Session Of Congress an
Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States
WAS proposed to the State Legislatures, which amend
ment has not yet been ratified by the States in which
the rebellion recently prevailed; and,
WHEREAS. There is reason TO believe the following
amendment would, If passed by Congress, be ratified
by the legislature Of the said States; and.
WHEREAS, There is reason to believe tina: the Con-
situations OF said States will soon be amended by the
voluntary acts of the Legislatures and people thereof,
by the adoption Of an article as follows:
Article -. Every male citizen who has resided in
the State one year. and in the county in which he
offers 10 vote for six months, Immediately preceding
the day Of election, and can read the Constitution
Of the United States in the English language and
write his name; or who may be worth $3.50, taxable
property, shall be entitled TO vote at any election for
Governor, members OF the Legislature. aud all other
officers elected by the people; Drorided. that no per-
son, by reason Of race, shall be excluded from voting
who has before held the elective franchise unuer the
Constitution Of the State, OF who at the time of the
adoption of this amendment may be entitled to vote.
Now, therefore, in view Of the above considera-
tons, and in the confident hope Of an early fraternal
restoration Of the Union.