The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-12-05
PUBLISHED AND EDITED BY
HENRY W. WHITNEY.

may be distributed in the different branches of
our various governments, il has impaired TO each
It's strongest and its most striking Characteristic
The principle this-the triH Of the majority
Of The people shall gOreTH.
Trace the history Of America, from 1920 to
1868 or from the time when the small one became
'' strong nation, and you will find this princ-
pie pcrmeating the nation. Like 80 lcayen which
the woman took and hid in three measures of
meal, >" the whole nation has become ~ leayened,
that when the Rebel flag hoisted ut Mont
gDmery. Alabama, and Beauregard fired upon
Sumter, there such an uprising Of the people
"a the world never before witnessed. For four
long years the war ragcd-hundreds of thou
sands OF brave PATRIOTS fell upon the battle field,
and thousands of millions Of dollars were expended
in vindicatiOn Of this principle. The majority of
the people of the United States had elected Abra-
ham Lincoln President. \ minority declared
that he should not preside over them, and - the
contest waxel hotter and fereer, until Lee, with
his shattered army, submitted to Grant, com
manding million Of soldiers, forming the grand
army Of the Republic. The physical strength of
the nation was but partially represented by the
combined power Of the army and navy, raised TO
crush the most gigantic rebellion that any nation
was ever called upon 10 put dOirH and Slbdte.
Kings, stateInen, military men, and the people OF
Europe and the world at large, declared, over and
over again. that il could not be done. One British
statesman declared that jefferson Davis had ere
ated nation. Others following the example of
the late Lord BrOugham, spoke of thee once United
States. They did not understand appreciate
the strength of the combined will of majority of
the people Of America. The army and navy did
not form true picture of the whole strength OF
America. There Is latent power underlying
our government, but occasionally maniiesting
itself, which IL far striking than any exhibit
ton Of physical force. As Illustration of this
latent power or strength OF the nation. would
refer to the intimatiOn which the American Sec
rotary Of State once gave to the Foreign Minister
of the Empire OF France. Mr.. Seward merely
intimated that the presence Of the French army
in Mexico was displeasing TO the people Of Amer
lea, and with alacrity fleet of transports
sail from Europe to carry back to their homes
the soldiers composing the army Of Macmillan.
The army was withdrawn. Why? Go ask the
Emperor Of France. lie is not easily frightened,
yet sometimes discretion is the better part of
yalOr.
Who can be blind to the fact that not only
France, but England, and nearly every nation
upon the globe, has essentially changed its opinion
respecting America within two three years, or
since the civil war was ended. The world has
come to and acknowledge that America is
strong and potent in all those elements contribut-
ing to form great, free and powerful nation.
Spread OF American Ideas.
During the colonial period of our history, and
since the United States became an independent
nation, political principles have been evolved and
ideas respecting the civil and religious rights of 4
man have been wrought out, which to I
the subjects Of old mOnarchical and aristocratic .
governments. 1t has required much discussion .
and the efusiOn of blood TO establish these prin-
ciples and ideas They arc necessarily aggressive
and revolutionary Previous To the late war,
European writers asserted that Americans would
not 90 to and fight for an idea. Never did .
nation by its struggles more completely refute I
this assertion. - Principles not men, is en-
phatically the Americans motto. American
principles and ideas are now spreading and per-
meating the nations and courts of Europe. Eng
lish writer's now describe their country as
undergoing an ADieTIcGHi-iag process. The masses
of European Society feel the throbbing pulsations
of American life and agitation No power on
earth can stay influences going forth from the
heart Of the American people. Those influences
have penetrated To the heart Of India, China and
japan. Bismarck and Bancroft have negotiated
n treaty establishing the point before yielded
by Prussia, (Dr really any European Power.) that
the subject of the King Of Prussia, when he had
iInmigrated the United States and taken the
Dath Of allegiance, would thereby he released from
all allegiance To the country wherein he was born,
render military service. When the Prussinn
Minister had finished signing the naturalization
treaty with the United States Minister mt Berlin
he laid down his Pen and said to Mr.. Bancroft,
}. Well, you have beaten US" Ono, no."
replied the American Minister, you
have only recognized the rights Of mani - At
INV rate, :" continued the Pru-sian Minister 4" You
nave got what your predecessors have always
been begging TO get, but fliled to attain This
Is n concession, OF the acknowledgement Of n
right vast and mOmentOus, ~ it affects the thou
ands, aye, millions Of European immigrants to
America.
The telegraph announces that Minis
er to England mas obtained n similar acknowl-
.dg1nent from even the British Government
.hus securing what even the war of 1912 failed to
accomplish, and exploding, and that forever, the
I'D hackneycd but bOasted saying, - Once an
always an EnglishInan.'' Thus old
IDEAS OF European statc-cTait giving place To
icw American opinions. While Bancroft and
Johnson achieving such triumPhs in diplo-
macy, look at Buringame, PASSING from land To
and and eircumnayigating the globe with his
etinue Of Oricntals, while receiving in his journey
congratulations more enviable than those paid To
Roman Pro- Consul ON his triumphal return from
foreign province. Statesmen and diplomati-ts
,F young America achieving victories far
more worthy Of fame and glory, laurcls and
yreaths, than Cesar when he returned from
he conquest Of Gaul, or Titus when he came to (;
s0me after the downfall Of Jerusalem, or POmpcy
Shen be returned from the East, having subducd
he pirates Of the Mediterranean and enemies Of
come in Asia Minor. Milton has most truth :
uIly AMI beautifully remarked,
-"T~se, hath her victories
No rcnosTud than war
Strength OF the American Government Tested.
Two memorable instances may be cited, wherein !