The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-10-31
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 81.

liticll change. It, leaders have formed 4 pTOSis-
ioual government. which las formally depOsed and
banished Queen Isabella. Its first act was u
proclaim tie sovereignty Of the people, and It has
ordered an election Of delegates 70 a national con-
vensIon, which will determine the form OF govern
ment - DC stabilized.
The rpya! party appears 70 have bccn - CON-
plcteiy outnumbercd and absorbed, that it, very
existence il ignored The army and navy have
joined the Ieyolutioni-ts, which makes the move
ment in every sense Of the word a national one.
All this has been done in two or three weeks,
which shows that tie people were ripe and ready
for this change. The watch words Of the rcyolu-
ton were the sovereignty Of the People
:. popular elucation'' = free sIccch and n free
rrcss"-whieh clearly indicate that it is n ycarn-
Ing Of the mlsses tx political freedom-for escape
from the prie.tly bondage and tyranny, which
haze ground down the people for centuries.
There remains now the more difficult task Of
establishing permanently n new government.
What IT. form will be y not yet intimnted but
as the revolution il headed By a powerful nobility
and seems 20 be under conservative control, 1t Will
moot likely be n liliiied constitutional monarchy,
under some Prince Of another house thanthe ban
ished BourbOns. Sdeh q government, with n con-
%stitution guaranteeing liberal privileges, ~Tecogniz-
ing freedOm o. eDnseiencc and pledged to progressive
measures, might be sustained and lead to the
gradual Improvement Of the country. y more
radical change would be premature and lead to
another OF those reactions which have retarded the
cause Of civil and religious freedom in Spain. If
the new government were headed by an enlighten-
ed prince, like King William Of Prussia, whose
syInIathies are with the people, Spain might en-
ter on 4 new and grand career. But to do this
she must shake OF the religious bondage she
groans under, encourage popular education, and
grant universal suffrage: Nothing else will sat
isfy n people reused n q sense Of their rights and
power.
In connection with the Spanish revolution tie
following ~teIesrams from Washington possess in
tercst.
"a Washington special of Oct. .. says II is under
stood that the status Of the Spanish legation here
has been eauvnssei by the President and Secretary
Seward. II has been decided that after the date
when our Government received official information
that the Spanish monarchy has cczse1 To exist its
representatives here cannot be officially recognized
as representing = sovereign power. IL - thought
some Of them my lie sIccecIicI by the Provisional
Juuta- Seward has been careful not TO commit him.
self against the insurrec;ionAry leaders IL seems
the Queen made preparations for an occasion like the
present, by making safe investments in America IL
Is said that some time ago her agents bought up the
whole Germantown PENN Water stock. Mr. Sew
arl takes an active interest in Spanish Affairs. Min
ister Hale keeps him fully posted.
The reported Efforts Of Mr. Seward to secure
the purchase cf the leland of Cuba, whenever tho
new government: Of Spain becomes established,
look plausible. though not yet confirmed. An
offer Of fifty millions would be a tempting bait to
Spain, even though it called Tor the ccssion of the
s.Gcm of the Antilles" However it Is doubtful
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time to confirm 50 important a transfer befJrr tt
close OF the term Of Cficc Of the prCscnt Amcri-
can administration. That the purchase of Cuba,
IL made for a reasonable sum, would be quickly
endorsed by the american people, NO one can
doubt. IL Is Il gardcn-a Paradise. which has
long been cSsvtci.
Dispatches from London IriteTatc that the pos
ability of war ON the Continent is more and IaCrc
discussed by the leading European journals. The
opinion generally expressed is that Prussia,
though ready for war, really desires the ~eontiuu-
anee of peace, but that TO Austria and Russia
peace Is indispensable, and that tine French En-
peror is now undoubtedly prepared for a conflict,
but his policy Is uncertain.
The news from japan, by way of San Francis
co, is interesting. Dates are to August -. The
following are the P~riueiIal items:
The most important event in the recent poIiticai
history Of Japan, is the election Of n new MikadO.
There are now two MikadOs in the country. OOeno
Mia Sauna, who has assumed the MikadCship, IL the
uncle Of the young Miksdo. The best informed in
regard to this movement consider this appointment
as not intended absolutely to displIce the other, but
as an authoritative chief to direct the action OF the
Northern combination, who still consider the original
Mikado a. the true head OF the country. IL seems to
be the opinion Of the best posted amongst the JAPAN
ese themselves, that the new Mikado viii act indie
MISUNDERSTANDING orders aud comforting dignities
and appointments; but that when all is obtained for
which the Shin kanguns fight, he will again become
simple Mia, and place all the power IN the true Mi
kado's hanis.
The anti-foreign feeling seems to be gaining ground
with their own disSsntiOns- Foreigners are evidently
regarded by the japanese themselves as the fruitful
cause of AL their troubles, and they are St no pains TO
disguise their feelings Insults and Outrages upon
foreigners continue 20 be Of almost daily occurrence.
Even the neutral territory Of the foreign settlement
at Yokohama - invaded, and foreign officials insulted
in the public th0roughfIres, Oftimes beneath the very
Hays Of their respective Governments. The latest
outrage Of this sort was perpetrated upon NJ. Won
Brandt, II. r. ". Charge d'AfIirs, who, when re-
turning from the Saibda Sho Government House)
in his carriage, n few days ago, was stopped by
Yakanins attached TO the escort of the Minister Of
Foreign Affair.", whose cOrtege vas passing ut the
time, and his groom dragged TO the ground. Ample
reparatiOu has been demanded, but unless a fOrcitle
stop is put to these now almost daily occurrences. it
will not be safe for foreigners TO remain long in the
country.
The persecution Il Christians has again broken
out. The following Is a literal translation Of the re-
Gently promulgated Imperial decree against the
Christian religion in japan, Published on the official
boards throughout the Empire. IL il p0stel in the
very streets Of the foreign settlement at Yokohama:
" As the Accountable religion of the Christians is
strictly prohibited every one shall be bound to de-
nOuucc 90 the proper authorities such persons as ap-
pear suspicious TO him, AMI a reward shall be given
him for 50 doing
The following item may refer to the pirate bark
CayGiil, an account OF the capture of which. and
her arrival in tire Ochotsk, we gave two weeks
since
From HakOladi the steamship Sunrise, which ar
rived Mt Yokohama On the 18th, brings intelligence
Of y ship which was brought into that harbOr by
~fOrty-twO Cinnamon just before the sailing Of the
stnnmer- Iherr stnrY i that they Mer. nririnally