The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-05-22
Mnehinrton Ncws.

1t i difficult to say from tine telegraph reports
Just what appointments have been made OF con-
frmed. and what have not. ~ regards the Office
of Minister Resident here, no result appears TO
have been arrived at. while several nominations
have been made to the Senate. First there was
Mr.. Miller or Willard Of Arkansas; next Mr..
Hamilton of Kansas: next Mr.. Chas. +. Dcluns
of Nevada; and lastly John II. Hutchinson. where
from, the telegraph does not say. Mr.. Delong
was first nominated rs Minister 10 Japan, then
his name was withdrawn for Mr.. Hutchinson,
and the Senate adjourned without r%atifying the
last named gentleman. From this it may be in
ferred that no Minister will be sent out, though
the President has a right, under the new Tenure
of Office act, TO fill any vacancy during the int
rim of Congress. One Of the latest dispatches
states that the Cabinet had decided. under the
act, to send ministers to Spain and Brazil, though
the Senate had failed to confirm the nominations
sent in.
The telegraph reports that Senator Summers
speech on the alabama treaty, delivered in the
Senate on the 18th of April Is creating - intense
excitement . in political circles both in America
and Europe. We gave, in our paper Of May s,
Il telegraphic summary of this speech, which will
be found in full in the San Francisco Times of
May l; and in our European news to-day will
be found the comments of some of the British
press on it. The Times thinks it a mastery
effort, worthy of the Senator, and deserving the
impartial consideration of all readers; but when
it figures up a total loss of 1922. OOO, COO. due to
Americans, according to the speech, it is simply
absurd.
To show how the British view this question,
and the course of the Americans on it, we copy
the following from an English paper. The argu-
ments used may be and probably have been an
swered in some of the speeches made in the SEN
ate during the discussion
"lf the American people ever studied historical
parallels, they would perceive something almost
comic IN the attitude they assume towards England
with reference 70 her concession Of beligerent rights
10 the South, and their own eagerneSs To uphold the
standard of rebellion wherever it happens TO be un-
furlcd. The Poles, the lIungarians, the Sepoys. all
have evoked the deep symIathies Of the Americans
ia their turn. Ii n man declares himself Il rebel
lie has ut once established an indisputable claim to
American friendship. Directly the Cretan insurrec-
ton broke out the Americans sent private supplies of
stores and money TO Crete. Now the insurgents in
Cuba are pattcd on the back. In this case the an
plause Is perhaps not altogether suggested by disin-
tercsted motives. But before the rebellion can be
said Ia have gained "A firm footing. before the insur-
gents have even attempted to construct "a govern
mcnt, or have occupied an important town, the
House Of Representatives az Washington passes a
resolution of sympathy with them. The President
i at the same time requested to recognize the indie
p]endencc Of Cuba at the earliest possible moment.
We are quite aware that this resolution has no bind
ing power, but it is "A deliberate expression Of the
opinion and feeling of one branch Of the Legislature.
Our own House Of Commons never went So far
throughout the war between North and South. The
Americans say 10 the world, shall encourage
and support rebellion against established Powers
wherever We find il, and simply because IL is rebel
lion. but we never will forgive people who sympa-
thized with the rebellion We lately had among our
selves They set up "a standard Of conduct of their
own, but deny any freedom whatever, even freedom
Of opinion, to others. Did 1t occur TO any member
Of Congress that the grOundlcssness Of American
luminosity towards England on the score of the late
rebellion Is proved 10y the example which America
herself i always setting to the world? But the
Spanish people are not likely 10 complain in a trou-
blcsomc manner, and that makes all the difference