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


a cnormo-,s and withal unexpected, if they convey
merely "a shadow of the Instructions to Minister
Motley, whc viii come 10 the English metropolis
in a very different ohieisl guise ircm that under
which Minister Johnson arrived
The Star depEorcs the rejection by England ofthe
early overturcs by Minister Adams for the settle
ment of this question. and says that President Grant
i not. as has been said. a whoie-souied lover OF
peace. like Lincoiz, be has intense determination
of character. but l. = western man, Nishont that
natural gcGiuS which served Lincoln. who. instead
Of reading. had actual experience % the world.
President Grant has no training either ~ : lawyer
or a politician j. intensely American. and ~ the
entire world IL acquainted with, l. resolUte of par
pose. Ager del ending the English from the ohafs"
Of general sympathy with the ConiefeFairS. thr
writer c~onttSSeS that the escape of tue itiJdhtd
from England was Dcth deplorable and SisSracciul.
forming the worst precedent shat Great Britain
could establish for the future AZ s''ch iNe eost'rr
gcncy.
The Sur expresses. however ~ amazement a
the character of SUMNER demands IN PREPARATION.
and says: II MotleyS IL strncneas ~" couehe"
ia a similar spirit. his miSSiI' II VIII ss tflittess' a.
the extravaganza Of the pro, ,oSluou vail excite a
panic AT once. Every one kno ~ how snNion. the
British people are 10 deal fairly ON the subject but
they justly consider that ii her ,conces>9hs are In
be merely used ~ Staud-points IL iurii-ss and ut
present more unreasonable demand :. England must
carefully consider her position, lest ny yiefSlng she
should establish Il worse precedent than faat Oh
burning ships on the high seas, by adm itting T." dis
eussion demands utterly nntenable. and "s'ch'
ought to be resisted.
IA 4 tHttS Oc~iNnJitH lsc csltultttS q
damages put forth by Sumner as portento,ls, as il
has already reached SI22. 600, 900, and ma y here
after embrace possibly the earnings of all soldiers
drawn from fields of productive labor by the war.
The speech, it adds. :" is worthy of Sumner anL de-
serves impartial consideration. He wants. however,,
something more ;han national PREPARATION from
England-reduiring contrition and public humili-
ty.' The Times insists that IN this. England is
cruelty wronged. America had no useful object to
be served by expressions of regret or penitence
such as are required by the treaty. Treaties of
I "a dictated bN gpnplprDrSn f armies lrt. iDlnu
TO be unencumbercd by such expressions.
The YTs,S argues that the concessions OF bellig-
erent rights to the south was a simple act, and q
fact not dependent on the MON blockade for had
not there been IL blockade, it would not have al
tered the case In any appreciate degree. The
prevailing tone of Summers speech is characterized
by passionate demonstrations his menace betrays
one-sided partisauship, lameDtable rs coming from
the representative of 4 great country sumner
makes, ii is said. no complaint against France. al
though Napoleon was DESTROYS OF recognizing thr
independence of the Southern Confederation
Though England is held forth as the only foreign
power implacably hostile to America, u II no. too
much TO say that one moment during The war the
fate of the American Union depended on the voice
of England, whose sword thrown into the scale
would have altered the result. She declined the
contest, and il evinces n degree of uDfairncsS bar-
dei!hg on infatuation to leave this considerations
out OF account. 1t is a common practice unworthy
o. American journalists and politicians TO viliiiy
gland. and the protective tariff plan is popular
with them merely as likely to intiict injury on Great
Britain. Let atonement be made for the use of in
sultirg language by individuals, and II VIII be seen
whether England and America, by retrospective
verdict of public opinion. will continue TO cultivate
that mutua! respect which is rs essential in private
relations as in the life of nations.
The StuntLaqd (Tory organ) says the American
Senate has doue more than reject the treaty. Is il
has given the world reason TO believe, by Summers
speech. which if endorsed by that supreme body.
covers all questions of foreign diplomacy of the
country. The English people now know what Mot
lev will have to aim ut in his efforts to arrange the
Alabama claim on a basis now wasted away In
Gonna r,cpaafS rnnH will PQSnp from the panlnr
which the American Sc nate displays. They might
as we'll argue against a proposal for American
troops to hold the Tower OF London As matcr,f-
guarantee, or that the Prince of Wales should be
sent to Washington and placed IN the hands OF th,
Federal authorities, as a hostage for Engiandfs
good behavior in the future. The policy of England
on this subject is no longer an open question.
America has formally recorded her resolution that
there shall be no settlement of the AiRJa0sa claims
short of this that England shall surrender at dis
erection, and submit TO any punishment which the
United States Senate. in its supremacy over the az
fairs of the world. may choose TO infict. In other
words. she has decided that the Aldbdrna claims
shall not be amicably settled, whatever. The in
terval of the present day is long between national
hatred and commandment. 1t Is useless to ignore
and dangerous to forget that the feeling in America
is one of intense hatred toward Great Britain that
war with England would be regarded as a national
luxury, but expensive. England not only admitted
that such a war would be expensive. but deplora-
BILE. Under the circumstances. it is probable that
the Americans will elect to keep the opportunity
for revenge more cheaply. War is not an agreea-
BILE solution. though involving danger rather than
%dishonor. 1t may be better TO accept any settle
ment which the present Administration NAV have
to offer which makes the attitude of the American
Senate less ridiculous.
CANADIAN ANNExATIoN.-New York, April 2l.-
The Tribune's Montreal special saws the desire of
the people of the New Dominion to cut loose from
their dependence upon the mother country has re-
ceived n powerful impetus from one or two great
events, and whatever course will be finally adopted.
there can be little doubt that a great local change.
of some sorts is not far distant. Several private
meetings of influential persons have recently been
held for the purpose of considering the great ques-
ton OF a change in the form of government, and
general dissatisfaction with the present state OF
things is more and more openly expressed.
The newspapers are at last beginning to meet
the question face to face, giving utteranCe to senti-
ments which have long been widely discussed
among the people, although few have had the
courage TO express thea publicly. A party is i'm
favor of independence. bat a larger party. / be-
lieve. aims at annexation to the United States, and
will soon make itself a prominent acquisition.
The Hudson Bay Territory question has given
additional force to the arguments of the annexa-
tionists. who feel that such a magnificent domain
as the New Dominion now promises to be ought
no longer to be dwarfed and kept down by Deepen
dence on a transatlantic Government. The pro-
pOsal that Great Britain shall surrender her North
American possessions rs a set Off against the do
6dIEG claims. has created a deep sensation in GER
tain circles. and many regardit with decided favor
senator Summers speech Is copied in fall by
both English and French journals, and is the topic
OF much discussion.
OTTAWA, April 22.-In the House of Commons
Mr.. Gait gave notice that on Friday next he would
give in papers relating TO the cost Of defending
the frontier and subsequent expenses Of the Fenian
invasion, as constituting n claim against the United
States. He said his object was to give the mem
bers an opportunity of expressing their views up
on the speech of Senator Chandler and the pro-
ceedings in the United States Senate last Monday.
\ bill to amend the extradition laws with the
United States was announced.