The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-10-18

Mexico IL not one of the ungrateful republics.
She has voted $50. 900 for a monument 10 the late
President Juarez. The national dag is 10 be run
up every time his birthday comes round, aud each
OF his daughters has been voted a pension Of $4,000
while single, and 81 800 after marriage. The best
biographer Of Juarez will be rewarded with $4,000.
The Springfield Republican (anti-Builer) says
General Butler " is neither n TefOrmer nor a sure,
steady, radical man any way. He Is beaten abont
by every wind and tide Of impulse, ambition and
passion. tie is a disorganiZer, "A boomerang, a
baggage smasher in politics and government. IL
is a law Of his members he can't help himself he
was made SUCH"
GRANT AND THE THIRD TERN.--President Grant Is
represented by a Herdd reporter as expressing
himself pretty freely and frankly on tho topic Of "a
third term. The account Of his remarks certainly
wears an air Of truth
a few evenings before he left the Branch on bis
Northern tour the articles in the Herald on Caesar
ism were the topic Of conversation among those
familiar at his household with two or three visitors,
relatives Of the family. During the conversation
the President was a good listener, leisurely putting
bis cigar, with his dexter leg resting on the left.
when the question was asked what be thought OF
the discussion. why be calmly replied. ut
doesn't interest me IN the least. IL IL no business
Of mine TO manage the politics Of the country.
The execution of the duties Of the Office Of Presi-
dent are quite as much as one man can attend 10,
and a good deal more than ] find agreeable. IL il
pretty well known that / reluctantly consented TO
give M my commission az General, even when the
success of the Republican party was assured but
having accepted the nomination, ! was bound 20
stand by il. The second nomination was equally
unsought, though | freely told my friends / thought
the party owed me a vindication for having imposed
with the Office the aspersions Of their political
enemies. / didn't bargain for that, and thought
the charges reflected more justly upon the party
for having made the mistake. ! was perfectly
satisfied what the result would be at Philadelphia,
a. / was of what would follow in November. IL
was none Of my business except TO accept or de-
cline a privilege | know some Of our friends would
be glad TO have. Let me see this ~ August
March to August is five months, and now the news
papers are anxious TO know If ] am TO serve a third
term when the second is hardly begun. The way
Congress has treated all Of my recommendations
doesn't make me appear either influential or dan
gerous. | often think Of Lincoln's answer TO the
importunate applicant for army orders haven't
any influence with this Administration, my friend
YOU will have to appeal 10 Congress II the
newspapers want to know whether i will be re
nominated why don't they quiz the party that
elected me?'
"Why don't you silence this squabble by an
nouncing your intention to retire iAto private life
at the end OF the term 20 asked one OF the company,
jokingly.
The President promptly You forget
the fate of Coliax. viii IL not be time enough 10
refuse when the refusal is at my disposaif'