The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-09-06

New PAR1sH.--1t sproposed to create ne'
parish out of all that portion of Rapldes lynn
on the north side of Red River, together wit
f all of Avoyelles, On the same side of the rive
: above Kay's ferry. This would make aparls
< respectable in size, population and intelligence
t with proportion of wealth not as great as som
: other parishes, perhaps, but equal to the ma
jority in the State. The Red River Republl
can says that, there is much good land in tn
: proposed parish susceptible of Improvement
| and its improvement will be greatly advanced
5 under direct local government Perhap
there is not in the State an equal body of lant
that would require so small an outlay Of none.
for roads, bridges, and other internal improve
ments, as the proposed parish affords Hence
the taxes of its people would be very light il
proportion to any other parish in the State
At all events, what taxes would be collected
would be laid out for improvements at home
instead of being appropriated as at present fo
Improvements abroad. If Pineville was made
the seat of justice, it would be, except in tn,
northern portion, within twenty-five miles O.
every part of the parish.
The Washington correspondent 9th Charles
ton Courier says that Tom Corwin is unable to
refund the money he received for his share Of
the Gardiner claim. In connexion with this
we see by the congressional proceedings that a
resolution was adopted requesting the president
to institute legal proceedings against all agents,
attorneys and confederates who assisted in get
ting the claim allowed. The proceeding is for
the purpose of testing their liability to refund
the sums they may have received This is as
it should be. Mr.. Corwin has been honored by
his countrymen with many important trusts, and
he should promptly come forward and explain
in what manner he became implicated in the
Gardiner fraud The position he occupies in
the estimation of the people of Ohio renders it
absolutely necessary that he should make an
expose of the whole transaction. If he is in any
way guilty of aiding Gardinerin the frauds, he
ought to be punished; while if innocent he owes
it to himself, his friends and family to demon
strate it to the world
In South Carolina they contemplate that the
Legislature will adopt some scheme liberalization
against Connecticut for the notification of the
fugitive slave laws. Among the means sug-
gested is the denial of access to the courts of
South Carolina, by the citizens of Connecticut,
for the recovery of debts; as it is said that there
is large balance of trade against southern
merchants. The Charleston News says
eve would prefer more direct mode ofre-
taliation, through the taxing power of the south
ern States, if practicable. Their legislatures
may justifaby reach the profits of trade enjoy
ed by one State with another whose interests .
she assai1s. The taxation of the products of
any State after they have entered the limits of
another and become blended with the general
mass of merchandise, has been pronounced con-
'tltutlonal by the supreme court. The practi-
al difficulty of discriminating the articles to be
axed from others, is the only objection to this
node of retaliation, although it may not be in
We would make the tax pro-
llbltory. We would sever all ties, whether of
commerce or friendship, with a State like Con-
lectcut that disrcgards the obligations of the
constitution, and lends herselfto the fanatical
pIrit that would rob the south Gifts property"
We do not think that the News plan is al
ogether feasibly, and would object to closing
be courts to the collection of debts owed to
On the contrary, we would have ;
9uthern merchants topromptly pay every dol
II they owe to the abolition States; but here
fter to buy nothing whatever from them, limo .
ay encourage vessels belonging to them, and {
lore particularly that the southcncrs cease
aging visits to, or spending the summermonths
t, the north, surrounded by free -soers Let +
S learn to produce all that our wants call for, {
o our own manufacturing, and spend our sur
|us money at home, and we will cease to be ,
othered or vcxed by aboitionists free soilcrs, :
any other class of northern fanatics.
Weperceive by the Georgia papers that Judge >
ennIng has decided that the supreme court of r
eorgia is equal and coordinate with the su S
rene court of the United States, and not in n
rior and subordinate to that court That as Il
the reserved powers, the state court is ST.
'eme; that as to the delegated powers, the Z. q
sates court is supreme; that as to powers c.
9TH delegated and reserved DOW S;
s-both courts, in the language of Hamilton, t'
e "equally supreme;' and that, as a conse ~
1ence, the supreme court of the United States I
IS no jurisdiction over the supreme court Of d
eorg1a; and cannot, therefore, give it an Or C;
n, or make for it precedent. "
The new boundary commission under the Of
perntcndence of lieut. colonel Emory. was to I'll
I'VE left Washington on the Goth ult. for the III
o Grande, thence to continue the boundary " "
e agreeable to the provisions of the late trea- to
with Mexico. COL Emory has done nearly tn
the scientific work of the late boundary COM CT
sslon' under the treaty of Guadalupe hidal W. ",
and has prepared work on the subject