The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-10-18

| Pass ROUND THE REsoLUTIoNs.-As short time
since J. J. Robinson, a citizen Of Memphis, was
robbed of his property, and cruelty assaulted
by the aboitiolsts of Salem, Ohio The aboll.
ton mob of Salem, was headed by one Black.
well, a merchant Of Cincinnati Upon the re,
turn home of Mr. Robinson a large meeting
of the citizens of Memphis was held on the
18th, and after adopting preamble the follow
ing resolutions was unanimously adopted
Resolved, That unless the city of Cincinnati
by some public demonstration repudlate the &C
ton of the mob and the lawless conduct O
Blackwell, that we for ourselves, as citizens o
Memphis, willexercse every legitimate mean:
to break up The commercial intercourse between
our own city and the city of Cincinnati and di
vert southern travel from said city and state, te
that direction in which their ghts and property
will be respected, and be it further
Resolved, That we ask and expect the SYM
patty and cooperation of our sister save-hold-
inaostaes to come to our relief and aid us III de-
| Tending ourselves against aggressors from Ohio
by cutting off from the state and particularly
the city of Cincinnati, all the trade in THEN
power. :,
Resolved. That the board of mayor and al
dermen of this city be requested to appoint
special river police, whose duty shall be vigil
lantly to watch all steamboats, coming from Gin
cinnasi and strictly to enfore our state and mu-
nicpal laws IN regard to free negroes.
The following good hit at Douglas, is from
the Quincy (Ill.) Wing:
DOUGLAS AN ABoLITIoNIsT.- Is that so?
Strange that tais should be the case while he
and his understrappers are denouncing as abo-
,litonst every man, both whlg and democrat
who is opposed to bis Nebraska bill. Yet we
find in the Chicago Times-the paper which
has been recently started in Chicago with Dou
glas' money as Douglas organ-a report of
the speech he made there on Friday night, and
that report states that he declared that the abo
litionists and freesoiers in 1848, were pledged
to the repeal of the Missouri compromise and
that the whole abolition and freesoil party who
voted for Van Buren, in 1848, voted for the re-
peal Of the Missouri compromise. According
to his own Statement, then, he was following the
lead of abolitionist and freesolers, in his efforts
to repeal the Missouri compromise! What
weak defence of his course And what mise
rable cause it p1ust be that needs such wretched
and STRENGTHENING argument in its defence.
CoTToN IN ALGER1A.-A writer in Whining
ton, On. Co. says question whether the news
of the, late sale of cotlons at Havrc that were
the production of Algeria, have reached you,
and whether your numerous readers, the plan
ters of cotton, especially, who are the most in
terested in these news, have an2 knowledge of
them. AS it may be interesting to them, [
shall here give you very brief account of this
new branch, of French industry, which stands
N competition with the American grower of
cotton.
The capabilities of algeria for the growing
Of cotton are very great in point of soil and eli
nate9 The Bedouin Arab population is an ex-
;ellent laboring race-sober, temperate, and
very moderate in all its wants. Add to all
hese facilities and advantages possessed by
he Algerian growers, that Napoleon III has
offered premium of 10000 francs, for five
years, to be awarded to the planter
who shall produce the largest crop and best
staple. The result of these efforts and encour
'gements by the French government, has, at
ast,produced superior qualities of cottons, both
If short and long staple, which were offered for
sale at auction, at Havre, On the Gath Of July
asst, to manufacturers, not only of France, but
If England, and Germany, and Switzerland.
The highest praise was bestowed on the pro-
luce, and it was sold for higher prices than the
American cottons.
There may have been little national pride
mixed up in some portions of these transactions
Is to that which was bought by the French
whose object is to make articles
With it to be exhibited at the worlds fair in
Paris next year, but the praises of the English
annot be suspicious on this subject.
This colony of France will prove formida-
lie competitor to the American planter. 1t is
veil that this news, such as it may be interpre-
ed, should be known, and that if not fall in
american prices may occur in few years, at
east the demand must be greatly diminished,in
france especially for the sea island cotton, since
\ lgeria is said to produce even a better quality.
These facts are thus communicated, not to
righten planters, but to warm them in due time
lot to put all their eggs in one basket.
Your friend J. ToGNo.
IMPRovEMENrs.-The quantity of building
york being done in the city at the present mo-
1ent is greater than we have seen for long