The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-08-30

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Y to Justify and excuse the course pursued by The
5 Louisiana democratic representatives IN con
: gress, when they voted in favor OF improving
= the navigation of small river in North Caro-
) lima, and then voted against improving the Mis-
c sssipp and Red River, in Louisiana. 1t cal
3 in no way explain how representatives In con
: gress can with consistency and honor misrepre
e sent the sentiments and vote against the wishe
and interests of their own constituents-otth el
own State-and at the same time devote them
selves body and soul to promote the interests
a few dwelers on Cape Fear river. This ispe
cular legislating, and, we suppose, that IN tu
ture our present delegation in congress, although
elected by the people ofLouisiana, must be con
sidered in reality as the representatives anc
guardians of North Carolina.
The Democrat forgets to explain how it car
at the same time make it right and constitution
al for democratic representatives to vote in favor
of the general government aiding to build the
railroad from Shreveport to the Mississippi; and
wrong and unconstitutional for them to vote in
favor of the same government granting aid to
improve the Mississippi and Red River.
The Democrat, in its defence of the admin
stration, says, ''the bill vetoed by general
Pierce, and supported by some leading demo-
cratic politicians in this State-containsf features
perfectly odlous to every true democrat. A man
that would support such bill, could swallow
anything" This is a candid admission that
some of the Heading democratic politicians of
Louisiana are ignorant of the principles of their
own party. Such being the case, will our neigh
Dor inform us by what process they arrived to
the distinguished position ofdemocratic leaders!
We suppose with democracy "where ignorance
is bliss, It's folly to be wise" But our neigh
Dor pretends to forget that both houses of con-
gress were democratic by an overwhelming
ma ority, that the river and harbour bill was
concocted, debated and enacted by democra-
tic body, and was therefore to all intents and
purposes democratic measure. Surely the
grave, experienced and talented democratic
senators and representatives-nen grown grey
in the service of their party-cannot be so very
ignorant as 10 bring forth and sustain measures
containing features perfectly odious to every
true democrat" Senators Glass; Dodge, Pearce,
Petit, Rusk, Sebastian, Slidell Stuart, Sum
ner, Thompson, and many other leading demo-
cratic lights, voted in favor of the bill, and
have thereby made themselves odious to ''every
true democrat, " viz: to president Pierce and to
the Shreveport Democrat. How mortified John
Sldel, Louis Cass and general Rusk must feel
to find themselves thus publicly ostracised by
our neighbor. How very applicable is the Ian
guage of the lamented Calhoun, the great faith
er and founder of southern statesright demo-
cracy, to the Democrat and the servie few who
sustain the president in this case, when he said
81 take 1t that the very essence Of toryism-
that which consttutesa tory is to sustain pre-
rogative against privilege-to support the exc
cutive against the Legislative department Of the
government-and to lean to the side of power
against liberty" And the noble Carolinian
might have added that such conduct is the very
essence Of fawning and toadyism to place and
power.
Our neighbor asserts that ''Messrs. Jones
and Perkins have endeared themselves to every
true democrat in the land,' by voting against
the bill to improve our rivers. We know no.
thing in regard to the endearnents ofthe demo-
cracy; but one thing is very certain, and that
IS, at the next general election, the people of
Louisiana will send to congress men who will
represent the wishes of their constituents.
The refusal of congress to entrust president s
Pierce with ten millions Of dollars, for contin-
5encies, does not seem to be agreeable to the t
,ficial organs, and they are very anxious to i
make it appear that the refusal was not based
lpon want of confidence in the admnistra- ,,
ion. Guilty persons are ever seeking for an =;
xcuse. Whether congress has any conf t
lence, or none whatever, in the president, one I
hing is certain, the report of the committee to $
whom the subject was referred is direct and 1
evere censure on the executive, for in it thew f
ot only refuse to grant bis request, but assert t
hat no contingency can arise that will demand c
he employment Of the extraordinary means he Q
fishes to be empowered with, which is equiv q
lent to saying that they do not believe what he r.
aes to be the true position Of our foreign af- is
.irs. The Union, after beating around the re- d
alt and lamenting the refusal to grant Perce's a.
etition, tries to console the democracy in the =,
blowing paragraph: p
"They do not object to the suggestion as ex- d
'aordinary, much less do they use language at
aturaly conveying the idea that they feared m
re object of the president to be to make an at CO
ck On Cuba or Cadz. On the contrary, the hi
omnittee express their readiness to enact the &C
easure suggested, even under the difficulty e,
maturing it at the close Of the session, but h
+ the fact that the recess Of congress would pr
lily last four months"
1t adds, that: The failure of the measure d,
ay embarrass and defer the final consumma- W
On of the policy of the administration as to flu
uba, and this is the real key to the gratifca- &c
IN of our neighbor. We hope, however, that of