The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-10-04

LOUISIANA Forty YEARS Aeo.-A friend has
sent us extracts from certain curious original
documents, which are on file and on record in
the district court of the United States for the
eastern district, in certain suit Instituted by
: the United States through its attorney, who is
: yet among us, as the honored head of the legal
5 profession of Louisiana.
] The proceedings were instituted by libel
: against certain goods wares and merchandise,
seized by the officers Of the customs, as snug
t ged articles A considerable number of docu-
ments were filed in evidence, including a series
of letters, being correspondence between the
celebrated Laftte and certain British officers,
} naval and military, who We're stationed at Pen
saeola Or British vessels cruising into the gulf
of Mexico.
{ The greater portion Of certain proclamation
is here introduced-an original paper, which
displays the characteristic ignorance, and hy-
pocrisv Of some of the hopeful representatives
Of our venerable beef eating friend across the
water.
PRocLAMATIoN-E|y lieut.. col. Edward Nj
coils, commanding his britannia majesty forces
in the F'loridas.
Natives of Louisiana: On you the first call
is made to assist in liberating from a faithless,
fmbecilc government, your paternal soil. Span
iards Frenchmen, Italians and British, whether
settled or residing for a time in Louisiana on
you also call to aid me in this just cause. The
American usurpation in this country must be
, abolished, and the lawful owners of the soil put
in possession. l am at the head of large body
of Indians, we'll armed, disciplined and com
manded by British oficers-a good train of ar
tlery, with every requisite, seconded by the
.,owarful aid of nu,na Hritich and Snanicl,
! squadron of ships and vessels of war. Benot
; alarmed, inhabitants of the country, at our ap-
proach. The same good faith and disinteres-
tedness (?) which has distinguished the conduct
of Britons in Europe, accompanies them here
on you for the purpose of carrying on an un-
! laws, the peace and tranquility Of your country.
! will be guaranteed to you by men who will suffer
no infringement of them. Rest assured that
these brave red men only burn with an ardent
desire of satisfaction for the wrongs they have
suffered from the Americans to join you in libe
rating these southern provinces from their yoke
and drive them into those limits, formerly pre-
scribed by my sovereign &c, &c
Here follows an appeal tooa people ever free,
ever brave and patrlctic--kentucky and0her o
sons. God bless and prosper them and her,
now and forever.
Inhabitants of Kentucky, you have too long
borne with grievous impostions. The whole
brunt OF the war has fallen on your brave sons.
Be imposed on no more; but either range YOUR
selves under the standard of your forefathers
or observe strict neutrality. If you comply
with either of these offers, whatever provisions,
you send down will be paid for in dollars and
the safety of the person, bringing 10, as we'll as
the free navigation of the Mississippi, guarau'
teed to you. Men of Kentucky, let me call to-
your view (and trust to your abhorrence) the
conduct Of those factions which hurried you
into this cruel, unjust and unnatural waq at a
time when Great Britain was stralnlnG every
nerve in defence of her own and the liberties
of the world.
Europe is now happy and free, What pa5t Of
Europe? and she now hasens to ayenge the
unprovoked insult and did she not in most
splendid style carry out this threat on the plains
Of Chalmette?] &c. &c. Finally, accept Of my
offers. Every thing promise in this paper
guarantee to you, on the sacred honor ofoa
British officer.
Given under my hand at my head quarters,
Pensacola, this 29th day of August, 1914.
EDWARD N1CoLLs.
Tie language used in the above ploclama-
ton forcibIe reminds us of the anti-Amcrican
tone now assumed by the Pierce organs as they
call upon the foreign voters to rally under the
office e-holders' banner At the next election
they will meet with the same fate that attended
the British army below New Orleans.o
REBUILDING OF THE BuRNg D1srR1cT.-The
sad conhagration which laid one of the fairest
portions Of the business part of our city in ruins
occurred about month since. In some places
the fire continues burning. The ef1uyium--
arising from the drugs, tobacco, grain and other
materials with which the warehouses were
stored, is disagrceable and nauseating to higho
degree.
We were at first afraid that the burnt district
would remain as it is, at least for some time to
come but we had mistaken the energy and en-
terprise of our citizens, who rise with the cmer-
gencv, and to whom misfortune only acts as a
spur or incentive to greater activity. We re-
ioice to be able to say that in few months the
buildings destroyed will all rise 'ke the Phm
nix from it's ashcs,' with ten-foId more than
their former mage;fcence, which, if it were not
for the destruction of the goods in store, would
almost make us bless the fire that destroyed
them, and almost wish that some other parts Of
our city were "purGed BY fire.
Our worthy and enterprisny citizens Of the
firm of Z. ]. Hart & Co., will soon be restored
to their old premises, in most magnificent suit
of stores. The building formerly occupied bE
Keep, Bad & Co., No. IT Tchoupitoalas street,
ond owned by S. J. Peters, esq, and No. 49,
owned by Daquan, will again be rebuilt by the Q
owners for E. J. Hart & Co., in the most elc
CANT and substantial manner, and Judging froa1
the plans we have seen, will surpass, in both
the external appearance and internal arrange-o
ments, any other store in the southern or wcsoo
tern country.
The two will have. front of "a feet and a
depth Of 16O feet, The front part will be sup
ported by iron columns and coyercd with brown
5laster.
The two stores will be connected by three
1rchwayson each floor. There will also be fire
proof vaults in each building. In fine, the
store will be supplied with every modern con-
and improvement, whether for use or