The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-10-11

The political cauldron is beginning to boilin
South Carolina. We observe by the Charles
/ ton Standard that J. Woford and J. r Trim
mer, who are candidates for the Spartanburg
, district. have lespondedin favor Of giving the
!, election Of presidential electors to the people
; Randolph Turner, another candidate, opposes
: the change; he is also opposed to Legislation
upon the liquor question just much as to leg.
islation upon corn, cotton, wheat or rice. He
thinks that legislation upon liquor in South
Carolina would cast a shade upon his charac
) ter, which, as Caucasian and white man, he
is not willing to bear. He likes brandy and is
determined to fight in its defence. Mr.. Tur.
ner says he also '.llates the homestead law
because sit Expresses the poor man and fosters
the rascal" He opposes the State "going in:
| tothe Blue Ridge railroad speculation, and in
sists that fit could even be built at the cost Of
one. cent, it would njure the citizens Of the up
per part Of the State, for the simple reason that
the upper part of the State is engaged in rails
ing grain. The inhabitants expect to feed this
grain to hogs, horses, cattle, sheep, etc. They
then expect to sell this stock to their brethren
in the lower districts, whose interests it is to
raise cotton. Thus you see" says he, eff a
railroad was built across the Blue Ridge, the
inhabitants Of the rich valleys Of Tennessee,
Kentucky and Ohio, could push forward their
live stock here at a moments warning and I'M
dersell the spartanburg people, and thus keep
their noses upon the grindstone Of poverty their
days OUT Mr. Turner'S logic is quite unique
but we think that many of our readers in Cad
do parish, will be greatly pleased with his ideas
and views. 5z a== SUSIE. .'.f=r -.
NATIONAL MASONIC LoDGE.-A committee of
the grand lodge of Maine, appointed to enquire
into the expediency of establishing a general
grand lodge of the United States, after having
correspondent with the fraternity in other States,
have reported in part warmly recommending
the proposition to favorable considerations
They say: "Your committee believe that such
an organisation, with proper regulations, would
be of great value, not only to the masonic fra
ternty in this country, but to the interest of our
order throughout the world. It would be the
very centre Of correspondence for all the grand
lodges in the universe, and masonic union of
these United States would present to our breth-
rem Of all lands most happy illustration of our
national motto, "E Plui6us Uniion' In con-
clusion, the committee suggests that such an
organisation, meeting regularly with the gen
eral grand encampment, and bringing together
from all parts Of the country undetermined
men, imbued with the spirit of masonry, and
charged with the responsibilities of legislating
for its welfare, would have a happy influence
The press throughout the Union is condemn
ing the decisions recently made by a couple of
sagacious judges in Georgia and Michigan
The National Intelligencer says that one of the
most salutary sentiments which the American
people inherited from their ancestors was rev.
erence for the judiciary, as the great safeguard
of public liberty. This sentiment has been ev-
er cherished by the wise and inculcated on the
young. No principle is more deeply engrafted
on the enlightened sense Of the country than
that elderly regulated by law" is the only
liberty worth having, and no conviction has
been more general or more strong than that the
supreme court of the United States has been in
of II
men of the nation. The first instance of abso- |
lutte disregard and vandal invasion Of the judi |
cial altar was that in Rhode Island, in which
mere partisan legislature directed the records |
of the highest court of the State to be mutla
ted and its decision in a particular case abro-
gated Not far short of this however, in the |
year 1887, might be cited the resistance of the
postmaster general to the mandate Of the cir
cult court of the district of Columbia-a resis-
lance which, to the honor of the nation was uni
versally condemned. But recent decision of
a Judge Of the highest court of Georgia takes
ground still more dangerous to the stability not
merely of law, but Of all the, institutions con-
nected with good government. 1t strikes at
once at the foundation of our judicial system
and destroys the last bulwark of all our civil
liberty. But we have no idea that this mad
ness which rules the hour in Georgia will find
either sympathy or support amongst law
abiding people.
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A report was In circulation, on the 9th ult.,
at New York and in other northern cities, said
10 be founded on the authority of one of the
foreign legations in Washington, that the Span
ssh government has refused TO hold further di,
ssc css; ~@Iatieus with Mr. soulG, In conse-
4a"nJs ct hts having Sase es.4sg&a IT, sr az,
iaa,r 10 tonent instruction with the view Of
70 The establishment Of republic
II that country. The report meets with cousd.
cradle ercdjt, although it appears to many 10
bear but slight impress Of probability on its
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Guaho daes got appear IL b. such 3 great