The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-08-23

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democratic cotemporary II 0aaehlta, says INA
Acknowledgements Farmer Is, and shall &C
our first, second, third, fourth, fifth and las
choice for the Office Of governor Of LOUISIANA z
liz next election. We might be less clrcum
spect III our language were our old friend, u
lieutenant governor. basEipg in the sunshine Y
a pleasing and promising future; but we kao'
too well thai there are breakers ahead u Ia
Ithat tiatterns JUNCTION to our soul. The ciou
Is above US, poftentious and threatening, and
is for this reason that we shall cling with n
creased tenacity to our early choice. : In tn
/ next paragraph the Democrat says, the allu
sion we have made viii have decided mean
/ ing for all who have kept pace WITH passln:
events Louisiana democracy IS thfeatene'
| with curse-the doom Of know nothlnglsrn-
/ and it behooves the friends Of the cause IN til
country parishes to do all IN then power to war;
off the impending blow, From the city "
must look for nothing. The fate Of Seldom AM
] Gslnorrah when proclaimed BY Omnpotene'
wasSot more certain than will be cur fate ever
in the emporium y You must acknowledge il
your heait, friend Martin, that Sodom and 10
morrah wassot more deserving ofdestrnction
than is the democratic party Of Louisiana. 70,
could not, if you ned tried, produced a more
appropriate smile.
/ ss-5eS
a.. lie people, the eties and States carry
on ,nternal improvements,they are able 10 use
/ their money to much bettaz. advantage, much
more economically, and greatly more 10 then
own satisfaction, tbanifn was nsed by the fed
| erai government" Democrat
Our neighbor has been taking lessons in the
science Of turning sonersets. A few weeks ago
he was singing Of tIe great beauty and advan-
tages that would accrue from the general gov
eminent donating land to the Shreveport rail
road; and subsequently, loudly called upon our
citizens TO vote in f3vor oflaying tax on own
ers Of property, TO id in building the road, and
which was greatl'' to the dissatisfaction Of
large number Of sal property holders, who be-
heye said tax to b unconstitutional AS the
manner in which tie State can Garry on inter-
nal improvements is greatly more to- the
Democrats '*own abstraction" than any other
Yet know, perbapI it will deign 10 Inform it$
readers how the York progresses on the falls,
at Alexandria-oi sthe much better advan-
tage' gained by tle state authorities, the great
economy displayedby them, and what use the
money has been pit to,
Additional Lights daily coming out in re
gard TO the part elacted by the members If
governor HILBERT sIatchen cabinet in the count
Nesselrode swiudle Their gullibility is only
cqualed by their I've for foreign titles and for
eign manners, or teir eagerness for office and
treasury pap TIE St. James Messenger pub
jishes the following letters Of introduction pre-
scented BY The couh 10 ex-governor Roman. It
is not at all surprising that any one possessing
such credentials, fam persons holding respon-
si5le State Offices, should be well received and
treated with hospitality.
90 ftEECETTTEE tjFFTcE.
Ration Ponge Tn1r an 185A
Hon. A. 2. Rolr>>., Parish 81 ". LANES
Dear sir--In the absence Of. governor He
bert, who is at prasentin New Orleans and to
Ehc Utter Of Introduction is borne by the
hon count Ncsselrade Of Pruss5es L take the
tbea. Of ADDRESSING you taWsaes, at the H.
holtatle=. Of the count, to inform you Of his IN
'S1.o.l n Nm 70 w. a. our Pla9,,s21 on his
nsyr One IF his nr;nrr,a1 rh;erts n 'Sot n.
the southern country, is o visit some of+b22
best plantations IN Louisiana, in order to judy
tor Nln5th . sno Nosh5oS o. IL? alaye5y s{s
H. snsaIS oso [s', ~ :, ffr~o' ,'r
Aplanhtion, as also the one Of NJ. Valcour Anne
to whom, should il DC convenient, ii would af
iord pleasure 10 NE count 10 nave you intimate
HIS ''.ls's 1891 v's Sit.
self and ncighbor. wor,d an snr. ~ ~ ti55l4lk
fully appreciated byuov. Hkberts-1id equally
50 esteemed BY 54lf, (persQr@:I5y :, aq u
though oDedienE ser'4t Sec n ta ~, l ar on
"BAroy Ro1a.' j. LT 9Th, t854.-Gov. A, B.
. Roman. d. s[: he the liberty to intro
duce % Of Gcrmar 70 o u1 1l'i,' nL@f:n' count
NeSset in quest of information rea;ve to o"
Institutions. No living man is more comDotent
than Yourself fl hin, oil t,o ;,,c