The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-11-01


A PRECIOUS CoNFEssIOE.-W yesterday
laid before our readers certain views upon the
subject of northern assaults upon southern
rights. This is matterof intense and absorb
ing interest, and every day adds to 1t Enofnen-
tous magnitude. Recent events have served
more startling to disclose the plots of The north-
ern foes of the Union, for years secretly aud
seduously cultivated and conducted. What is
the appalling spectacle now presented tothe eyes
Of the American patriot? The south asking for
the admission of no more slave srates--for she
has none to ask for, the north speaking through
the tongues of traitors and Jhe presses of dcnaa-
gogues declaring, in the first place, ,asift to make
the insults more calling, lhat no more slave
states shall be admitted in the union, and S.
condy, that from eight to ten free states are Ger
tain of being added to the union within as many
years. Such is the attitude Of abolitioDism.
Washington Union.
The Holly Springs (Miss.) Times remarks
that the foregoing paragraph embodles most
important confession. M Pierce has been
president a little over eighteen months and be-
hold the result! The leading organ Of bis ad-
ministration is obliged to admit hat abolition
ISM presents an "apalling spectacle "to the
eyes of the American patriot" This IS the
end of that empty promise made to the Amer1~
can people, that if they would elevate Mr. Pierce
to the presidency, the power Of northern fanata-
cism would be broken-"c -"crushed out"
Let us recur briefly to the past, How diff
ferent is the picture here drawn oy the Imon
from the one presented to the country when Hr,
Fillmore retired from Office The natiosa. CON
servative statesman set b. face SteIaIT against
the ultra free soil element Of The Eorthen #Mg
party, and selected his appolntees from men ol
a more conservative stamp. Tie democrats
dare not deny this, for, throughout the lasl
presidential canvass, they proclaimed the fact,
from the stump and through their presses. that
Mr.. Fillmore failed to get the nomination at
Baltimore because he had lost the support Of
the free soil wlng-the Seward sCctIou-0f the
party by his national course. The convention
that nominated Mr.. Pierce commenced lis work
by sustaining Rantoul, ii his contest ior seat,
who had proclaimed upon the floor Of congress
that the federal governmcnt had 10 authority
to enforce the fugitive slave law in any state,
When the canvass opened, support was soHci-
ted for the nominee on all grounds and from
persons of all political hues, from the fankest
free soiler to the most ultra 5tate-Tghtsnan.
Men were simply asked to ''stando' upon the
platform, they might tconstrue" it as they
chose. To win support for him in Chic, Gray,
of the Cleveland Plaindealer, kept tbe strongest
passages of the famous New Boston speech,
attributed to gen. Pierce, standing under his
editorial head throughout the contest, r" hen
the election was over, Mr. Pierce followed the
same line of policy which brought hlu2 into
power Among his appointments were 10 be
found such men as Dix, Fowler, Crocher, not
emitting even Gray, of the Ohio Plaiadea]er,
all of them most approve oo-workers #fth tae
free solers and aboltionists, In the Struggle
between the free soil and conservative wing DC
the party in New York--between the followers
of Dix and those Of Dickinson and Bronson
the president took sides with the former Thus
has the administration strengthened the hands
of the abolitionists-revyed their spirits, which
dropped upon the passage of the compromise
measures, and given them courage foi re-
newed battle. Well may the Union say they
now present an "appalling spectacle" 70 the
eyes Of the patriot! Well may II shrink back
III auazement from the fearful power which ii
has helped to build up, BY approving and de-
Tending the action Of the administration