The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-11-28

There seems to be really something more
substantial than we supposed in the disclosures
which we spoke of the other day OF a secret
sworn organization Of free soilers in Kansas,
| for the purpose Of subverting the present gov
eminent and setting up free state organization
| by the power of the musket and the sword
| We infer this from the desperate acts to which
the implicated parties have had recourse. !.
1sseems that they have attempted the life Of
! LaughIin, WHO has published their plans. The
particulars were first stated in the st. Louis
Republican,, of the 7th- paper which by
some accident has not reached US. But in the
paper of the succeeding day, the 9th, we find a
renewed reference to the affras, from which we
learn that Laughlin was attacked BY a man
named Collins who is colonel in one Of the
regiments of this free soil legion. He, with a
party of twelve, sought out Laughlin to obtain
retraction of his publication or to kill him.
Laughlin refused toretract, upon which Collins
attempted to shoot, but was prevented, an at
fray followed, in which Laughlin killed Collins
and was himself dangerously hurt by a knife
thrust in his arm One of his friends was also
wounded.
Tie Republican, in recording isaffair, which
took place at Doni phan, Kansas, speaks as
thong n it attaches full faith to the disclosures
Of Lauyhlin, and considers the murderous me-
lee as a legitimate part of the revolutionary
doctrines which Reeder and his partisans are
cultivatng in Kansas. They commence with
denouncing the existing government as usur-
patton, and, throwing off the obligation of ODE
dlence to any law but their own will, and a de-
termination to put everything to the simple test
of force. From this position flows the right Of
every person to enforce his own opinions and his
own desires-pistol in hand with the penalty
of a bullet for non-conformity of the weak to
the behests of the strong or the peaceful null
titude to the will Of eonfederated rufians.
These things will create the duty of armed
for defence and how far these
civil dscords will go it is impossible to foresee,
if Reeder and his free state association are sus-
tanned in their revolutionary ideas. Pic.
The public will remember that president
Pierce sent Reeder from Pennsylvania to Kan
sas, to play the governor and rule the territory,
and that it was with much difficulty the south
erners prevailed up the presldentto remove his
pet from office. zez 4a= -
A New TREATISE ON SLAvERY.-We find in
The northern papers notices of new pamphlet
On slavery, which is creating considerable
among the better educated classes of
society. 1t is by a dr.. Van Evrie, and treats |
he negro race physiologically. The writer as
umes to have demonstrated scientifically that
he negro essentially different from the white
nan, and inferior to him. which involves the
Iustion of the plurality Of the human race,
bout which the most learned and profound
minds differ. Rev. dr.. Smyth, of Charleston,
}. c., has written profoundly learned work, to
demonstrate the unity of the human race, and
lis work, so far AS we know, has never been
answered, unless, indeed, the treatise of Van
lvre may be considered such.
Under these circumstances it would be pre-
umptive in US to do more than allow tie author
f the pamphlet in question to speak for himself
,aving our readers to Judge for themselves
hen they shall read it. as the truth and tho
oughness of its demonstrations, and the cor
ectness, of its conclusions The following
aragraph from the introduction is explanatory
the work: s,-@+
stripping off the skin Of the negro, the writer
roposes to demonstrate to the senses, as well {
5 to the reason, that be is not black-white {
an merely with black skin, but different and
ferlor species of man, that this difference is .
Ideal, and total, and relatively as great in the /
'mordial arrangement of the elementary par {
;les or the single globule of blood as in the }
or of the skin, or the grosser facts palpable
the senses, thatit is original, nvariable and |
destructible, as long as the present order of
e creation itself lasts : that the physical Q
ructure of the race is necessarily and perpetu- t
ly linked with corresponding faculties, capa- +
Iltles wants, necessities, in short, with speci- P
nature, and is thus designed by the Almighty
Gator Tor corresponding purposes, or a social
Sltlon harmonlzing with those wants, ETC.,
at, therefore, all the charges against the So i
ii system of the south being based on false r.
are themselves necessarily false. II
at so,called slavery is neither a wrong nor .
''eVll, nor is the extension dangerous, but
at 1t IS normal condition, natural relation "
sed upon the ''higher-law'' in harmony with u
2 order, progress and general well being of Il,
: superior one, and absolutely essential to u
: very existence of the inferior rate'' {,
=s ~ls-~~--~~y>-~>-ey-~l~OL~-1- Sd .E.~# OF
IMPORTANT d Ec1sIoN.-The st. Louis Intelli- III
ncer, OF the Goth ult, says: In the United re
etes district court yesterday the case of the ri
'mphis insurance company VS.. Garrison was 10
clded IN favor of the plaintiffs. The circum- 81
noes of the case were as follows: In / 849, a nc
reliant of Memphis shipped upon the steam tn
Convoy of which the defendants were owners, OF
OF of cotton valued at SIG 900. A bill of &c
ling was taken for its safe delivery to the con- br
nees at New Orleans, the dangers of the
er only excepted. During its transit, the !.
amer and the cotton were totally destroyed ce
hre, and as was admitted, through no fault to
negligence Of the owners or master of the
amer The cotton was insured by the owners M
ainst fire in the Memphis insurance company. ,n1
ich insurance was paid by the company =,
iue time. Suit was then instituted by the com -,
ny against the owners of the boat for the "
cunt SO paid. The court decided that fire was 49,
one Of the dangers of the river under the a.
anlng of the bill oflading and that therefore ~.
s by fire under the circumstances was not -, ~
'ered by 1t, and that the owners of the boat &C
re liable for the damage - "
We S1DpoSa tbis caca will bo oor.;.d ~ IL.