The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-03-07


III The Know NoTlIlses. AND CoNeREss. The
Pieretes, in their anxiety to curry favor witt
v the foreign born portion Of our citizens, a few
Il days since, il congress- opened their batterle!
4 upon that mysterious order styled the "knoV
notbings.' AS an initiatory, MI. Witte, afree
soil democratic representative from PennsylNa
MIA, moved that the rules be suspended, to al
low him to introduce the following preamble
and resolutions:
n Whereas discussions have been INDUCED il
this house in committee of the whole, which
\ with other circumstances, lead to the conviction
that there exists in this country an extensiy,
secret oath bound political association, which
seems intended 70 interfere with the purity 0
elections and the legislation Of The country, sucl
an association as excited the fears and induced
tie solemn warnings Of Washington his fare
i well address: therefore,
y Resolved, That in the opinion Of this house
the existence Of secret oath bound political as
soclatlons having in view an Interference witt
the sanctity of the ballot box and the direction
of the course of national or municipal legisla
lion, is inconsistent with, and dangerous to the
institutions Of republicanism, and directly hos
tile to the genius Of this government.
/ Resolved, That every attempt to prescribe
ANY class of citizens on account Of their re]lgl-
Gus opinions, or to favor or injure any religious
denomination, by national Legislation, is direct
violation Of the spirit Of the constitution of the
4 United States.
Resolved, That, while a careful and strict
administration of the naturalization laws is a
solemn duty; yet every interference with the
guaranteed rights Of naturalised citizens is in
consistent with the plighted faith of the nation,
and must diminish its growth and prosperity
The motion, notwithstanding the exertions
Of the Percites, officeholders and their hang
ers-on, was lost, (two-thirds of the members
being necessary to pass it, only lo4 voting in
its favor, while rs voted in the negative
I sure, were Messrs. Roland Jones and Perkins,
lofLouisiana, and Smvth, Of Texas. Mr.. Hunt,
Iofthis State, voted in the negative. Mr.. Dun
bar was absent. This is the first time that The
Representatives in congress ever made an at
tempt to pass resolutions condemning and Wilt
| flying their own constituents-the congress of
the United States abusing the American peo-
pie, because the latter dare to prefer natives of
the soil before strangers forpublic officers.
/ The Piercitcs in New Orleans are in trouble
and great CONSERVATION on account of the &C.
centric conduct of governor HILBERT, which has
occasioned the officeholders to quake in their
shoes. The True Delta says, the governor and
the senate OF the State are in exceeding bad hu-
NOR with each other, and if rumors from Baton
Rouge are at all reliable, matters between them
have come 10 dead lock. For some time past
there has been great lack of harmony existing
between the executive and certain pragmatical
individuals in the senate, and we have heard
Of one instance where feeling ran so high as to
elicit from governor Hebert the intimaton to a
senator that if he felt himself aggrieved, lie
governor II, was ready to resign to afford
him an opportunity Of redressing himself tt
is needless to say that the hint was understood
and declined. The True Delta adds that the
difficulty now between the executive and the
senate, is represented to be caused by his ap-
polntnent Of ''know nothings" to the various
State Offices in New Orleans, thus supersedns
the present democratic incumbents, contrary to
the ancient usages and dangerous to the future
integrity and success of the democratic party
1t cannot be long before the war assumes more
than smoulderng form, when, if we have
nothing better TO do, we may bestow some at
tentlon on it.
\ REGULATING HIS OWN NAME.-Steamboat
Franklin Pierce vs.. Franklin Pierce. One Of
the richest things in the shape Of a special law
on record came before the president for appro-
val few days since. It appears that captain
W. W. Withenbury. who is well known to cy-
cry body dwelling on Red River and its tribu-
tarles, petltioned congress, praying that body
to allow him to change the name of his boat,
the Franklin Pierce, alleging as the reason that
she had run into such bad repute, and had met
with such bad luck while bearing the name Of
Franklin Pierce, that 1T was absolutely neces- [
sary to change her name before he could expect
o make any kind Of good trips with her. At
er mature deliberation, congress passed spe-
,ial actor his relief, and the bill, ofcourse had
o receive the approval Of the president, which
dig after great deal Of delay and trouble and
he Franklin Pierce was thus metamorphosed
nto the '.Tcxana,' and Instantly secured a full
relght and crowd Of passengers, being the first,
be captain sWears, the boat ever had. Who
W now say, there nothing in name?o The
'exana is intended for the Red River trade,
nd will remain under the command of captain
with Mr.. Murdoch as clerk.
MAsoNIc.-The grand lodge of Free and Ac-
epted Masons, at its late session, elected the
olo"ing officers to serve for the ensuing ma
onlc year: VIM. H. Perkins, grand master; G.
,. sha(bun, deputy grand master; NJ. H. Dos
on, senior grand warden; Law: P. Grain. in
lor grand warden; S. G. Michel, grand trea.
urer; rey'd NJ. A. Cravens, grand chanlain
aaron Harris, senior grand deacon. T S.1o I