The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-12-26

e. Here is a picture of democracy, as paint
j. by one of itssoWn artists and chief organ gri
ia ders. We copy the following from the Ric
mend Enquirer. No comment is necessary:
> There are two lines of policy contemplate
I for the democratic party in organising for t
presidential campaign Of 1856-the policy
\ condition and compromise, and the policy
J. stern unfiinching constitutionalisnl. The fiji
l. is policy of politicians the second is the pole
: of the democracy. TIE first .eontemplates
e coalition Between southern democrats and Il
1t northern freesoilers; the second contemplat,
S stern reproval of every such scheme Of ba
). gain and corruption, an out-andout repudii
n ton Of all compromises, and a, sink Or swim
live or die, survive or perish, rally to the cor
stitution, the whole constitution, and nothin
f. but the constitution.
$ The politicians are busily engaged at Wash
| ington and elsewhere patching up the coalition
f The people are Indignantly contemplating tn
progress Of the mesh of WireWork, and pre-
pairing 70 rise in their majesty and might t,
sweep the frail ceb-web and their insect wea
vers from the places they pollute.
The coalition policy, the politicians say, vii
carry New York and Pennsylvania for The
democracy at the loss of a few insignificant
southern States. This is better, the politci
ans argue, than getting the united south and
/ Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, Maine and
such other lesser northern States as can be car
red with strictly constitutional platform This
is the way they talk; and they are willing to
barter half dozen southern States and all
their principles for Pennsylvania and New
ork, whose votes will secure the spois.
v
Such is the unbushing language Of the men
who aspire to control the affairs of our repub-
lie. Such is the policy by which they endea-.
vor to secure their own insect preferment al the
cost of all that a patriot can hold dear, of the
destruction of national principle and of the
overthrow of the constitution. a 81 CAP
Is the Enquirer firing at Mr.. Dallas and his
coalition friends, or at president Pierce and his
Office holders? Let the organs answer. +
ORIGIN OF THE MONROE DocTR1SE.-In o. |
tober, 822, in conformity to what had been
esgeed upon by the holy alliance at Laybach,
congress of the sovereigns of Europe was held /
1t Verona. The emperor and empress of Aus |
ria, the kings of Prussia and Sardinia, and the
mperor of Russia, were present in person
france was represented by the viscounts Mont
norcncy and Chateaubriand Among the emf
ent personages who participated in the pro-
eedlngs OF this congress were prince Meter f
icll and the chevaler de Cent? count Nessel-
ode, count Pozzo de Bouro, the senator Tatis-
hletf, and cardinal Sper, the representative of ;
le pope. "a
The conferences lasted till the middle Of De- =
'mber, and were conducted with uncommon
crecy NO stranger was allowed to remain in
erona wlthouta most satisfactory explanation c
the business which called or kept him there p
The chief subject that occupied the attention q
The congress gas the condition of Spain, that c
untry beng underline government OF the cor s.
5, winch was considered inconsistent with the s,
fety OF monarchlca power, and Russia. Prus- o
|, Austria, and France were inclined to rein a.
lite Ferdinand by the intervention of foreion
Wer. England dlssented and protested she a
that foreign powers had no right to ci
eliere IN the affairs of Span and that # they OF
L 1t might lead to general war in Europe. lin
e result was, notwithstanding the protest of tn
gland, that there should be no Joint dcclara Al
OF hostillties, but that France might invade CT;
ain Tor the purpose of restoring Ferdinand to tee
Ser' and she would meet with no opposition no
m any of the powers Of the continent fro
m the spring Of 1898. a French army en- wo
"a SPAN, the constitutional government was an<
and the monarchy restored-the Orc
ecu OF the holy alliance was attained, and as am
as Ferdinand was restored be invited the adj
"a powers to cooperate with him in subiuoa- dot
ms revolted provinces in America sub
ngland bad already taken decided grounds The
he question, and while she absolutely dis exn
med not only any desire of appropriatine to the
elf any portion of the Spanish colonies. or and
intention of forming any political connec plet
WIN 'nehl oeyohd That OF amlty and COM ded
l'a' l''e' couise'lel declared that she would pent
rd the aid of any foreign power in an en- "
r.. vi, ''''' 't'9 0o'oi.'es as eonstl- sum
g a new question, and one in regard to seer s
h she would act as her interests miybt 70
this emergency, it became desirable for terd,
and TO obtain decided expression of opin- anne
rom the United States, and it has been said decis
me American minister at London was So maxi
d by Mr.. Canning to call the attention of to M
overnment of the United States to the pro- Gain
interference of the holy alliance, and to tors
some expression from the president on aside
lbJect. was under these circumstances of az
IN this crisis, that Mr. Monroe's declara yes
vas made. -...--.:--. y.~.s r.. o,a :,
.~.-s rr,
RD TO PLEAsE.-The London Times com A"e
bitterly, because, as it alleges, the Anne ahu !
government does not sufficiently enforce s''e
:utrallty laws, and in the same breath if mas lI
ans of'she enforcement of these laws in 'ha1
Sc OF Mr. Crampton. The New York sg
we'll remarks upon this subject: a TIL
London papers, one and all, concede a nut
le attempt of the English government to occur
troops here for the Crmea, was a viola morni
our laws. The London Times itsefeon- tractic
that act, and censures the government band,
strongest language for it. It claims, in childh
hat the assurances Of friendship made bv sorrow
neriean' minister, and the promises Of land. .
t given BY the American press, misled Started
'ernment into the false step, but whatever this eli
may have been, the British New J
ment had no ght to presume upon them was ia
as to violate our law 1t could not Mead the be
ace of that law-for:it had too often re- confus
ed US with our inability to enforce ii. It among
lot presume it to be dead letter-for il The e1
hat our government had, within the last were 5
roken up one or two expeditions directed trail de
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