The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-06-27
The Delta speaks IN the following gloomy

cialy, financially and industrially, has exhib
tied, within the last nine months, unmistakable
signs Of decaying prosperity temporary in du
ration, it is to be hoped, but which yet, in the
absence of causes which we shall endeavor tt
point out, would not have existed in the degree
which all Intelligent observers and well-wishers
to our city, are panied to see, do exist. Rea
estate is declining in value under the two-fold
operation of extravagant taxation and diminish
ed ability in the industrial classes which are in
cident 70 the day; such as the high price THE
necessaries of life, and diminished demand for
and profit upon, the objects of their industry, q
consequence of a general disposition to wipe
out engagements, contracting money market,
and a recourse by all, more or less, to the ode
fensive' policy in matters of pecuniarS obliga,
TONS" We regret to hear such adoleful &C
counts from the Crescent City; but better
state Of affairs could not reasonably have been
expected. The city has slumbered SO long in
| fancied security that it can hardly realise its
real position. Railroads have cutoff large
portion of her western trade, and transferred it
| to New York. Her capitalists have kept their
money locked up, and allowed northern ship
owners to monopolise, and realise millions of
dollars from, the carrying trade; and instead
of owning fleets of steamers on the Mississippi
river they patronisc almost exclusively those
owned at Cincinnati, Pittsburg, Louisville, or
81. Louis. Besides this, very little encourage
ment or inducement has any at time been held
out by the citizens Of New Orleans to home
mechanics, sbipwrights, or manufacturers
The fashion has ever been among the creoes
to import every little article they wanted, even
to their wearing apparel, from France; whilst
the Americans do the same from New York.
Boston, or Cincinnati. The vassalage of New
Orleans to those cities, is if anything greater
than that of Shreveport to New Orleans. Not
until radical change comes over her business
men, and they become as enterprising and en-
ergetic as those of the NORTH not until her peo-
pie learn to encourage home mechanics and do
mestic manufacturers, will New Orleans enjoy
a permanent prosperity. When she does these
things, nothing can stop her progress, and she
will then be the greatest importing, as she now
S the greatest exporting city in the new world
New Orleans has suffered during the past
en- months losses amounting to millions of
|ollars, from an unparalleled cause.-the con-
lnued low water in the streams tributary to
he Mississippi. The most important these,
he one that floats the largest number of cotton
ales to market, and conveys back in return
y far the heaviest cargoes of merchandise, is
led River, and if railroad had existed from
S shores to the Mississippi, N. Orleans would
5 usual have enjoyed this trade Wenced not
ate the great benefit and reliefit would have I
ven to the money market and merchants +
he latter could have afforded to pay one half t
e cost Of such road, on account of the profits a
cruing from their trade with Red River. T
The American Exponent, the champion of !
e New Orleans know nothings, in a long arti- P
on ''our state ticket" says: awe repeat, we q
ant our ablest and most virtuous men. No n
cond-rate men will do, if we can get frst-rate Il
es. We do not want available men, but we S
want competent men; we do not want popu- .
:, but we do want wise and good men. Give =
then our best men. We must, in order to g
consistent with our professions, inaugurate a il
W principle in our goyerpment-one that has Il
en- much preached, but never practsed Our II !,
ices must be the unsought boons of the peo- y
to virtue and ability. We beg to enjoin it 81
on the members of our party, to look into o
talk about these matters greal deal. Let t'
I'm freely canvass the merits of all aspirants !:
t them inquire particularly into their reputa- e;
n at home, in order that no one may be fost- n
on us for our highest and most important re
ices, who has not achieved distinguished 81 81
outation for ability, as well as integrity. IT,
ese remarks are worthy of profound consid- .
atom, and should be carefully studied, and
ictly followed, by the wings and democrats + II
well as by the know nothings. -,
We learn from the Columbus Times and SEN W
e], (the leading democratic paper in Geor M ~
l., that the convention of the democracy re- h,
1tly assembled at that city, declined to incor- re
rate in the series of resolutions passed one a9
proving of the policy pursued by the Pierce L
The convention could not en-
rse the conduct of president Pierce in regard Y
Kansas, governor Reeder and the freesoilers, "
: his unaccountab]e vacillations in adjusting lie
Cuban difficulties. By this it would appear q,
It the democrats of Georgia, unlike their di
:thren in Louisiana, think more of sEprinc- Ca
s" than they do of men accidentally promo th
to Office. Oh
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The Union, president Perces official organ, pc
shifted its ground it relation to the conduct nc
governor Reeder in Kansas, and now comes &C
in opposition to him and his policy. A few ;n in
IS ago it was vehement in its defences of the no
7ernor, and declared that, "not for single CO
want hoe ba boon I:vortod f.o,, H. 1: Sp