The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-12-05

le Sa.es and England, France and Spain, vii
v respect to Hayti and Cuba, another cause
= misunderstanding has also occurred between ii
United States and England, of infinitely MOI
= gravity and Importance" The Post then r,
y fers to the complication arising from tie aege
q acts committed by Champion, sir E. Head an
r sir Garpar lie Marchant, in violation of the mt
n nicpal law Of the United States as regards fol
e1gn enlistment, and says tie English instrue
: tons as to enlistments, were framed most care
J fully and scrupuously. to avoid any violatio
: OF the law; and the sensitireness Of the Amer
e lean government on this particular point ap
. pears very remarkable, when their repeate
and fagrant violations of public law in Texas
Mexico and Cuba are borne in mind AS +
e Haytl and Cuba, the Post thinks that, "Unc
Jonathan, with all his bluster, is far too wise Sc
e l1ously to embrol himself with the greatest ma
rtime powers in the world merely TO bolster NJ
really unpopular and falling administration
whose wish IS to pander to the most vicious ele
] mentln the American character England and
: France have the means and determination te
, repress the American spirit of lawless aggres
SION, and though the insulting and menacine
tone of the Washington cabinet may be &C.
counted for by the probable acquisition of the
Russian North American territories, great
maritime war is course of policy from which
we would fam hope the good sense of the re-
ffecting and honest portion of the American
people would save their country" and adds,
What good results could spring from such an
unholy contest? The commerce of England
and France might temporarily be cut up, but
every American ship could be swept from the
/ seas, or the ports of America would be block
AIDED; the whole seaboard of America from
Maine to Florida would be exposed to attack;
and all this is to be encountered for the acqui-
slton of a Haytian Sebastopoi, from which Gu
ba can be more conveniently threatened."-
The Post concludes its leader on the subject BY
trusting that the presence of the formidable
British fleet, which is remaining at Bermuda,
Will tend to cool the arrogance and over-sen-
sltiveness of the American government"
The Posts writer has worked himself long
way out Of his reckoning. Why even our child
rem would refuse to be inundated OF to become
scared at the sight of British feet. During
the last struggle between this country and Eng
land American ships were found navigating
with impunity every sea and ocean, and in no
instance did a fleet Of American men of war
meet with British fleet without capturing it,
and that too in few minutes, without any
trouble. England could not in 1884, nor can
she now, blockade the American ports from
Maine to Florida. The navies of the world
could not keep up such a blockade against the .
skill and daring of yankee sailors. AS to the
promised invasion of our whole seaboard, we
rope England will on that occasion employ bet
er officers and more gallant soldiers than she
ent to take Sebastopol, or none of them will
yer return home to relate how their com d
AIDES were slaughtered by Uncle Sans volun- 0
GERS. 1t is an undeniable fact that the Pierce q
administration is unpopular with our people, le
nd hourly failing" in public estimation; but o
ny atfront offered by England, France or any T
reign power, to president Pierce and his ad- CT
lnlstratlon with be viewed by all Americans I'll
national affair, and casting aside all differ &C
ices IN regard to domestic policy or local poll b'
IS the people, north and south, east and west, It
ii enthusiastically rally to his support The tn
mericans are prone to differ among them co
Ives, but this merely makes them the more ce
ger and determined to defend their country TO-
'm the agggressions of a foreign foe. pc
Will the Post inform its many readers What is pc
become of England Sn case this war takes aft
ace, and, as consequence, the total disap- tel
arance of American cotton from Liverpool is
stoppage of the cotton mills at Manchester We
d millions of poor English operatives thrown
OF employment, without food or money! gu
t, such would be one Of its results. tie
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wo or three weeks since we announced that
onel Walker, the flibuster, had gained spos- '"'
sion of the town of Granada, in Nicaragua, y"
had been rendered the presidency, which
declined, but finally made peace with the Ca
tIey authorities of the country. 1t now ap- cal
RS that he has been made COMMANDMENTS 70
efof "the democratic army of the republic, rol
has appointed the notorious forger, Parker Yo
French, his "commssary Of war;" This for
-ker II. French runaway from St. Louis 49,
years ago, after stealing all be could from En-
employers, made his way through Texas, so
b company of followers bound for Cali off
Tia, by forging orders and drafts on various ms
kers and merchants in the Atlantic cities, gin
finally reached San Francisco, where it was rot
orted, likely by himself that he had died. shi
now turns up as the 'commissary of war of for
democratic army of Nicaragua A preci- fact
pair Of ''illustrlous patriots" Ire and Walk ern
Nothing could better illustrate the degraG- can
ondition ofthe people ofNicaragua, brought y
oy their own imbecility and factious dssen- D.,
S, than the fact that they willingly accept &c 6
ulers such men as Walker and French -.
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he New Orleans agency of the Sun insur- he
2 company is to be discontinued 1t has for por
rs been the most popular institution at the bet
h. and been distinguished for the prompt Yo,
liberal manner in which it adjusted all loss den
which have amounted to over four millions thai
ollars. Notwithstanding its heavy losses resu