The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-01-24

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lance or interest to require its publication. The
governor in an appropriate manner alludes to
the demise Of the hon. s. W. Downs and lieut.
governor Farmer; and then speaks Of the late
/ epidemic, and thinks that something should be
done to avert its recurrence, but recommends
no method BY which it can be accomplished
He next refers to the reports OF the auditor and
treasurer, by which it appears that the totalre-
ceipts in the treasury during the last year, was
& 81, 428, 159 rs; balance on hand 1st January,
S1,164,791 11-making So, 592,95o So cash
lin the treasury. Total paid out, S l. 849, 552 Sc,
leaving balance on hand Of $743, 1898 "a
T He speaks in most hattering terms Of the labor
performed BY the swamp land board and state
engineer; and alluding to the progress made by
the Opelousas and the New Orleans and Jack
i son railroads, and the financial difficulties they
i have experienced, says that he is convinced
i that much the most formidable obstacle to en-
/ tire success, has arisen from the dstrust excited
in the minds ofcapita]ists at home and abroad,
| ~ the imprudent simultaneous undertaking of a
system Of works requiring a vast outlay ofcap-
n ital, at a time when the credit of the State had
scarcely recovered from the depressing effect Of
repeated protests. Whilst, therefore, ! would
cheerfully concur in any constitutional measure
having in view the completion Of the roads al
ready commenced, would with reluctance
weld my assent to new undertakings, resting
either in whole OF in part, upon the public cred
it. The pcrseyering and steady prosecution of
the Improvements now in progress will inspire
confidence in our will and wisdom and render
available the means which lie dormant in the
hands Of the different companies, He states
that the condition Of the public schools is unsat-
isfactory, and that 'tthe scheme may be consid-
cred almost failure" He casually remarks
on the unorganised state of the militia and thinks
the adutant generals salary is too small. He
then speaks of the condition of the charity hos
pital, and the asylums for deaf and dumb, the
blind, and insane, all Of which are exerting
beneficial Influences; and next as if he were
president Of the United States, jumps into Eu-
ropean affairs, and casting aside the admoni
tons and policy Of Washington, Jefferson, Mad
son and Jackson, that we ought to have nothing
to do with the affairs Of European governments,
lie ensts under Kossuth's Intervention banner,
and remarks that:
Whilst the leading powers Of the old world
are engaged in an expensive and cruel war, our
country enjoys the blessings Of peace. Our
commerce and prosperity cannot, however, es-
cape the depressing influence Of a desolating
struggle, in which one portion Of the consum-
Hcrs Of our products are expanding their lives,
their labor and their wealth in the Improbable
task of running another portion. Indeed the
general effect of this abnormal condition of our
best customers has already been felt in no
slight degree, and will produce still more ex-
tensiye embarrassments, notwithstanding the
temporary and delusive impulse impaired, by
exceptional and special cause, to some branches
of our industry. The loss, it is to be feared,
will fall most heavily upon the producers Of our
great staples.
Such results which in other possible cases
might be positively disastrous suffice to expose
the spurious commercial alchemy which at
tempts to extract wealth from poverty and
looks upon the ENVIRONMENTS of foreign nations
as fortunate circumstances, securing the field of
trade and industryt to its own. They also fur
nish a practical answer to the considerations of
expediency which have been urged in support
Of novel theory, sanctioned neither by reason
nor by the general law and practice Of nations,
that a great people, with vast interests ramify
ing through every department Of the industry
and commerce of the civilized world, should
maintain an attitude of mere observation Of
passing political events and take no part, or at
most only an advisory one, in the discussion
and settlement Of the greatquestions of the ex-
ternal relations Of her sister nations, which in
ton was never willingly accepted by any Of
the states Of modern and ancient times, al
though It was imposed upon some by their weak
ness and imbecility. Thetwo most notableex
ceptions have been considered, on account of
their systematic isolation more than for any
2. reason as without the pale Of cvlza-
ton =
Too much Of our rights and well being de-
pendsup our foreign relations and the maxims
which shall govern them, to leave them entirely
to the controlo Of secret diplomacy. The states Of
this confederacy have grown conscious Of their
strength, and look with noble pride to the time
when their voice shall be heard in the councils
of nations, in favor ofthose principles Of justice
and good government which alone can secure
permanent peace and, whit, the happiness and
the steady progress of mankind.
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Of the Alma, and Of the operations of the allies
before Sebastopol; and Personal recollections
of Christopher North, BY Samuel Warren
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