The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-05-30
A very rich burlesque has made its appear

in reference to his opinions affairs in genera
with view Of nominating him for the pres
dency. Il is full Of capital hits. Greeley isl
it made to say that he IS quite prepared to Civ
the enquirers what they WISH as he has lon
been anticipating something Of the kind H
thinks they have shown excellent Judgment i
pitching on him. Some men might affect
doubt of their ability or worthiness for th
post, but he shan't; and as for declining, h
shall do nothing Of the sort As to affairs il
general. bis opinion is the opposite OF the pc
et's-..Whatevcr is, is wrong but he think
if he should be elected to the presidency b.
could soon put things to rights.
Among his other pledges, Greeley is made t.
promise that he would tolerate every body
except those unmitigated scoundrels, liars, mis-
creants and little villains, who are opposed te
him in politics." that he would form his cabi
net of one half blacks and one half whites, the
whites to be taken from among the naturalised
citizens; that he would give no dinner parties,
hold no levees; that he would hire furnished
| lodgings, convert the whitehouse into an emf
grant boarding house. plant the capitol grounds
with carrots and cabbages, sell off the navy
and its armament for old wood and iron and
only insist on a tariff of 5000 per cent No let
tiers should be written on Sunday, and he thinks
by the assistance professor Mapes and Scion
Robinson, some scientific method may be dis
covered whereby trees and other vegetables
may be prevented from growing on that day,
and strong foodgates erected at the mouth of
our harbors to prevent the tide from flowing in
and out on Sundays, whereby day of abso-
lutte rest may be secured.
He would abolish the judiciary, ambassado-
rial humbugs and congressional per diem also
capital punishment for all CRIMES except drink
ing and woman loving, those being sins to which
he was not inclined; he would enact laws for
bidding the use of the word 'ssouth;" a new
mariners compass should be constructed with
out the south point then by setting all slaves
free, all sectional discussions would be avoid
ed. As to his foreign policy, he should insist
on the restoration Of the independence of Pc
land Hungary and Jerusalem. Turks should
govern Turkey, Italians Italy, Irish Ireland,
Greeks Greece, but our own country should be
free to the whole world to come here and do
as they please, provided they don't drink.
The Washington correspondent of the Plea
yune writes that, ..the hon. Henry A. Wise, the
administration candidate for governor of Viz
ginia, has lately spent some days in this city
and most of that time at the white house, in pri-
yate and confidential interviews with the presi-
dent. It's said that during his stay he assur'd the
executive that to make his election doubly sure,
1t was only necessary to remove gov. Reeder,
Of Kansas, and appoint in his stead ex-com-
Lorng, of Massachusetts. This re-
port the Union contradicts, but fails to contra
lict the statement that Mr.. Wise demanded, in
he name of the administration democracy, the
removal from office of Mr.. Clayton, second aud
tor, Mr.. Wilson, commissioner of the general
and office, and Mr.. B. B. French the presi-
tents special and particular friend and now
commissioner of public buildings. l am as
ured this demand was made and before he |
eft Mr. Wise had the positive assurance of
president Pierce that on Or before the first day
If July next, these pillows of know nothingism
would not only be dismissed from office, but
hat clean sweep would be made of every
government employee from Maine to Texas
Who is suspected Of being members of the Or
Ter. This policy will be carried into all the
ustom- houses and post offices of the country /,
nd many luckess wight will fall martyr to
lis American principles
President Pierce appears to be determined
hat no man entertaining American feelings
hall be permitted to hold Office under the gen
raj government. All the offices are to be filled
y foreigners and their hatterers. And this
ccounts for the barking and yelping set up by
he administration organs and Office holders
gainst the know nothings. They are only
beying the ordsrs of their employer. \
The Washington Union represents the hon.
1r. Smith. of Alabama as having said in the
ate congress thatour debt to the foreigners who
ided in achieving our independence has been
aid. Thereupon the Union exclaims:
Who has paid the debt? Who holds the re-
ept? Where are the papers recorded? Where {
re the details? How much did you pay for the
Iorious life of Montgomery lost before Quebec?
low much did Lafayette obtain for bis daily f
improvisation? What the price of his
ounds, Of his sufferugs, of his prayers for
re success Of our infant cause? Is the memory /
Dekalb to be buried in oblivion because in a
oment of gratitude an American congress paid I
just claim to his descendants? Give us the n
mount in dollars. and cents that acquitted US g
all obligation. j.
Well, says the Louisville Journal, if our debt "
the noble foreigners who fought for us has o.
IT been paid, how and to whom are we to pay >,
Shall we pay it in gratitude to the memories D
the brave actors themselves? Or shall we fl
" it by eulogizing their deeds and erecting m
silly monuments in commemoraton of their r
avery and their virtues? Or shall we pay it ii
finding out their descendants and bestowing a
ION them the residue of the reward due to II
cir ancestors? Or shall we undertake to pay .
+ debt to the gallant old foreigners who h.
nght for us by bestowing in unstinted measure 70
e offices of our country upon the progeny of -
foreigners ochotougM against us2 Il,
Does not everybody know that the foreigners
10 fought against us in the revolutionary war tic
ore than quadrupled those who fought on our d. IL
|e? The Hessians (not to count the regiments CO
Irish alone in the British army which in We
ded this country, and who fought against tie ca
nericans during the revolution, outnumbered ;n
e hundred to one the foreigners who fought su
American liberty. tin
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WEATHER, CRoPs.-The weather still con- an
ues extremely hot and dry In this immc- -.
tie vicinity we hear but little complaint aaf
'ugh the crops are evidently suffering for so
n. There is now little probability of a suHi- II
Mt rain IN the river to enable boats To reach en-