The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-09-05

i cltlng LIS views upon the AlneTicdH pdit y, q
ter stating that he is opposed to many thing
in the principles and organisation Of that part,
in the following paragraph endorses and Al
proves the slavery section of the Phlladelphl
platform. Mr.. Dickinson is a sound, reliable
hardshelled and incorporating national az
mocrat-one of the men to whom the demo
cratic orators of this State delight to refer a
an illustration of the soundness of the norther
democracy upon the subject of slavery. The
have concealed the fact, however, that Mr..
is bitterly opposed TO the administration, o
account of its freesoil proclivities, and the
viii doubtless be as quite as careful to concea
! the fact that he approves the slavery section G
the Philadelphia platform
"Whether | am in favor of their platform
upon the question of domestic slavery, mus
depend upon what it is; or rather, whethe
they are in favor of mine. If their platformi
| to be regarded as including, unfolding orJustl
| flying such political monstrositIes as the "per
sonal liberty bill, recently passed into Law
By the Massachusetts, legislature over the vet(
of governor Gardner, then | pronounce it trea
son, rank, unbfushing treason Of the deepes
dye-deserving of public apprehension ane
condign punishment If upon this subject theil
platform conforms to resolutions recently pub
lished, purporting to be the voice of MAORI.
ty of the convention assembled at Philadel-
phia it is in substance the same upon which
have stood for years-upon which I did not
enter without counting the consequences, and
which l intend to relinquish only with my life.
[ have not now these resolutions before me, but
as recolect them, approve them in sub
stance, as sound national doctrines. I ignore
no part of the federal constitution, either in
theory or in practice, to court the popular ca
prices of the moment, to gain public station, or
to minister to the necessities or infirmties Of
those in power. Nor can I distrust the sound
ness of principles approved upon full consider
alton under high sense of duty, because
others may choose to adopt and embrace my
own"
FACTS FOR THE SoUTH--The Richmond (Ky.)
Messenger says, the American party is accus-
ed of abolitionism, by those who know the
charge to be false. There is but one abolition
paper IN all the slave States, and that is the
Newport Ky News, edited by man by the
lame OF Baily, who was elected Justice of
he peace, by the foreigners of the town in
which he resides. He is now advocating in the
strongest terms the claims of Beverly L. Clark.
or governor, and Beriah Magoffin, for lieuten-
mt governor. He is now and always has on
'osed the American party, and has heaped
pon it mors foul anathemas and false CHARGES
possible, than all the ti-American papers
4 the State. And here we make an assertion
'ithout any fear of having itcontradicted, and
is this: there is not in the whole State of
>entucky an abolitionist who is supporting the
american party. In the county of Madison,
lere are about hundred abolitionists. and
1ere is not one from colonel c. M. CLAY, their
ader, down, that will vote the American tick
). If our party, then, is, as it has been re-
resented, abolition 70 the core, why is it that
| the abolitionists throughout the u. States
e against us? Pro-slavery men should no.
'e how things are working.
A correspondent of the Nebraskian, printed
Omaha city, on the Missouri, opposite to
ouncll Bluffs, writes that an exploring party
which he was attached, saw immense num-
rs of buffalo between Ash hollow and Loune
TX. The valley and the hills were black with
EN-. On the night of the 22d of June, on
bank of creed in a narrow valley, about :
O'Clock they were alarmed by the approach {
an immense herd of buffalo, causinp the 9
rth to tremble beneath their tread, as thew
me dashlng down the valley at full speed. :.
he camp CHANGED to be directly in the path !,
:ough which this army of shaggy auadru- Il
ds were making their rapid course, and it d
S with extreme dlficulty-by the discharg- u
OF rifles and revolvers in quick succession, ~
1t our travellers succeeded in turning them e.
m their direct course, thus saving their own =. =.
es and the lives of their horses. They sue "
ded in shooting several as they passed, =
ong which was a fine fat yearling, some -
'lce outlets of which served them as food on u u
II journey. Some idea may be formed of IL
number of buffalo in this vast herd, from u,
fact that, though running at full speed, they = =
re at least an hour in passing the camp. =,
3y the arrival of the steamboat Sultan from pl
'sourl river, at ST. Louis on the 18th ult., az
learn that the cholera had broken out at CT
Re1lly and vicinity in its worst form, on tn
18th Aug. Major Ogden, in command of in
tort, colonel Wood and family, and large til
nber OF troops, are among the victims. The CT
urge had become SO violent that the troops
Toned at the fort fled in all directions, leav- CT
the place IN the hands of some few remain &C
laborers, whose intentions were to plunder fc
post OF the United States funds deposited tel
re. Mr.. J. 0. Sawyer, of St. Louis, was CT;
only person in charge of the fort, and was or
g every means to protect the private. and lal
lie property from the hands Of the plunder-
until aid should arrive. When our inform =
left, says the St. Louis Intelligencer, de- VI
lment of troops from fort Leayenworth OF
on their way to fort Reilly. lbJ
he cholera had also broken out among the ke
ers In the eighborhood, who became panic IN
ken and fled, leaving all behind. The wife en-
major Armstead, 9th infantry, and forty or ao
citizens, had died within few DAYS. ed
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ANsAs LEGIsLAToRs.-In the Kansas cor sci
ondence of the st. Louis Democrat, we ma
catalogue of the members and officers of sur
.wo houses of the legislature, with state lat
OF the place Of birth and occupation of rld
|. W: S..H ISL, Sad. - the
he youngest member of the council is "a hat
$ of age; the oldest So. The YOUNGEST to I
her of the house is 90 years old; the Old tina
IS. - Mis-
here are farmers in the council, Is in the can
e, 5lawyers in the council, 2 in the house: swa
e house physicians, in the council /; in he
rouse merchants, in the council Q; in the and