The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-10-03

grapevine for the crime OF abolition, IS nov
lawyer in California, and recently mad
: what the New York Tribune calls Booho'
e speech at Marysville, in which he gave this &C
count of certain political operations to which h
was party at Washington, pending the las
: slavery compromise which the Tribune italiclse
and thinks capital thunder against Mr.. Fill
= more, but which, we imagine, will not greatly
: weaken that gentleman influence at the south
The patriotic portion of the old whig party
; Which adhered to Clay, Webster and Fillmore
was, day by day, diminishing both in numbers
and courage, and we're openly complaining Q
being made the victims Of a most relentless
: persecution, on account Of their national affini
Ties It was discovered by several persons,
who had the honor of being then in the senate
that it had become necessary to put an end te
this great and growing evil and the humble
individual who now. addresses you one day
rose in his place IN that august body, and
declared for himself and other senators with
I whom he had consulted, they had resolved to
tear up the evils alluded to by roots, by refus-
/ ing in all cases to confirm the nominations
which could be traced to a certain official per-
sonage pointing at the moment to the chair
occupied by the celebrated senator from New
York. and expressing the belief that the politi-
cal heresy of freesoil would be effectually ex-
tirpated SO soon as the aspiring young men Of
the north could be taught the salutary lesson,
that the pathway to official elevation did not
lie over the ruins of the federal constitution.
| had not long taken my seat before. Mr..
Badger, of North Carolina one of the purest
and most patriotic men that has ever occupied
place in the national councils, came to me and
cto fal t1otv l,, Il
ding officer in the senate, had requested him to
make known to me that he perfectly concurred
in the views which l had just expressed, and
that he would he pleased to have an interview
with me on the subject in his official room in
the capitol, at the hour of 8 o'clock next
morning. promised to attend upon him at
the time and place specified. did so.
Without going fully into particulars at pres
ent it is sufficient for me to say, that obtained
by the direction of Mr.. Fillmore, from the
hands of an accredited friend Of his, list of
the nominees subject to the objection Of being
violent agitators of the question Of slavery.
This whole catalogue Of worthless was dis
posed OF IN the senate, in other words they were
sacrificed to the peace Of the country, save one
or two, whose nominations remained to be acted |
upon on the last night Of session of congress
They were disposed Of by Mr.. Fillmore him
self, on that same night, for just before the |
clock of the senate struck twelve, this gentle |
nan, being then president, sent in a special |
Message, Withdrawing all the offensive nomi-
nations, and substituting others in their stead.
g.. -~0@>-~~~~~O~-~~~~1>~> ss4&Es g f
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION is a great
Wonder to what extent the important science of
gl1cuIture has been neglected in the IT, States.
This recalls to mind subject of vast moment,
lot onl y to the agricultural interested our coun-
ry, but to every interest and craft into which
uman society is subdivided. We mean a rad
'al defect in the whole system Of education,
rom the common school upwards, to the final
radiation at our colleges, during the whole
which important period Of human life, the
ttentlon, the tastes, the sympathies of the ed !
Gated class are Systematically diverted and {
stranged from the subject of agriculture, and
le pursuits OF the great mass of our people, i
II an evil spirit, rather than a good and +
ountltul God, had first assigned to man the t
lltlvation OF the earth as his highest and no. il
est pursult-as if to keep up the humbug "
lportance of the learned professions, as if the d
atesman, the scholar the lawyer and divine, ft
led know nothing, or care nothing, about ag- "
pursuit perhaps, of sixteen Il
'entleths OF our population, and by which all d
asses five, move, and have their being" as pl
national wealth, Independence happiness 81
d morality had nothing to do with the in in
eased products of the earth ls H=sL" al
Now how comes it to pass that in this boast sc
republic OF almost boundless extent, of ev-
J variety of climate, soil, and production, f
at the principle of equality is entirely re- W
rsed-that which is Snowy takes precedence al
that which is substantial he who lives
professional quackery, the honest cheate- -,
s OF trade gambling speculation is admit r,
oy the consent OF many to a higher rank in ". VI
pubhc estimation than the farmer? We ~
SWeF,s our system of education lays perma- w. ~,
ntly at the foundation of this very state of ~.
ngs. Admit the science and art Of agricul- .a
e to an equal Importance in our Institutions CAV
learning, with chemistry, architecture, law, a,
d theology; let it be considered one of the WI
Ter Sciences and let stated lectures be deliy- 81
d to our young men during the period of y" W.
If collegiate education, on the science of e c
1culture, as on chemistry, comparative an ~:
my, or oriental literature, and new day s cel
uld dawn on the agriculture of the country, :''
the condition of the husbandman. I -e.'" III III
Is not agriculture as much science as law,
dlcine, theology, or moral philosophy? Is I th1
re not as much in agriculture to form a wy Wv
ID, useful and virtuous character in our a az
ing men, as in the discussion and lectures on ui n
re abstract morals or modern literature? WI
When men 60 forth through the length and t tSl
adth of the land, to exert that influence up ''e
society, which belongs alone to education %:
intelligence, to direct public sentiment soc
ke laws and rule the land, in the walks of the
sate life, in the halls of legislation, agricul- sur
g would find warm and hearty friends, and pre
anch and bold advocates in the learned Ma
IS, and grants and aid from the States would wa
as common to agriculture as they have been Du
learning law, medicine, or theology; and ane
now unheard5 Of donations for agricultural sin
ming would become as common, and more He
orable and useful, than the foundation of On
tcssorships of Greek, Latin, or oriental lit wa
Iure. as aa11 &zs-' ass.as .a Houma Ceres. ser
he Charleston Mercury, in noticing the at He
< by the allied naval forces on Sweaborg. = !.
arks:-But there is another point equally liz,
ain, that these pun-boats and n,ortar ho.ts IS