The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-09-26

Mr.. Hatch, senior editor of the Baton Rouge
Democratic Advocate, who visited Shreveport
| in company with Messrs. Wickliffe and Noise
/ it would appear was by no means favorably i'm
pressed with our citizens-or perhaps, with thu
reception they gavet the missionary" of de
mocracy, in his zeal to convert them into anti
Americans, Mr., Hatch, in a letter to his pa
per, dated Shreveport, August 22d, says:
/ -.sDear Advocate-This is one of the darkes
caves of know nothingsm il the State-a very
hot bed ofreligious intolerance and prescription
The few men our speakers have succeeded il
goading to the issue on the stump, are either
renegade preachers or elassleaders. There is
/ bV-the-by, in this .State-most of them in this
portion of it-no less than eight trreachers OF
the gospel" of different protestant denonlina
TONS engaged in this know nothing crusade
One of them stated publicly, in a speech the
other day, that all the denominations if they
had the power would be intolerant, except his
church, (the baptist.)" rras225s.G@ns q b.
+ What do our citizens think of the picture?,
tits but fair sample Of the illusions send forth
by the anti -American and office holders organs
The writer and Messrs Wickliffe and Noise I'M
doubtedly found that know nothingism was SO
deeply impressed on the minds of our citizens,
that the feeble lights held out by the political
missionaries could not dispel the gloom and
despair in which they found the Percites en-
veloped. For fully three -fourths of the native
born Americans residing in this, place and its
vicinity are warmly attached to the mysterious
order" This is the first instance in which
Shreveport has been denominated, "ayery hot
bed of religious intolerance and prescription,
and we cannot surmise why the writer should
make such statement but suppose our citi-
zens are not sunken sufficiently low in mmo-
rality to suit his taste and habits The hon. B.
L. Hodge, was the only gentleman who replied
to Messrs. Wicklif1e and Noise in this place
and he is neither renegade" preacher nor a
class leader. No preacher of the gospel" be-
longing to this place, is engaged in this know
nothing crusade or any other political move
ment. The class leaders, and our baptist
friends, will fully appreciate the compliments
ny manner in which they are spoken of by the
organ.
e@D-=-@@-7 ~ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. r's
George W. Peck, editor of the State Journal,
Lansing, is a democratic member of congress,
recently elected in Michigan. The N York
Evening Post, (softshell Pierce organ, says
that, "Mr. Peck was the candidate of the Cass
Nebraska party, but it appears by an article in
bis paper that the course pursued by the ad
in Kansas has proved too much for
lin. The removal of Reeder was wrong he |
kinks which can only be repaired by the ap-
Of a successor who will repudiate the
legislature Of Kansas and all its farccal pro-
eedlngs. Unless this is done, Mr. Peck says
he Michigan democracy and the administra-
ion democracy must be two partiesH' $50.
Yet the oficeholders and ofice-seekers tell
IS daily and hourly thatthe northern democrats
re the friends of the south and of slavery
The Fredericks burg (Virginia) Herald de-
ounces with severity the Philadelphia Satur-
ay Evening Post, which enjoys an extensive
REGULATION in the southern States, on account
its literary pretensions; and which has re-
emily betrayed the confidence reposed in it,
y bitter and uncalled for attacks upon the |
ghts, institutions and habits of the south; and ;
lso for the abuse it has heaped upon Judge
the United States court, because he sent to !
rison gang of scoundrels who aided fugi- t.
We slave to escape from his master. The Post I
as several subscribers here in Shreveport, and {
ley ought to discontinue it, 1t is a singular
vet, that the abolition and freesoil periodicals E
nd papers, published at the north, make all of n
lelr money out of the south. r
The Savannah Georgian states that colonel /
eonidas Franklin, is the American candidate Il
II congress in the sixth district, in opposition P
} ex-governor Cobb, the anti American nomi- v
ae. Col. Lafayette Lamar, of Lincoln county v
the American candidate for congress in the u
ghth district, in opposition to the hon. A. H. T
tephens, anti-American. f.--. Il
Colonel R. W. Thompson, formerly distin- E
ushed wing member of congress from Indi- y
Ia, has taken the field in that State against y
'e freesoil party, and in favor of the princi- n
es of the Nebraska bill He is one of the o
est speakers in his State, and man of con u
derable personal popularity and influence - =
Here is another "withdrawal"-G James s.
ell, of Arkansas, heretofore an old line demo :
at, was recently invited to attend democratic +
lbee, at Camden. In his reply, declining T
accept the invitation, general Yell takes the fl
'ound that the old issues are settled for the =
'esent, and then endorses, clearly and emphat- :
ally the American platform. r@@ IL
The Memphis Eagle announces that John :
ell, u. S. senator from Tennessee, recently :,
,livered speech in Nashville, advocating the d
inciples of the American party. 1t was one a
his most brilliant efforts. II
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The Americans residing in Buenos Ayres
I'VE forwarded a protest to president Pierce r.
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