The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-03-14

from Baton Rouge bring intelligence that til,
siege ofsebastopol is being .rsySrrseasaeed, on
somewhat dininitiye scale, xogern
of's Office. The besiegingTzssssaSsAl pose
Of office-holders and their9 EsSaSo hay,
been for years f~attening On nfssassxrTumbs anC
picklnggs that fall from the state treasury; while
governor Hebert personates the Russian com.
m-ander, and, BY threatening to cut offthe sup.
plies, creates a distress and CONSERVATION in tile
allied ranks fully equal to, if not more poig-
nant than that experienced BY the French and
British troops in the Crinea. According to the
Delta, the tactics Of the governor have greatly
aggitated the political circles, BY certain unique
evolutlons, which appear to have fallen upon
the office-holders with The spddenness of thun-
derbolts from a cloudless sky, and cast to tile
mercy Of the elements the skillful bastions and
| breastWorks of the Wire-workers. The same
paper further informs US that, for some weeks
past, it has been bruited around that governor
Hebert, disguised with what he considered the
ingratltude and GOODNESS with which be had
been treated by his party, had effected a coali-
Son With the new and rising party Of know
hotilings, and that the effect of such alliance
would be developed in a general expulsion Of
al The officials and the appointment of a new
set of fresh men, composed of the tried person
al friends of his excellency, with a sprinkling of
know nothings. The naturalization, a premon-
tory symptom ofthis policy, was the unexpected
appointment of the venerable Mark Walton to
the office Of collector III the charity hospital
The circumstances attending his selection were
remarkable, and to the old line democrats very
puzz5ing. The board of administrators of the {
hospital (all Of whom were appointed J
by his excellency) met as usual, the governor
presiding. After the election of the other Of !
icers by acclamation, il was proposed by Mr.. t
Braud, an old liner, that Rr. Sinnott, who had ?
leld the office Of collector for some wears. y
hould be similarly honored. One of the board o
ugggested that it would be better to go through tt
he form Of q vote. This was done, the gov Il
rnor retiring, and the old liners were stupefed n
nth the result, which was as follows: Sinnott. 6
!; Walton, 4. Here was a puzzlcr! Mr.. Wal
1t was well known, had been an ardent. Ct
wing for over tKenty-years, and is If
CIV a thorough know nothing: having not only r,
is own sins ON that score to bear, but a nor r.
on of those of his son, colonel James B. Wal ~
N, who has long been one Of the most faith IL
and devoted of that party. Our readers So
IN imagine the surprise Of tie old line demo 60,
ats at this singular occurrence, and the quaE- !
g sensation which it communicated to sundrv -
.ntlemen occupying certain lucrative Offices;
1t as nothing serious followed this event, and :,
the governor had also given his vote and in sto
Ience tor one of the officials of the hospital, ~;
70 was a most decided anti know nothing, the
zlety pf the Gins" died away. Indeed, some
10 had personally, Or through their friends, the
;tlt1rted an inquiry into their safety, had re- tbs
9sed INTO perfect confidence. From this hap 40
state they were suddenly awakened by the "
esraphlc dispatches from Baton Rouge, an AT
Rncing the new coup d'etat. With an ON PEI
'orousIless Of decapitation, almost equal to op
OF ilarat Or Car11ere, his exeellency has Gel
lsed sfme dczen of thelnost ancient heads IN
detund5 democracy to roll in the sawdust, inJl
1ch TIP know nothings kindly supplied for res.
occasion. First amono these n,art-~s Il u mir
Y policI, is Bernard Ma,igny, the patriarch I
he party, who has passed a long life in the den
oymen4 Of public Offices, squandered a mil two
mare sortune, and some years ago visited roc,
nee AMI importuned Louis Philippe to CON stea
acoun lship upon him. Fer the last twelve t,;n
IS he las held the Office Of register of con SIEVE
ances, $t New Orleans, the fees of which as
ount to $4,000 per annum. His success nec
IS Mr.. y. W. Westmore. The next victim was
ernardl Ayegno, a young Italian-creole, and s75
leader Of the Italians residing in the city, tore
Whose| democracFsis only equalled by his :,
otlon to the religion Of his fathers. He was !
recordqr OF mortgages for the city of New lo,
ans, tie most lucrative Office in the State, : -
to our W knowledge, wastendered to ~ :
at the commencement Of governor Hebcrt's one
Wltisout any solicitation on his
part. When tie late contest arose between ing :
and Mr.. Slidell for the senator er 10
Mt. A%veegro placed his commission atthe ne !
'sal OF bis ezfelency, as lie could not con- II
atiy PREFER him to slidell. The governor the s
ned aYitilipg himself ofthe tender, and Mr.. each
emalneI in Office until a few DAYS 400 same
i hints reached his ears that he was to bo conte
rseded,| and he again offered to RESIGN his more
which the governor would not ae- quen
but turned him out, and conferred tba The
upon hr. Wilt. The senate rejected Mr.. stanc
when the governor named MIR. Hatch his to pr
te seereta1y, (the friend, patron and re- pilots
iender q count Eesselrode,) to the office, ri
was also rejected. Then follow other :
res. Capt. Francis Quarles, a veteran no1n
who vas dismissed from Office two wears ~.
hoe b..a l;astats. ~ oo'i' . MI. electic
] M Il. 1's ~ result
]. !, III, 4, -, ~ tiie doubt