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

has the republican parry submitted ~ tfio !
P the first place it democratzed itself too mucl
!. 1t disregarded, as soon as its opponents wei
q broken, those cardinal doctrines and gree
y measures which brought it, under the name (
J the democratic party, into power. But MOI
v than ALL it too soon discarded those conserve
/. tive principles and practices on which our go,
eminent rests, on which the institutions of tn
! south, its stronghold, were dependent.
: played sshide and seek with abolition on tn
{ one hand slavery on the other. 1t had nc
G the nerve to take sides-and bids fair 70 ''fa
e between two stools 1t thought, worst of al
to sustain its fortunes by blending the preg
nant hinges of the knee to mere foreign ele
: ments. It therefore repudiates the America
party and its principles QUEEN Deus yult per
, dere, lie prius dementat. Under pretence Q
nationality, it is neither stateslights nor feder
al, neither republican nor consolidation; ant
yet denounces those native citizens who woult
Americanize our politics. E.EEA5
'.These strange incongruities have been al
alike silly and startling. We love the ld-th'
true republican creed-in its cause we obtain
ed our ensigncy in the democratic ranks. Blu
the creed and its measures are ignored-hav'
become obsolete. We are compelled to in
qure, where are we to go?
eve ask the question, boldly, pointedly-
we invite answer, can the native citizens of the
south be other than true to republicanism
Amercanlsm and the established institutions
of the country? We mean Americanism in its
broad, high, continental, confederate sense. 1
so, then why does the democratic party seel
to make enemies of those who choose to orga
nize and give efficiency to this powerful and
desired element? All over the Union, it has
thrown this element into the hands of wings
and the opposition. At the south, this cannot
and must not go to Mahomet, Mahomet will
90 to the mountain. For know nothingism in
itself we care nothing. No party can sue
coed at the south which is not based on Amer
! lean republicanism-its credits conserva-
tism. If the American or know nothing party
adopt these, then it will be like Aaron's rod
ROBBERY OF THE MAILs.-An immense con-
course of people were present to hear the in
itatory criminal proceedings instituted against
W. G. Kendall, the late postmaster, by the
United States. It may not be out Of place to
mention here that we were fully informed of
all the testimony in this case months ago, and
that the present proceedings have only been
postponed because of some unaccountable in
disposition Of the head of the post office de-
partment to prosecute Kendall. Two secret
agents of the department, Messrs. George
Whitman and McGibney, gentlemen of great
shrewdness, intelligence, activity and fidelity,
had previously investigated the numerous cases
of robbery of the mails alleged to have oc-
CURED at this point, the amounts distracted ex-
ceedng so far as they were aware, some forty
thousand dollars, and they both arrived at the
conclusion that Kendall was the man, and re
ported to that effect to the proper department
For some reason or other not known to us
these Representations of the secret agents of
the department received no attention from its
chief 1t is presumed, except to cause the re-
moval Of Messrs. Whitman and M'Gibney from
their confidential employment by the govern
ment, and dismissal from the public service
Another agent Mr.. D. P Blair, undertook to
ferret out the depredators, and after great exer-
ton and infinite labor, he came to the same
conclusion as Messrs. Whitman and McGbney,
that Kendall was the guilty party, and under
this impression, he returned to Washington,
laid the proof of this conviction in his possess
ion before Mr.. Campbell, the postmaster gene
raj, who placed them before the other members
of the government, who it is said, unanimously
decided that immediate criminal proceedings
should be instituted against Kendall in accor-
dance Herewith.
1t may be that the secret mail agents, and
he government, and the Acknowledgement of
MS state, are all IN conspiracy against the late
postmaster OF this city, as was insinuaed BY the
counsel of Kendall before the United States
commissioner last evening, of thatit is not our
province to speak, but we deem it due to the :
government under whose special authority the
grave charge of robbing the mails has been y
advanced against Kendall, to state these facts L
n relation to the matter so that the public may .
ully comprehend the bearings of the affair and y
he character OF the proceedings. Whether .
he government would atShe nstigation of its |,
elect and most confidential agents, composed, !,
S 1t IS, of a number of gentlemen all learned II
the laws and of immense legal experience, Il
institute proceedings upon charge so infa- =
nous upon light or insufficient grounds, every =
ne can determine for himself, our duty is done
7hen we place before our readers such public y
roceedings as are had before properly consti- IL
lted tribunals when the accuser and the ac
used are confronting each other. a q:
In their official capacity-none other-we ~ y,
ave had frequent intercourse with secret 9,
gents of the post-ofice department, and we n
an say without fear Of contradiction from any +
e''i VI, elidt uCfSI was d government or a CT
eople more faithfully, impartially, and Justly Re
7rVed than have been the government and to
eople of the United States, by Messrs. Whit ~
ian, McGlbney and Blair, in their respective 81
osltions as confidential secret agents of the al
ost-otice department. Habitual robberies of "
1e mail at this point, since the installation of W
endall as postmaster, had so disturbed and 9,
armed the public that the postoffic had for r.
tied all confidence and respect as an important So
ranch OF the government, and it is easy to IN hl
erstand, under these circumstances, how anx- -,
us the head of the department. must have W.
cen todiscover the real depredators by placing be
ficers of unusual sagacity discretion, and tact P,
this region. In the choice of his agents Mr. We
ampbell was unusually fortunate, his reasons, fs
erefore, for dismissing twoof them, of whose sn
iellty and trustworthiness he had ample evil 1dP
ence, are ncomprehensible and surprising 90
We offer no opinion as to the guilt OF inno-
nee of Kendall this matter has to be deter
lned before the tribunals of his country and CO
a jury of his peers, and in anticipation of Ell
verdict every mind will To oo,,, Il