The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-05-23

Quite disturbance has sprung up betWeel
: the natives Of England residing at Philadel
{ pbia, and a spirited correspondence in conse
quence is going on in the newspapers betWee1
. Mr.. George B. Mathew, British consul at tia
city, and the president of the St. Georges soci
S ETY.. Mr.. Mathew declined attending the ami
versary festival of the society because the toas
S to s'The Queen" was omitted from the pro
f gramme, and he asks how public sentimen
would view the conduct of a company of Amer
leans in London who would purposely refus
7 to toast the president ofthe United States" p
The president of the society, after some compli
mentary remarks towards the consul personal
ly replies: ''that public opinion would, ant
ought to, condemn American citizens in Eng
] land, who should omit their national toast OIL
the celebration of their natal day, or make
; give place to toast in honor of another natior
or its ruler. submit, also, that public opin
ion ought to condemn American citizens of Bri
fish birth (Englishmen who have become ma
turalised in the United States, who place il
the first honor the incumbent of a foreign
throne. 1T must be borne in mind that Amer
lean citizens, and Englishmen who have be-
come American citizens, or the sons of such
Englishmen, only can become members of the
society ofthe Sons ofSt. George, established al
Philadelphia, for the advice and assistance Of
Englishman in Distress" The president of the
society is undoubtedly right in the conclusion
he draws, that it is reprehensible in a natura-
Used citizen to toast and laud government OF
prince, which he solemnly abjured and repudi-
ated when he became an American citizen.
Too OPpREss1vE.-The last legislature of
Maine added some amendments to the already
stringent liquor law of that State, which appear
to us to exceed in tyranny anything ever be-
fore promulgated in this country. Here is one
of the amendments: r4.
Be it further enacted, &C., That if an ex-
pressman, cartman, porter, or any other per-
son, shall carry a bottle, or cask, or demijohn
of wine or other liquors, ale, porter, or cider
to genteman's residence, he is subject to a
fine of twenty dollars and costs for the first Of
fence. For the second offence, fine and costs
and thirty days Imprisonment in the common
Jail. If any citizen, traveller, or other person,
carries in his own baggage, or about his per-
son, any bottle, flask, or any other vessel con-
tanning liquor of any sort, wine, porter, ale or
cider, the party so doing shall pay fine of
thirty dollars and be imprisoned for thirty days
in the common Jail.
This is rather too much Of a good thing, and
looks like fanaticsm. There should be both
reason and sense in laws intended to govern
intelligent men.
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According to the New York Evening Post
proposition will come up in the next congress to
amend the constitution of the United States, by
Inserting clause to the effect that no State
avs shall be passed which may interfere with
II prohibit the sale or consumption of any i'm
orted wine, liquor, or other article, upon which
he general government derives benefit by
nposing tariff. Such clause in the consti-
1ion would be nothing more nor less than af
ording ''protection" to the owners of Europe
n distilleries, vineyards. and factories, and we
re at loss to clearly perceive how the Evening
'ost can consistently advocate the measure, .
'hen it has been for the past twenty years op-
osed to the general government extending
ven incidental protection to American@pro-
ucts. But, we suppose, according to the creed
the Post and papers of its political complex
tba of +lo ID |
ne acts of congress should benefit none but
oreigners, and foreign manufactures.
The New York Journal of Commerce, in COM {
renting upon the removal of Judge Loring by E
he fanacal party now in power in Massachu-
etts, because in the official discharge Of his
uty, he carried out one of the provisions of the
constitution of the United States, says: owe
rye upon the administration at Washington to
how its sense of the manly courage Of Judge :
.oring, and the destructive character of his :
legislative example, by placing him in posi- :
ion which will enable honest judges to know .
hat for faithfulness in service there are those
Gho will reward, as we'll as those who will pun
sh." We hope that president Pierce will act :
n accordance with the recommendation of the
ournal of Commerce; by SO doing he would
rove that he knows how to appreciate the SER
ices of an honest public officer, and at the same
ime reflect honor upon himself.
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The Missouri papers assert that there is rea-
enable prospect of retaining the whole nation
# Chippewa Indians from barbarism and con- ;;
erting them into American citizens The lead
ng feature of the treaty recently made between
his tribe and the United States is that as fast
IS individuals or communities become civilised '
o a certain extent, of which the commissioners
re to be the judges, they are to be admitted
o all the rights and privileges of American cit
GEMS The desire to come under this condition
S very general, it is said, and large sums of
money will be expended this year, both by the
indians and missionary societies, in building
chool houses and in the purchase of farming
Utensils. There are more than two hundred 6
thousand Indians Tins WAITING ia he civil;sad