The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-03-28

/ The Picayune, of the 18th, in its hnancli
: report, says the market has been PLENTIFUL
e supplied with money during the past week, 81
6 there is not encouragement for its employment
;, Really first class paper is now held in severe
i quarters att y cent, but 50 much have cap
talists been accustomed to 10 and IL % cent
that they dislike to opentheir check books &c
{ less. Paper having from FIVE to eight month
! to run has been most in demand, and in severe
$ instances we hear of amounts placed in bank a
8@1O % cent. But for names maturing mex
spring the market is less easy, and it is dificu
to place any thing under 9d@1o. There is lit
5 tie or no short paper offering in the street, tn
banks being willing to take all that is rendered
The news from Europe by the Pacific, whicl
, we laid before our readers this morning, wa
| not looked upon as encouraging. Cotton ha
declined I'd, which was to be expected, how
ever temporarily, under the influence of tn,
large imports that would flow in on chang.
of wind. .gs,
I Whilst speculation is ripe and indignation ex
cessive, says the Delta, in regard to the las
"outrage' of the Spanish authorities agains
American rights, in firing at the Ri Dorado
we think that the following quotation from Mr.
Marcy's letter to Mr.. Soule, in regard to the
"Black Warrior outrage will throw conside-
rable light on the real cause of these reiterated
indgnities Mr. Marcy said, "the president is
unwilling to resort to any extreme measures to
bring about better state of things in respect
to the island of Cuba, and has therefore deter
mined to make a solemn, and he hopes an eff
feetual appeal to Spain, for the purpose of ad-
justing all questions which now embarrass our
relations with her, and to make. if practicable,
such arrangements in regard to the future, as
will give an enduring character of permanence
and friendship to these relations. He does
not therefore, expect you will at present take
any further steps in relation to the outrage in
the case Of the Black Warrior" From these
instructions it would appear that president
Pierce alone is to blame for the non justment
of the outrage committed by the Cuban author
tiles on the steamship Black Warrior!
The Evening Post, the leading democratic
paper of New York, commenting upon the do
cuments relating to the Ostend affair, sent BY
the president to congress, says, eve should
not wonder if, on the publication of this report
and the answer in Europe, Buchanan and Ma
son should find their situation SO unpleasant
that they will follow soult's example and re-
sign their places. AS to Mr. Mason, he will
suffer very little at home in consequence of the
part he has taken in the matter; but on Mr..
Buchanan's political standing the effect will be
very unfortunate. The report disgraces him
both at home and abroad Poor Pierce! his
administration has fallen into dscredit and dis
grace at home, while his agents abroad, ac-
cordlng to the Post-a democratic organ
have disgraced themselves.
The Providence { L. Journal, in noticing
The gratifying fact that the anniversary of the
birth of Washington was celebrated with more
than usual enthusiasm and demonstrations of
all over the Union, very properly re-
marks: We hope the remembrance in which
The name of Washington is held will lead to
careful study of his life, his character and his
principles. The more the country is guided by
hose principles, and the more the young men
IF the land form themselves upon the model
which he presensed-a model the greatest that
history offers, and as near perfection as human
ty has attalned-the greater will be the hone
Of the country.
The legislature Of Missouri has passed bill
'uthorlsing loan of two hundred thousand
1ollars to be made 10 the Pacific railroad com
'any OF that State, out ofany funds in the trea-
Jury not otherwise appropriated The road |
viii be finished from st. Louis to jefferson CT
y by the LIST August next, and, from present
appearances, will be completed to the Pacific
ocean before the first shovel of earth is turned ]
Up on any one of the other proposed routes
The directory of the Missouri company is COM
posed of men of energy and enterprise, who 60 ,
o hard work, instead of travelling around the t
country delivering stereotyped speeches. ,
If the Marshall Republican will glance over
he article in our last with which it finds fault.
will perceive that we published it on the /
authority of the New York National Democrat, {
he onlydemocratic anti-freeso paper publish. .!
d in that city, and, we believe, in the State. $
The receipts of cotton at New Orleans ND to T
he 9Th inst, was 921 800 bales. The exports
Turing the same period amounted to 855,095
'ales, leaving stock on hand, including all on Q
hipboard not cleared, Of Sc, IS bales. The +
decrease in the receipts at all U. States ports,
S compared with last season, is 255, 563 bales, :
n the exports from the U. S. to foreign coun- G
'ies as compared with last year, there is an in
rease of "a 897 bales to Great Britain. a de- II
rease of 1901 to France, and of II ,O81 to
Their foreign ports. +
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