The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-04

Our old friend, Denis Corcoran, OF the Del
ia, who was delegate to the democratic con
vention, land also democratic member OF TN
last legislature recently assembled at Ba1ol
Rouge, gives his readers the following daguer
reotype of how things were managed:
The boat arrived in Baton Rouge at early
daylight and even then the political Jacka'l'
who had previously reached the town, were
abroad, dragging ruthlessly to the den OF th'
lion conspirator, all who were weak enough Z
fear his power or to hope foEs his patronage
The scene in Baton Rouge from eight A. NJ tt
twelve O'Clock on Monday last, was an exciting
one. The allies consisting of the customhoust
officers-of other employees of the federal gov
eminent, of some of the immediate friends o
tie state executive, and of some of the most po
tent electioneerers connected with the city gov
eminent, were all in motion, prepared at any
risk to take the Sebastopol of 'sold liners. u
Such energetic shaking Of hands, such ia
miliar pulling by the button hole,-such side
walk exhortations, such banquettng badnage
such profusion, in word, of soft soap,
never had Witnessed 70 show that do not
Lt,l
inent actors in the scene. There was the ven
cradle collector Of the port, the energetic ma
val officer, the courteous surveyor, the saga
cious looking appraiser, and | know not how
many others, they were so numerous-wh
keep vigilant guard over the customs of Uncle
Sam Then there were the United States dis
trict attorney; the United States marshall; city
recorders and recorders; the friends Of the
state executive and we know not how many
others, all bent on some great and undefnable
purpose, defined, however, in one particular,
and that was in. annihilating the cx-U. States
district attorney, Mr. MoIse-not very power
full adversary, physically, one would suppose,
but one whom they invested with gigantic pro-
portions! While would not desire to see any
American citizen deprived of his rights and
franchises, because called to an Office of trust
or emolument under the government, yet hope
never again to witness such prostitution of the
influence of office, as was to be seen on Mon
day in the streets of Baton Rouge.
Albert Pike, distinguished orator Of the
south, in recent speech, called the attention
of southerners, to the fact that they were de-
pendent upon the north for almost every article
of manufacture, from the cradle in which they
were rocked in infancy to the coffin in which
they descended to their graves And the
speaker thought it time that the south should
take measures to destroy as far as possible, this
as it was not only degrading in it's
tendencies, but also serious tax upon the ener-
gies and enterprise of that section of the coun-
try.
What Mr. Pike says of the south may, in a
more extended sense, be said of the whole
country when we look at the extreme partially
betrayed for articles of foreign manufacture
and the unwilingness manifested to trust to the
skill or ingenuity of our countrymen. We are
all sady wanting in that national independence
which should lead us to prize our achievements
n science, arts and manufacturers, but espe-
,ially the latter. We look abroad for articles
If utility or ornament that a due encourage
nent would make of domestic origin, and dlsre-
gard the products of our own workshops for
hose Of England, France and Germany.
Much of this mischievous tendency of, the
public mind is the result of unwise, partisan
legislation, into which we have plunged with an
'bstnacy that amounts to hallucinaton, and to
which we cling even while bewalling the conse
Iuences. The mischief, however, is not to be
olely attributed to these causes There is
mother subtle force, potent in promoting the
vii, and that is the love of so many for foreign
manufactures, because they are foreign. This
nobbish propensity, which is as unwise as it is
lnpatriotic, rules supreme in the drawing room
nd in the fashions, or rather the follies OF
ustom, which we initiate and adopt as laws,
hough originating among people whose gov
rnment we despise.
To such an extent does this foreignism ex-
end that our workmen have been driven to take
dVantage of it. They are compelled 10 beguile
heir customers into a belief that articles really .
1ade by them have been imported from English
nc French workshops before they will even
esgn to notice them. Our countrymen are
ven forced to keep their ingenuity secret,
moving the moment the truth is divuged, that
'oment will impose quietus upon their sales.
Our people, remarks contemporary, "of
oreign fabrics judge as of foreign singers by
skiing what is their reputation in London Paris.
r Naples" A dignfed position we are
laced in, looking down on all the world on the
tn of July, and on every other day, dictated
} as to what we shall wear, or who shall lord
over us in our pleasures, tastes and amuse
lents. By way of illustrating and confirming
he above, we give the following as detailed to
n exchange by visitor to the extensive paper
ILLS in the town of Lee, in Massachusetts,, by
hich it will be seen that the pemark admits of
cry general appIication-to our fances with
egard to sheet of letter paper as we'll as
lece of broadcoth or rule of etiquette: Cali
orts of paper are made there, in the mills,
ON the mammoth newspaper sheetto the nssst
ellcate required orbank notes. In the exami
alton of quantities of note, letter, cap, and
Their writing psper, it appeared that much, if
OF most of it, was stamped with British and
rench marks, and put up in flaming envelopes
rinted in New York. purporing to be English
r French. and to contain British or French
'brlcs! The manufacturers, on being expostu
tied with, plead in excuse, that owing to there
ependence on dealers in New York and other
ties, who sent them those simulated envelopes
lat they were obliged to submit, and do up
lelr paper in them, or they would not buy it.
md the dealers on their part cannot sell Anne
can paper unless it is marked bath Post"
r with some other falsehood, emblazoned with
le arms of the british crown" This fact