The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-10-10
lFor the South W estcrn,

that their cdnQludlcS HAVE llO poosiole eH1iie
of success, are circulating false reports, hopin!
thereby to dupe the public and OCCASIONAL.
pick upan unawary voter. In the Democrat
!, ofthe 9th ult., appeared an article heade'
"a private opinion publicly expressed" ant
a signed sDiogenes, 8 indirectly charging MI
Burnside with having stated at the America
meeting, held some weeks since at this place
: "that foreign citizens, thatther votes could b
purchased at the ratesof tive bits EACH sThl
charge was proved to be "false and entirely
without foundation,'' BY the affidavit of Mr.
Lancashire, one ofthe oldest and mostrespect
able naturalised citizens of Shreveport.
/. The Marshall (Texas) Republican, of las
week, contained letter from this self-samt
''Diogenes,' dated Greenwood, Sept. rs, ii
which he says: ce5 ~. +.-,.s
On last Saturday, at Cooks store in this
parish, Mr.. Wright, of Shreveport, the know
nothing nominee for county clerk, made aspeecl1
openly denouncing the society as anti-republi-
can and strongly tinctured with abolition prin-
ciples.' &zss I'D gsn
Now, what are the facts? In the State OF
Louisiana there exists no such officer as coun-
| ty (nor parish )1clerk. The know nothings of
Caddo have made no nomination whatever
for local officers of any kind. Mr.. Thompson,
their candidate forthe legislature, being the on
" nomination made by the party in this parish.
Mr. Wright has been for months, and is now,
an independent candidate for the office Of clerk
of the district COURT Ever since his arrivalin
Caddo parish he has been a warm democrat
Ofhis own free will he became a know nothing,
and no member ofthat order had the slightest
objection to his retiring from it. The fact that
n. ]
parish are know nothings, is sufficient proof
that the charge of the order being ..tinctured
with abolition principles" is false. +, No one
can presume to call the planters of Louisiana
abotionists.S / hope that the next dive s.Dog-
enes'' makes in his tub, he will search for the
truth. NE 4 '5',s.s :. a'..''tf &GREENWoop.
A MoRsEL OF Truth We do not know
more honest and truthful adversary than the
Charleston Mercury It is bitterly hostile to
the American party, but not less intensely in
imical to the abolitonistsr of the north, with
whatever faction they affiliate, or whatever
dimsy political title they may assume. The
Mercury is that rara avis, candid and fearless
democratic paper It tells the truth as far as
t can discern it, and ,derides the double dealing
policy which seeks to coverup orgloss over the
of its northern associates, with
view of helping southern elections. In fact, the |
Mercury can neither be foied or fooled, fatter-
ID nor bulled It has an announcement habit /
If hurting out the truth which is supreme
y distasteful to a thorough paced partizan
Hence, while the Mercury compels respect, it
5 highly unpopular among the office seekers
md retaners of the democracy Iii .r#ts.s
These remarks have been suggested by the
,erusal of an article in late number of the
Mercury on the present views of the democrat
c party at the north in relation to slavery.
hat sheet examines the platform recently con-
tructed by the administration party in New .
eork, denounces it in unequiyocal terms as rot
IN and untrustworthy, and says: 7yara7
''The result of the whole matter is to place
he softs, the controlling portion of the demo- Is
ratio party in New York, side by side with the Z
lsionists; and to leave, for the support of the I
outh, the PROSTATE and helpless minority of the
ards. Nor should be forgotten that the r
ofts have been, since 1858, the party Of the n
administration, and have enjoyed its patronage. .
ct SO strong is the pressure of abolition senti- 4
ens, that while endorsing its conduct upon 1
nor matters, it condemns it upon its leading P
easure-the Nebraska bill. "@7a2'5 .afrs=s.8 a
Thus the Mercury confirms our own views =
every particular. We showed day or two Il
90, that by far the larger portion Of the New f
ork democracy were tainted with abolition :
Id that the nationals who had abandoned 4
em for their unsoundness, were a feeble and #
elpless minority. So says the Mercury, and s
does not deviate hairs breadth from the a
cts. ,- o.. f'7t ----z- J.
Our Charleston contemporary, less hopeful
probably more sincere than most of the L
uthern democatic prints, considers the whole !
'rth pretty thoroughly abolitionized, and has 4
, confidence whatever in that once sovereign
1nacea for democratic troubles-a national Il
invention. 1t AYERS that the delegation from !,
ew York to that body to be held next sum N
er, will be freesoil and adds: s.
els this an assembly into which the SOUTH ID
ID, above all, South Carolina should be found? n
o southern democrats desire the repetition of
e scenes at Philadelphia? In 1848, when k
st abolition severed the democratic party in II
ew YoSk, divided delegation the friends F,
ID foes of the soutd-represented that State b;
1852, friends and foes softs and hards, uni g
in the nomination and election of president SC
cree. Now, how changed! In the conven- -
N of 1856, broken, dispirited, overwhelmed
e friends of the south viii not be found; and G.
uthern delegates, if they enter its doors, be- a.
ms the willing allies of abolitionsts, the par .
ans of their aggressors and revilers. Fit re
for the selfish and corrupt wor- er
ippers of party-the betrayers Of the south! r
lie next national convention will be,Zt great 20
tent, nothing but an abolition convention 1e
We feel for the dilemma in which our ma
NAL democratic brethren wllbe placed, and OF
wise them all to join the American party az az
e only political assocationin the Union which r r
free from the widest and most wicked sec an
nal fanaticsm. H. "@1a7 'F5""2z 8! ca
Meanwhile we may be allowed to say that i
ereyelations Of the Mercury are confirmed by Of
her sources of information. Thus for exam Of
e, the Wisconsin democratic state convention pc
S just effected its nominations. The entire w
ket is composed Of rabid freesolers The sa
ashington Union rejoices over these demo- tn
attic nominations. The NY. Tribune is 1jubi- y
1t over them, too, but calls them republican, ~ ~
the sounding epithet now applied at the B
rth to the abolition faction. szsSss lBee. f;
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Tho Guhoy, innto of Now, Va,ly ,o ;ec,,od tie