The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-11

!, momently hear their own conscienees hissin
), like nest of adders in their ears? thahffe
] would hear hiss from every separate 1870
' I'm their heads, as If wearing the snaEY lock
e of Medusa?
. The democratic convention, which met &
Alexandria, for the purpose of nominating
candidate for congress, had lively time of il
owing to. the number of competitors for tn
honor There were twenty delegates in atten
= dance, who were allowed a vote for every TO-
democratic voters, and vote for every fractie
over so; two-thirds required to secure the nom
nation. On the first ballot, Dufreese receives
17votes; Morse, 9; Elan, 49, Pesrce, 7; Huff
4; Hall, 10. Second ballot: Dufreese, II
Morse, 8; Elan, 10; Pearce, 7; Huff, 4; AM
Hall, 10. Third ballot: Mr. Huff nominated
hon. John NJ. sandidge, but that gentleman
who was present, rose and informing the con
vention that under no consideration would he
permit his name to be used in opposition to The
claims of any other party, he was withdrawn
.,
%; Morse, 13; Huff, 4; Dufreese, IL. Fourth
ballot: Lewis, IS; Morse, IS; Elan, IS; Huff
10; Richardson, s. Fifth ballot: King, g.
Elan, 4; Huff, 4; Lewis, 7; Richardson, IL
Morse, 6; Pearce, 7; Ryan, 5. Sixth ballot:
King, 6; Elan, 12; Huff, 4; Lewis, T; Rich
ardson, H.; Morse, 10; Pearce, 7. Seventh
ballot; King, 6; Elan, 8; Huff, 2; Richard
son, 8; Pearce, 9; Landrum, 3; Martini 5; and
Grey, 12. Eighth ballot King, 6; Landrum, 7;
Lewis, 7; Faulkner, 4; Elan, 8; Grey, 2Jg
Morse, 7. Ninth ballot: ConnolS, 4; King, g.;
Landrum, 10; Elan, 49, Grey, 90; Morse, T.
After this all the candidates were Withdrawn,
and colonel Sandidge was unanimously chosen
The democrats of the third congressional
district nominated Thomas Green Davidson as
their candidate for congress; he having receiv-
ed in the convention a majority of FIVE votes
over his competitor, the hon. John Perkins, jr
Mr.. Davidson is lawyer of considerable abil-
ity, and an eloquent speaker. He has ever
been one of the most violent advocates of the
doctrines of native Amercanism, and has heap
ed more abuse upon foreigners than any other
man in Louisiana.
The Albany New York; Argus records an
instance of the enterprise displayed by our
neighbors of Texas. On the 9th ult., drove
of two hundred and fifteen head of cattle arrived
in that city from Texas, being the first beeves
from that State that ever reached Albany
The Argus says that they left Texas some four
months ago, and were driven to the Mississippi
pi up the Mississippi to Illinois, where they
spent some fifty days in recruiting. From Hi
lois they went down the lake to Buffalo, and
rom Bstfalo to Albany by the central railroad
By the time they reached the Hudson they had
ramped about 1900 miles. They were in fine
condition and "exhibited shape that speaks
veil for the cattle breeders of the SOUTH
The New Orleans Crescent makes charge
that the hon. John Slidell belongs to
he kAow nothings. The Courier emphatically
enles the assertion; but the world knows that
enerable democratic organ made the very {
anne assertion when it was rumored that gov
rnor HILBERT had joined the know nothings, :
nd then turned round and asserted thas it was /
onvinced of the truth of the charge. t
The British papers have seized upon the oc- $
ason of ex president FilImore's arrival in Eng a
nd, to denounce him because he sigued the n
gitive slave law, and manifested his detcrmi r
alton to enforce the provisions of the constitu- !
on, while he was president Of the U. States- !,
he abuse and slang of all the British journals b
nted will never be able to tarnish the name of y
[illard Fillmore. d
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''When,' says the London Times, eve see I
AXE ofcotton from Alabama, sample of wine ri
ON Bordeaux, or piece of chintz from Man n
hester, we can perfectly comprehend that Eng d
md, France and the United States had better .
void hostlities.' The United States though il
an do without the Bordeaux wine,'' and the [
Manchester chintz;'' but what could you and IL
our countrymen do, Mr.. Times, without the b
flake of cotton?" That's the question. a
Immigrants from Europe are pouring into -"
exas Over five hundred arrived at Calves Il
N during last week, nearly all of whom pro- ~
seded to the interior. They were principally +,
olanders, from Prussian Poland, Bohemians VI
i'd Swiss, with some real Germans from Sile- 1'
a. They had a pleasant passage. I
The San Francisco Journal, noticing the de-
arturo of steamship, with 1900 passengers
4 their way back to the eastern States, SAYS t
lat, the emigration from this country for Fl
'me time past has been confessedly greater II
Ian the accessions to its population'' This is +,
considering the gold to be had by :,
gglng, and that it is said land yields on an .
7erage 50 bushels of wheat per acre, subject tt
no vicissitudes of seasons t,
We are unable to give the full returns of the y
ote for chiefIjustice. The following is the re-
lit as far as heard from: =
MERRICK. E1GEr L
Landry, 1875 Is4 n
Charles, az
John Baptist, % 81 o