The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-10-31

| The ELECTIONS democrats have croweo
vociferously over telegraphic accounts OF the
elections in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Then
exultation strikes us as somewhat premature. Ii
Ohio there were three candidates for governor
viz: Chase, fusion and abolition Medil (de
mocrat) and Trimble (American.) Infinitely
to our sorrow, and we trust to that of every
southern man, Chase is elected by a round ma
iority. The American party Of Ohio actee
most nobly in refusing to be transferred in mas
to anti slavery, and nominated Mr.. Trlmble, az
conservative By this, they kept the greater
portion of their members together and if they
failed to defeat Chase, they at least succeeded
in reducing his majority. The difference be
tween Chase and Medill is one of degree, ane
not of kind The former is the representative
of abolition, the latter was the nominee of {
convention which declared the invincible hos
tity. of the democracy Of Ohio to human
slavery Trimble alone stood upon the 18th
article of the Philadelphia platform, and was
the only candidate in whose election all parties
in the south might have rejoiced. -
In Pennsylvania, the democratic candidate
for canal commissioner has succeeded-the
/ straight out wings and the disafected of all
parties voting for him in preference to Patter-
son, who was the nominee of disgraceful coali-
ton between anti -s]avery wings, democrats and
other fusonsts We have no regret to waste
on this result. Any party that goes into a po-
| litcal contest under the black banner of aboli-
ton, deserves discontinue, and we care not BY
whom it is inflicted.
| In Baltimore, the election was merely for
members of the upper board of the city coun-
Gil. In consequence of the ward divisions Of
the city, the democrats obtained majority oil
the councilmen, but the telegraph informs us
that the popular majority is with the Americans.
This is easily understood. Eight wards may
elect sixteen aldermen by 500 majority, and
six wards may choose twelve aldermen by 1000
majority-thus, a majority Of aldermen may
be elected by minority of votes Bee.
SHALL AMERICANS RULE AMERIcA?-This is
an important question, and one in which every
lover of civil and religious liberty is deeply in
terested, yet strange to say, there are native
born Americans who condemn and denounce a
very large portion of their countrymen, who
have united for the purpose of bringing about
the very result that all should desire, who have
at heart the welfare of man and the perpetuity
Of the only republican government extant.
They cannot possibly be mistaken as to the ne
cessity of an exclusively American organiza-
ton, to perpetuate our government, whole and
intact, in the hands of American born. Facts
and figures sheW conclusively, that the foreign
born vote is increasing more rapidly than the
native vote. 1t is equally notorious, that I'M
less this increase is checked, the day is not
lifetime distant, when the vote of adopted citi-
zens will control our national elections. When
that occurs, Americans cease to rule America
Demagogues and Office holders tell us that for
eigners are better citizens than those born on
the soil-that they are as well ifnot better quail
flied to manage the government and fill the Of
fees than the Americans themselves-that the
foreigners are as safe repository of the State
as those to ''the manner born" But this is
not so, it is contrary to the nature of things
that it should be SO. The simple compliance
with the naturalization laws, after residence
of five years in the country, will not and cam
not Amerlcanze one who was born in foreign
land, speaking different tongue, with differ
ent customs and habits, and give him the same
respect for our laws and institutions and inter-
est in our government affairs as one born upon /
the soil. Our own people are taught this from
their cradle to manhood They are reared to
consider themselves part and parcel Of the gov
and that whatever affects it affects |
them. II This being the case, does tnot
behoove tie American people to guard against
the too rapid increase in their midst of an ele
ment that can so easily be welded by dema-
gogues and rendered dangerous to the perpe-
tuity of the institutions. [SanAntonio Her.
A JUST REBUKE-The London Illuminated |
News, in an article on the fall of Sebastopo, |
says that if England had not interfered to check
he expressions of Russia, the weak nations else
where would have have been the prey of the
spoiler, and adds, "the Americans would have
debated the feasibility of taking possession, not
only of Cuba, but of Jamaica and the other
West India islands, and converting them into
breeding places for slaves, like Georgia and
Carolina''
The Philadelphia Ledger properly stigma
lies the above assertion as malicious libel"
or '.if the American people had wished to seize
Cuba-we say nothing of the still more fragrant
,bsurdity of the rest of the charge-they could
lot have found better time than the present
For nearly two years. the allies have had their
lands full. Nothing would have been easier
or the United States if it had contemplated /
ne dSSfcSSlOuS dttllUuteu W Ii ny tue NEWS, /
han to have seized Cuba at any time since the
French and English sat down before Sebastopol.
An alliance with Russia, if our government and
people had desired it, would have been gladly
by the car, for it would have assaulted
England in her weakest point, by rendering her
prey to our frgates and to priva
eers. But the American people have no de-
lire to obtain Cuba by rapine. tits not, there
ore because the United States has been terri
led into keeping the peace that Cuba still
'emains an appendage of Spain, because this
nation reverences justice, abhors wanton con-
quest and deprecates interfering with the affairs
If its neighbors, as stoutly asst refuses to sub
nit to it itself
"And it is just this etching to NEEDLE with
,ther peoples business" which is the weakness
If European nations, and the cause of their tor
uous diplomacy. The powers of the old world
ire never content with their own prosperity,
md cannot endure to see the success of others.
they will not let the world 60 on in the natural
way, but are continually, to use an old adage,
putting their finger into other folks pie"
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