The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-10-22

| "Yes, Albert, know you love me, and hea--
ven only knows how truly love!--will you
will you be mine9'sss7 azlT asE
| "Kate,'.' replied I, at the same time giving
her kiss to show my willingness, kate, you
| must ask my-wife. = =5
! 1t was too much. Kate took advantage of a
woman's privilege and tainted! But the cool
air brought her to, and gathering up the reins,
drove briskly into town. left in the morn
ing. If ever you 60 to Aurora don't say any
| thing about it, A. .,...-..,r....z. z
| DEMOCRACY JUDGED BY ITS OWN TEsrs-Cer
| tain democratic papers at the south have as
sumed as fixed postulate, that opposition tcs
the Missouri compromise is the infallible test
Of democracy, and as sequence, that all who
were opposed to its repeal are inimical to the
south. Very we'll We suppose what's good
for the goose is good for the gander. Let US
submit this test to scrutiny. g tes,r r...-.......
There bas been recently an admission, into
| the democratic church of two erring, back
sliding sinners, who had fallen from grace, but
who by ayowing their contritioa have been re-
stored to favor. These are those two notorious
apostles of Observation-Disclosures and Dix. of
Of New York. The former is as much oppo-
sed now, as he was when he planted his feet
on the Buffalo platform. to the extension of
slavery into the territories, which comprises the
very essence of the Missouri compromise. The
latter deplores the repeal Of the compromise,
as national calamity. In a speech relating
10 the government of the territories he used the
following words: G... .E,.s ........r2. .,
4 1--WE have acquired free territory. We ask
only that it may remain free. Do not ask US
to unite with you in extending slavery to it.
We abstain from all interference with slavery
wlsere it exists. We cannot sanction its exist
ence directly or indirectly where it does not
exist. hold thatf we acquire territory which
is free, 1t should remain SO, on this high prin
ciple-that the United States shall not be in
strumental to the extension of slavery, and
stand before the world. in this age of gptellec-
tual light and Of moral elevation, in the atti-
tude OF mlnlstcrlng to the propagation Of an
evil, for the presence of which among US we
can only justify ourselves by necessity .'l'
So much for general Dix, the new convert to.
Buchanan (not Jefferson democracy, efr
Again, 1t is customary with southern demo
Gratis to denounce northern whigs for their free
soil procllvilles, and particularly for disposi
ton to fuse with abolltionists in their elections
| We ask these southern exclusives to take note
Of the following incident that occurred at a re-
cent convention of the simon-pur southern
slavery sympathising democracy of Massa=
chusetts.
We extract the following from their proceed
ings: r~sa .srr4 s.sxgg
A ballot for two presidential electors at large
resulted as follows: .''
Whole number of votes, 964-necessary to-
choice, 483. Five gentlemen were nomina-
ted, Messrs. Lord, Grswold, and three others.
Mr.. Lord was accepted unanimously as first
elector, for the second, a discussion arose as to-
the merits of Mr.. Griswold and Bishop e..
Isaac FL. Wright, of Boston, objected to Mr.
Griswold. saying it was he that elected the hon
Charles Sumner to the United States senate a
- Benz. F. Butler, of Lowell, defended the CO.
alition, and said by the living Jehovah be would
have voted for Mr.. Sumner had lie had vote
10 give in the legislature at the time. ra
Mr.. Wright was denounced ON every hand
for Introducing this frebrand.
Mr.. Griswold was finally accepted as second
senatorial elector. s7Jz -'- @&ggSE GEE
What do southern men say to this? Can such
dyed in the wool aholitionists deceive and gull
southern democrats by their noisy protestations
of fidelity to the Cincinnati platform. Nebraska
bill, and any and every thing else? In Gin
cinnati, they threw up their caps and swore
Justify by the south, but in their home conven-
tons, on their own ground, they nominate for
State eector tie very man who made sena
tor Of that arch aholitionist, Sumner, and when
objected to on that score by an honest man
from Boston, the leader of the convention, B
F. Butler, defended the coalition, of aboli
tonists and democrats, and declared "by the
living Jehovah he would have voted for Mr.
Sumner" had he been in the legislature at the
time. The account goes on to say that the
honest man from Boston, instead of being sus-
tanned in his consistent and conservative DO,
sition, stood alone and friendless, and was ''de-
nounced on every hand':' for daring to raise his
voice against the infamous procedure He was
put down, and ,Griswold, the friend Of Sumner,
chosen Buchanan elcctor for the State of Mas
sachusetts. -...- NY. Express
| SIGNIFICANT. PARAGRAPHs.-The Alta Cali
fornia in its summary Of the fortnight's news,
has these significant paragraphs;
Much dissatisfaction has been felt amongst
the people here, at the result Of Herbert's trial
in Washington; and, should he be finally ac-
quilted, and return to this State, there is no
telling what shape the feeling might take in
making itself manifest. The real Indignation
4 against our former rulers and officials has by
no means abated with the hanging Of few
culprits, who, however deserving of their fate.
are coming to be regarded as the tools Of the
more designing and successful politicians, who
have made their escape"
.Ihs feeling is deepening every day, and 1t
might not be altogether safe for some who have
occupied even the highest executive position in
/ the State to encouDterit lust now One of our
ex-goyernors may be regarded in the light Of
fugitive from Justice, indictments for r high
crimes having been found against him shortly
after he left the State; and, if rumor be true,
the presence of another is by no means desira-
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