The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-07-30


d of Missouri, made speech at Jackson, on ths
: 10th ult. L was characteristic of the man
!, ''Old Bullion" from the commencement to the
! close. He began by informing his hearers tina
: he had not sought the nomination. nor accepted
: it until after long consideration, nor until he
J had reason TO believe that he might able to dc
S some good--to himself, we suppose. Peace
# was his object-peace both at home and abroad
and he considered ahe nomination of Mr. Buch-
anan favorable to that object; and, therefore,
the exertions of others laboring for it, would
: not be in vain. He had attended the Cincin-
natl convention as spectator, and it was the
first convention he had ever Witnessed He con-
sldered that it was the purpose of the Pierce
and Douglas faction to exclude if they could,
every person not cognizant or a party to the
I object they had in view, wit: to defeat any
national man and pass over the next admins
tratlon to the keeping Of the present race of de-
mocratic Office holders. The result, however,
was a great rebuke to the Administrations
greatest ever administered to men in power
In fact, the nomination of Buchanan was tie
Unanimous shout for Pierce dismissal" He
dwelt on the extravaganza of the present ad-
ministratlon as compared with that of Mr. Polk,
even after the acquisition of California, New
Mexico and Utah; of its use of the patronage of
the general government to influence elections; |
OF its miserable mismanag cement of our foreign /
relations, and ofits general misconduct and I'M
worthlness, which made even those on whom |
ii had heaped its favors desert it in disgust In |
he adyerted to the unhappy condi-
ton OF the country the intestine strife and sec
tlonal anlmoslty--the north against the south,
and the south against the north-and the pas
slons OF men heated to such degree that rea-
son and Judgment seemed to have lost their
control; and this sad state of affairs had been
brought to pass through the machinaton ofthe
Pierce administration and its followers. This
S all very true, but sOld Bullion did not ex. t
'laIn why the people should expect better b
tate of affairs in the event of Mr. Buchanan #
eing elected to the presidency. Hecould pro- IL
uce no evidence whatever to show that Mr..
buchanan would not follow in the footsteps :,
f president Pierce, and bis administration be y
lily as corrupt and imbecile. IL
There is one trait in the political career of ~ ~
'e hon. John Slidell deserving of admiration. r,
Notwithstanding his unwavering democracy, tt
nd his readiness to employ any sratagem or d
her means that can possibly conduce to the u
lccess of that party during political canvass f.
never negects the welfare of the State he W
as the honor to represent in the United States
nate. He has never sacrificed the rights and &C
terests of Louisiana, to please the capricous III
lmors Of the president. W. W.
We notice in another column the position ST
hlch Mr. oIidell assumed in respect to pres- We
mt Plerce's veto on the bill to improve the IN!
outh of the Mississippi, and only a few days "
o he called the attention of the senate to the trr
1barrassments under which our sugar plant Sh
now labor, and asked that they might be in We
measure relieved. He stated that the sugar
op OF Louisiana for several years past has o.
lien off from four hundred and sixty or seven re,
thousand hogsheads to probably this year be
more than one hundred and twenty thou the
I'D hogsheads. One cause which gives rise
great apprehensions on the part of the plant f,l
:, is the supposed deterioration of the cane
cannot be planted from seed-as the cane h.
! not mature in Louisiana-but must be re- ~
'duced from the cane itself, which terminates -
m the eyes. 1t is, therefore, necessary to
reduce new plants, and to do this convent
ly vessels must pass from the West Indies eg'
ectly to the points where the cane is to be age
nted, SO as to avoid frequent handling, which Ton
troys the eyes OF the plant. The senate in son
ordance with Mr.. slidels request, readily De
sed joint resolution authorising vessels the
en- fifth cane for planters to pass up the Mis- IN
lppi and BerWick's bay, without breaking The
90 at n. Orleans or Franklin. He also moved tres
the committee ON agriculture be instructed eau
enort unon the exned;encv of ~ .l;ro , emo Chi
; appropriation for the importation of seed Pial
ar cane, to be gratuitously distributed to
n1a,tore of t,o 1r,;.od c.o..o pay
" WAY '0" ''o' iio ino''oi' the
adopted. con
J;sn,.ob fron, ura,1,;n-,o -. ro. and
~ the
Courier, gives the following account of the Tex
of Mr. Brooks for the assault on Sumner: CEN
It the trial of colonel Brooks, Messrs But from
Ben amin, Pearce, Foster Toombs and occ,
It were present. Mr.. Sumner left the city paic
void being subpenaed, and the leading sion
1sel for the prosecution regretted the alb hun
e of Mr.. Sumner, as both he and colonel ded
oks had desired to interrogate him in re- paid
to the evidence before the committee of S
., S. house of representatives. After the graz
fusion of the evidence, Mr.. Brooks made stop
t speech. He took the ground that there cent
: offences where law was inadequate to af the
remedy. He said that while he had a case
t to feel, or hand to strike, he would re- r
s the wrongs of his political mother from =.
is to cover her with obloquy and dishonor, ;as u
would squander property and endanger life ,,;tst
er defence He bowed to the majesty of P r, =,
aw to receive sentence. Judge Crawford NJ NJ,