The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-03-19

The following article from the Washington
Union, of October 28th, 1854, shows very con-
clusiyely the ground upon which Messrs. Dou-
glas and Shields based their support of the
Kansas Nebraska BILL while it also exhibits
the organ of the Pierce administration in the
unenviable predicament of endorsing the views
of those gentlemen. We commend it, there
fore, to the calm and dispassionate considera-
tionsof southern men Of all parties. The peo-
pie ofthe south have been persuaded by dema-
gogues and political tricksters, that these gen
tlemen were influenced in their support of that
measure by considerations of the purest and
| highest patriotism. The article from the Union
1 lifts the veil, and exposes them in all their ma
ked deformity. Let the people read and reflect
upon it:
| GENERAL SHIELDS IN ILL1No1s.-We are graz
tilted to see that general Shields is. in the cam
vass in his State, giving powerful aid to his
distinguished colleague, judge Douglas Sell
dom has contest been so zealously and ably
carried on as that in Illinois. Judge Douglas
has just completed tour of four weeks, and re-
turned to Chicago with confidence of the tri-
! umph of the democracy. General Shields has
| entered the fight with earnestness and ability.
We see sketch Of his speech at Springfield in
which he sustained the principles Of the Ne
| braska bill with great force and effect. Speak
ing of the principle Of non Intervention, he said:
s.It allowed the people Che said to find their
own condition, manage their own affairs, and
work out their own happiness in their own way.
1t gave equal chances to equal States in the
settlement and government of the common ter
ritory Kansas and Nebraska were free now
and the people there would keep them free
;chr of 81,
was not only improbable but impossible, and it
out great good for themselves, than have it
forced upon them by others; and this was the
way in which freemen always do what is great
and good, by their own free and voluntary act.
The principles of non intervention would not
only keep Kansas and Nebraska what they are
now-free-but would, by its full and fair op-
Grafton, if we acquire the continent to the 18TH
mus of Darien, work with such powerful force
and effect, that no man would ever see another
slave territory on this continent
After saying much more on this head, gen.
Shields alluded to the danger of sectional or
CARNATIONS, and of arraying one section of the
Union in general sentiment of hostility against
the other. The Nebraska question, he said
would soon settle itself, as, in the midst of this
angry discussion, Kansas would present her
self with free constitution, and be admitted
as free member of the confederacy.
AS additional evidence that the sentiments
expressed by gen. Shields, was the sentiments
of the Illinois democracy, we submit the fol
lowing resolution, adopted at a democratic
convention at hiddleport, 1roquois county, ILL.,:
Resolved, That the democratic party is not
only opposed to the further extension of slavery,
but are now legislating against its extension
This resolution is confirmation of the views
presented by gen. Shields, and those views the
Union endorsed and applauded. This is the
northern construction of the Kansas bill.
SAN HoUsToN ON PRESIDENT P1ERcE-ft has
been given out in the newspapers lately that
| there has been, during the past year, a "tart
and sharp correspondence between president
Pierce and general Sam Houston, originating
from some denunciations of the former by the
latter in political speech or two. The recent
speech of general Houston at Austin, Texas, in
defence of his union with the know -nothings,
has been published, which throws some light
on the subject. Read the following extract.
General Houston says:
Fellow Citzens-I stand arraigned BY the
bombshell democracy as the reyier of presi-
dent Pierce. Once for all, / now wish it un-
derstood that have never asserted that he did
| not keep his hair beautifully brushed, poma-
tuned and cologned. have never asserted
that he did not wear a neat boat; nor any 9TH
, er imperfeetion have I alleged to him. Then,
surely, have not reviled Mr. Pierce, nor have
anything in the world against him. see it
charged in the Galveston News, journal pub
lished in that place, that correspondence has
existed between Mr.. Pierce and myself which,
if it could be seen by the public, would reflect
but little credit upon the Hero of San Jacinto.
What it means am not aware of. 1fany cor
respondence has taken place between Mr..
Pierce and myself, release him from all obi
cations to withhold it. and he is at liberty to
publish it whenever he may think proper
Surely have no recollection of any private cor
respoudence; and I donot only release him from
Withholding such correspondence, but all 9th
ers who may have correspondence of mine.
have no secrets. may have charged that Mr..
Pierce had not redeemed the pledges given by
him to discountenance all agitation of the sa-
very question. I have alleged that he was
pledged to resist it, and if he has not done so
he has aided with his influence in bringing
about repeal ofthe Missouri compromise, and
that was the sole cause of agitation; and do
charge him with violation of his solemn pledg-
e'. ASiIallon WAS ueau, Dut he mas given II
vitality and life.
From this it would appear that no cores
pondence of the kind alleged has taken place
between the parties, or that, if any such COR
respondence has taken place, gen. Houston has
forgotten all about it. But the "Hero of San
Jacinto" does not shrink from such a contro-
versy, as will appear from what he says in con-
tnuation, to- wit ..r
l charge Mr.. Pierce with having triaed with
the best interests fthe country. He has pro-
duced degree of disarrangement in the politi-
cal elements of it which were unknown to any
former period. The old Jackson democracy
stood upon its principles. They were conser-
vatiye and adhered to the constitution and the
Union. 1t would seem an attempt had been
made to engraft upon them others that were
alien in principle and could not be relied on
without portion of the "loaves and fshes,'
whilst the capital of patronage was expended
in bountes to enlist new recruits, to raise force