The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-10-08

or non existence with them for themselves.
We call upon the Shareholders of the soutl
y to read the foregoing paragraph and ponder
e tittngly." 1t is an open confession Of the prln
: ciple Of squatter sovereignty which John Y
/ Calhoun SO vigorously denounced, and which
has been set up. as a political will-o- the Wlsp
: to mslead the south from quagmire to quag
mire, until it sunk irremediably in the .'slougl
0 of despond." It's positive declaration tina
: the "squatters" of territory have right t
, legisate slavery into that territory or out oft
before The organization of a State government
and as such we hold it up to-day 10 the scorl
7 and indignation Of the slave holding States
: Words are but the counters ofthought, it true
but such words as Mr.. Breckenridge used a
Tippecanoe are spurious, ring false, and SHOULD
!, be nailed to the counter without hesitation o.
, fear.
Remember, men of the south, he puts him
self forward as the spokesman of the democra
f tic party, and not content with promulgatine
the doctrine of squatter sovereignty, coo!ly pro
, ceeds to commit that party against the exten
sion of slavery. And yet Mr.. Breckenridge
demands the entire vote of the south in Nov
ember and is actually verdant enough to be
lieye he will getit. Why should we vote fol
him or his? Because be is opposed to the ex
tension Of our institutions? Because he is rea
dy to affiliate with Fillmore to secure his cleo
ton? Because he is a southern man with north
ern princi pies? Sooth, these are sorry reasons
and will scarcely avail with the honorable men
of the south. *.-.-.... -. ..-.. ,..4-r. 80 --a-
The time has come to fling away every dis
guise, while we fling away the scabbard of oul
swords. We are face to face with a ruthless
foe. We must speak and act in the spirit OF
earnest men, = - Il Il
If the democratic party therefore, is opposed
to the extension Of slavery, as Mr.. Brecken-
ridge authoritatvely asserts, we declare our
sincere conviction that it should not receive a
southern vote from Richmond to Pensacola, or
from Kansas city to Brownsville. A vote CIV
en- to party entertaining such opinions would
be an act of disqualification for the south, and
could only excite the merriment or exutatlon
of our foes.
Why are you opposed to The extension of
slavery, Mr.. Breckenridge? Is slavery mo-
raj evil? Then every planter should manumlt
his negroes tomorrow. Is slavery political
wrong? If SO, the memory of John c. Calhoun
should besodious on the earth. 1s-slavery, on
the contrary, politically and morally right? In
that case, why should it not be extended as far
as possible, and why should the democracy take
up arms against it? Under which king, Bezo-
Man? You must take one horn of the diem
ma or prepare to be tossed sky-high. Will the
democratic party acceptits candidate position?
Will it endorse the views of the Tippecanoe
orator? Itcan do so it like, but it has no right
afterwards, to ask the south to vote, as a totali-
ty, for gentlemen who entertain such anti
southern views.
The friends of Mr. Buchanan must toe the
mark. Are they opposed to the extension Of
slavery or not? Are they in favor of squatter
sovereignty or not? Are they resolved to save
the Union at the expense of the south? Let the
organs answer. As southern journalists, we
demand reply.
What have the democracy to say to the above
expose? The Delta is high authority among
southern democrats, it even now advocates the
election of Buchanan and Breckenridge, and is
certainly competent exponent of the doctrines
they advocate, The democracy of the propr-
etors of the Delta is unimpeachabse. The senior,
Mr., jenkins, during the last canvass (as editor
ofthe Baton Rouge Advocate) did more than
any other man in the State to secure the cleo
ton of governor Wickhte and the democratic
nomnees-he also held a lucrative office under
governor Hebert. Mr.. Corcoran, the Junior
partner, recently held an Office in the custom
house, and was elected to the legislature by the
democrats of New Orleans. The reader will.
therefore, perceive that the foregoing structures
do not come from an American journal, but are
sent forth by prominent democrats.
The hollow truce patched up between the
office-hoIders and the politicians of the New
York sOfts and haris has been broken even be-
fore any body supposed it would; that is, be-
fore an opportunity could be offered to make
an effort TO obtain the spoils. The New Y ork
of the National Intellieencer in
his last letter says:
The local troubles of the democracy show
no signs of abatement. Their primary cleo
tons for the nomination of civic officers, etc.
were held on Thursday evening, and generally.
resulted in the triumph of the party favorable
% the reelection of mayor Wood. It is stated
hat several custom-house employees. contrary
o the desires of the ruling spirits in thatestab ,
ishment, having allied themselves TO the " God
'tCuoI "tlt Yesterday nOtlueu lldl lHtlF ser
vices would henceforth be dispensed with
cat a subsequent meeting an open split took
3lace, and one division almost unanimously |
dominated mayor Wood for reelection and the s
,ther nominated James Silly for the same
'fice The proceedings have fallen like bomb I
hell among the New York democracy, because !
hey show how the pent up fires have been
aging silently till now, but at length obtain q
ng vent This is a mostsignifcant occurrence.
t shows what has been stated in various quar- /
ers and by widely differing parties, that the $
Yards and national men of the party will vote
or Fillmore in November, and the softs and Il
reesoiIers for Fremont Q
PESssrLvAs1A-A correspondent of the St. T
louis Democrat,ave very strong Buchanan paper, +
7riting from Philadelphia and signing himself +
"Pennsy lvania Democrat" makes the fol- 4
owing reluctant Acknowledgements: MY con- I
dence that Mr.. Buchanan will carry his own 4
'tate is daily becoming more shaken; and Y
hould he fail to get the electoral vote of Penn 7
ylvania, his chances will indeed be slim. With =