The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-05-14

organ Of the Pennsylvania democracy, thatit
party is demoralised by freesoilism, is not with
out interest. Its little remarkable, yettrue
THAT while the northern organs Of the demo
Icracy frankly acknowledge the party ''is dis
organised by freesoilism in its own ranks, ;" th
southern organs persist in asserting it sis tn
only sound, national party" Would it not b
well for the people of the south to enquire
and ascertain whether the northern or south
era organs tell the truth? That they both d
met, is undeniable-for their statements are a
opposite as the poles. Who, then, tells tn
TRUTH The northern or southern organs? LIE
the people of the south ascertain:
"MELAScHoLY CosFEssIoN.-Thc Pennsyl
yanian, the special organ of old Buck-speak
ins, of the abolition sentiment prevalent in th,
States north of Pennsylvania, says it every
where finds notifications of what according t,
the varying fanaticism of individuals, is rabit
Garrisonism, or passive abolitionism, or simple
freesoism. 1t adds: $50 general is this sen
timent in the States north Of u.s. that many pro
Tossing the democratic name are infected, anc
the masses generally, even those not organised
in the black republican party, are borne away
by the popular current. 1t is a melancholy
confession to make, but the democracy-ol
what ought to be the democracy-in those
States, is at this time generally defeated by
black republicanism Or is disorganised by the
freesoiism within its own ranks. There are
thousa nds, of course, who have not bowed the
knee I'd the black republican Baal, but the mass
has been deluded and temporarily misled-
For illp stratjon, what New England State would
sustain by its vote a sound platform like ours
of the 9TH of March? Would New Y ork even?
New jersey, we think, might, for she seems
orthodox; bat what other?''
Just as We have all along commended The
de mocracy of the north, ussorganised by the
freeso3sm within its own ranks!" Even the
great .'mass of them has been deluded and
temporarily msled" by the "black republican
Baaln' And yet, TO hear southern democrats
jabber, one would conclude that there was not
a democrat in all the north in the slightest de-
gree tinctured with abolitionism. But the
Pennsylvania, a northern democratic organ,
makes a. melancholy confession to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
4 Washington correspondent of the New
y o1'k Courier says that the committee on foreign
affairs in the house, have under consideration,
and will probably soon report, a bill for the
material modification or the absolute repeal of
the law relating to our diplomatic and consular
system, passed by the last congress. The great
sr part o. this law was vetoed after its sigma
ure by tie president, by the secretary of state
and attorney general. They decided it to be !
in most of its important pro-
visions, thus multiplying the act in respect to the
grade and compensation of ministers, the re-
luire ment to appoint American citizens only to
consular offices, and the prohibition to those
onsuls and to commercial agents, of certain
ees. 1t is admitted upon all hands that the
let is an example of hasty and inconsiderate
legislation. The senate has sent to the house
! resq button repeating the portions of the law
struck ou| by gen. Cushing's opinion. This
las b Zen referred to the committee on foreign
lffairs, which is inclined TO the more compre-
'ensiv course of repeating the whole.
The; reader will remember that the above
aw was introduced into congress by Mr.. Per-
ins, OF this State, and was passed by his in
uence and personal exertions, and that he was
xtolleq therefor by every democratic sheet
throughout the Union. Now, strange to re-
ate, we are given to understand that secretary
Iarcy 4 nd attorney general Gushing pronounce
he highly extolled law to be unconstitutional
! most pflts important provisions" AS presi-
ent Pic rec approved the act, of course, this is
candid acknowledgement that his excellency
) ignora mt of the meaning and spirit of the
onsttutE on of the United States. We have
ong Thought as much, and are pleased to find
nat the democracy are now disposed to &C
nowledge the fact.
The Times and Sentinel, the leading demo-
ratio stat es-rights journal of Georgia, has evil
emily become suspicious of president Pierce
nd his otfiC lal advisers. In an article on the
'rdy movements of president Pierce in sup
ressing the reasonable project of the free
tate leaders in Kansas, it uses the following
ertinent language:-We, and we doubt not the