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

We clip the following from the Montgomer,
: Ala. Mail, for the benefit of those southern
$ ers who encourage northern periodicals. "A
: year or more since, Putnam's Magazine dis
closed the hostility of those who conduct it
towards the institutions Of the south. The in
: dignation of this section was then very freel,
expressed, and for short time,' some of til,
: booksellers refused to vend it. Horace Creole,
? laughed at this evidence of southern feeling
, and declared in the Tribune, that the patron
age lost was infnitessimal, that more Putnam
} were sold on the trains of the Erie railway
5 than in the entire benz GIFTED save-holding erea
, Subsequently, the publishers of the Magazine
with that sneaking meanness which character
ises their peculiar school of philanthropy, be
gan to send packages of the Magazine to south
ern booksellers once more, and the latter good
) natured became pacifed with some half apology
and sold them again. .-.......-...
} Once more, the canting knaves have re-
newed the insult, by the publication, in late
number, of an article entitled the Real CUES
ton. The question arises-wll the south longer
permit the sale of the libelous publication, with
in her borders? 1t appears to us, that ordinary
self-respect should impel us to kick the pub
fishers and their magazines out of our limits. 1t
does not to any extent, concern US, whether
our patronage is essential to our enemy or not;
the true issue is, on the propriety of suffering
a dirty fellow to come into your house that he
may conveniently spit in your face.
The Mobile Tribune has published long
and excellent article in reference TO this mat
ter. If we had space, we should be glad to
republsh it. We hope it may stir up southern
pride to the point of compelling those who deal
in literature to taboo Putnams Magazine. If
the periodical had any considerable value, in
literary point of view, it might be reasonable
to demur; but it has not, and the lover of peri
odical literature may part with it without a re-
greet of any kind.
The London Morning Chronicle announces
an important discovery. 1t is stated that
great experiment ''was recently tried at Vim
cennes, in the presence of gen. Labi.te and the
officers of the fort. The secret of COMPRISING
and governing electricity is at length discover
ed as the sole motive power henceforth to be
used. A small mortar was fred by the inven
tor at the rate of hundred shots minute
without flashing, smoke or noise. The same
power can, 1t seems, be adapted to every sys-
tenn of mechanical invention, and is destined
entirely to supercede steam, requiring neither
machinery nor combustion. A vessel propelled
by this power is said to skim the water like
bird, and to fear neither storm nor hurricane
The inventor has already petitoned for line of
steamers from Orient to Norfolk in Virginia,
which passage he promises to accomplish in
forty eight hours Quick time that.
Gen. Jackson was deservedly the idol of the
democratic party, and we do most sincerely
wish that his friends would act in accordance
with many Of his sound and wholesome pre-
cepts. General Jackson, in his inaugural said
''The recent demonstration Of public sentiment
lnscrbes on the list of executive duties in char
acters too legible to be overlooked, the task of
reform; which will require particularly the cor
rection of those abuses that have brought the
patronage of the federal government in con-
fiict with the freedom of elections.' What say
the true democracy of the land to this prnci-
pie? Gen. Jackson said that the federal gov
had come in conflict with the freedom
Of elections, and the abuses growing out of this .
lnjustfable and shameless interference need
I'd reform. These abuses must be corrected. .
Put this sound doctrine in contrast with the fact
hat the Washington Union justified this shame
ess interference, and that the present admins
ration not only leyies on the officials for funds
out sends out emissaries to come in conflict with
citizens in the discharge of free suffrage
The genuineness of some of Washington's
orders having been questioned, we refer the
loubting ones, TO the "American Archives"
Eth series, volume 2, page 1880, for proof of
he following: ''Y GU are not to enlist any per-
on who is not an American born, unless such
person has wife and family, and is a settled
csident of this country"
1.-The persons you enlist must be provided
With good and complete arms"
"Given at head quarters, at Cam bridge, this
9th July, 1777. H. Gates, adj. gen.
by his excellency, GEO. WASHINGTON.
"ParoIe, Dorchester-Countersgn, Exeter"
1.-The general has great reason and is dis
'leased with the negligence and inattention Of
hose officers who have placed as sentries at
he outpost men with whose character they are
lnacquainted. He, therefore, orders that for
he future no man shall be appointed on these
tatons who is not a native of this country
This order to be considered as standing one,
nd the officers are to pay obedience to it at
heir peril. Fox, adj. gen. of the day"
The Chicago Democrat, edited by hon. John
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