The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-07-09

of the admission of large delegation Of th'
| New York soft freesoers into the Cincinnati
{ democratic national convention, and the frater
nal manner in which they were embraced BY tn
balance of the delegates. The Enquirer say
that, according to the official proceedings, tn
the freesoil delegation as the democratic part,
of New FORK; but the convention, deemng |
most polite to refrain from going such lengths
determined to admit portion of the hardshel
or national democratic delegates; at the sam
time mildly overlooking the slips committed b,
the softshell democrats-such as their nomina
ton and support of Van Buren, and Adams il
1916; their opposition to the Kansas -Nebrask'
act and their support of The Wilmot proviso, etc
To show the true character of the men thus ad
mitted to an equal footing with the purest de
mocrats, and with whom the southern delegate:
were forced to affiliate, it is only necessary tt
state that, according to the statements ofthe N
7. Mirror, 80 out of the 10 soft delegates sen
to Cincinnati voted for Van Buren, and the Buff
falo platform in lS4s, while only tco of the re-
naming 81 have been free from freesoll votes
and associations since then. The entire dele
cation, with the two exceptions alluded to,
sustained and voted the ticket nominated fol
the last state election by the soft freesoil con-
vention, which met at Syracuse, on the goth OF
August, 1855, and the following resolution in
troduced by John Van Buren, and passed by
that body: sa.
Resolved, That while the democracy ofths
State will faithfully adhere to the constitution,
and maintain all the reserved rights of the
States, they deem this an appropriate occasion
TO declare their fixed hostility to the extension
Of slavery into free territory
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The Louisiana Courier, the great official or
gan, in New Orleans, of the state and general
governments, asks: "What better Americans
are wanted TO "rule America" than Buchanan
and Breckenridge, the Mentor and Telemachus
of democracy and, to prove the business of
its interrogation. quotes the following passage
from 4th of July Grafton delivered by James
Buchanan in 1915: e.
above all, we ought to drive from our shore
FOREIGN INFLUENCE, and cherish AMERICAN
FEELING. Foreign influence has been in every
age the curse Of republicsA-its jaundiced eyes
sees everything in false colors-the thick at
mosphere of prejudice by which it is ever sur
rounded, excluding from its sight the light of
reason. Let us then learn wisdom from expe-
rlence, and forever Danish the F1EsD from our
society,"
Are we to suppose from the tone assumed by
the Courier that the organ of Louisiana demo-
crazy has become convinced of the error of its
former policy, and now intends to follow the
advice of the newly found Mentor" of demo
crazy, and aid the Americans "to drive from our
shore foreign infuence?" And is it possible
That, after all the hard swearing and loud pro-
estaIions made by the Courier to prove the love
by the democracy for foreigners,
t now believes that the party should "cheer-
sh American feeiing?" Are the democracy
1T last convinced that, '.'foreign influence has
been in every age the curse of republcs?"-
Well, who would have thought it. The organ
If Louisiana democracy treats the foreigners
most shabbily.
The Baltimore Patriot says, one of the chief
supporters of general Pierce, in the Baltimore
was Y. D. Paris, ofMaine; and for
his service he was rewarded with the special
gency of the post-office department for New
England. A few weeks since be passed through
Washington, on his way to Cincinnati, as del
gate to the democratic convention. He called .
N the postmaster-general and the president,
md in conversation respecting the convention
old them candidly that his vote would be Civ
N TO Mr.. Buchanan. Soon after his return to
he hotel he received the following character
site note:
'PosT- OFFICE DEPARTMENT, May &c, 1856
Sir: | am directed by the postmaster general
o inform you that your services as official agent
f this department are no longer required, and
hat you will deliver into the hands Of the post
master at Portland Maine, the mail KEYS, pa
ers relating to depreciation eases, and all other
apers appertaining to your Office now in your
possession. | am, respectfully, your obd't
erv't, HoRAT1o KING,
First asst postmaster general.
Hon. Y. D. Paris" Il
So it appears that president Pierce kicked
dr. Paris out of Office, because he expressed T.
n intention of voting for Buchanan! Accord
ag to this the administration believes that gov
rnment employeshave no right osay that they
eel inclined to vote for one save Frank Pierce.
1odern democracy appears to be verging into {
The newspapers are after James Buchanan's
wv wages speech, made in the United States
enate, and which was answered with so much ,
feet by John Davis, of Massachusetts. 1t was
lade during the discussion Of the presidential !
uestion of IA, and was familiar to every per-
ID. It is more than twelve years since we
Fad it, says the Uniontown Pa Standard, of !;
lie 18th ult., vet we distinctly reeollect this
smarkable passage:
"Reduee the nominal, [price of labor to the I
cal standard throughout the world, and you
IL 1, hon