The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-08-27
T3RcH LIGHT PnocrssIos AID FLAG RArsrsa.

Boalaien Club erected beautiful flag STAFF
$50 feet high, Ut The corner Of Texas and Mafke
Istreets, and unfurled TO The breeze the starr
banner VI our country. In. the evening. tie,
ffs'rn1sd a torch-lisht procession, headed by I'll,
miniature man Of war ..Old Iron>ideS.' decket
out viii the national flag, union jack. pennan
and stfeanaers, and armed with cannon, forged
for tie occasion by the stalwortli arms of Faer
lean engineers and blacksmiths After march
ing trough Texas, Edwards and Market streets
The psoression halted in front Of Tie City hotel
where ID The presence Of a large concoursee o
eiliztras. Mr. ". H Mitchell, president, of the
Boatmea's Club. presented to the president u
The Fillmore American Club handsome silk
banEer, ensbellished with ! portrait Of tie PA
tier IF his Country" accompanied with The
following remarks:
SRI am commissioned By Tie Steamboat
msen Of Red River. TO present 70 you as presi-
dent uf tll,. Fillmore Ciuhof Gadd0 parish, this
banneF, knowing it's coatidea to the keeping
Of safe hands. with the assurance on our part
that. come what may, in victory OF defeat. we
will ever be found fshtinsin the cause of our
common coantry-for Fillmore, for Donelson,
and tn Uniont''
Tie hon. B. L. Hodge. in behalf the FIJI
more c}ub, responded in a few brief and ap
preprlate remarks, which were repeatedly and
loudly applauded.
Coloaei Burnside then presented the beauti-
full national ensign, which floats 1T he top OF
the flag staff. % the American parry. Colonel
Sam FtFd, IN accepting tie trust. entered into
an able exposition of the principles OF the par
". and pointed out the ruinouS condition to
which tlle country had been brought, through
the rnis,nanasement Of the present adminissra-
ton. He was followed by MesSrs. F. P. Aus
lin anil John NJ. Jones. who were repeatedly
satlediicr. and responded in a most pertinent
strain, Colonel Ford was again called upon,
and al tie close Of bis remarks, Tue following
,esolatioa WAS presented On behalf oflhe Amer
can parry. ard adopted by aceIam#tion:
Resolved, That the thanks of tic American
'artF III Ca3do parish is hereby rendered 90
interest manifested By them on this occasion,
nd fortle beautiful banner representing Wash
ogton--the Immortal Imerieaa, first in peace.
rSt in, war, ;nd first in the hearts of his coun
rymen-Prc(ented By then to The Fillmore
American Club. /.
Ar, Ro5ers johnson sang a campaign song.
fser which the crowd dispersed. under ma
ona3 salute fred from the odd Ironsides, in ]
onor Of The national flag. The little gun, of !
domestic manufacture, - worked by Messrs. q
night and johnson. decked ont as American !;
'ilors, ev@ry few minutes during the evening 5
.ntits native thunder" reverbtrating through y
e town ?,
All homer, ms welias he thanks Of the Ameri =.
Is, IS due MesSrs. II. H. Mitchell, VIM. Har r
II, Richard Knight Sol Reno, p Clemens. c,
los. Appleton. R"bt. Johnson, Charles Horn. =.
ebert Gray, ". H. Merldith Enoch Hcrn, D Fl
Douglass, John Browder. CHARTS Smith, =,
bert Coleman, William Rose, Mr.. - =.
rnes, and ether members OF the club, for the to
ontaneous and enthusiastic zeal they have h,
played for the party. They are genuine
nericans, and will never be found arraved .,
ainst their countrymen, OF bending to the Fl,
lie Of foreign influence" H.
The Steambqatmen request us to return their ~,
INKS TO captains James Crooks, Robert Ora ~
n, c. CIadn and ". f. Shivers. and Messrs ,n
cey Il Wells, and ". NJ Fulson1, for the Or
d manner in which they aided their labors. eo
3PAIS--President Pierce's iII-lucs in dipIo-
TIC negotiations sticks 10 him, and it is now
eralEF acknowledged tina: hereafter he will "
known Only as 'the great faiIure.'' Tie
{ department has recently received the an 49,
rs giFen BY the Spanish government 10 Mr.. ~.
t5e, our Kew minister at Madrid, upon the -
sral points he was instructed TO present to -
government for the adjustment of past and D.,
prevention OF future difficulties. President
CO urged: lst. The establishment in Cuba
'ne legal tribunal or authority WHEREBY 49,.
stloHs Of an irritating nature arisin, between -.
ems, OF the authorities Of the United States, -.
't t%t@s vi SaoFt i1t.-tIG De speedily ,-.
ed, without tie delay and embsrrasSments -
reference Of he subject to the home gov
lent al Madrid. 81, Our government ask -.
b removal Of certain restrictions and en- -,
assments from tile commerce of orr citizens ;,
Cuba: and, Sd. For the adjustment of the :.
b Of American citizens upon the Spanish .~l'
Fnnent f@r sPo.iations and wrongs com ..-
d upon them BY Cuban authorities at va r.:
times during tie last three years. Tie 80,
ish, government replies that, in regard 10 80
5tst defR@Ed, it eapno: depute imperial ~
1fit+ 70 anT Of is officers in Cuba, for That -.
q Or ia''.@moant, the ministry say. 10 fell- 81
: t''c island independent OF the Spanish IT,.
n. To tb.= second point. the Spanish gov ~ =,
ertt promises TO enter into some reasonable r. r,
sseF7aents' bat what they propose doing is , D.e
1plaia'ed- To lie demand for reclamation, W r..
demuf= aiost Justify. THE ministry can
lfEA Of pa Tin dollar indemnify ui.hou. a,'@
! offence 10 Tile people, and. ofce-holder e
.HIEs mgTe o. retaining their mares than P"os