The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-09-03

county and parish in the country, and they dis
tend their little throsts to scream likewise tha,
Fillmore can't be elected" These are the
third recipients and expectants. All these
crows that caw around the public crib are un-
animous that Fillmore can be elected +" But,
fellow-citizens have they consulted you? The
farmers, the mechanics and laborers ofthe coun-
try, who vote for their country and not for them
stlves--have, they been consulted? Perhaps
if they will wait awhile, and hear the people
speak, there will be different report to make.
Why, it is acknowledged that Fillmore is a
true man, and has the advantage ofhaving been
| thoroughly tried; and will add on my own re-
sponslblllty, that Of living statesmen she is first
in the hearts of his countrymen." What mean
they, then, by saying she can't be elected?'
Are we to understand them as insnuating that
they have the masses so completely fettered in
the lead strings Of party, they cannot vote for
theman of their choice? Woe is the day when
free people cannot choose for ruler the man
after their own heart!
SeUArrER SovERE1esTY.--sP Publius," of
the last Telegraph, says the reason squatter-
sovereignty is unpopular at the south is. be-
cause it is not thoroughly understood Does
the writer of that article arrogate to himself
more profundity of craftsmanship Calhoun,
Berrlen, Colquitt, and all leading statesmen
of the south? Has he discovered the great
constitutional rock upon which the south can
stand? Ifsmitten, will streams Of equality gush
forth from it? He asks, how citizen of Geor-
gia alienates his right to his slave by going to
Kansas? The citizen Of Georgia does not him
self ALLEVIATE his right to his slave, but under
the squaer sovereign lasv, an accidental freesoil
majority in Kansas, can and will do it, Kan
sas may and can remain in a territorial state so
long as she peases. You cannot compel a ter
rltory to make application for admission as a
state, into the Union. She may remain num-
Der of years in territorial condition, as in the
case of Florida and Michigan, some ten or if-
teen years.) Under territorial legislation, or
squatter sovereignty, a bare majority Of the leg
isiature or people of the territory can exclude,
abolish OF prohibit slavery. That is, major
iy OF one in the territorial legislature, or bare
majority of one in a general election by the peo-
pie of territory, may and can, under squatter
sovereignty, exclude the people Of the south
from an equal participation in the common ter
rltory of the United States. Bear in mind, peo-
pie Of Georgia, that this writer would give to
an accidental, unnaturalised, irresponsible ma
jority the power to deprive the south of her
rights in the common territory Bear in mind
that the territory is the property of all the States
Remember that the expenses Of territorial
government are paid by the money of all the
States. Suppose that Kansas should prefer to
remain in a territorial state some ten or fifteen
years, and squatter sovereignty prevails there,
a bare majority of one, either by the people or
the Legislature, will exclude us ofthe south from
carrying our negroes into the common terrific
ry of these States While it is the common
property of all the people Of these States and
held in trust by the general government, pay
ing the expenses of the terrlory's government
out of the money belonging to all the States
and to the people of States would that be Just,
would that be equaity-equality to say the
south shall be excluded from her rightful share
of that territory, that has been either acquired
by the common blood of the people or the joint
treasure of tie country. The writer may, if he
chooses, fall into the soft. embraces of this De-
lilah but the south, true to her interests, will
never consent to be shorn of her locks and
strength even by the ''soft impeachment of
'Publus" and his northern doctrine of squatter
sovereignty. He instructs the people upon a
subject that has been illumined by the philoso-
ply of Berrie1o made brilliant by the eloquence
Of a Clay, and consolidated by the severest Of
tests-Calhoun's logic! Squatter sovereignty
1t is the great Anaconda with which the north
seeks to embrace the south. His filthy slime is
already on the south; one step further, and we
pass to the stomach of the north, to be vomit-
ed forth at her pleasure and convenience.
9 Georgia Citizen
A PICTURE OF CONGRESS-. Independent, the
Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia
North American, draws the following picture
of congressional life:
The whole tendency of things here is down
ward. A standard lower than mediocrity, and
the vast increased annual xpenditurese!,ayc
opened channels of corruption, which have per-
ceptlbly entered the halls of legislation, and
made traffic and venal combinations profess
sional system. If the lobby has been reduced,
it is because the inside operators have been in
creased in number The spells of legislation
are notorously parcelled out in the halls of
congress. among a few choice spirits. who are
supposed to be potential in local affairs. ANY
member will at once name the most
conspicuous member of these congressional bro
kers, who, shame to say, include in their num-
bers men not heretofore suspected of such wan
ton prostitution Of high position and such utter
disregard of private integrity. t
1t is notorious that no large appropriations,
for almost any purpose, can be carried without
employing these base instruments. They form
secret plans, address themselves to sordid in
fuences on the committees, and by conforming
to the wishes of others, unite interests which
are seemingly in conflict but sufficient power
ful to ohstruct successfully any bill or scheme
which it may be their interest to resist. The
morals of the New York corporation, under the
of New York managers, are get
ting to be established rapidly. r-.0
"When members of congress will consent to
fob the money appropriated for their newspa
pers, and to sell, without much secresy, the
books voted for the benefit of their constituents
they are pretty we'll prepared for any other
step of moral degradation. The s'heIls'' of
Washington, which audaciously faunt the prin-
cipal avenue, have, within the last 6Fe years,
produced much of this evil. They are notori-
ously frequented- occasionally, but night
ly-by men sent here TO leoislate for the conn