The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-01-23

Il. II. H.,
4 FERD. MAYER, H. MAILER.
The Charleston Mercury is still violently
opposing the suggestion that South Caroline
should send delegates to the Cincinnati demo
cratic convention. 1t thinks the south is agair
to be betrayed by high sounding professions
Of respect for her rights, which professions
will surely be forgotten, as heretofore, and
tramped under foot. It says: 81 a.
No State in all the Union has given frmer
and more constant support to democratic prn-
ciples than South Carolina. While division
and party discord, spoils and factions, have
Frustrated harmony, and arrayed the south in
angry contests against her highest interests
while whiggery and democracy have invaded
every State in this confederacy, obtruding their
voice in local and State elections, and present
ing the south a ready sacrifice to her enemies
while the democratic party itself has, time af-
ter time, trampled upon its most sacred pledg-
es-she alone has been steadfast, united and
true; true to free trade, true to an economical
administration of the government, and to all
the cardinal principles of democracy, which are
doubtless to be reasserted in sounding phrase
in Cincinnati, and forgotten in the hour of VIC
tory. Yet this is not enough. The constant
support of democratic principles, the unanimous
support OF democratic nominees are not enough.
Theinsatlable appetite of party, the greedy am
blton Of party managers, demand that she
should go beyond. and render, in the stead of
manly and independent loyalty, a servie and
unquestioning submission. The unity of the
democratic party will not be promoted one jot
by South Carolina going into the Cincinnati
convention. The party, the country, the south,
need only mark the past, to see what her po-
sition will be upon the questions and men
which come up for discussion. She needs no
delegation to pledge her adherence, so severe
ly proven, to democratic princples-none to
respond to the nomination of worthy man.
She values the unity and success of the de-
mocratic party, only as they yindicate the for
mer, and secure the choice of the latter.
u. S. SENATE.-An exchange, in describing
the personelle ofthe United States senate, says
that senator Butler, of S. c., is the thickest at
the waistband, though not uncomfortably hea |
Wy. His face is bright, and his hair, which he
wears long and in singular confusion, is white
as newly washed lambs wool. Hale's ap- |
pearance indicates that he has been fed liberal I
ly with pork and buttermilk Pugh looks
young when among the old, bald or white
headed or big beled senators. A majority of
the senators have naked patches on the top of
their heads, and quite half of them are the op-
posite of slender. They chew tobacco very /
much as other folks, and Immediately after ad-
journment several of them lit cigars, and lean
ing back, appeared to feel comfortable $50.
The hon. John NJ. Clayton, it is said, has
lately received letter from lord Palmerston,
wherein the writer states that England is pre-
pared for dismissal of Mr.. Champion by our
government. This is rather an ambiguous ex-
preston, and as diplomats are not generally in
the habit of expressing themselves in straight
forward manner, we can only con lecture the ma
ture oftheir preparations Mr.. Champion, how
ever, is represented to have said that, in case
of his dismissal, "no one will be sent in his /
stead for some time to come According to
the Washington Star the British legation at
Washington have definite advces giving the
assurance that in no event will their home gov
eminent recall Mr.. Champion. This, in con-
nection with the Central American difficulties,
make our present relations viii Great Britain
wear very unfavorable aspect.
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THE IRISH MovEMENT.-A meeting of the |
Massachusetts branch of the Irish American
aid society was recently held in Boston, and
in the course of the proceedings the president
said:
The result of the convention at the Astor
house has not come up to my hopes or expect
ations. With that result am much disap-
pointed From that meeting hoped we should
date new era in the history of the Irish peo
pie. Why that union which we desired in our
r., St,t, ylo,1
fected, it is idle for me to tell Who is to !
blame l will not say. The fact that we are
disunited is apparent to the world, and while
disunion exists, we are engaged in hopeless
task.
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The Washington Star announces that the
president has pardoned Wm. 7. Sterling, late
postmaster at Sterlngville, Wis.,, who was con-
yicted Of embezzlement, and has been some
time in the state prison. Whata pity the conn
try went to the trouble and expense Of trying