The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-10-01
The Washington correspondent of the Delta

ptopIe iot ttie eupHoit " 'itS SSt'Ni>t'
Iment, the office holders and congressman. The
writer, who is an out-and out e-trade demo
crat Of the most ultra hue, says general Quit
man, twill, at the next session, make propo7
siton to get rid of all the old numbering detail
of indirect taxation through customhouses and
of1icials-a system established in Europe to
blind ataxridden people, and which is nov the
mode of collecting the revenue for the support
of government What an insult to the intelll-
gence and patriotism of the people! We all
contend that the people of America are capable
OF self-goyernment! And yet we deny their in
telIigence 10 support themselves or their patrl-
otism to defend their country! In other words,
they have to becheated into the support Of free
government They must be deceived into the
defence of their own homes! How the writer
gallops and carps on his freetrade nag. Gen.
4 Quitman's listarts Oh the basis that the only
just and propersystem of taxation is direct tara-
ton. He proposes to do away with custom
houses, officials, revenue CATERS, &c, DC, and
place direct tar on the people. 10 affirm their
indisposition, or inability, or determination not
to pay just and necessary taxes, is, as we said
before, to deny their capacity for government
their independence or honesty. 'Free 1rade
and Direct Iarotion' is measure of wise re-
form and necessary economy, and well may tie
south be proud of her Quitman as the man to
lead off by actual legislation in this direction -
1.-The south may lie proud of her Quitman,' -
and ''Free Trade and Direct Taxation be a ia
vorite principle with he democracy; but neither
the Delta nor general Quitman will be able to
induce the peope-n't even the democrats
to submit to the new doctrine. In this part OF
the country they have already had a sufficient
dose of forced taxation.
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/ WoN'T ACT WITH CID llICKoRY's DEFAMERs.
The Nashville Banner records the following lit
tie incident, which slows in what light the old
democrats of Tennessee view the attempts made
by the Louisville Colrier and other Buchanan
sheets to traduce the character of Andrew Jack
SON Mr. House, atCArksvile, made an Amer
lean speech on the 10Th ult. The democrats
selected an intel1irentb and \ -
4 49, rs.tty To feplyto the speech OF Mr.. IL.
The democratic champion took his seat near
Mr.. House until that gentleman began to re-
buke in an eloquent ttrain the slanderers OF
general Jackson, and rad from the Louisville
Courier-a renegade wbig journal, and now a
warm supporter of Buchanan and antiAmeri-
canism-an article, 10 show how grossly that
paper traduces the name and memory of the
great soldier and n(ble old patriot. He also
read an extract from the speech Of captain Jas.
Williams, (recently published in the Nashville
Union and American, a democratic journal, in
which the captain charged that general Jackson
was "gulty of naked falsehood" in regard to
the bargain and intrigue affair. When Mr.. H.
concluded his remarks, the gentleman appoint
ed by the democraticparty to reply to him,
rose and openly proclaimed that he could not,
and would not, act any longer with a party who
encouraged men and presses in traducing the
character of Andrew Jackson. The announce
ment occasoned great futter among the Buch-
ananites present, who found it impossible to
conceal the embarrassment thus occasioned by
the desertion of their chosen champion.
A HEAVY BLow.-The Columbus Georgia.
Cornerstone, southern rights and democratic
paper, occasionally lets out some ugly truths
about its own party Of course no one has "a
right to contradict IFS statements, for the edi-
tors ought to know all about the aims, pur-
poses and principles of the party ofwhich they
are such shining lights; but we will let the
Corner Stone speak for itself:
owe have said before that there is no demo
cratic party in the country, and this proves it
conclusively. It is time that those real demo
Gratis who act with that party should take things
into their own hands, and eitier cease to act
with a party so corrupt, and organise anew,
and take in those only echo oct upon the. princi-
PIES they profess. Those zeal democrats who
are acting with the present democratic party
are but permitting themselves to be used to
blind and deceive the people. The democratic
party is, to all intents and purposes, as fully
as the old wing party, and it ought
to be kicked out of power
That is just what we have always commended,
and we are pleased to linda real democratic
newspaper candid enough to acknowledge that
those ''who are acting with the democratic par
ty are but permitting themselves to be used to
blind and deceive the people," and that the
party fought to be kicked out of power" The
southern rights journals begin to comprehend
the real state of affairs.
We find the folIowingcard in the New Or
leans Creole, and repuHish it merely to show
how the old democrats EEL towards Mr.. Buch-
anan The writer, Mr.. Chas. A. Bayou, is well
known throughout the southern parishes for his
undertaking attachment to the democracy and
his untiring efforts to propagate its principles.
He is. with the excepting of Peter X. Wagner
the Oldest democratic editor IN Louisiana, and
ormany years while editor Of the French side of
the Louisiana Courier, The official organ of the
democracy fought most ably IN behalf Of
Jackson Van Buren,, Polk, Cass and Pierce
The Creole prefaces bis card as follows:
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