The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-12-24


vador have held special audiences with secre
J tary Marcy, in reference to the contest nov
raging between their States and president Wal
ker. They, it is said, have protested agains
the countenance given in this country to The
Walker conquest and administration which
they declare to be adverse to the independence
of the governments they represent, indirectly
an attitude of hostility, and state of affairs
which, ifpersevered in, must for long period
prevent the reign.of political peace within the
republics of Central America, and indefinitely
postpone the social and commercial progress Of
that portion of the American continent They
therefore urge upon the government Of the U
States the propriety of interdicting an invasive
policy which, continued, would in effect neu-
tralise the efforts of the governments of Central
America to build up political superstructures in
all respects advantageous to the general pros
perity and interests of American nations. The
reply of secretary Marcy has not been promul-
gated, but it is generally believed that the pro-
test is the true cause of president Pierce re
fusing toreceive another minister from Walker
FRANK1NG.-The postmaster-general in his
annual report, recommending the abolition of
the franking privilege, says:
The experience of the last year has satisfied
me more fully that the privilege should be
speedily abolished For months during this
year, free matter by law passed through the
mails into every part of the United States, in
terferng greatly with the regular Transmission
of the correspondence of the country. When
this free matter passes from the railroads, it is
almost impractIcable to forward it by the ordi
nary conveyances. The evil is yearly increas-
ing, detractng largely from the revenue of the
department and impairing its efficiency.
This is the mostsensible sentence penned by |
Mr. Campbell since lie has been office The
ranking privilege is public nuisance and one
which ought to be speedily abated If the
southern delegation in congress would consider
or moment to whatextentthe franking privi-
eye, during the past four months, has been
lsed to disseminate at the south freesoil and in
endiary publications, they would readily agree {
o act upon the recommendation ofthe postmas-
At the utmost, the privilege
houId be confined strictlyto official documents.
We trust that congress will take some action on
ne subject, and alsoanake all printed matter
S we'll as letters prepaid.
'Important decisions" appear to be the or
er Of the day. Judge Mcintosh, of the U. S.
isrict court for Florida, on the 9th ult., de
vered decision, which will have bearing {
pom the rights of foreign and domestic credit
s. The statute of Florida, passed in 1914, {
gulating sales under executions, and giving
defendants in certain cases the right to replevy
e property levied on, Judge Mcintosh decided f
be wholly imperative to delay the immedi- t
c enforcement of an execution issued from the
strict court of the United States. This, it will {
seen, gives hose residing in other States Fl
cided advantage over domestic creditors "
he plaintiff who obtains an execution in the L. 81
ates court, may claim its immediate enforce a
mt and the defendant has ne right to delay !.
sale even by complying with the require Il
entS of the statute regulating the sale of pro- CO
lVy ttnci~. eArcutIon. r1-I1lu r1le defendant is
an execution issued from State court, is en- bI
ed to the benefit of the statute, and NAV bv III
implying with its provisions replevy the prop ar
levied on and delay its sale-for example ar
m April to December. This gives foreign
tors who choose to sue their claims in the fed ",
court, decided advantage over the citi So
S of Florida who are confined to the State sol
rts. hu
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Several of the northern journals, undoubted- of
n their chagrin at the defeat of the black re- of
can nominee for the presidency, are now $40
ing hold of secretary Guthrie's recommen- no
rel
on to reduce the revenue aecruing from Gus ho,
S, as reason to advocate the removal of for
existing duty on foreign sugar, which they a n
are was imposed by the old wings for the old
oecial protection of southern planters in the ano
States. and is an imposition on consumers be
1gar in the northern States.' They call wre
! the advocates of free trade at the SOUTH kno
stand true to their principles and laid in gun
overthrow of the obnoxious tax, and Thus '''
: Louisiana sugar on the same footing with nry
brought from tile West Indies" Consid- dow
: the mcagre crops asui depressed condition hea'
majority of the Sugar estates, the repeal of socc
luty would prove ruinous to Louisiana. 5 5'o.
lie Norfolk papers, speaking of the U. S. one
of-the-line Pennsylvania, which only few h no
ago was the wonder of the world, saws w.
here is some probability that she will yet won
rned to some more noble use than that of Jail i
living ship for recruits 1t is proposed TO I'S'n*
We her spar or upper deck, cut her in two, C,
len her hull, and then fit her up as a pro- boots
. Though nst the longest, she yet the the b
spacious ship in our navy, carries the we al
and requires the ]argeStcre ,,s ,.
L her. She can carry six months provis- NOT 4
nd water for 1900 men. So great has urceG
he change, within few years, in naval her n
ecture, that the Pennsylvania, which in s''eh'
was the largest vessel ever built, is now o0'''