The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-12-17

paper ottHt -bdte anu the ueuioSia ts t+'stNA''
says:
1T is our pleasing duty to congratulate tn
public of New Orleans upon The actual oeoar
renee of an event which We have long expected
and which has at last really come To pass, re
several days vague rumors have been tioasan:
through~th streets that it would soon happen
but it was not until this morning that the am
fversal expectation was actually grst,tied, Aoea
eleven O'Clock, the great event became certain
New Orleans knew, by the delivery at the posi-
Office of letters and papers, only three or fou
days behind their time, that mail had reall.
and truly arrived from the east.
@-@''This suspicious occurrence naturally make
us proud four postmaster general. II hasioni
been said by his most intimate acquantances
that the large lump which he carries on hi
shoulders, in the place where other people ear
~ heads, contained no brains whatever bu
only quantity offatty matter. Justnch enough
TO grow certain amour. of hair on the out
side, and just firm enough to preserve the 1umE
in shape resembling the human countenance
We, ourselves, in our poetical etfuslons upol
the inspiring theme, have described him as
-"Canpbell with hairy hump
Upon his shoulders. in the place of head"
| 1t has been said, indeed, that he has an idea
but we never quite believed it. II he has {
single one we should Judge that twas too fee
| bic to extend such distance beyond his most
as to reach New Orleans But now we mus
change our opinion. He has actually got a
mail through. We have in our very hands
papers published in New York which NIGH
have been read in that city only three or fouI
days before their departure by persons who ar
rived in our city with the mail. If things &C
on improving in this manner we may some day
expect to receive our letters and papers from
the east at least once week, and only day OF
two behind time"
Il is an interesting fact to know that the de-
mocratlc organs lave at last found out the i'm
becility and stupidity of a prominent member 81
Pierce's cabinet. What a pity that they did not
make the discovery and promulgate it some
two or three yeas ago,
CoTToS PAckNG.-We find in the n York
Journal of Commerce the following commu-
nication, in answer to the circular recently is
sued by the Liverpool cotton brokers:
MEssRs. EDIToEs.-You have published the
address of the American chamber of com
merce, and the board of cotton brokers at Liver
pool, to the chambers OF commerce at Charles
ton, Savannah, hbbile and New Orleans, in
relation to the eviof false packed cotton.
That address isall in their own favor, as it
is we'll known spmers have twelve months H.
cense 10 make a chin, for what they call false
packed, THIS clam can only be enforced on
this side of the w.ter when each and every
mark on the bale en- be given: and AS in many
cases this cannot e done. the loss falls on the
last shipper. 4 lage dealer in cotton inform
ed the writer. man, months ago, that he had
paid over $500 10 false packed cotton, and
could not recover, because he had not all the
various marks reqred. How this evil is to
be remedled, the Liverpool savans do not tell
us. 1t is not fraud: for often samples of cot
ton show two qualities, and it is sold by the
poorest, and value pid for the same according
ly. Ny remedy wuId be, that the purchaser
have the cotton examined on the day Of sale, |
and take care that tits we'll examined. and let
him reject any not eolal to sample If bought /
on speculation, he sbud Rave no redress, I'M
less claimed within ITO weeks after delivery
There are, howeer, evils of much greater |
practisedan Liverpool, which the .
chambtlof commerce have over .
looked. l alIude to he mode of sampling the .
cotton. In America the cotton is sampled on
he side, and fair ssmpi. we consider it, as it |
5 from the middle of The bile Now. allow the
BALE 10 be cut between the ropes, on each side
and YOU will. no doubt, ge good and fair sam
Dies In Liverpool, howeer, they rip the ends
d the bales, and take SAMPLES out of the ends,
~ drawinga piece of oneof the LAYERS of cot
on. Now, any one conersant in pressing OF
cotton, knows that the EN- OF every bale is the
asst thing sewed up, aftei the bale has been
oped, rolled out of the pnss, and takes up all
he dust Of the house, IL. it comes in contact
With ii. This mode of smpling often makes
otton rank worse 'han itreay is, and the
Primers get the advantage if any. /.
Again, all ropes are cut of. before weighing,
ut two. In this country, hale is not in good
rider unless there are FIVE ropes. These ropes
re sold, but nevef appear n the account of s
ales. It is, INDEED, hard to lose the differ l
nee in weight; bat to be robbed of the rope l
; adding injury TO injury !
Again, all loose patches and loose cotton al [
o are picked off, and put aside and sold. Tie {
cor shipper nethers sees nor clears any more 4
t that, and his account of sales shows heavy t
2ss, whilst his consgnee pockets at least 1Oj l
terIlng per bale. a
Viii the chambe1of commerce at Liverpool. +
! their anxiety TO box after the honesty Of the F
'anters, factors, delers and shppersin Amer 5
a. turn their thoughts home before taking the b
lote out OF our yes, and adopt a uniform !
Ietbod OF sampIiDs as is practced in the mar Ii
sts to whom thef address is given. and let c
lie consignees aIbw no claim without every u
aid county marks speciti- h
on the certifcae. Add to account OF sales o
ie proceeds of be ropes, pickings, &c, and P
ldeasor not to make two commissions, one by
and be other legitimate. Also, il
se for weighing NE beam, as in this country, 81
i'd not the old lbs. weights: allowance for Q
,aught, tare anttret, which are now obsolete, st
;cepting in old England. IA
In fine, let than do their best to make the p
stoms and pratices of both countries harmo h
Sc. and they will then get their claims for st
lse packing more cleerfuIlv paid by the
CoTToN SHIPPERS -
4 late letter of honorable James K. Paul ~
Dr., SAYS the National hteiiigencer. now far "