The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-12-31

attempted to be enforced, is clearly uncons
OF tutiona, and therefore null and void, s.becau
,ad the said statute embraces more than one obie
The and its tile affords no clue to its contents =
SUI 4. That it is not equal and uniform, and do
not fall on all alike, being in no wsys in pr
portion 10 the incomes of the different membe
=: ofthe bar. 5. That such law as this has a
- ways been considered dead letter, and
49, therefore, void for want ofuse.
This case is Of some interest to the comm,
J nifty large, for should the court decide that tn
. tax upon attorneys is unconstiution, the ia
upon other professions must also be inopera
~ tive
1tappears evident that the president-elect i
extremely anxious to conciliate the hon. Thos
:, H. Benton, and win him back to the folds of tn
. Faithful and, perhaps, he may be made
cabinet officer. Forney, the confidential organ
!, OF Mr.. Buchanan, has through the columns O
= the Pannsy lvanian, opened the ball. and thu
gives the cue as to how the matter is to be ar
ranged. The Pennsylvania says:
II forget their divisions, to heal whatever causes
OF grievance may exist; and compacting thei1
forces, to present determined and united from,
against the common enemy. All national in
terests should consent to bury the Ratchet now,
and contribute their efforts jealousy to give a
hearty impulse to the principles and policy
which MI Buchanan will naugurate on the 4th
March next. At such time, the counsels of
strong men like colonel Benton are needed men
whose experience, wisdom, craftsmanship and
character, ~ilIgfse freight TO their support and
dignity to their haeasures.'
The st. Louis Democrat colonel Bentons
organ, accepts the peace ofenng, and says:
i at would seem as if there was to be an es
sentlal |change in the policy of the new admins
tratlon from that which governed the last. AL
ready have we alluded to more than one sio
nlicans token of this fortunate conservatism
and We have to-day to offer to our readers the
most remarkable incident in the whole drama.
and the most conclusive one upon the point
that Mr.. Buchanan does not design linking his .
fortunes or the fortunes of his presidency with
those Of the southern disunionists. We alude
to recommendation in the official journal of
Pennsy jvanla, the one which has been most eff .
IT,.
which is known to enjoy his entire consdence-
IN other words, the Pcnnsy lvanan--of colonel
benton as the aproper person TO return from
Missouri to the United States senate. There
can be no mistake in the significance or empha-
SIS OF the language employed by the PennsyI-
VanIan, and none who know the intimate rela-
tons existing between that journal and the
presldent-elect, can fail to acknowledge that
1t must have met with his sanction in advance
We are not, therefore, making any hasty or i'll
advised assumption, in the quotation which %e
give from this democratic journal of Pennsyl-
vania.
1.-The Pennsylvania speaking for Mr. Buch-
anan, urges the necessity of the .'counsels of
strong men like colonel Benton,'' and that there
may be no mistake as to the position in which it
desires to see colonel Benton placed, refers to
the ''neasures' to which his support would
give weight and dignity. This language is of :
TOO parliamentary turn to apply to aught but
the senate of the United States, the great focus
Of wisdom, craftsmanship and character" and ..
The place alone where he could originate "meas- ;
lres' for the paciGcation of the nation
ave are gratifed that Mr.. Buchanan has :
east his presidential influence into the scale in
behalf of the champion of our choice for the +
seEaorshlp. 1t confirms what we have already +;
to- wit: that he at stesent contem- =
plated conser fatve administration one pledg- +
I'd to the Union as it is, opposed to disunion in y
very feature and aspect, and one that will ;
'ave no sympathy with the slavery extension r
sts'' +
There is nut for southern democrats to v
rack. We begin to think there will be not il
ew long faces seen at the south before Mr.. c
Buchanan gets fairly to work
HEAVY RoBBERr-On the last trip of the
teamer Belle Gates, from New Orleans to this
ort, Mr. Dunn (of the firm of Dunn Il Yates) !,
deposited in the iron chest Of the boat for safe r
eeping package, of $4,000 in gold. On the :
rival ofthe boat at this place, Mr. Dunn APP ;,
lied 10 the captain for his money, and was in -
ormed that the package had been stolen-that
ONE one had robbed the iron safe. The boat
'as searched. but the money could not be found =
he captain stated that he suspected passen- !,
er who had hurried ashore and taken the Tex
5 stage. A writ was obtained from Justice
obeson, and the captain, in company with de-
uty sheriff Hackett, went in pursuit of the z
age, which they overlook, and searched the OF
'spected individual, but no money could be ne
und. Captain Newson, and Mr. McLeland, du
e clerk Of the steamboat were arrested. and va
ter hearing before justice Robson were dis tn
larged. Mr.. Dunn does not believe that Mr., br
cLeland Is IN any way cognisant of the manner Il
which the money disappeared, and attaches
blame whatever TO him. The boat has been -,
ICED, and we are informed that if the missing III
oney is not found in a day or two some as no
nishing disclosures will be made, as Mr.. D. BIZ
IS been put Ia possession Of important facts in ella
gard to the robbery. :,
The celebration of Christmas By the child err
n of the Methodist Sabbath School passed off vi;