The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-03-19

possibility of a war breaking out between the
United States and Great Britain He wants
Uncle Sam to take time by the forelock, and
not allow MIR. Bull TO strike the first blow, and
thus cripple US before we are ready to strike
lie IS nevertheless in favor of preserving peace
SO long asst can by any possibility be done con.
tsistently with national honor, for which reason
) he would prefer NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to wal
t measures. All nations have right to regu
late their own affairs in their own way, and Il
say with whom they will deal, and with whom
they will not, he would therefore now prohibi
the importation ofall articles of British manu-
facture and produce, and of the expectation O.
silver gold and lead until the points in dispute
are settled Mr. Barker then shows his inan.
cial talent, and informs the public that the cir
culating medium of the nation would furnish
$500, 100000 without interest. He thinks a
law authorship the issue Of treasury notes Of
all denominations not less than FIVE dollars, re-
deemable with gold on presentation, and re-
ceivable atpar for land, impost and other taxes,
should be Immediately passed, to take effect CD
s. 4p
the declaration ofwar BY either party. Such a
currency, he thinks, would be greatly preferred
to bank notes, about the goodness of which the
public are in the dark exceptin the immediate
Ineghborhood of the banks issuing it. The To-
cal banks now enjoy the benefit Of the circula-
ton Of the whole nation without allowing any
interest therefor, franchise belonging to the
public and not to the local bank. He believes
that the free expectation of our agricultural
produce should be allowed let all who wish it
send their money here, pay for it, and take it
away withoutthe least restriction, as he has no
disposition to Cypress the hungry ofany nation;
that the present resources of the nation should
be accumulated and held for the purpose of pay
ing, feeding and clothing an army and not
wasted upon useless military establishments
Mr. Barker sets forth his views in the Com
mercial Bulletin, and he may do SO. from pure
patriotism, but, as he is great democrat, ''has
always been one,' besides being fnancier,
we fear IN recommending the issue Of small
treasury notes, he has an eye on the two hun
dred millions and longing for the spells.
The Marion Alabama) True American, Civ
/! ing in its political experience, says: we stated
in our last we had not left the democratic par
ty but that the party now called democratic by
its followers { made up mostly by Office holders
and their pensioned followers, had left US
We still maintain that the democratic party, so
called, is not the democratic party that we
once acted with. Who are the leaders of the
party that we once acted with? Who are the
leaders of the party that now so mpudently as
sumes the title of democratic in Alabama Are
they not old line wings: Walker and Patton?
Are they not led in Georgia by dyed-in-the
wool wings: Toombs and Stephens? We have
always acted against them, while they were
leaders, and still act against the ,,party they
lead. We have higher name for the party
we act with than democratic. We call it Amer
lean, and feel prouder to be called by that
name that by any other worn by any party.
There is vast amount of unvarnshed truth
in the above. -4 --.. .:.f H'
A working model ola hand printing machine,
the invention of Mr.. J. II. Cooper, of PhiIadel-
phia, has been forwarded to the patent office.
The Baltimore Patriot, most competentiudg |
says that 1t is a small and neat continuance well
adopted to meet the wants ofthe community for
various purposes; for printing letters, instead
of writing them with a pen, for taking notes of
lectures and sermons, etc. 1t can be brought
into service in country villages where there is
no printing office, in getting out handbills, no.
tees, OF labels, and forms a very instructive
mode of teaching young persons to spell, pune
tuate, compose, etc, because they can repro
duce at pleasure in printed form essays in prose
or verse, or amuse themselves with throwing
off original Juvenile compositions The inven-
tor is now securing patent.
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The Virginia house of delegates having de-
clared in resolution that the fugitive slave law
in northern States is nullity, and that it is the
duty Of the federal government to make full
to the owner for the loss result
ing from the escape of slaves into free terrific
ry, adopted the following: s.2 I'D
Be it resolved blythe general assembly, That
our representatives in congress are requested, 4
and our senators be and are hereby instructed 4
to secure the passage of a law making full COM
pensation to all owners whose slaves have CT
may hereafter escape into any of the non-slave-
holding States of this Union and there with
held from those to whom such service or labor
may be due. VA
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The Picayune, in its monetary article for the
week ending on the 9Th inst, says:
Capitalists would desire to have more strin-
gent posture of money matters as that cannot
be realised at this moment, the present position
Of affairs must be taken as a guide. During
the week gradual increase of capital has been
seeking investment at the rate of 1904 a9 ct.
for long dated commercial paper of high grade
The amount Of this description of paper offer .
ng in the market has been so restricted that !
capital has been seeking other channels for in
which is confirmed in the upward , ,
endency of all bank stock. While good real
state, producing 1905 $ cent % annum, is
entirely neglected hank stocks at 9Om5o 3ot