The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-05-07


sice q parents and guardians sending the yout
Of th1south to the north to be educated, sti
the course is pursued by many, with all til
evil Consequences staring them full in the fac,
1t is absurd to say that the northern schools
academies or colleges are better than those
the ssuth. Georgia, Alabama, South Corolins
North Carolina, Louisiana, Virginia, Kentuck
and Tennessee, have as good schools and acade
mics as any in the U. States, and William an
Mary college. in Virginia, is acknowledged b
English literary men, to be equali not superio
to any in the Union. Why then, we ask, shout
the youth of the slave States be sent to th
north to mingle with abolitionsts and imbib
their pernicious principles? There is DANCE
in pursuing such course, to say nothing Of tn
impoIIcy of pampering those who are daily en-
deavoring TO ruin us. Henceforward, we hop
to see the practice abandoned. Let the yout
| Of the south be instructed by southerners. TIL
editor of the New York Tribune, has though
proper recently to give vent to his feelings, ant
he only expressed what all think We trusti
will open the eyes of southern men who ar,
SO eager to instil northern principles into thu
minds of their children that they send them tt
colleges where the professors regard them only
as bar5arians and a course to northern society,"
The Tribune says:-"We know of eminent per-
sons, long connected with our most distinguish
ed universities, who regard the southern stu
dents rs the curse of their colleges, and who
would like it as blessing should never another
enter taeir walls. They, are in fact, semi-bar-
barians with most of the vices, if with some of
the virtues Of savages, and unified by their
previous training for association with civilized
and chtisianised youth. Of course there are
exceptions Of well-mannered, well-bred south
ern youths, in whose society there is no neces-
sary contamination; but they are rare ones,
and generally to be found among those who
have been caught young and raised at the
north" Now there is no doubt but the aboli-
ton editor in saying 'those who have been
caught young and raised at the north" meant
the young fugitive slaves from the south-ft
associates and companions for northern black
republicans, Of which party the Tribune is the
acknowledged organ. We hope never again to
hear Of a southerner sending children to the
north to be educated. We would just as soon
think Of sending our young ones to Africa.
The ONLY SURE Waive are glad to find
by the GAINESVILLE TEX. Standard, that the citi-
zens Of upper Red River are about to adoptthe
only plan which will ever ensure certainty in
the shipment of their cotton and the reception
of their goods, plantation supplies, &C., viz: to
make Shreveport the great depot. Nature de-
signed this. From this point, Red River is
always r.avigable to its mouth for small steam
boats. When the Improvements which are now
making in the river above here are completed,
very small steam boats, keels or fat boats,
will be able to descend to this town without any
difficulty, and re-ship their freight on larger
boats. + is thought by some conversant with
river navigation, that few keel-boats would
be well sdapted for the upper trade during the
low water season; as they could be chiefly
manned by slaves or laboring whtemen at very
wages. Those who preferred to wait
10 take advantage of low freights by the large
steamers, could store their cotton in our ware
houses until such time as the river would adj
nit of free navigation, with the certainty of OBJ
aiming advances the very moment the cotton is
anded here. The Standard says, "this river,
Red our only dependence as means of get
ing our cotton to market, is now at low water
mark. Our merchants and planters have been
uffering severely during the last twelve months
" the unprecedented continuance of the low
vater. Had boats been in readiness to take
dvantage of the rises in the river, which we
ave had this spring. our cotton might all have
zen in market, but this not having been the
ase, our cotton still lies at the various land
1gs along The river, or stored at the gn-houses.
We understand that some of our merchants and
lanters,sar determined to wait no longer on
teamboats. Preparations are being made for
uilding fat-boats with the view of shipping
n them to Shreveport or the Mississippi" 1t
'ould be folly for the hatboats to descend the
yer below this place, as our large boats are
INNING with ease, and taking freights at very
ow rates. -...-.. ..
The supreme court of the United States has
ecided that the president has the power to
ommute sentences as we'll as to pardon. The
on. judge Mclean, however, dissented from
he decision. He most assuredly erred, for if the
resident can pardon, he certainly can COM
lute. s;5a ss t.. -.- -....- 5.-
MAY PARTy.--On the LIST inst, the scholars
t the rev. Mr.. Ford's school, held May
ay celebration in the grove near the house.
We did not witness the ceremonies, but saw
le procession on its return 1t was handsome
nd interesting, and called forth our juvenile
avs of pleasure. 5"f . ,""g
The Mobile Advertiser announces that the
ais are now running on the Mobile and Ohio