The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-03-25


principal cities Of Europe. which demonstrates
the singular fact that. notwithstanding the high
Gown vauntings of our cousins on the other side
Of the Atlantic, they stand nohigher in the mo-
ral scale than the dwellers in our most frontier
States It shows that the condition Of the Lead
ing towns of Great Britain. in respect TO drunk
enness, Iewdness and rascality is blot upon
the civilisation Of the present age, and unparal-
| leled in ancient or modern history. Of gin
shops and beer houses, there are in Liverpool,
434s; in Manchester, 2o61; in Birmingham.
1900; and in Leeds, 1873. There were appre
hended, during 1856. for drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct, in Liverpool, 1869; in Man
chester, 1851; in Birmingham. 568; in Leeds,
345. Houses of ill-fame, known to the police,
| in Liverpool. 61e;in Leeds 1913. Prostitutes,
according to the census, in Liverpool, 2G55; in
Manchester, 7o4; in Leeds, 575. Professional
thieves, known to the police. in Liverpool, 767;
in Manchester, 422 in Leeds, 446 Arrests
for theft, during 1856. in Liverpool, $500; in
Manchester, 2348; in Birmingham. 1868; and
in Leeds, 835. No returns are given forf Lon
dom In single ward or district in Liverpool,
in which reside 1894 families. it was found that
1929 persons attended church, 5000 did not,
while 1886 were reported negligent church
men, Out Of $3.50 parents, 361 fathers and
ST. mothers could neither read nor write; and
Of 1928 children at q proper age TO receive ~
struction, only 1886 were attending schooiAor
receiving the rudiments Of an education. The
population (13 ,o28) comprised Of English and
Irish in nearly equal proportions. The grogg-
shops in Liverpool average one to every one
hundred and sixty inhabitants, male and f.
males, adults and children. The arrests for
crime during the year were in the ratio OF one
to every fifteen persons in the town; the known
prostitutes are as one in every one hundred and
eighty-two of the whole population, and that
without any deduction for infants and children.
The foregoing would appear incredible and
unworthy of believe. if the statement was not
made by one of the most respectable British
periodicals and accompanied BY official statist-
ics 1t also appears that, notwithstanding the
established church system in England, which
absorbs large amount of money and is an
onerous burden on the people, the church ac-
Communications of England fall considerably be-
low that furnished in the United States. The
churches in England afford accommodations for
ffty-eight per cent. Of the population, emitting
all children and infrm persons; while in this
country when the last census was taken, ! $780,
we had room in our churches to seat IA, 1870, 139
grown persons. Proving that religion, like
every think else, aourishes most when free and
untrammeled.
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The Savannah Republican complains most
bitterly Of the degeneracy of cotton packing
during the two last seasons, and yearns for
return to the halcyon days when Samuel Din
kins received silver goblet, at the Georgia
State fair, for putting up the staple prettiest.-
This opinion seems to be shared BY the cotton
factors and presses Of Savannah, who officially
notify planters and all other parties interested,
that commencing with the crop Of next fall, all
cotton bales with less than six merchantable
ropes upon each bale, will be charged for such
deficiency in quality and number, eight cents
for each and every rope. It is also required
that the baggng shall be sound and sufficient
to cover the bale. This puts us in mind that
during the present season we have heard ma
ny serious complaints from buyers Of the bad
condition in which cotton frequently reaches
Shreveport from the interior. In many cases
there are but three or four ropes to bale, while
the bagging used is SO frail and scant that it
neither covers nor protects the staple. In some
instances large quantities Of trash have been
found among the cotton, which deprecated its
value. Let our planters hereafter be more at
tentive. @ @@.@@ ~"
REpuD1ATED.--The ex-editor of the Demo
cratic Review has recently written, and pub
lished in the Washington Union, a series of
communications upon the policy to be adopted
by Mr. Buchanan's administration. In one of
the communications he contemptuously derides
and spurns that favorite hobby of general Cass
and The north western democracy yceped
popular" or 'squatter sovereignty" in the
following language: a1
AS for squatter sovereignty-1 mean as
proposition sui generis--lt is a moral, social
and political humbug; in theory it was a sim
pie error, in practice IL has proued gross crime
= = II is An incubus which the democratic
party, strong as it is. and flushed with recent
victory is not strong enough to support. It is
political nuisance" -s.-5Erl5=
This is just what the American papers en-
deavored to impress upon the southern demo
cracy previous to the last election; but deaf ear
was turned to the admontion. Now they be-
gin to perceive the dangerous workings of the
insdious poison Of "squatter sovereigntyism. =
sfass sE.H E4~ss~~-~ryN. Zts4 ggEA
IA Candidates for congress appear to be quite
abundant in Tennessee. Already, Albert Gal
latin Watkins, democrat, is announced as a can
didate in the first district: Samuel A. Smith,
democrat. in the third district; Jno. Fl, Savage,
democrat, in the fourth district; Chas. Ready.
American, in the fifth district; Geo. w. Jones.