The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-04-29

with their aid, to defray the constitutional e1-
penditures Of the federal governments -, =
the whole democratic scheme OF poncy Ior she
public lands and the tariff. Richmond E8ah.
The editor of the Examiner must be an OLD
foey, else he is totally ignorant OF "the whole
democratic scheme of policy pursued OF late
wears. Will he be kind enough to refer to his
files and then tell the public, who gave to the
Illinois Central railroad company the miliions
of acres Of public lands which they are now sell
ing for $50 per acre? Who gave the MIN
nesota railroad companies millions OF acres Oh
the public lands? Who gave millions OF acres
of public lands in Iowa to railroad companies!
Who gave Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas, Lou
isiana, Mississippi and Florida each millions OF
acres of the public lands for railroad purposes!
Does the Examiner mean that these donations
were "sales of land to actual settlers?'' 1t IS
hard to say what schemes" are covered by Ine
distractions of Virginia democracy; but the tx
aminer will find on turning to the Congressional
Globe that all these donations of public lands
were voted for by Cass, Douglas, Slldell' STU
art, Bright, Dodge, Pugh, and other leaders
and shining lights of democracy In congress-
Surely such men ought to have known some
thing of "the whoe scheme of democrate pol
icy.'' Then many Of the donations were ap-
proved by general Pierce, who' being at the
time the personifcation of democracy one
would suppose was fully acquainted with all its
"schemes of policy We opine the record
will prove that the .'scheme of policy adopt
ed by the democracy, was to squander away
the public lands as speedily as possible, and
divide the spoils among their favorltes. fres-
ident Buchanan having in his inaugural ad-
dress said that the public lands ought to be re-
served for actual settlers, the Examiner, In Its
devout admiration for "the powers that be-
throws up its cap and shouts loud and long
"Sales of land to actual setlers!' "thls is TIT
whole democratic scheme ofpolicy for the pub
lie lands'' According to the Examiners act
and reasoning, theat democratic scheme OF pol
lev" rests upon the nod and the wink OF presl
dent Buchanan alone.
The substitution of bands of sheet iron TO
the rope now used in baling cotton, continue
i to attract the attention of dealers, and will un
t doubtedlv lead to full discussion of all the ad
: vantages, as well as the disadvantages, whlc
would accre from the change. We learn tror
: the Mobile Advertiser that trial was recent
= made in that city of the efficacy of the iron-tle
: which gave great satisfaction, and in the opr
n ion of the cotton brokers demonstrated its ST
periority over the rope usually employed for tn
e same purpose The most striking improve
" ment, was that the bale did not expand amino
/ after the pressure was raised. The bands form
= ed of very light iron, were painted to preve'
1t rust, and there appeared no feasible reason
J. suppose the ties would injure cotton on st
l. voyage, when it is remembered thatiron ship
n when coated with paint, have never injured co
n ton transported by them. Ropes yield quick
!, to fire, and the opening cotton rapidly ignite
n while the iron bands will not, and in case of ii
the bales can be rolled out into places of satet
e We are inclined to believe that lron-tles ;"
:" never come into general use, unless they CT
y be furnished to the planter for less money TIL
'e he has to pay for rope.
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" The inhabitants of the island Of Jamaica l
! Gently got up arousing anti-slavery exclteme'
=, such as Boston, Chicago, or Cincinnati won
take delight in. The Jamaica planters, wi
their free negroes, finding that they cam
g compete with the Cuban planters and SLAYER
v attribute the cause to the slave trade betwe
u Africa and Cuba; whereupon they ask that
It's Government of Great Britain shall blockade
Cuban coast, so that the African slave ira
IN shall be suppressed. They also, very just
y think that the coolie system is quite as bad
r the slave trade, and recommend that astop
n put to it. The prosperity Of Jamaica was
SITS ever destroyed by the emancipation of the
e. groes, and all the public meetings herplant
;" may hold in the next fifty years will not
is prove matters Jamaica is doomed to rem
ed an example of the workings of fanaticism {
ty, abolitionism.
of Geo. G. Lawrason, esq, of New Orleans,
of been elected secretary and treasurer of the
es' cifc railroad company. The Picayune motto
$50 the selection says: "The appointment OF
bv Lawrason is in every respect unexceptona
Both in public life as collector of the por
ur- member Of the legislature, member of the
me councils, and in private life, as merch'
Mr. Lawrason has displayed those sterling q
.oo tiles of capacity, energy and probity, wi
~ qualify him in an eminent degree for the
~. charge of the important post assigned to +
- We congratulate the company on having SCI
T. ed the services of so efficient a gentleman.
the The tefegraphic dispatches announce
the gratifying intelligence that president Bucha
ort- intends to promptly redress the wrongs inh
p upon our citizens and flag by the Panama !
of ers. It is said that orders have been give
The the u S. men -of-war in the gulf of Mexico
riot Pacific ocean to concentrate at AsplnWall
hat, Panama, and, if necessary, to land and sta
vide troops on both sides of the lsthmus 1t is