The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-05-20

Is they have no pony L;t and a con-
We mean to imply definite oo Ia anv admin
sstent course Of negotiation Dlu an nr;nc;nle
;stration ever act upon any pailou'a an,png the
in distributing its appointments aA' ID Minis
courts Of South America? Diu , ans ~ these
tration ever select its represehsalites. 1o; rer-
Governments with reference ohiy - la1;harate
sonal fitness and ability? 1t IS our oe'loe a a..
and honest opinion that president leiuo an-
ministered the government win do = - re-
nreciation Of the public interest," anu % ~ ost
card for the public honor as any y -, Nv
illustrious predecessors. Yet no" ep
iniudicious were his diplomatlc appoi'''''0'''O
for the courts of this continent. :.
so has it been from the beglnln anu -
will continue to the end, unless the oiPiou!as'1
appointments Of the government pe ao ol.ard for
nv some other consideration than iesaiu
narty service, and some other lnhueho1 .na"
the pressure Of political necessity MI p sono
anan IS himself statesman OF compieiehsl''
views and diplomat OF large ana Vafe 7 eApe
renee: and we are justified IN the oeliel en's
his administration will mark new era IN the
policy of the country IN It's relatlons Will wv
Governments of the American continent :,
Surely he cannot be insenslble to the Polcy
Of cultivating an intimate alliance win Dram
and Mexico especially; with that view, ne m o..
admit the necessity of selecting men OF aoill1y
and capacity to represent the interests OF 'he
country at such prominent points. Wha' hi"s-
tiers It who is minister to Berlin or VIENNA III
comparison with the urgent Importance Oh
competent and faithful diplomacy at courts win
which our relations are of the most intimate
and delicate character? Our commerce with
Brazil is considerable, and promises to become
of great value Besides, Brazil is the only
country in Christendom, except our own, ana
some Of the-West India dependencies, which
recognizes and sanctions negro slavery here
at once, is an identity Of interest which should
bind the two nations in the closest alliance, and
which entities the United States, IN virtue OF
its superior power, to sort of protectorate
over its weaker neighbor. Has this government
aspired to any such ascendency, or pursued
policy calculated to concliate the regard and
confidence of the Brazilian people and author
tiles? The leastintelligent person is competent
to answer with an emphatic negative.
On the contrary, the United States govern,
ment has alienated the good will and offended
the amour propre Of Brazil by policy OF al
ternate neglect and insolent interference-by
a policy the most directly adapted to defeat
our obvious interests. We have suffered Eng
land to supplant us in the councils OF the Bra
lillian Monarchy and have allowed her by an
unwarrantabe exercise of power, to impair the
vitality of the same interest at the only point
out of this country where it IS susceptible OF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Nay more; incredible as 1t
may seem, we have been an accomplIce with
Great Britain inits abolition operations IN South
America-an instance of suicidal folly which
one would not believe, but for the overwhelming
testimony in the State department at Washing
ton.
In Mexico the interests of the United States
have been managed with hardly less indiscre-
ton and contempt of true policy That coun-
try lies along our own frontier its institutions are
fashioned after the American model OF repub
lican government it aspires to an intimate al
lance with this confederacy in the exhaustion OF
intestine conflict, and in apprehension of ex-
ternal attack, it has offered to throw itself in
to our embrace; and yet, though our interests
are SO identical, and our sympathies SO COM
mon, that shock to one nation thrills the other
with an instant sensation, we have repulsed its
proffered dependency, and looked on with a
stupid stare while transatlantic powers make it
the theatre of corrupt intrigue and rapacious
oppression.
The result ofthese hap hazard appointments
and make shift expedients in our relations with
countries on the American continent, is seen in
the decline of our influence, and in the hatred
of our name and Jealous antagonlsm to our in
terests among the only governments to whose
confidence and alliance we can urge any claim
on the score of national sympathy and similar
ty of institutions. 1t was just the other day
that petty province under the Equator refused
to recognize this confederacy by the title of the
! United States of misunderstanding to allow
us only the distinction of being the United
States of North America. Now New Granada
spurns demand of PREPARATION for unparalleled
atrocities upon our citizens.
To this point of degradation the honor and
influence of the United States on the American
continent could never have been brought, but
by the ignorance, imbeclity and folly which
characterised the policy of the government
We hope better things from the present admin
istration. We have Mr.. Buchanan's own as
surance that his refusal to serve another term
leaves him at liberty to consult only the inter-
ests of the country. If that were the only
guarantee of his fidelity, we should despair OF
his administration. The ambition of man is
under the control of circumstances, and the
strongest resolution is apt to be seduced by the
smiles of fortune THE South
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/ TERRIBLE HAIL STORM IN MISSISSIPPI
learn from passengers in, on the mail train YES
. terday, that the vicinity of Bottoms depot, in
Hnds county, was visited by tremendous
hail storn1 about l o'clock, P. M, on the 9Th
! The size of the hail stones was extraordinary
lnany OF them being larger than hens egg
4; ihe hail covered the ground to the depth O
eight or ten inches, and when the train passed
| Yesterday morning, there was no difficulty II
gathering large quantities from the ground
where fell. Cotton, corn, and every descrin.
ton of crops within range of the storm. were
literally ruined, cut off and beat into the earth
The storm passed over belt of country abon
four miles wide and ranged from north to south
1.-The length of the path is not yet ascertained
out 1t is known to have been some twelve a.
h'teen miles long. A high wind prevailed
which uprooted large number of fruit and
Forest trees, and we are sorry to learn. leveleG
The house of Charles A. Walton, ESQ te
the ground We hear of no personal INJURIES
rom this storm, which for severity has nr,ha,
| Dig never been equaled in this lat;t,ao IN