The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-05-13
p;obmond Enquirer contains ali e'i''o-

! The Richmond Enquirer CONTAINS eli,
!; i ar,icle headed Virginia and me oous' l1-
n - neaec prepare for wal" from "nleh We "'"A'
the following extracts: A. s. cannon
II n i . notorious fact, that the pest eannon'
ella az well as naval use furnisheu "
H. government, are from the louh'e..so "
=. and that Of late the federal govern
a,na,'s orders to the Tredegar works OIL h u
Wand for cannon are larger than the es'aD','.
ment can supply. II is wei Know 'ars "
a{,erv member of congress, but burning a"e,
that q LARGER number of the recently oioo'eu
rarol steamers have been contracted iof u,
VIRGINIA to be built in Virginia ship yafas anu
shons than in any other single State In 'ne
ITn;on--not excepting New York, PennsyiSa-
n;h or Massachusetts. Besides these private
a. snor;es cannon foundries, and shIp-yaraS Oh
vfr,,;,ia 10 saw nothing of other southern
st,fes onr tract of Blue Ridge country abounds
in the best lead, the mines OF Whlch are iu'
nished with shot towers and mouios III ,uii ool'
n1etement, while the country IS dottea over a'
convenient intervals with powder mus 'ha'
manufacture that superior quality which on'y
ont western rif1emen and sharp shooters deIgn
to use. e
The black republicans are as little aware OF
the superiority of the south over the north IN
their military resources and establishments as
in ether respects to which we have adverted.
Take Virginia alone, for instance. Do they
know that she has an arsenal and armory OF
her own-establshed in the good old State
sovereignty era of 1898 and 1893, from which
she can equip $4,000 troops at ten days no.
tce4 Do they know that she has the nucleus
of standing army at her capital, consisting
of a standing public guard of hundred men
in REGULAR pay by the State-and volunteer
force in Richmond larger IN proportion 10 Po-
puaion than any city in the Union besides
two large companies of young guards OF the
aoe and spirit of those "conscrlpts" OF France,
with which Napoleon won his best laurels?
Do they know that Virginia has had mill
tary institute in operation at State expense for
10 wears, whereat 1870 cadets have been in
structed in the practical sciences, pyrotech-
MICS and military tactics, every year, from which
400 of the flower Of Virginia youth have been
graduated, and the most OF whom receive
their education at State expense upon the con-
dition' of teaching within the commonwealth,
for two years after graduation? The fruit of
this system is visible in sub military schools IN
every quarter of the State, under the instruc-
ton OF these Lexington graduates, with an ag-
gregafe of pupils daily instructed in military
drill, Of at least 500. We made no allusion
to the volunteer infantry, cavalry, and artillery
regiments of the State, superior IN number and
military drill, we dare say, to the volunteer
corps Of any State in the confederacy.
Besides this personel and materiel of war,
the State possesses between 100 and so field
pieces of cannon, exclusive of her quota from
the federal government, 100 at least OF which
are six Founders, in careful preservation ID her
armory at Richmond, and ready for use at any
moment Add to this abundant provision of
war muniments, the fruits of a certain seizure
of Fortress Monroe, with its well stored arse
mails, as we'll as the federal armory at Harper's
ferry, on the first occurrence of hostljties with
the north; and her military preparations would
be very far from contemplate. The skill of
her people with the rifle and in horsemanship is
proverbial and we speak the words of calm
reflection when we say, IN no spirit of boast
fulness, that if the north should undertake to
invade the south, for throwing open her ports
to free trade with foreign nations, and refusing
to allow federal duties to be collected in her
waters, Virginia could alone drive back their
forces.
To make the system of preparation entirely
governor Wise has very properly and
periodically ordered the whole militia estab-
lishment of Virginia to be thoroughly organis
ed-a militia such as that which defeated Fer
guson at Kings mountain, which drove Corn
wallis back discomftted from the Dan river
and Guilford, which carried an aggressive war
a thousand miles into Canada, under Scott, in
1919, an offshoot of which in the ranks OF the
Kentucky and Tennessee regiments under gen
aral Jackson overthrow the British invaders at
New Orleans and closed the war of 1912 l.
Virginia makes no boast of these prepara-
ions: but as sure as the sun shines over her
beautiful fields, she will treat the election of an
abolition president as a breach of the treaty
Of 1889, and release of every sovereign
State in the south from all parts and lot in its
stipulations. The south will then revert to free
rade, her favorite and long desired policy; and
Ter commerce will be no longer shackled with
he tribute of S5O,OOO,OOO to s75, OOO, 900 in
annual revenues which constitute the grand
ederal corruption fund, to grasp which is the
proved itself the sroot of all evil.''
The Richmond Enquirer makes formidable
military dlsplay-on paper at least-but we :
| usI lhaI ZIG oldch TepuolcanS and all their
lilies will be politically dead long before the
military strength of the Old Dominion is called !
nto active service.
HE TAXPAYERS OF LoU1s1ANA.-The citi-
ems OF Louisiana have justly complained of the
nerous and unjust taxation, which has been
increased upon them for three years. But
leavy as their burdens have been, in this mar
ocular, the end is not vet. c
What Will the intense democracy of the Red c
liver and North Louisiana parishes have to
ay, when they come to foot the heavy bill of
axatlon fastened upon them by the last legis :.
AZURE IN defrayjng the expenses of our mum
lpal elections in New Orleans l
This new feature of taxation that never en-. /
cred their pockets before, and when the plant
rs of the upper parishes are called upon to nav +
nnualy thirty or forty thousand dollars, to de- I
ray the expenses of the local elections in New ,
orleans, we think their complaints will be raised
. general howl. :
1t, however, they are determined to support h
y their votes the run mad democracy of these
tor dove Inv O