The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-04-22

incarceration and At dis tiue the only Jour
al n Kew Orleans, published entirely - h'ss
f;eb friendly to Mr.. Buchanan. says
..Tbe democratic party claiass With SONG 's.s
s.d ,,,on,ie,r H. he The naiignal eoHse,Ssa.
AZ. rat,T 81 the Union. the parry oppossa y
sc,fanal LEGISLATION md ene-stded aaeiif'.s.l.
.;er ~ federal affairs; the parry when 500
l.e letter ofthe constitution, ana eo'lio.'',s
=: aF1 cae9pet % lis imperative and oo''sa'of.
.nnnaates no matter uGder what pfete1' 'ss -
ot,iremenls may be sought TO be eNaesu - 80
7, rnoSed. and rel with ali its Just
:. sftIe, 90 comu1endable, SO coniorinao'e
- ;ns,ice. so honoraby patriotic Il "ouIa ~
= itG;as~uIt n show thai il has many snorleon.
" - tl,at "a nraclice lis rule falls lar sho,1
IF The standard ofthe equal aao juss. - oaa,rr
il So confidently lays clam oelots III ~,
Iii would moi be difficult e snow taas t 10, :
the entire foreign policy 81 tls ~ ~ fae
el,ared for the ercIusine aduaf1ege Z, 80 -
,statef. that territory is moi aeqaAiso' = 80
"a be acquired, for lie benefit 70 ahs .A = -,
r. he slayeholdna States manly: tila1 VIC no
,;onal honor is guarded through tie lhseaesss "
VII street SPECTATORS; thattbe oceaAiG posss'
srstcrn of the Union is made completely
seryirnt 10 New York interests specalaA' co. 10
commercial; thai the policy when iea - '' ~
bonhardtneut and destruction OF 0rey'o"h' "
The recognition of Walkers government, "+ -,
then 10 It's reputation; TO ihe P'oeeI 60,
American interests In the waters " - -.
AMERICA. and then to the abandonment y ,i'llA
~ british cruisers. at whose mercy lles '"'e
for r,onfhs mast been, 10 the disgrace o, ou'
A., nnqentronsly aseened, is purely norttiefh'
In5cea - notorious is ii in all these respects
for wears past, but especially Tor the 'ass 'oaa
under Mr. Marcy, that everything con'tsN A.
viii Tie foreign affairs OF ahas sooi' -
s,bseryient 10 the interests Of the stock JobpeTs
and commercial men Of one single hoftheiA ",
,Aat il would be deemed supererosatofy 10 give
special evidence Of a fact SO notorious OF sea-
ouslv 10 intimate that any well founded e1pec-
tation may be INDUCED that change o. system
even in a partial form need be expected.
TO sneak, therefore, ola great national par
tr or 10 claim for tie democratic party as II
La existed since the time Of Andrew jackson
III attributes 50 confidently set up for i ~ is
northern elements is insulting and offensive @
the common sense of every intelligent clazeii'
we cannot for the life Of US perceive wherein II
differs in one solitary essential from The ffeesos'
taroa at the aaorlhern States, and even that Oil
ference IS rather theoretical than practical
Tie freesoilers would restrict slavery extension
BIZ national legislation, the northern demoefal'e
Darly would make il an unknown political guam
iiay through the executive authority Neither
at present would assail the slave interest ID IL
strongholds, but both agree that II IS all last,'
tutioR to be discouraged. The cupldlty OF both
would endeayor SO TO shape the acquisition a.
to make it worthless for southern interests and
rather a heavy blow and great dlscouragemen
to them.
"Ifthese views are doubted BY any one, OF
if they appear unjust, We ask that they may d
tested bV An unerIing standard: the enure Tor
cign policy of tie last administration under Ar
Marcy, and its domestic policy under posimas
ter General Campbell The former functlonar,
was the foreign secretary Of New ork, not .
the Union, and bis uncommon capacity naIufa
cunning, adroitness and cultivated sagacl1
were forever on The stretch 70 promote Tie wei
fare of his immediate, if not exclusive consul
tuents; while he postmaster genera, WIN al
ignorance and bascBess peculiar 10 himself
prostiiuted bis important functions III me mos
shameless manner to ruin southern cities AM
the southern people Gerrit Smith could 10
have half 80 thoroughly damage the south ha'
be been secretary OF state, as Mr.. Marcy ha
done; and YET Mr.. Marcy is man Of extraor
binary ability and great experience. and pos
sesscs the re putation Of being reliable nation
al democrat
The foregoing picture is true TO the life, ant
it was held up 10 the south for months previou
to the presidential election; but the democratic
leaders and their plant organs pretended tha
+ it was al bogus, and that Pierce and Marc,
were the only true friends the south possessed
! that the administration had conferred grea
boons on the south. and that lis policy was III
true policy Of the south. But now the curtai
is about to rise, and The democracy are force
to expose the ehicanery and deformity Of thei
recent leaders and idols. We regret to find b
the True Delta that the south cannot expec
any thing better from president Buchanan tina
| she received at the hands of Pierce, for tha
paper states that it would be deemed superero
gatory 'tlo intimate that any well founded es
pectation may be INDUCED that change of sys
tenn even in partial form need be expected -
The Virginia papers and people are proposin
to commemorate the landing of our forefathel
at Jamcston, Virginia, under Christopher New
port, nethe 18th OF May, 1907, BY poem an
Grafton, and James Barron Hopeis recommens
ed a suitable person TO deliver the poem, az
VIM. G. Rives as orator of the day.. There al
few incidents iii The colonial history of o,
country, says the Richmond Enquirer. mo
memorable than The debarkaGon Of that bal
: oil adventures, few localities around whie
: linger more sacred associations than Jane
town. A remnant Of its crnmbling walls ST
stand, pointing 70 the past Tor what has be-
; and is; to The Indian hunting grounds, nc
5 covered with corr. wheat and tobacco fields;
the PowhataG river, (now called The james
: with steambozas ID place Of the bark canoes;
The forgotten graves OF lase, once lords IF Il
{ land, now almost extinct. jamestown, ON ii
18Th of May, should awaken feelings of reye
D ence, and remembrances sweet and sad.
- wsy@x~4Pss~sSs4@ 1Se$zzy+-~s,ss5 F. .-.-,
j. Madison Cults, the new father-in- law
Douglas, was the prominent applicant for Il
> office of second auditar of tha tra.e,,,,