The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-29

J II enforced compelling all such thigh dignta
5 RES to devote their time and attention TO The
business of the office entrusted to their care, OF
else resign at once. There is no law author
n isng, on the part of the State, the employing Of
: salaried electioneerers and stump-speakers, mol
!, is there any law delegating those duties to the
sshigh dignitaries of the state;', now would any
! high toned right thinking public functionary
ever stooplow enough to perform such work
; The democracy Of Baton Rouge are entitled tc
the thanks Of the people of the Stale, for the
home thrust made at ''the high dignitaries" and
: the delegates at 1arye.'', The office-holders
5 must have felt rather sore when they read the
resolution.
Nor TaBE FooLED.-The Richmond South
is not 50 easily satisfied with the official exposi-
ton Of the Union, in regard to the acts of gov
ernor Walker as the Richmond Examiner and
other ssofficial organs" belonging to office-hod-
ers and supported at the public expense. The
editor Of the South succeeded father Richie in
t the management of the Union, and for time
ground out the official music of the Pierce ad-
ministration, he, therefore, knows the exact
amount Of reliance that should be placed upon
its statements. The South is aware that the Uni
on cannot be relied on, and now demands that it
shall explain in plain terms what the south had
right to expect of James Buchanan, after her
people so cordially sustained him for the presi
dency. Referring to the contest Of last fall
the South says:
1.-The Kansas controversy was controlling
issue in the canvass; and Mr. Buchanan was
indebted to no small shareaf strength in the
south, to the conviction that he was favorable
to the interests Of slavery in the territory. Does
anybody deny this assertion? Il can be easily
enough established, out Of the columns Of any de-
mocratic paper tits side Of the Potomac. When
1.-The friends of Fillmore brought those plaeards
from PENNSYLVANIA, with tile inscription Of Blu
chanan, Breckenridge, and FREE Kansasn' did
W. not Indignantly deny aat our candidate aoas
IN favor Of making Kansas a free State, and did
are not protest his deyotioat 10 tie interests Of the
SOUTH The people believed us, and Mr.. Blu
chanan was elected by the almost unanimous
vote of the SOUTH"
Just so. But, pray what excuse can the
South, and the other southern democratic Jour
mails, now make for the part they played in the
great game Of deception2 What excuse can
the organs of southern democracy now offer for
having indignantly denied that Mr.. Bucban-
an was in fayorof making Kansas free State
and protesting his devotion to the interests of
the SOUTH? They were then fully conversant
with Mr. Buchanan's proclivities and sympae
thes, to say nothing Of his letter accepting the
nomination of the Cincinnati convention.
How the people are daily robbed BY Office
holders and their confederates, is demonstrated
in striking manner by the report recently
made by comptroller Flagg, of New York, re-
Iating to the work done on 55th street, from
Third to Eighth avenues. The city surveyor
estimated the amount of work to be done at / / 0
running feet of culvert, 900 yards rock cut
ting, and the furnishing of 62, 400 cubic yards
of earth srhe contract was given out to an
ardent friend Of mayor Wood, the surveyor and
the city aldermen-all warm democrats-and
upon the certificates Of the surveyor the comp
troller paid the contractor SIS, $50 "a, and
then, thinking there was something wrong, re-
fused further payment, and demanded survey
and examination of the work The survey
proved that there were actually 1890 cubic
yards of earth filing, at nine cents per yard, |
less than the surveyor had stated and receipted
for, and the city required to pay for or rock
excavations, at 50 cents per yard there was
2087 yards less than the surveyor returned
The comptroller says that the city has already
paid out $4,000 more than the entire work !
should have been finished for, according to the /
terms of the contract, and yet it is no where
completed. The excess paid for earth filing
and rock excavations was, as a matter of course, !
handed over by the contractor to the surveyor. /
They were partners, and their real occupation,
fleeing the taxpayers Curious facts! Great /
'tage Of progress this!
TE1As.-The Picayune saws that none Of the
new States Of our Union are filing up more ra-
pldly, or with more industrious, enferprising
and desirable population than our sister State
of Texas. The great body of the enlierantsto
that State are pretty well provided with this
world goods, and, unlike the bulk of those who
are filing up the northwestern States, most of
them are citizens Of the planting States, prepar
ed to begin life again On the fruitful soil Of the
lone star State, with all the advantages sof
long experience in agricultural pursuits. The
emigration to Texas the present season appears
to be larger than in any previous year, and tie
emigrants are of class the most valuable N
building up wealthy State. Every steamship
leaving New Orleans for Galveston, is crowded
with passengers, either going to settle atsonce
or 70 see the country and select location for
Their future home. The day is not very far
distant when Texas will be one Of the wealth
lest IS It is one Of the most productive and i
healthy States il the Union. Es