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

| G.. Calhoun IN Ills Michigan spceeii'
the power of congress to confer the flSh' -
vote upon an alien, and so farfrom such poii-
cy being the settled practice Of the govern
ment, it has been proved exactly TO Inc con.
trary, BY an examination of all the territorial
bills that have been passed since the organise
ton of the government. The. practice as s'a'eo
by Calhoun, is to confer the Fright OF suffrage
on ..free white male eitizens of the U. States
of twenty -one years of age In regard L
the RECOGNITION as citizens Of all aliens resi-
ding in the country at the time OF the lorna
ton of the constitution, we have only to say
that the government formed was new govern
ment wholly Invested Of foreign or other al
legiance, and consequently all the inhabitants
resident here at the time stood on an equa
footing, as regards citizenship, and without re
ference to any former allegiance. 1t was I'M
nossible to make distinction then between
the former subjects of the British crown and
subjects of other nations, and if it had been
nossible. there would have been neither reason
nor policy in the act.
1t is asked, chow long is it since it was found
out the terrible evils of alien suffrageln the
territories? And did not the Savannah he
publican yield its support to the California Dill
which recognised constitution formed by allen
souatters of all nations, colors and creeds-Chl-
nese, Sandwich islanders, greasers and tree
neeroes?" The bill admitting California was
supported not because it was fully approved of,
but as part of a system of measures, the pas
sage of which as a compromise, was absolutely
necessary to save the government from pend
inc dissolution We condemned the lrregu'
larity Of that government at the time, and have
never approvedit since, though the people o.
California had much to justify them in the
measure, the home government having refused
or delayed their territorial organisation, and
kept them for long time under military des-
potism.
California, heterogeneous as it was, was not
an "alien" populations 1t was case OF the
incorporation Of foreign community by trea-
ty and by that treaty they were made citizens,
and their allegiance transferred to our govern
ment. This doqe, we had no right to object to
them on the score of alienage.
In these days of scientific research plain mat
ter of facts from natural resources may seem
somewhat out of place. Yet when these facts
but confirm existing theories, they partake OF
the cooring of the latter and are recorded in
this fast age as passable. We have case in
hand. In the year 1925 Mr.. st. Martini a
Canadian of French descent. was shot through
the stomach by load of buckshot The orr
fee thus made never closed We look upon
his recovery as almost in the light of a miracle,
for not one man in million, similarly wound
ed, could live. He is the first and last, and
probably the only one the world will ever wit
ness. The opportunity thus offered for the
acquisition of positive information in regard to
to the digestive organs is of immense value and
interest, for through this buckshot wound can
be seen the process of igestion!-nature's
mechanism in full operation! In some instances
the conjectures of the medical faculty are cor
roborated, in others they are not. This inter
esting object of study has lately been before
the Hartford medical faculty who have care
fully noted the workings ofthe inner man. We
extract few: Brandy taken upon an empty
stomach has the effect to paralyze the process
of digestion for four hours. Furthermore, its
influence is such as to prevent that organ from
recovering its healthy state for thirty-six hours
afterwards! Think Of that gentlemen, when
you take your dram before breakfast If, how
ever, it be taken at the time of eating, or i'm
mediate]y after, it assists digestion. The re-
ceived opinion that veal digests quicker than
the meat of full grown OK is not confirmed
on the contrary it is vice versa. So it is with
poultry-an old hen is digested quicker than {
chicken 1nvalds would do well to bear this il
mind Fresh geat or game is more easily di
gested than tainted. Bye curious process thu
tainted meat undergoes thorough cleansing
before the work of digestion commences.
is rolled over and over, passed and repasset
from one portion of the stomach to another, un
til, particle by particle, the offensive portion
are removed, and the work of digestion com
mences. Cooked butter and lard do not diees
at ALL but swim around on the surface of tn
contents Of the stomach, and are finally passet
off undigested. The skin of all fruit, the va
nllla seasoning in ice cream, and the colorn
matter Of candies are all undgestible.
All ye lovers of hot biscuit listen-hot brea
never digests: but after rolling and tumbn
about the stomach long time commences fer
menting, and is finally passed from that deli
cate organ, an unwelcome tenant. Veniso
digests in one hour: raw oysters, three hour
S and half; cooked oysters, two hours and
half; beef-steak, the same; lean pork, it'll
, more than three hours; and fat pork, four hours
r This may not be precisely the time with al
persons, but the general principles will withou
; doubt hold good in majority of cases.
Laugh and grow fat'' is now an adage
founded upon fact 1t is said in the case of St
Martin it facilitates digestion wonderfully
But on the other hand let him be angered, ant
what change-the whole operation is stoppe,
instantly, and does not again 60 on as well a
I before ,1ntil tho an, ot;o, ~. , -,