The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-03-25
:. nrr,cr B11L.-The bill which

mr. tn the Staten Monroe, OpeiousaS' -,
-, and Natchiioches. has been lost IN 'ie
stp The reasons for its rejection are IN
satisfactory to those by whose sote
L Mas lost. but will they be equally So % those
whose interests are deeply affected
Whoever desires to enter any state ia''us
must 90 to Baton Rouge. The expenses o.
uoinu there. every man knows; ou. "he1
there lie often finds that he has to go DacA -
the u S. land offices to ascertain whether .''e
lands he wishes to enter are suoltct 70 en.rs
At the State land Office in Baton kouge. ~
The time he has travelled, III order 70 ascertain
this fact. from one Office to another, MS eAPth
ses have swollen to an amount that lew are
willing To sustain-ofttn beyond the value q
the land he desires to enter. THIS lncohSe
nience and expense would be saved by the es-
Establishment Of offices in different parts OF the
State where the lands principally he Then
al one would have 10 do to ascertain ALL nee
essary. facts, would he to cross q street or
square from u. S. to a State land ONCE.
Inst4ad Of the waste Of time and money, he
could make his entry at once. What strong
arguments could have. satisfied the minds OF
senators to differ 50 widely from the repre-
sentatives Of the people We cannot dls'ne-ou !.
We venture 1lae aSseIt'o'' sn,' -. =
twenty of the people to whom the question
should be fairly prnpounded would answer
that the public interests demands that such o.
fees should be established.
ihe 9 su1s 80 GOO -, .,,,,l,n,.nts ,f
p.i'e ,s IL. = sn,lo,;-;v..ly answered
ms on.e ~. 10. nf his of,c last
'"a' - ''"s, ~ % d - nnn III Ill, 81 nroha
year, vas ON, =, ,,,,,,i, ,l,a,
p'y lol q 'e''os - 80. -. IN !, IL.
20. W. = -, .f &C. w. Nv not he
y: a.. Ih., das;,.. - b.n.ft the hold.
:, - III off;c4 wonld influence any one IN
80, W.. a.. rarf..ct believers in the
gyms IL -. .ot mi f,on ri =
uoo'''''' &c, 80. = .,.;s,;.,. a,d -n.,..,
49, a'' sana;l d.;,. ef fa,orin, individuals
MN :, wy so ~ ,.t;an &c IL Senate II Ills
= - ;,,d...1l hn h;;,rh.., t,;hnnal
'"s.''' Anus' - 49, ), .a...d :, -
man - Oh, !. d,:,,.,ranas, -
Jeos e''e o"' oa rNa,chi,oehes Chronicle
.e--s1-als ssll
The MANCHESTER people really anprehend q
cottan famine. Mr.. Thomas Bailey the Chair
man Of the Manchester Chamber Of Com
merce. has been addressing the members OF
tb.t hoIv at their annual meeting this week,
n which h.. throws out a ,ariety OF suggestions
c,r r.,n..dv;n., he AM i,.1inated evil. He does
M, wish i've A m.ric,ns to GROW a bale of cot
,,n but b4 desires that other parts of the world
sbonla GROW much more. According to Mr.
Raal,v ,,. CONSERVATION Of cotton is proceed
inc much more rapidly than the growth, that
VIII th, nr,.s.nt limited supply prices are GER
,.n ia rise "a a nont Which will arrest trade
#. advocates confederation Of the lrade-a
cotton lraoue. in fact towards which all
sho,ld contribute in proporion to the horse
mower which they employ, and with the funds
so raised encourage the growth OF cotton IN
wy er paw =, ~. th.t ya,;ons nortions
no ,s..,ss;,,ns .hr,,d were admir-.
'.t ~. nd,'assa far tI,a ur,wth Of cotton. He
49,; ~ ha.s az Australian cotton
a'':.h IA s,,;,.,a ,;s rn,n,s. and he had seen
e 'a,al,s IS ont,nn ,,pm Tuuis. ranging from
81 r. o. ~ nnnna The views expressed
w. ma, prl:,, ar. vary n,eyalent in the cottol
,>A,,t..,,r;,,', l;s,,;,.is and the nolcv which
,''''n ad,aas,.s i STRENGTHENED bv the present
~, ID nc. If 1I,.. stanIa Most persons con
Win ne subject seem 10 think that In.
az. ,,.,rt ,f f,,, world 10 which we NAV
inak .iIh IN. latest certainty. on account Of
labor being abundant and cheap, ard nom the
greater facilities which now exists in the way
Of transit. This was Mr. John Brigh,'s view
some wears back when the same alarm pre-
vailed which now exists.
In the london Times of Yesterday a com.
munica,ion appears with the signature of q
"Weu-wisher 10 Indian Railways and the
object of the writer is to show that the Indian
lines have been purposely planned to develop
the resources Of the cotton producing districts.
and. As he states .the establishment OF facili-
Ties for carving on the trade in that commod-
i,y." European Times, Feb. IA
~~~-~e
The PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF OFFIcE.-The
fact That Mr.. Buchanan did not take the oatl
OF Office until after the delivery OF his inaugural
has given rise toan impression with many tha
it was an unusual thing. Such. however, i
not the fact. John Adams, John Quincy Al
ans, Jackson. Van Buren,, Polk and Taylor
delivered their inaugurals before taking the
oath 4; Harrison took 1t just before delivering
nv. cIs;p,, S,.nte,,at. >and Cen.ral WaShin,r.
ton, Jefferson Madison, Monroe and Pierce
| .ook il before the delivery. Tyler and Fill.
| more had no occasion to deliver addresses, as