The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-12

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and bylaws for the government of the party
The following is the fourth article Of the BY
| laws:
No person shall be eligible to membership
whose nameis not on the poll list Of the last pre-
ceding general or charter election, nor unles:
he shall subscribe his name to an obligation
that be will support the party organization 0
which the association is part; that he viii
submit in all matters relating thereto to the &C
ton of the association in accordance with thu
constitution and bylaws and that he will faith
fully support all nominations regularly made
By the democratic party through the said or
ganisation. He shall also append to his sig
nature the place Of his residence. Nopersor
shall be eligible to membership, in any sucf
ward association, previous to the election o
the first general committee, who did not vote
the Buchanan and Breckenridge electoral tick
ct at the last election, nor unless he shall sub
scribe declaration that he so voted"
The New York Express, in reporting tht
proceedings Of the convention, perlinently re-
marks, that it has been a subject of constant
pretended complaint and of great Indignation
by democrats that the Americans had to pledge
themselves toyote for whoever might be nomi.
mated by the American party. It r has been
charged upon them as an attempt to fetter the
freedom Of opinion and interfere with the cleo
tive franchise; but the Tammany hall demo
Gratis of New York not only require their fol
lowers to subscribe adeclaration thatthey will
vote for the nominee of the party, but exclude
from membership every man who cannot show
that he voted for Buchanan and Breckenridge
at the presidential election; and must stand pre-
pared to swallow ''the whole hog,' including
Walker, Buchanan and free Kansas Bv this
intolerant regulation no change Of opinion will
be tolerated, and none but the real Simon Pure
will be permitted hereafter to unite with the
democracy. ..s .....-. .a. -- ~
But this is by no means solitary instance of
intolerance on the part of the democracy. We
have recently had in our own vicinity display
OF a nature well calculated to startle the demo
Gratis of the lower parishes. We allude to the
proceedings of the democratic meeting held at
Bellevue, Bossier parish, on the 18th ult, at
which it was, in long series of resolutions, de-
clared: .tm
THAT the printing of the laws in the French
language ought to be abolished.
ttThat if it is not abolished the French and
English ought to be printed on separate sheets
SO that the English could be bound alone and
sent to those parishes where the French is not
spoken, that French copies should only be prin-
ted sufficient to supply the parishes where that
language is much spoken"
What offence has the French language been
guilty of that it should be brought under the
ban and ostracised by the democracy. The
most ultra of the Americans never proposed GO
ng<further than to restrict the right Of suffrage
md Of holding Office to natives of the soil; they
lever dreampt ofproscribing the French nor any
,ther language, and instead of wishing the laws
o be understood alone by those who can read
nd speak English, have ever commended that
hey should be known and thoroughly under
TODD, By every citizen. This prescription of the
french language by the democracy Of Bossier
viii arouse the attention of the creoles of
Iatchitoches, Rapldes and St. Landry, who are
PARTICULARLY interested in the matter; and as this |
mt French movement comes from the hon. J. |
sandidge's own parish and is ''put in mo-
ion' by his immediate constituents, it will be |
matter of some Importance to them to know
'hether he approves or repudiates the resolu-
ions. Does the hon. John NJ Sandidge en-
orse the resolution of the Bossier democracy
ecIaring chat the printing of the laws in the
french language ought to be abolished?"
AN UNLETrERED CoNGREssMAN-James B.
obey, who defeated Cumback, in the fourth
istrct Of Indiana, last fall, writes to the editor
{ the Indianapolis Visitor as follows, which
eng too good tokeep, was promulgated for the
eneft Of the honorable" and ''talented'' gen
eman's constituents. Mr.. Foley says:
Dear sir, you will please find two dollars
nclosed for the payment Of the Visitor, YOU
ave been kind enough to send me your paper
II the last nine months-and were are told
ON the 1orthority, that the laborer is worthy
is hairer-I must say yours is goad country
aper SO faire as General news is concerned
5 to the political Part Of the paper--according
} my opinion will fall short to some Extent the
reat principals taught by our four fathers but
gu are very young and hope you will i'm
rove youres truly. JAMES B. FOLEY
No wonder the federal house of representa-
res is little better than "bear garden when
'ch ignoramuses as Mr. Foley occupy seats
thin its precincts. Here is man incapable
writing correctly even one line, sent to con-
'ess for the purpose of framing laws to govern
Fenty millions Of freemen. What burlesque I
! the institutions of our country? what a dis
ace to the party which nominated and then
ected him their representative? Why, the
'or devil will be forced to give at least one |
ufth OF his salary to one of the Globes con- t
essional reporters to write out and publish |
eech for him. For, of course, the honorable I
ember must make speech, or he never could $
ain face his constituents. This is one of the i
autles of the caucus system.