The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-10-06

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! was so popular in the south" In speech d.
+ Iiyered by him few days ago at Jackson h
S informed his constituents that:
! He did not like the original Kansas an
5 Nebraska bill Of Mr.. Dougas, and never coul
). understand why the bill was SO popular in tn
r south-there was that in it which ought t
= have been left out and there was that left OF
which oughtto have been putt it. He disar
r proved Of the popular sovereignty" doctrin
Incorporated in that bill, and wanted it painl
stated who were "the people, who were 'to reg
ulate domestic institutions in their own way.
He never could subscribe to the policy of pp.
cling unnaturalised foreign paupefs and crimi
t nails thrown upon our shores like filthy weeds
upon an equality with native-b born citizens" -
He stated that he was a great admirer AM
warm personal friend of Mr. Douglas, that al
though they disagreed during the last congress
pending the Kansas bill, yet their friendly re
lations had not been disturbed, and he though
that Douglas had been i'll used by the demo
cracy, and trusted that he would be reflect
ed to the United States senate
Some eighteen months ago, this sef-same A
G. Brown was haranguing tc the people of Mis-
sissippi day and night of the superlative beau
ties of the Kansas Nebraska bill, and of the
vital Importance Of thoroughly carrying out the
new doctrine ID popular Tsquatter] sovereign
ty," which, according to his reasoning at that
time, would most assuredly make slave State
out Of Kansas, be the salvation of the south,
allay the excitement growing out of the slavery
question, and forever preserve the Union from
dissolution and destruction. Now he repudi-
ates his old platform, takes back all he then
said, and tells his constituents that be "dd not
like the original Kansas and Nebraska bill'' and
"neyer could understand why the bill was so
popular in the SOUTH" and is far more violent
in his denunciations against popular sovereign
ty and alien suffrage than the most "bigotted
know nothing We have heard that 'tme
works wonders,' and the Mississippi senator
has verified it. From present indications it is
highly probable that the Reputation of the
Kansas bill will be the test of southern demo
crazy. The truth is that Douglas has been for
some years the acknowledged leader of the
small fry democrats in congress, and his bolt
ing from the party has left Brown & Co. at sea
without compass or chart, and in their fright
they are endeavoring with all their might once
more to get under the guardian shield of the
Little Giant" At least one thing can be said
in favor of Douglas-he scorns being held in
leading strings. Like Forney he must rule
supreme over the weak and timd, or destroy
them.
Senator Brown, oppressed with all the Dig
nifty with which his position is environed, a la |
Napoleon Ill, informed bis audience that it
was to be expected of him who made him the
autocrat of the party? to say anhot tie soutAern
democracy should do! whether they should 90
into the national convention or not He would
advise them to go into the Charleston conven-
lion. He had no doubt the convention would
give them a good candidate, and that he would
be elected but he also believed that un2ess the
president deserted them, after he had distributed
he patronage, he vould hiosee,f be deserted By
he north. He said that he Isenator Brown1
had never been friendly with Mr.. Pierce but
t was his ''tirmness to principle" which killed
him with his party, and the same thing was
weakening the administration of Mr.. Buchan-
an. Mr.. Brown would undoubtedly prefer a
president as weak and vacllating as himself,
out overlooks the fact that in taking sides with
Douglas he himself is aiding the effort to weak
n the administration of Buchanan. After the
:dict Of Mr.. Brown it is not to be presumed
hat the southern democracy will hesitate to
ttend the Cincinnati convention.
TURNING AGA1s The hon. Reverdy John ;
on was al ways considered by his friends as We
y Vain weak AND vacillatng, therefore the old ]
'h1gs did not in the least regret the honorable
desertion to the democracy. From s
he extracts given below, it is evident that he y
as no way improved in morals or good sense a
ince be became democrat He writes thus: i
"WAsHINGToN, March 6, 858.-Messrs. B.
|. Richardson, B. c. Freshman and J. Graves, !
of invitation Gentlemen: My en- +
agements in This city will deprive me Of the 4
ratification of attending the meeting on the q
tn inst, to which you have been so good as to .
lvite me. | should like much to witness the .
earty good will with which our patriotic citi- T
ems a0M approve the policy Of the president in re- !,
the admission of Kansas into the -
mon, with her Lecompton constitution. The +
me has come when this disturbing subject Il
1ouId be put "a rest and in its present condi- 9;
on, see no safer or more etiectual mode of