The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-09-22

PUBLIC MEEr1sq.-At meeting Of the eiti
zens of and near Rocky Mount, Bossier parish,
Louisiana, held with view of,making the he
cessary arrangements to establish Male and
Female Preparatory Schools, Of a high order
DR. Geo. W. Anett having been called to the
chair, and Rich'd D. speight requested to ac
as secretary, the following resolutions were
adopted unanimously:
i 1st. That the following gentlemen be ap
pointed committee to secure the services o
male and female teachers, and see that The
schools are properly conducted, viz:
Capt. Joe. Graham, J. W. Smith, Esq.
R.E; Edens. Esq VIM I'M young t"nEs. Esq s.
| Rev A. Winhan1 Ben. w. Stewman,
VI. Graham, Esq R. D speight.
ll J. ". Martini Esq.
Cd. That the Rev R. Martin, Y J. Graham
A. B. Hughes, James W. Martin and William
Y Dung be appointed a committee to secure E
suitable building for the female school,
Sd. That the secretary correspond with the
presidents of the following institutions, viz
Greenville, S. c., LaGrange, Penfeld and
Athens, Georgia, and such others as he may
think proper to aid us in securing such teachers
as may be required
4th That the proceedings of the meeting be
published in the Southwestern and Louisiana
Baptist
ED1ToRs SoUTH-W EsrERN-I suppose that if
you have not the yellow fever in your town by
this time, you will not have it this season.
trust you may not forit certainly the greatest
curse in the way of disease that now atfiIcts
man. Its annual visit is enough to destroy any
town or city in the world Minden never has
been, and perhaps never will be visited by any
thing like an epidemic, of any sort. 1t is one
of the most healthy and pleasant towns IN the
south west and when we get the railroad and
get new parish, with the courthouse located
here, we will have little city worth talking
about. You will then come to see us, will you
not? If you DON'T we will send an "attach-
ment'' for you.
The weather here is cool and refreshing
cow, and we confidentIy'expect slight frost
about the full of the moon.
understand your neighbor Of the ''Gazette''
tried to induce the impression that | aimed to
iayare the Femals College here, by my former
letter to you, noticing the examination. You
know better, Mr.. Ford knows better, and the
public here and at Shreveport know better, and
therefore it matters not what the ''Gazette'
thinks or says in the premises. 1t is not the
first time that sheet has tried to create false
impression LILY VALE.
Minden, La, Septemberl5, 1858
Too BAD-The Missouri Democrat declares
that it can prove that the facts regarding the
fraudulent sale of Fort Smelling were purposey
suppressed by the congressional committee APP
pointed to investigate the affair. The Demo
crat states that the evidence shows that the sale
was a clandestine transaction, and stands re-
vealed to the country as monster plumber Job.
Without advertisement, Or public notice of any
kind, three millions of dollars of property were
aenated from the general government, and
the equivalent exacted for it was 500, 900. The
sale was not only clandestine, but the price was
nominal. The parties were national democrats
exciusive y-particula friends of the depart
ment-and Immediately after the reservation
including the fort was sold to the fancy pecula-
tors, company of U. S. troops were detailed
there and 10000 per month, as barrack rent,
was allowed by the general government to the
new proprietors, and by this mice operation
the 100000 purchase money, or the greater
part of it, was discharged. The archives of
the department., Washington, can verify these
statements.
WoN'T STAY AT HIS Posr-The Wetumpka
Spectator raps the knuckles of the governor of
Alabama after the following style: eve have
heard Of several persons lately hunting the gov
ernor. The last Legislature passed an act in
creasing the governors salary to five thousand
dollars; and requiring him to reside at the cap
ital. But we fear this law will do no good,
except that of increasing his pay Before the
law, our governors lived at home, wherever
that may have been, and visited the capital oc-
casionally. Now, the governor lives at the cap
ital, stays at home occasionally, and is off on a
visit the rest of the time" The real cure for
this propensity of officials to travel around, is
for them to resign whenever they feel inclined
to neglect the duties of the Office they occupy
STRAws-We learn from gentleman who
mas ndu personal intefFlGW Win INF. stephens
since his return from the h-west, that the
report from the Cincinnati Commercial, which
went the rounds of the southern press a short
time since, is substantially correct. So then,
it is true that Mr.. Stephens is a Douglas man,
And, as the Wilkes Republican, Mr.. Toombs'
home organ, has come out endorsing Douglas,
we do not doubt that Mr.. Toombs goes the same
way. Soft seems that Georgia democracy, not
withstandng it has been for the last five
months berating Douglas, and calling him a
"trator,'' has now to take back all it has said.
and bow the knee to the Little Giantp'
Griffin Ga. Union.
AS president Buchanan and his admnstra-
ton arrayed in open hostility to Douglas,
and making use of all their power and money
to prevent his reelection to the senate the i'm
portant question arises as to which of the two
factions embody and represent the much talked
of and Wanted about '.principles' of 'Fnational
democracy.'> Will the democratic organs in
forms US whether the Dougasites or the Bu-
chananists are at this time the simon-pure, I'M
adulterated national democracy?" Both fac
tons cannot be. Mobile Adv. |
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