The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-12-01

as the official proclamation Of his views upon
matters and things in general. He vindicated
himself from the charge Of want Of fealtv to
the southern rights democracy in having
denounced those small potato and sstriding'
/ politicians, who are constantly buzzing around
and endeavoring to create sensation among
the people. By drifting politicians at the
north, colonel Davis declared he meant those
miserable fanatics who were circulating peti
tons against the rights of all the States Of the
Union, and who sought the destruction of slave
~ al every hazard; and by "trihing politicians
at the south, he meant those noisy disunionists
per Sc, who sought the immediate destruction
of the government, who see no good in the fed
eral Union, because they are unable TO get Office
and fill the public ear with their Shiny and
nauseous clamor for its overthrow. The colonel
assured his constituents that he was no disuni-
onists-he admired the Union ofthe States and
desired its perpetuity. He considered its dis
membermeat would be a great evil, but not the
greatest of evils, for he considered the subju-
cation of the general government to black re-
publicanism a greater evil. It was his desire
to speak frankly and do justice to the demo
crazy and people of the north; justice to Mis-
sissippi and to himself, compelled him to say
that in his opinion reaction in public senti-
ment was taking place throughout the northern
States The body Of the people were sound on
the subject of slavery, the rights of the south,
and desire for the perpetuity of the Union
Their sentiments could not be fairly judged by
the votes and speeches of their representatives;
that politicians ofultra opinions gotinto congress
and went further than their constituents would
follow them. We fear that the colonel neglect
ed to con over the returns of the elections re-
Gently held in the northern and north western
States, previous to making his speech. If he
had done SO, he would not have been prepared
to affirm that ga reaction in public sentiment
was taking place." that 'tthe great body of the
people lat the north) were sound on the sub
ject of slavery and the rights of the south !''-
The ballot box has just demonstrated the con-
trary to be the fact-that ''the great body Of
the people" are black republicans, and, there
fore, neither ''sound on the subject Of slavery"
nor disposed TO acknowledge 'the rights of the
SOUTH Colonel Davis denounced Douglas
opinions regarding "squatter sovereignty, and
declared them to be as Objectionable as those
advanced by Lincoln and the black republicans
They "were both equally destructive to the
rights of the south, both at war with the con-
sttution." He reviewed the congressional log
rolling in relation to Kansas, and declared that
he preferred the rider or proviso attached BY
congress to the Lecompton constitution to the
original bill for the admission of that territory
INTO the Union. His preference was founded
on the fact that the amendment gave to the
south the greatest triumph it had yet received,
the public abandonment by the republicans of
their dogma Of no more slave States. They
had by this bill expressly recognised the right
of State to enter the confederacy with pro-
slavery constitution, and ''ths was as matter
of principle all the south contended for" The
colonel must have again lost his notes or rcck
oning, for the records Of congress show that the
black republicans, aided by Stephen A. Dou-
glas and other freesoil democrats, opposed to
the bitter end the BILL and did every thino in
their power to defeat its passage; and, instead
OF abandoning "their dogma of no more slave
States" the black republicans on the eve oftbe
November elections made proclamation, thro'
Seward, that they would not cease their labors
until they had driven slavery out of the south,
or, In their own words, until "the cotton and
rice fields of South Carolina and the sugar
plantations of Louisiana shall be titled by free
labor alone" With these notorious facts look
ing him in the face, we are lost to conceive how
any sane politician could assume the position
taken by the Mississippi senator. His reaction
Sin public sentiment at the north has been
altogether against the south. COL Davis said,
he cared nothing for the admission of Kansas.
as 1t had probably the worst population that
ever territory had, and was not fit to become
a State. He then reverted to the future mos
poets OF the confederacy, and declared his con-
vlctlon Of the fidelity of president Buchanan to
the constitution to be unimpaired; he would
never recede one inch from his present stand
but on the contrary would, if need required,
take step forward. The clear indications
were that the black republicans would have the
majority IN the next congress, and would thus
control the legislation of the States; that their
1ollcy would be to have such a multiplicity Of
for the presidency, as to pr vent
choice by the people, and thus they would Sc
cure, by an election by the house, one of their
own men, That if this should be so. or iftbev
should elect president by vote of the peo-
'le, the question would be presented what
should the south do? For the colonel's part
lie had but one answer to give. When. that hap
'ened, when the government passed into hos
lie hands, when the presidency and the houses
II legislation were controlled by the enemies of
he south, he was for asserting the indepepd-
:nce of Mississippi; he was for immediate with