The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-09-08
The following card to the New York Daily

News explains itself The preference shown
by the administration for the Van Buren, or
freesoII wing of the New York democracy was
sufficiently marked before; but secretary Cobb's
action appears TO amount to decided and vim
dictive prescription of the hards or nationals
The News is an administration organ:
To the editors of the N. Y. Daily News
Gentlemen Il am one of the original hard
shells-one of those who fought Mr.. Pierce and
his rotten administration-who belonged to the
Stuyvesant institute organization, supported the
Kansas Nebraska bill, and sat in the Cincinnati
convention, where Judge Beadsley cast my vote
along with those of the rest of the hards, for
James Buchanan on every ballot.
When Mr. Buchanan was elected and the
offices came to be distributed, we of the hard
shell wing received two in this city and vicin-
ity-the collector and the naval officer. The
softs received the following Offices: Three post
masters, New York, Brooklyn and Williams
burg,) surveyor superintendent of the assay
Office, marshal navy agent, navy yard engineer,
district attorney We made no complaint, how
ever, being satisfied that Mr.. Schell's and Mr..
Brdsall's subordinate offices would be mainly
filed with our sort of people.
1t now appears that the collectors and the
naval officers appointments are refused conhr-
nation by Mr.. Cobb; while the appointments
made by the soft office holders, of subordinates
under them, are unhesitatingly ratified. Evi-
IDENTIFY, there is something wrong in all this.
suggest that the hard shell delegates from
this State, who had seats in the Cincinnati
convention, unite in a remonstrance to the
president on this subject. HARD SHELL.
It is stated that between one and two hun
bred of collector Schel's appointments are re-
fused confirmation by secretary Cobb, and the
refusal will probably lead to a revival of the
ancient feud and separate organization of the
hards and softs
Our prediction is that the secretary will cave
or com promise by some sort Of English stroke
That the collector will give way we do not be-
lieve-the tone Of his party friends gives no
indication of yielding. Another indignant cor
respondent of the News, calling himself "a
national democrat" writes:
every democrat must regret this cIrcum
stance, the more when he remembers that it
was precisely such difficulty between the then
collector and secretary of the treasury that led
this State in 1853, which drove into oblivion
an administration and all connected with it that
otherwise might now have been in power, and
led to the hard and soft war Of factons-a war
only now suspended by truce
WAR IN AFR1cA.-At the present moment
occurrences are taking place in north Africa
which, though they are highly important, seem
to have escaped the attention of Europeans
1t has already 6een mentioned that the en-
peror of Morocco undertook warlike expedi-
ton against the Semmurs. On the the 2lst OF
May he set out from McKinez at the head OF
5000 men Of the black guards, 1000 men OF
the regular infantry, and 5000 horsemen, to
attack the Semmurs in their own territory,
while his son, Sid Mohammed, advanced with
49, 900 men from Rabat for the same purpose
The rebels hastily retreated into the interior OF
the country, leaving their tents and baggage to
the mercy of the invaders. The emperor de-
ceved by Arab guides whom he considered
trustworthy, was suddenly, after reaching the
mountainous regions, surrounded by the Sem
murs and sustained disastrous defeat, effect
ing his return to Fee only by a series of almost
miraculous escapes.
The emperor Maley Abdarrhaman is now
eighty-two years DID, and a campaign like that
he has just now entered upon must, besides in
volving the most serious consequences, be ar
duous and harrassing to him personally. The
Instruction. too, is said to be extending to
neigbborng tribes. The Amiazirgs, who were
subjugated in 1925, after years of terrible
warfare, are said to be making common cause
with the rebels. The government of the en-
peror of Morocco has hitherto enjoyed the re-
putation, among its tributary tribes, of posses
sing immense power; but this belief once sha-
ken, the bonds of fear, which alone unite them
to its throne, will soon be riven, and the great
and mighty empire, perhaps, in turn, be sub
jugated by those who so long unwllingly con-
lributed to its greatness and renown.
THE ISLE OF PER1M.-Among the@items by
the Niagara, is one to the effect that the porte
had addressed to sir H. L. Bulwer, the new
English minister to Turkey, remonstrance
against the continued occupation of the island
OF Perrin. This, say the New Y ork Evening
Post, is "signifcant. When the French press
es were clamorIng two months ago for Eng
lands release of the island, the Times saucily
replied, This is none of your business. When
Turkey complains it will be time enough for us
to consider the sub ject; and the English have
gone Strengthening their position there,
commanding the Red sea, and preventing the
construction Of the Suez canal 1t seems that
the influence of France and Russia has at last
succeeded in inducing Turkey to resent the oc-
cupation. What reply England will make re.
mains to be seen. It is not impossible or i'm
probable that she will deny Turkeys owner.
ship of the island, The temper of Turkey in
the matter may be inferred from the present
remonstrance. and the manner in which the
Turkish ambassador at London resented the
quiet assumption by lord Malmesbury, that the
porte would not act in the matter without the
consent of England. NJ. Musurus informed
the English minister that the porte never in
tended to fettcr its freedom of action, or te
make the question as to the piercing of the 18th
mus of Suez, dependent on the consent of any
English cabinet. 1t is not impossible, now that
lord Palmerston is removed from power, whose
violent opposition has hitherto prevented the
trial of any Suez canal project that the sultan
may grant the necessary 6rman for M. Lessep's
scheme
THE ARzTHMoMETER.-AP Paris paper states
that NJ. Thomas has entirely completed his
calculating machine. called the arithmometer