The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-10-13

fluential organ of southern rights democracy
. 1t is most truthful exposition of the >presen
condition of the party, and is worthy serious
i consideration Of all who pay attention to thu
politics of the country:
Lord Bolingbroke says "that history is phil
osophy teaching by examples" The SAM
thing may be said of events in politics. Fo
the last twenty years, whenever any portion 0
the democratic party has affiliated with thu
, abolition party on any important measure affect
ing slavery, they have always ended in joining
them. Thus, when senator Hale, then in thu
house OF representatives, went with the aboli
tlonlsts for the repeal of the 2lst rule, he pro
, tessed to be onl y indicating the right of peti
ton; but he soon became an anti-slavery cham
, pon So, also, when Wilmot, from Pennsy
vania, moved the celebrated proviso, he only
aimed at keeping slavery out Of the territories
: which might be acquired by the war with Mex
leo. He has ever since been with the abolition
lists in all their agitations in the Union Sena-
tor Douglas, with his army of anti-Lecompton-
ties, like those men and their followers, will
doubtless also fall, ere long, into the ranks Of
the abolition party. The reasons for these re-
suits are obvious. In the north, the question
of slavery in the south is considered to be a
sectional question, in which the two sections OF
the Union stand arrayed against each other. A
northern democrat who supports TIE rights Of
the south, is looked upon as either traitor to
the north for the sake of spoils or place, or a
weak simpleton under the influence of silly no.
tons of constitutional integrity; or he may be
worse--an opponent to the sectional aggrandize-
ment of the north, through protective tariffs
and the national treasury. When, therefore, a
northern Democrat leaves the ranks of the demo-
cratic party on any matter affecting the institu-
ton of slavery, he feels, from the sympathy
which surrounds him, as fine has only assumed
his natural position. But there is another rea-
son, perhaps still more potent, which may gov
ern the deserter. The aboltioniss are the
governing party in the north By steady in
crease, year after year, they have gone on to
the mastery of nearly every northern State
! When a northern democrat falls from his party
into their embraces, ambition and interest, as
we'll as sectional sympathy, lead him to con-
tlnue In their association. They may have no
desire to leave companionship which promi-
ses power, dignity and place. When, there
fore, the anti Lecompton democrats, last winter,
IN congress, left the democratic party and aft
lated with the abolitionists, the experience of
the past, as well as the reason of things, ought
to have satisfied any statesman of the least sa-
gaclty that the secession was forever, unless in
deed the whole democratic party and the south
should bow submissvely to their control
Strange to say, the southern statesmen seemed
to be the last to comprehend the true nature of
things. They were the most deeply Interested
for it was to defeat slavery in Kansas that the
detection took place. They seemed to suppose
that by yielding in the compromise act the sub
stalsce of all they claimed, the anti-Lecompton-
ties would be propitlated, and would again re-
turn to the democratic party, and as victorious
but faithful members of the party give to it all
the vlgor their talents and influence would i'm
part. Their offer was elected with contempt.
Douglas and his supporters refused to vote for
the Kansas compromise bill, although acknowl
edglng that it>conceded all they contended for.
Even this fragrant fact, however, was not suffi-
cent to satisfy many southern politicians Of the
silly futlllty of expecting any future party
identity or assistance from these willing rene
gades from the democratic party. Messrs.
Wise, Stephens and Orr, whether acting on the |
noble principle, when struck or the right cheek
to turn the left, or from some high principle of
integrity within themselves which does not al |
low them to believe in the depravity of others,
have persistently supported the reelection of
Douglas in Illinois. Although the party which
was faithful to the administration and the south
are bravely struggling to support both in Hi
no4s, the charitable esympathies of these gen
temen seems, in their Astounding profusion for
Douglas, to have been SO entirely exhausted as
to leave not an emotion Of kindly regard for
our true friends President Buchanan and the
have been denounced for not
leaving their proper sphere of duty and enter
ing actively in the canvass for Douglas in Hi
nois In the meantime the true nature of this
unprinci pied faction has gone on developing
itself all over the Union. Everywhere they
have joined the abolitionists. Douglas is NOV
ing steadily in the same direction and all his
sympathizers in the south will probably soon
find that, in public estimation, they will have
toestand in one of three categories-like him,
enemies to the south-his bamboozled tools
or like us, his enemies. ;
INTOLERANCE IN SwEDEN-Six Swedish pro.
testants recently embraced the faith of the
church Of Rome, and in consequence of this
step, they have been tried under an old Swedish
law, convicted of apostalizing from the national
faith, and sentenced to banishment A remon-
D" s'hc0 "Sdlot Wis Jti oeNoIloil, elSHeu ny Vic
leading churchmen, the great religious assoc-
atoms, the dissenting cIergymen, statesmen,
and lawyers of tie British metropolis, has been
presented to the Swedish government, and the
Swedish minister has replied to it apoogetical-
y, but urges the deIicacy of any interference
on the part of the citizens of one state with the
internal constitution of another
He intimates that he himself agrees with the
remonstrants, and points to certain ultimate
good effect which their representations may
have, but he also makes the surprising state
ment that the act of persecution complained of
is not the work of the Swedish government or
court, but that of the Swedish people. The
government, SO far from instuting the suit
against the converts, actually proposed to the
diet change Of the lava proposition which
5hatrepresentative body rejected! The Swedes,
It appears, are very conservative. They do !
not wish to encourage any religious agitation ,
and disturbance of their established faith TO
declare religious liberty would be doing VIC
ence to their views of policy, and therefore to
avoid discussion and commoton they adhere {
o their Liberal law.