The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-11-03

! DEMOCRATIC RoFEssIoN.-Secretary Cass
has, according TO the Richmond Enquirer, re-
Gently been giving, through minister Lamar,
some very plain talk to the governments of Nj
caragua and the Central American States gen
orally, in which the redoubtable Monroe doc
trine" is once more leatfirmed and the deter
ests in that quarters again brasely announced
as having been determined upon.
I DEMOCRATIC PRAcTIcE-Nithin tile last few
weeks tile French and British governments have
wrested from Nicaragua 4 portion of her terri
tory, and divided it between Costa RIGA and the
negro king of Mosquito; and have also forcibly
abducted a number of Americans from the
Friendly isles, because they drought proper, as
Americans, TO look with favor on a proposition
TO annex two of the islands to the United States
Yet neither the president nor secretary Cass
have attempted to carry out the Monroe doc
trine; on the contrary, have ignored the exist
ence of any such manifesto Nor has any apol
ogy or redress been demanded of France for
insulting and forcbly abductiny the Americans
from the Friendly isles. The "Monroe doc
trine" and to ''protect American rights, with
the administration, means taking things easy
and publishing a letter or two-nothng more
Some years ago, W zen the Austrian officers at
tempted at Smyrna to abduct KAsza, an alien,
he was afforded the protection of a U. States
man of-war and at the lannon's mouth his
rights were maintained; but when the officials
of France insult and forciby abduct Americans
from a neutral port in the Pacific ocean, the
to redress the wrong nor to chasise the insult
A writer in the Charleston Mercury, speak
ING of the failure Of the Atlantic telegraph, OBJ
serves that:
81 do not wish to be more nearly allied to
Europe than we are. It is a Gods blessing
that we are SO far off in substance; that time is
needed, and much time, before she can assa
US; that we must, perforce, hear slowly of her
crimes and caprices. 1t were better for US,
fancy, if we heard less frequently, and were
rendered more selfreliant by our remoeness
if we could less easily adopt her moods and i'm
itate her fashions. We are now in our Allan
tic cities, already too much Europeanized.-
London and Paris rob such city as New York
of all individuality; and the national vanity is
perpeluaIly simulated to attempt and follow
what is done in the great European empires,
whether good Or evil. We shall never be no.
bly, and individually American, until cur great
! / ,;tb; t.
and original independence, shall so act on the
! Atlantic cities, as to ntutrallze the European
influences which bear upon and emascuate
them of all native character
Pretty good for the leading democratic jour
nal at the south.
MODEL OFFIC1AL.-ln the U. S. district court
recently held at SLaunton, Virginia. the grand
| Jury found true bill ofindictment against the
postmaster at Sleepy Greek Bridge, Morgan
county, for breaking open letters mailed at, re-
ceived at and passing through that office 1t
appears that be had no intention to rob the let
tiers of money or other yaluabes, but was in
stigated by mere curiosity; opening and read
ing letters in the presence of different persons.
1t was in evidence that he refused to mail let
ters left at bis office, claiming the right to ex-
ercise a sound discretion in all matters pertain
ing to his office He contended that the post
office was democratic institution, created for
the benefit of sound democrats exclusively and
afforded by the mails.
| In BAD WAY-The finances of the city of
New York are in such a deplorable state that
the furniture and fixtures Of the public Offices
has been seized and sold by the sheriff. On
the 18th uIt., the valuable pictures and portraits
in the City ball, together with the statue ofJef-
ferson, and Washinyton's writing desk, were
sold to satisfy in part "A judgmentin favor OF R.
! W. Lowber for 100000, with interest and
costs, for a lot Of ground at the foot of Seven
| teenth street, East river. The sale was attend
ed by sixty or seventy persons, and the bidding
went up rapidly from $4,000 to $4,000, for
the lot, at which sum the property was knocked
down to Mr.. Scott, of the mayors office. The
$50, O0O were advanced by Mr.. Stout, who in
tends to retain the invaluable works of art until
the corporation is in a condition to redeem them.
Mr.. LoWber has declared bis determination to
sell out the corporation property until his judy
nent is entirely liquidated
A Glowing P1oruRE.-In f776, at the time
of the adoption Of the declaration of indepen-
dence, the population Of New York city was
% 600. In 1900 it was 6O,489; the census of
] $50 made it 81 ,547 and ii is now estimated
at 78O, 600, or near million. If the same ra-
ito of increase should continue, in 1900 the DO
pulation Of the city of New York will be be-
tween four and FIVE miions-a small empire.
Her commerce at this time is subordinate to
none on the globe; trade reaching through
both hemispheres, daily augmentng. and des-
tined to rival that of all the nations on the
globe combined.
| The Washington journals occasionally fire
some telling shots, as the following from the