The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-09-08

ocracy'' The erudite and obseryant conduc-
tors of those truthful chroniclers of political his
tory and passing events, appear utterly obilYl-
Gus of the facts that president Buchanan and
bis cabinet entered Office with a promise that
peace and harmony would be immediatel y re-
stored in Kansas; but in few weeks succeeded
through their tools in Matching up far more
violent and bitter storm than had prevloTsiy
burst over the territory and Kansas is in just
the same position the administration found it,
The administration wide presidents message)
made war against banks and bank notes; and
in week solicited ofcongress the authority and
in less than seven weeks issued bank notes 1t
self, under the guise Of treasury drafts. The
administration pledged itself to '*economy;'
written had dryed, the federal treasury had
been drained ofits last dollar, and almost be-
fore the message could be officially published in
the Washington Union secretary Cobb was
among the money shavers and brokers of New
York soliciting loan. The administration
congratulated the country on the final extln-
guishment of the slavery agitation; and the
agitation has been ten-folI more violent ever
since-so intense in fact, that it has distracted
and dismembered the democratic party. The
administration ordered commodore Paulding,
with fleet, to Nicaragua, for the purpose of
apprehending and putting down flibusters.-
The commodore captured president Walker and
bis men, and despatched them as prisoners to
the United States for trial. The administration
approved of the commodore's conduct; but be-
coming frightened at its own temerity, recalled
the stern old sailor The administration, in
1858, to please senator Douglas, knocked off
the head of every little village and cross roads
postmaster in the northwest who would not
throw up his hat and 'shuzza for squatter SOW
ereignty "-and in 1858 chops off the heads of
all those who favor Douglas. The administra-
ton, at an expense of ten millions of. dollars,
despatched an army to Utah, for the purpose of
chastising Young and breaking up the hords of
mormon outlaws, who were in open rebellion
against the government Of the United States,
and daily numbering and committing outrages
upon our citizens and soldiers. When the ar
my arrived in Utah. instead Of chastsing the
mormons, it was found that the administration
had subsequently posted 'peace commission
ers'' to the saints, praying them to recede from
their defiant posture and acknowledge the gen
eral government; and instead of Selling and
trying the mormons for treason, they were
placed Oh the footing of an independent and
sovereign nation, and treated with all the re-
spect and formaities that in war would be
due France or Great Britain. Instead of pun
ishing the mormons and indicating the laws
of the land, they were honored with special
embassy, commissioned in The name of the gov
ernment of the United States, to negotiate an
armistice, WHICH leaves the saints in possession
Of the field and spoils Of war; while the forced
march of the U. S. troops and the vast expen-
diture of money were made for nothing. For
we have the authority of the gallant major
Mccullough one ofthe peace commission, that
| the mormon difficulty is as far from an adjust
ment as ever, and that ere many months the
general government will be forced to send
another army to Utah to quell the swell mob.
The administration withdrew all the armed
forces from the frontiers of Texas, and other
outpests, where the Indians were daily murder
inc men, women and children, and robbing the
farmers and rearers OF stock, and sent the SOL
pdiers on a tramp to Utah where they would
find no enemy to chastse-that contingency
having been cautiously provided against The
administration, after being forced into action
by a joint resolution of congress, by public
meetings held in the leading commercial cities,
and the press generally, sent squadron to the
gulf of Mexico for the purpose of putting stop
to the outrages daily committed upon our flag
and vessels by the British cruisers; but no Or
ders were given TO the American commanders
that they were to fire into and capture any
British manof-war molesting American mer-
chantmen; and. according to the official state
mcnt made by the British ministry in parlia-
ment, instead Of demanding redress and apollo
gies for the many gross outrages that have been
perpetrated on our flag, there are negotia-
tons going on with our government with a
view of compelling vessels sailing under the
American flag to verify their nationality to the
satisfaction of English naval officers, thus ia
city acknowledging their right to overhaul
our ships on the high seas. The adminstra-
ton assumes to be fr1g gal and economical to a
crumb, and to bold its agents to a strict &C
countability; yet its expenditures are millions
upon millions of dollars heavier than any of its
predecessors-even greater than any time dur
ing the war with Mexico-it allows the forts
and barracks in the western States to be sold
for mere song to partizan land spectators,
and its official agents are daily found pfering
the public treasury, without receiving the
slightest rebuke So much for the fulsome
laudations sent forth by the Office holders or
gans in honor of the administration
The PhiIadelnhia Press STATES that Dat3pt h.