The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-07-27

AT the recent democratic convention held at
Bangor, Maine, 674 delegates were present.
The committee on resolutions, said to have
been eight to seven, or nine to six against the
administration. reported series of resolutions,
which were adopted, declaring that the demo
cracy of Maine reassert the principles of popu-
lar sovereignty as The firm basis of their
policy in reference to the territories; opposing
any Legislation by congress TO establish, abol-
ISL, regulate, or protect slavery in the terrific
ries; that the people of the territories, like
those of the States generally, should decide the
slavery question for themselves; declaring II
the duty of the democratic party to resist all
temptation to nterpolate in its creed a congress
sional slave code for the territories, or the doc
trine that the constitution establishes or pro-
hibits slavery in the territories beyond the pow
CT of the people to contIol it, and declaring
against the re0pening of the slave-trade. The
resolutions also denounce the two years law
in Massachusetts, and 60 for the annexation
of Cuba, as a measure Of humanity in regard
to the slave trade, and favorable to American
commerce. The first ballot for governor was
as follows:-M. A. Smith, 304; E. X. Smart,
284; scattering, S. On the second ballot,
duly nominated. Geo. f. Shepley, of Port
land E, Wilder Farley, of Newcastle, Amor
NJ Roberts, Of Bangor, ant Bion Bradbury,
Of PASSPORT, were elected delegates to the
Charleston convention. The first two are ad-
ministration and the last Two anti-administra-
ton men.
Judge Crawford, Of Washington, in recent
charge to grand jury, thus expressed his
views of home education:
IF the young men, who are to be the future men
of the country, were brought up with more deci
ded home rule and compelled (when compulsion
necessary to devote themselves to the acquisition of
skill in some useful and respectable vocation there
would be less occupation for courts and uries. The
engagements and habits of the boy will cling to the
man, and upon his education and training under the
domestic roof will depend his standing and charac
ter and his usefulness"
The N. Y. Journal of Commerce, of the
9th instant, says: Negotiations are in progress
between the Juarez or literal government of
Mexico, and several leading military men in
the United States, for the raising and equip
ment of large American ,orce, to be employ
ed in restoring peace and order 10 Mexico, and
to constitute the standing army of that coun-
try. Gen. Degollado, the War Minister of the
Juarez government, is now en- route for New
Orleans (where he was to arrive this week,
for the purpose Of endeavorng to perfect the
of this brilliant scheme The
force necessary TO effect the objects in view, is
at 5000 men. This will form the
nucleus, OF efficient working part of the Liber-
al Army.
The American army will be diyiden into
six regiments, of 500 men each, one of which
will be raised in this vicinity, and the others in
different parts of the Union, The general com
mand of the force will be given 10 an officer
who distinguished himself in the American
war with Mexico, and whose tried military tai
emit, unAinching courage, and great personal
recommend him as suitable man
for the leadership of the enterprise. The New
Y ork regiment will be entrusted to another gal
liant volunteer officer in the Mexican war; who
has since filled high and responsible position
in the militia service of this State.
This gentlemen has taken an earnest inter
est in the fortunes of the Mexican Liberals,
and some time ago received a colonel's com
mission from Juarez. He is the principal OPP
orator at this point, and is in daily correspon-
l~ncn with militia officers In various parts of
The State Who desire commissions in bis repi.
ment. The amount OF military talent seel,no
a scope for its ambition in the proposed Mt
can movement, is so large as to embalrass the
colonel in making a choice of officers The
same remark applies to the men. A regiment
600 strong could easily be raised in this city
alone
1t is not intended to effect the enlistments on
American soil, or to take any step which may
INVOLVE the parties in a violation of the neu-
rality laws. Upon this point it is said that,
IS this government has recognized Juarez as
he constitutional president of Mexico, and re-
CARDS Miramon and his crew as rebels and
outlaws, it will interpose no obstacle to the ex-
1edition, on the ground that it is not directed
against friendly power, but is designed to
slit IN the management of its internal con-
,erns.
The CONFIDENCE Man, AGA1N.-Dr. D. L.
lines, it seems, is at large again, playing his
game very fine, among the simple hearted, I'M
sophisticated people Of Alexandria, Va. 1t
las not been six months ago, since the papers
exported the Doctor in durance vile, at Wash
ngton, on account, as be averred on his word
IS an honest man-of mistake There must
'e some mistake about it, because the Doctor
be in two different places at one and
he same time. The Doctor should come out
nd write his own life, before he looses his den-
lty. There has been several scoundrels ia
en up recently, who have been dubbed at
nee by the police as DR.. Hines. AS we hap
zen to know the Doctor, personally (he served I
wo terms in the old yellow-now white house
We know there is not and cannot be but one
riginal-all others are counterfeits-"base
mutations" B. r. Gazette.
The Washington States, says
"a few weeks ago, DR.. Hines turned up in