The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-20

pIIhttu pages, Whlch ne mas compiled SINCE III
adjournment Of congress. 1t contains in tn
first part bis discussion Of the doctrine Of squat
ter sovereignty with southern senators, on tn
23d Of February, in which he stoutly main
tanned and they so feebly and eonfusedly com
batted that heresy. This discussion fills bu
ten pages Of the pamphlet, and the balance
? an industrious and formidable compilation {
y high democratic authority sustaing Douglas
views. He makes extracts-elucdated by ex
pressiye italics, snowy capitals, and bold blac
type-from writings and speeches of democrat
ic presidents, cabinet officers, senators an,
representatives, all assuring the people Of tn
north that 10 accordance with the democrats
idea Of non-intervention the people Of a terri
tory may exclude slavery from their limits
Among the leading democrats whose opinion
are thus paraded, are president Buchanan, vice
president Breckenridge, secretaries Cass, Cobt
and Toucey, senators Toombs, Mason, Hunter
Brown, of Mississippi, Bigler and Clingman
representatives Stephens and Lumpkin, 0
Georgia, Orr, English, etc.
Senator Douglas proves, beyond all contro
versy, that these leading politicians, for the
purpose Of passing the Kansas Nebraska bill
/ in 1854, aud carrying the presidential election
in 1856, did assure the democracy Of the north
that they might exclude slavery by acts of the
territorial legislatures. Whatever position they
may take now, there is no denying the proofs
which he brings forward to convict them Of
squatter sovereignty in 1854 and 1856.
The object Of this pamphlet is as plain as
its contents It bears the crafty and clubbing
title, opposition 70 the passage Of a code Of
laws by congress to protect slavery in the ter
ritories, and in favor Of banishng from the
halls of congress all questions touching domes-
tic slavery in the territories, and remanding
them to the people Of the territories, . etc.
No southern man has eyerp proposed any code
Of laws BY congress to protect slavery in the
territories-the south simply asks that congress
shall not undertake to delegate to the people OF
the territories right which congress itself does
not possess-a right to exclude from the com
mon domain Of all the States, while it is under
the guardian care Of congress The citizens and
property Of onc-half Of the States. And it fur
Their demands that if the squatters in a terrific
~ should undertake by territorial laws to Ok
clude slavery and Shareholders, congress, in the
exercise of its undoubted prerogatire, shall de-
clare such laws null and void But Judge
Douglas was getting up sensation pamphlet
he knows The current Of northern sentiment, and
he is determined to take the direction and lead
Of it, This pamphlet conyinces us, more than
ever, that he is determined to place himself at
the head Of northern sectional movement
which will bear down with overwhelming power
any democratic efIor. to stem il ii that region.
He has exclusively proved that all the southern
democrats, whose name we have mentioned
above, have sustained his position in times past
and they cannot avoid completely in the move
ment by which he assumes the championship
and lead Of the northern democratic masses.
The goal and the consequences remain for the
development Of the future
The New Orleans Courier, the oldest paper
in the State, and the organ Of the democratic
party for the last forty years, presents the fol-
lowing as it's view Of the causes Of the present
dissensions in the democracy Of that city: Owe
fancy the solution Of tie problem lies in this--
the lifelong democrats Of the city--those who
have stood By the party through evil and
through good report-have become distrustfu,
not only Of our central State committee, but
also Of our federal government They have
recently seen wing elected to the senate of
the United States by democratic legislature
They see thatthe chairman Of the central COM
mitLee is 50 recent democrat that he has bare
ly had time to take bis place in the ranks
They have been appalled, by the recommends
ton from the president TO reestablish specific
duties; and last, and we hope least, they have
seen the federal Offices nearly all bestowed Oh
gentlemen who, however meritorious in them
selves, deserved reward not from he party, but
only from the distinguished and adioit politi-
clan to whose personal fortunes they have been
attached All these causes have made some
of them lead or coax others into expressions
alike unjust to the administration and to them
selves"
What think ye democrats Of lite aboyc?--I
'The lifelong democrats" Of New Orleans
"have become distrustfu not only Of tie cen
trail State committee, but also Of the federal
government" Well may the people at large,
become 'distrustfnl" after perusing The mass
Of evidence which has been spread before them,
sustaining the charge against the present ad
ministralion OF the grossest corruption.
4 very large ard enthusiastic State conven-
ton Of the opponents Of the present federal ad
ministration was held in Nashville on the 29th
governor Neil S. Brown, president
Among the speakers during the day were ex-
governor Foote Of Miss, and hon Jere. Glenn
ems, formerly Of Ala. The convention, by az
clamation, nominated hon John Netherand for
governor, and adopted platform.
1t is with much plesure that we copy this
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