The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-03-23
rhe leadine ORGANS Of democraeY are becom-


Herald The Washington States takes the mat
ter deeply to heart, and declares that; " The
New York Herald is, in peculiar sense, the
organ Of the administration. The facti unde-
niable; and if anybody ventures 10 doubt the
statement, we wish to be considered under
pledge to prove it by the most positive and sat
isfactory evidence. We say in peculiar sense,
by way of distinction from the sort of distant
and uncertain organism which our neIghbor OF
the Union sustains to the president. Our Wash
ington contemporary stands to him in the rela-
ton Of lawful spouse, whom he treats with
decent consideration and frigid formality very
different from the ardor and unreserve OF his
love for the Herald. The one he exhibits to
the world as an indispensable but burdensome
encunbrance imposed by the etiquette Of the
White house The other be takes to his bosom
and caresses with the tenderest endearment.-
To the former he awards respectable though
relunctant maintenance. Upon the latter he
layishes all the wealth of lis young affections
In requital of such conspicuous warmth and
constancy Of attachment, the Herald offers it
self devoted instrument Of the presidential
pleasures We must not be understood to re-
proach our contemporary for its inability to re-
sst such unusual fayors; for, as this is the only
instance in its history Of sacrifice for any 9TH
er than pecuniary consideration, we are rather
disposed to applaud the improvement in its
morals. We are not complaining of the Her
AIDS gratitude to Mr.. Buchanan. We do OBJ
ject, however to the particular manifestation of
its amiable feelings" The States ought to say
the least, have had the candor 20 admit that
the New York Herald is just as virtuous and
respectable as the Washington Union, or any
other organ Of the administration.
BRIBERr.-The Detroit (Michigan) Free
Press states that, it has been limited lately that
an attempt had been made to bride some Of
the members Of the legislature, and the hints
eliminated to-day by the appointmentof aeon
mittee to investigate the matter. A bill is in
the house to give to the railroad companies
organised under the law Of two years age, one
hundred and twenty sections Of land on the
completion of every twenty miles Of their roads
instead of sixty sections, as provided in the
present law; and last week Mr.. Loomis, Of
Jackson, who had taken an active part in OPP
posing the bill, received through the postoffice
a certificate Of $1,000 from a man largely in
terested in one of these roads. The Jackson
member not only spurned the offer, or bribe,
or whatever one sees fit to call it, but made the
matter public. Other members, il is said, are
implicated, but, for some reason, as yet unex-
planned, they have neglected to take the same
course that Mr.. Loomis did. The matter as
stated above was brought to the notice of the
house, and a committee Of five was appointed
to investigate the condition of the several rail
roads organised under the act Of 1857, 50 as to
ascertain whether they have fully complied
with the provisions of the act under which
they were organised; also, 10 examine into the
alleged attempt at bribery.
The ADMINISTRATION the party pa
pers generally are engaged in Wanting the
glories of the democracy, the Washington
States continues &c expose the shortcomng of
the present democratic administrations In
recent number it says: The people were in
duced to anticipate return to the simplicity
and purity Of earlier days;-never did corup-
lion exhibit such rank luxurance Of growth in
every department Of the public service. They
were promised reform-they have an aggrava-
ten Of abuse. They expected retrenchment-
they are insulted by proposals for the mostab
surd and mischievous appropriations. Mil
lions have been expended for the suppression
of mormonsm, and the abomination flourish
es with undiminisbed vigor and more auda-
cious ambition" So much for democratic
promises and performances!
Washington for the last three or four weeks,
has been visited by prominent democratic poll
tcians from all parts Of the country. The States
says that the sentiment among them appears
to be universal that the leading issues Of the
next presidential canvass will be the tariff and
acquisition Of territory, coupled with bold
and energetic foreign policy. "And the i'm
preston is equally universal that the man who
six months hence is the best type in popular
esteem of these ideas will be the nominee at
Charleston. Platforms are voted nuisances if
a man is not put on them Of the stuff to live up
to them. The platform this time will be the
candidate.
The PARAGUAY EXPEDITION. The Washing
ton correspondent of the Baltimore Sur states
there is scarcely doubt that the diplomatic
party Of our Paraguay expedition win fail, and
the military wing Of the same will be, if ithas
not already been, called into action. The Of
fer Of the government Of Brazil to act as medi-
ator in the dispute, though one very proper to
be made by that government and to be accept
ed BY this, cannot be now availed Of It is too
late. Were it now accepted by this govern
ment, instructions to that effect could notreach
Judge Bowlin for some weeks. The next thing
we shall hear of will probably be the attack of