The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-01-19

u Gle IN harness, are ever haTpfng on the iran
Q scendant beauties Of national democracy.
J. and declaring that those who may not feel dis
! posed to coincidein their peculiar views are al
b foAding aid and comfort to the black republi
i cans Now every intelligent man in the LAM
T knows, and every candid man will readily ad
E nit, that the national democrats Of the nortl
\ and the republicans Of the north are equal
e kly imbued with freesoilism and alike hostile tt
e tie Institutions ofthe south. The only differ
$ ence between the two divisions is, that one pof
t ton endeavors 10 get into place and pessef in
der the device Of black fePu5fcanisns while
the other portion, under that Of national demo
Gratis, are striving to-retain Office. As an evil
: dence that such is the case, We have but to
glance over any democratic journal published
at the north. At this time the leading organs
of national democracy in Pennsylvania, New
York and Ohio are threatening open rebellion
if the rights Of the south are recognised by ths
A party. The Cooperstown journal. one Of
oldest and most influential democratic papars
in the State Of New York. quotes'the foltoai6 s
extract from the presidents message:
The supreme court Of Tie United States
had previously decided that all American citi-
zens have an equal right to take into the terri
tories whatever is held as property under the
! laws of any. Of the States, ahd 10 hold such
property there, under the qua fdianship Of the
federal constitution, SO long is the territorial
condition shall remain
And to this incontroyertible doctrine, the ma
lional democratic editor aPpends the following
emphatic response: IF by this the president
designs 10 sustain the doctrine advanced by
few ultra men at the south, chat congress is
bound to protect slave property by special en-
actment, in the absence of territorial laws to
that effect, an issue will be raised directly, in
which the entire democracy Of the free States
and nearly all Of the slaues States, ogiH take tte
aegatspeh' That's rather cool We are with
out hesitation plainly given to understand that
not only 1.-THE entire democracy of the free
States, in imitation Of the black republicans,
but of nearly all the slave States, will refuse
to recognise the rights Of the southerners The
editor OF the Journal knows full well that the
south neither wants nor asks for special law
Of congress to protect slave properly in the ter
rtories; for the people Of The south and the su-
preme court Of the United States contend that
the federal constitution itself affords guarantee
Of that protection.
The freesoiIers and abolilionists of the north
and the north west never let an opportunity
slip Of stealing, drumming off our slaves on the
railway, whenever they can do So
without hazarding too much. Even if the pro-
prietor Of The pufloined slave finds and claims
him, the chances are over ten to one against
lis being able TO regain possession Of his prop
erty, owing 10 the "unfriendly legislation, " SO
ghbly spoken land to which such Difference is
paid b. The hon. S. A. Douglas. The MODS Of
motley fanatics and loaters, generally headed
BY political preachers, amostinyaIiably rescue
he captured negroes before they can be CON
Feyed beyond the limits OF free State or out OF
each Of a writ issued by some official Dogbelry
# unfriendly legislation" Such being the
condition of affairs, the people Of middle Ala
oama appear disposed to pay off the freesoilers
n their own coin A short time ago, the sheriff
# Madison county, in accordance with an order !
rom the governor Of Alabama, arrested John /
quincy Adams Carter, on requisition from 2
he governor of Pennsylvania, under charge
# obtaining goods in Philadelpbaon false pre- :
ences. Carter was conveyed to Huntsville by !
he sheriff and delivered over to three police {
men from Philadelphia. While they were in
he act Of Handwriting Garter, several of his !
riends interfered and BY force rescued him.
The incident as matter OF course, created in {
ense excitement throughout the town, and +
hreats were freely made Of omamcnting the
Philadelphia policemen with a coat Of tar and :
gathers; but, becoming frightened, they left for t
ONE in hurry. The Huntsville papers de- /
lare that the release Of Carter was generally I
pproyed OF, on the ground that the free States !
would not let similar processes be executed +
here on the requisltion Of southern governors, +
5 is evidenced in the case Of fugitive slaves Q
We know nothing Of the merits of the charge y
rought against Garter, but every lover of law .
nd order at the south must regret his forcible
escue from the officers Because the aboli- a
onists and freesoilers at the north set the laws g
t defiance, can never be an excuse for south
rners 50 far forgetting themselves as to initiate !,
aeh a baneful example While we have laws i
1t them be faithfully executed Ifoppressive, 81
or inexpedient statutes exist, let v
lem be either modified or repealed; but while .
ley exist none should set them at defiance : :
We want nothing to do with mob law, or any
Their description Of ''higher law at the south.
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The trial of tile officers of The schooner Wan i,
erer, for being engaged in the slave trade, P
slowly at Savannah. The first wit g
ess called by the government refusing to tes- y
fy, was.sent to prison Capt Frazier, Of the o
Gamer Augusta, testified that he carried 10 n
egroes-up the Savannah river, near to Angus n
!. They could not speak English, and he be- =