The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-01-12


sails the protection policy in its ''insidious ex
pedients and subterfuges, F." which is nothin!
more nor less than direct assailment of tn
presidents incidental" policy, which is sub
terfuge. The Union then proceeds to declar
thatthe doctrines of the secretary's report "ar
so sound that they must command universe
democratic assent" And this, too, when thu
message of the president expressly dissent
from it. Again, it says the reply of the sec
rotary to the clamor OF the manufacturing
classes Of the country forproteclion and boun
ties from the federal government, is cogent anC
silencing," Will it silence Mr.. Buchanan.
Then, this delectable journal winds up its dis
sertation by the very consistent declaration thai
/ the document of the secretary sis only second
in the importance of its facts and able argu-
ments TO the message Of the president"
/ This is really eool-too cool, for the season
and we have no patience to comment further,
we therefore leave our readers to digest it as
best as they may.
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE SrArE.-From
the following article, which we clip from the
Baton Rouge Gazette, it appears that the State
| treasury is bordering on starvation:
| THE STATE FINANCEs.-T Stale legislature
which, D. ", will meet here IN about month
from to-day, will have to follow the footsteps OF
its illustrious predecessors, and borrow money
to pay It's contingent expenses. This ought to
furnish eloquent argument for retrenchment
and reform. All of the sberifs and tax collec-
tors, except about six, have come up to time
and settled as far as they were permitted to do
SO. within the time prescribed by law-the LIST
(of December-and Notwithstanding this the
general fund.- of the treasury is nearly ifnot
quite dry. True it is. there are large special
funds IN the treasury, but they can only be used
for purposes as provided by law A large num-
Der of warrants will be coming in in few days
for salaries for the LAST quarter of the year, and
where the money is to come from to pay them
remains to be seen.
Louisiana, through her legislature, is one of
the most reckless and prodigal States in the
Union. Salaries should be cut down, and the
current expenses should be curtaled, so as not
to get ahead Of the annual receipts at least.
Private charities will have to go by the board
this season, or the State will have to borrow
largely to keep up with her legitimate and
proper expenditures The people are already
overburdened with taxes-Slate, parish and
municipal-and one session Of legislation for
their interest is absolutely demanded. Here
tofore, party has exclusively monopozed the
attention of the legislature.
The New Y ork Herald publishes letter from
an American citizen, named Alexander Rob
inson, who writes from prison in CalIao, in
which be has been immured-as he himself
says-wthout cause, and where he has been
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pears that he and two of the inmates of the
same house were dragged out of their beds at
night by the police, thrown into a dungeon, and
subjected to the most cruel tortures to force
them to say that they were thieves. This is |
the second case of imprisonment of Americans
which has been brought to our notice. The
other was that Of captain Jefferson, who has
been imprisoned for years in the same place,
and who, we believe, is still kept in confne-
ment. We trust our government will have
these eases investigated, and if the statements |
which have been made are true, that they will I
call the Peruvian government to a strict ac-
count for the outrages alleged to have been
committed on American citizens.
The correspondent of leading Boston paper
writing from New York makes some statements
which, though sharp, may convey material for
reflection. Hesays the heavy importing bust,
ness Of this city is passing rapidly out of the
hands Of Americans into the hands of foreign
Frs, and the heaviest importers now are of this
stamp, and the reason is that these men have
credit abroad, and Americans have not The
style of living adopted in New York the past
lew years has nearly ruined American credit
hood A /
On $1,000 year, and when times go well with
MIN he can live on $4,000. But as soon as an
American gets along at all he must have his
house and lot on Fifth avenue, at cost Of
rom 100000 to $500, 600; his style of living
must match, and the end is soon told. And by
foolish and vain and insane ostentaton the
American is quietly and surely finging away
he great gift placed in his hands"
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ARCTIC Discovery Hayes who was
With DR.. Kane in his Arctic expedition, is en-
ragged in the organization of another expedition
o establish the truth of the theory of an open
Polar sea. The American association for the
advancement of science favors the enterprise
IS the most interesting problem in Arctic geo
graphy. The American Philosophical society,
he Academy Of Natural Sciences of Philadel /,
,hia, the American society of arts and Sciences
n Boston, and the Boston Natural History So
ley have considered the matter. and adopted
esoutions favorable to the project. The ac-
ION OF these learned bodies indicates that there
S much interest in scientific circles in regard
o new discoveries in the Arctic regions. DR..
Haynes recently read before the geographical
ociety Of New York, from professor Agassz, +
Il n
Gentleman argued the existence of such sea
rom the organization and habits of whales,
which, being warm 1blooded, air breathing crea-
ures, must come to the sarfaeeto breathe; and {
therefore,, as during the winter they are not I
ound to the south Of the ice-belt of the Arctic !
ca, II necessarily results that the whole extent f
t the Arctic sea is not covered with ice in the v
inter The discovery Of the open Polar sea E
e regards as most important 70 the interest Of
le 8Gale fishery.