The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-05-04


ky and Virginia is attracting very general at
tention; and the incidents Enthusiastically tran
spire create marked sensations As faithful
chronicIer, of the times, we can scarcely dooth-
crwisc than from time to time TO note how the
political weather yane yeers. Here are few
ofthe incidents that have ofIate occurred. Not
! long ago a democratic meeting was held in
Richmond, Va, to discuss the matter Of de-
mocratic nomination to represent the dissrictin
congress. The three candidates in tbs field were
Messrs. Caskie, Dejarnette and Thomas The
former TWO spoke, and then the latter, and what
followed is told BY the Richmond Wing thus
and it speaks for itselfvery significantly, as the
reader, we think, will permit afterhePeruses it.;
After Thomas had concluded, another democrat by
the name Of Abrams arose and announced hlhselI a
candidate for congress also and made most
and impressive speech It's impresslveness consisted
ii the tact-and here was the serious part ot the Day
erforrnances-that he proclaimed himself IN favor of
the extinction Of slavery in Virginia.
The Wing then asks:
Is there nothing III the announcement Of Mr. Abrams
-ademocratic candidate for congress in hemetropoi-
tan district of Virginiato create alarm and apprehcn
sioH2
The Nashville Banner referring to the above
declaration BY Mr. Abrams in an open demo-
cratic meeting in Richmond, says suggestiyeIy:
FLETCHER can be supported as a candidate for gov
ernor Mr. Abrams very justly concludes that he can
successfully aspire to seat IN congress Mr.. Abrams
is no worse than Mr. Letcher
The spectacle presented By the canvass II Virginia
is intereJiHg in the extreme.
-, ,,I flo cr,.,,rr ~
tons that have been developed during the past
season at Washington are nlusng tie greatest
life and hope into the opposition in Virginia,
Tennessee and Kentucky, and the contest in
those States already revives the recoIlectons Of
40 and 49, A correspondent Of the Richmond
Wing, for instance, declares that Goggin viii
gain in Lee county four hundred over the Wise
vote Of 1856, and such gains throughout the
State would absolutely elect him.
In Tennessee, the Opposition" are equally
enthusiastic and equally confident that The
popular pulse beats in their favor a very
strong candidate for governor, Col. John Meth
erlands, has been unanimously nominated. Al
a very large meeting a few days since e raily
tbe nomination, hon. jeremiah Clemens, late
4 democratic U. S. senator from Alabama, now
editor Of the Memphis Enquirer. used the fol-
lowing calm, but confident language:
This is no ordinary lime. TheParty in power
have not only reduced the government ID bank
ruptcy, but they have carried on systematic
war upon everything chat was honest ana every
thing that was pure in politics. They have
legitimsed corruption, and made State rights
an enigma Against that party we shall carry
on war as decided as it shall be fair, and oper
and manly. We shall resort to no trickery, nc
indirect or questionable means. We expect tC
beat the misnamed democracy (and We hon
estly believe that we shall beat them) by plain
truth and fair argument. We do not intend L
forget any Of the courtssies that are due to 20
litcal opponents, but we mean to tell the truth
without much reference as to whom il may
offend
The Nashville News, an independent paper
referring to a speech Of Col. Netherlands q
Nashville, on the evening Of the 9th inst.
frankly admits that the chances for his success
in August are good. We quote couple 0
paragraphs:
"Col. Netherlands was called out last night u al
dress one Of tile largest and most enthusiastic assem-
e. bages We have seen for many day. Upon his APP
pearance be was greeted with round after round 4
applause When this had suJ=ided lie proceeded t
S address them in a speech OF about an hour, whle
time and again interrupted by the most rapturou
applause. He infused much Of his own calm am
deliberate courage and enthusiasm into those VIII
heard him; and we shall be very much mistakenit b
does not bear his partys banner IN triumph on the frs
Thursday in August mex"
"Gov. Neil S. Brown was called out, ana made
most capital speech The opposition seem to be wild
: awake, and if our democratic friends don't be wild
awake, they will find themselves in the vocatve q
p election time
There are some far-seeins men who thin
that The administration party is bound to 90 b
the board. An Alabama paper, for example
2 says that Washington correspondent give
+ the following as the answer Of the hon. Alex
e ander II. Stephens, of Georgia, in reply to tn
interrogatory as to tile real reason Of his ratir
. ing from congress:
When asked why he retired, be said frankly
"He was on the train, and as smash up wa
certain, he would get off at the first station. .
In this connection, we may also note, as
significant circumstance, that the hon. Jane
=, G. Jones, ex- United States senator from Ten
nessee, who has for some years supported th
administration party, has recently announced
according to the statements of the Tennessee
papers, that he shall supper! Col. Netherlands
the Opposition" candidate for governor {
that State Mr. Jones is one Of the most indu
entail men in Tennessee, having beaten jaime
: X. Polk for governor, and il he has determine
to throw the weight of his name into the q
! position scale it will have an important effe,
L upon the result.
i ANOTHER click" AT DEMOCRACY. The la
d number Of the Southern Citizen, John Mitcl
. els paper, has the following "teII tale" al
r noucement:
r. The national democracy has vanished liz
e the morning mist, and passed away as 4 tai
IS that Is toIdI On WplnnsIav IN tbe senate r