The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-01-05

W0fQ dtSUT6tO31. lines nave since Sadly cHdH9
ed, and now disunion is freely prescribed as the
remedy for evanescant evils, real or imaginary,
which, if left to themselves would speedily
vanish away in the progress Of events
Such were the remarks of president Buch-
anan in his reply to the invitation to attend the
recent centenary celebration, at Pittsburg, Pa.
They are true, but 'n the last age Of the re-
public" it was governed by purer men, and not
subject to the sway of demagogues, who are
ready to sacrifice every thing as an expedient
to retain Office and power; nor was the north
all-powerful and eager to harasS and defraud
the south; fanatcism was not temporized with
and tempered into importance, until northern
fanatics could proclaim 70 the south we bavc
the power and intend to reform your household
affairs The south ever has been, and to-day
is, most loyal to the Union, and ever ready to
sacrifice her best blood il its defence, or to up
hold the government against all aggressors-
! It may be said that South Carolina attempted
to nullify federal law in 1882, but it was
/ flash in the pan. Sion over, being put out by The
interference Of such patriotic spirits as Jack
son, Forsyth, Clay and Webster, nthe ground
that the evil complained ofwas evanescent as
president Buchanan has it, Disunion has new
er been countenanced 10 any extent worthy Of
notice at the south, as remedy for the griev-
ances she has borne. She has, if any thing,
been too patient and submissive, demonstrating
desire to perpetuate the Union at any cost
and at any sacrifice After wrongs have been
heaped upon wrongs, insult upon insult, and
when we are driven out of the territories and
the black republican leaders announce from the
stump that the crusade against the south will
not cease until slavery has been driven from
the sugar plantations Of Louisiana and the rice
fields Of South Carolina because some indig-
nant and few disalfected politicians talk OF
disunion, as the only remedy, we have the pres
dent broadly limiting that now disunion IS
freely prescribed as the remedy for eranescent
evils, real OF imaginary, which, if left to them
selves, would speedily vanish" We would
much like to see the process by which the pres
ident discovered that "now disunion is freely
prescribed ? or arrives at the conclusion that
the evils complained Of are "evanescent'' and
if, cleft to themselves, would speedily vanish
away" Is the agitation Of the slavery ques
ton any nearer to an end than when the Little
Giant of democracy set the ball of dscord, in
the guise of the Kansas Nebraska bill, in mo
ton? Is the arrogance, incendiary tanatieism,
Or the power ofthe freesoers on the wane?--
Are the southerners becoming willing to sub
NIT to northern dictators and northern sway?-
Are the chances for the southern people to en-
10y their institutions and property, free Of north
ern intermeddlng and Intervention, getting bet
ter? Ifso, then are the evils ''evanescent.' If
the president inclines to the idea that, if the
tide Of freesoilism is suffered to speed 70 high
flood without an effort to restraint or to escape
from It's consequences, it will itself correct the
evil by concentrating its designs, we can only
saw that such a method Of vanishing away might
be fun for the aboEtionists, but would be fatal
to the south. The evils which the president
alludes to, may be of more importance than
he gives them. Viewing them from the mo4ey
federal city, or his own Wheatland, we cannot
be surprised at his deductions; bat were be rea-
soning2 as southerner, amid his own family
and green fields, be would, perhaps see these
things in a different light, and better estimate
the huge proportions and stamina of the lncar-
nate monster which distracts and threatens to
destroy our institutions. The people Of the
south know full well what they have lost by
the uncalIed for reopening of the slavery ques-
ton, by designing politicians, with no other aim
than that ofpandering to the prejudice Of north
ern fanatics; and they can properly estimate
the value Of what the south has yet to Lose
They can form better opinion of the magni-
tude Of the dangers with which she surround
ed than any mere outsider, and will be unwih
inc to submit to further encroachment upon
their rights. Whenever they may find the
evils complained Of the mere .evanescence Of
impotent stump speakers and 2calot fanatics,
which will vanish, ike the mirage, as soon as
approached, the people OF the south will cease
to proclaim the determination to defend their
rights; but 50 long as the freesoil leaders and
their black republican cohorts threaten to over
throw our domestic institutions, the south will
be found under arms ready to meet them.
HUNG.-The Houston Telegraph states that
Tom Middleton, who spent some weeks in jail