The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-02-16

WHAT A GOVERNMENT governor of Mis-
souri,, in his late message to the legislature o
\ that State, says that during the Kansas trou
bles of last year, when Montgomery and hi
band of free state robbers and murderers were
driving the pro-slavery settlers from the terri
tory, and sometimes crossing over into Missouri
and committing depredations, he sent Adjutan
/ Gen. Parsons to the frontier to inquire into tn,
facts; that the adjutant reported that ''numer
Gus overt acts had been committed" in Missouri
by the robbers; and that he (the governor) ap
piled to president Buchanan for aid in preserv
inc the peace of the frontier, also TO goyeno
Denver to maintain peace in Kansas. Tht
following extract from the message viii show
how these applications were treated by Buch
anan and Denver:
Il, on the 9Th of the same month, addressed
the president of the United States, soliciting
the aid of the general government in the pro
lection of our citizens, and in the preservation
of the peace SO necessary 10 the prosperity o
our people.
IAN answer from the war department in
/ formed me that no available troops were known
to said department which could then be SO EN-,
ployed. Doubts were also minated OF The
expediency Of employing United States troops
against bands Of civil marauders."
Gov. Denver, in response to my letter, ex-
pressed regrets that the course | had indicated
should be thought necessary, and the hope that
necessity might be obyated, assuring me that
he would do all in his power to suppress the
evil complained Of"
So it seems chat an administration which
orders the whole home squadron to be vigilant
and active stopping emigrants for Nicaragua
which hesates not even to land marines on
a foreign coast to capture such an expedition
an administration which has our southern seas
swarming with United States vessels. and our
southern States oyenun with United States
marshas and their assistants, to prevent the
introduction of few African laborers into the
south and punish those who import them-has
no means at hand to repel or punish freesoiI
forage into a southern State or the driving of
pro slavery settlers from common territory
of the Union. and even doubts the expediency
Of employing United States troops against
bands of civil maraudersn'
THE PUBLIC FeRoEs.-Mr. Benjamin, in the
senate, reported a substitute for the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Mason, authorsing the pres-
dent of the United States to use the public
forces in certain cases. The substitute pro-
vides, in effect, that whenever the president
shall have reason TO apprehend that any of the
transit routes situated within the limits of any
of the Central American States OF the repub
lie of Mexico is in danger of being obstructed
or closed by lawless violence, or that hostile at
tack may be made on the person or property
Of any citizen of the United States in transit
on any Of said routes, it shall be lawful for the
president to make provision for the use of the
land and naval forces TO prevent the closing or
obstruction of such transit. or in giving ade-
quate protection TO the citizens of the United
States, provided the force so used shall be with
drawn as soon as the object is accomplished.
The second section provides that where any
violence or outrage is committed in the coun-
tries above named upon the person or property
Of any American citizen, by any person or per- I
sons claiming to be in authority or by insur-
gent or predatory force, whether such violence
upon the person be open or disguised under the T
form of military, or other service, or in any
other manner whatever; and whether the VIC
ence against the property shall be open sci
zure or conhscatIon, or dismissal under the F
oEm of compulsory loan, or contributions, or in
any manner whatever, the president is author
sed to use the land and naval forces in obtain
ng immediate adequate redress for the wrong
inflicted.
Section three makes it the duty of the presi-
lent, whenever he may exercise any of the
powers authorised by the act, to report to con-
,ress forthwith, if in session, and if not, at the
lext ensuing session.
The Paris correspondent of the National In
elligencer writes: There are in France 1887
printing Offices, which employ $500 compost
orS, 5000 pressmen and 900 oyerseers and cor
ectors. The average annual number of works
printed is 5000, and the produce Of the whole
$ estimated at $4,000 900. The title of one
# the more important recent works is 'Unita-
isme; expose de la grande science Chretienne; {
d three enormous volumes. A vast biogra-
hcal dictionary of living worthless, entitled, ;
Geographic des Contemporaries, has been com
lied by Mr.I Vapereau, who is already attack
d by DOZEN actions for libel. His work CON
aims the history of T2, 900 living celebrities, in
luding those of both hemispheres. The 2nd c
olume of the Correspondence Of Napoleon |. {
about to appear-an epistoary collection {
I'uC mum lttioI5ti TN o. ~ ate iCSOulCSS
very where, foreign governments, individual e
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In order that some idea may be had of the :
ost Of the patent Office fancy pictures, we will t
tie few Of the cases connected with the re- I
ort Of 1856. In the house edition, horse
ost $40, SIG SO; strawberry, $10,576 so; =
sheep, S10,572 81; a map, So, 8O7 3D. 5
or the senate edition, the same pictures cost a
6,979 Is. In the face of these humiliating :
which were the subject of general
dicule, in and out of congress, the person in Il
large of preparing the agricultural REPORTER Q
lbicaton, used all the arguments in his pow I.
: to have second edition of horse, a tea +
ant and map inserted in colors, in the re- t
ort just published, which, at the price stated c
J Mr. Sinclair for their execution, in his vo-
ntary card, published in the Union few days :
nee, (including paper and inserting plates, il
ould have cost $50, 1913 60. Wash. States
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The French government has provided that
e term of service of the 10000 free Africans Re
be obtained on the coast of that continent, R
I'd transported TO Gaudaloupe and Marininna e.