The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-27


is producing its legitimate fruit. Il IS now pro
posed to hold the next black republican nation
al convention in Wheeling A movement (
that effect has already been made, and il is thus
chronicled in the New York Tribune Of th'
9th instant
The Republicans of Wheeling, Virginia, haf'
/ addressed memorial TO the republican nation
4 al committee, urging the selection OF Wheeling
! as the place for holding the national conven
/ lion that is to nominate the next president W.
4 hope their request viii be needed.
As the Tribune is the chief mouth piece Q
the black republicans Of the north, and as il
voice is unquestionably potential to a remark
able extent, it il more than probable that tht
request Of The republicans Of Wheeling
will .'bo needed, and that the next freesoi
candidate for the presidency will be nominated
within-the limits of slave State.
II will be singular spectacle TO look upon,
that of three or four hundred anti-slayery del
egates meeting in city belonging to slave
holding commonwealth, for the purpose ofnomi-
mating, for the first Office within the gift Of the
voters Of the confederacy, man solely and ex-
clusiyeIy on account Of bis hostility to the con
stitutionally guaranteed rights ofthe south, and
with The belief that, if elected, he will deliber-
ately and wiIfully disregard and trampIe under
foot every section and article Of the constitution
he will be obliged to take an oath to support
before be can be inaugurated into Office, when
any Of those sections and articles may happen
to run counter to the interests and caprices Of
abolition fanaticism!
However, this is an age Of strange events
May be the abolition national convention of
1864 will be held in Charleston, New Orleans,
or Galveston Who knows? Attic rate fanati-
cism is progressing now, it will be able to do al
most anything it pleascs within few years.
However, we are not disposed to blame the
republicans Of Wheeling for their course in
the premises, nor even to cast censure upon
the New York Tribune for recommending that
their request Be 'heeded;" for the very simple
but conclusive fact that the conduct of the de-
mocracy Of Virginia in nominating ohm Letch-
er for governor, afforded them ample pretext
and complete excuse for any sectional liberties
they might feel inclined to take. The tree is
always known by its fruits. AS people SOW, 50
must they expect TO reap. Effects follow causes
just as water seeks It's own level: and the domi-
nant party of Virginia having selected per
son to ELL tie chief office in their commonwealth
who was, ten or twelve years ago, an open and
ayowed freesoiler and emancpationist, it is no
wonder that domestic and foreign freesoers
and emancpationist should conclude to make
Virginia city the grand theatre of their nation
al operations. When similar event takes
place in Louisiana, we shall not object to the
freesoiIers holding their national convention in
New Orleans.
Mrs. Kirkland has very truly said that wo-
man is never really and healthily happy, with
out household cares. But to perform house
work is frequenty considered degrading Even
when the mother, in obedience 10 the traditions
Of her youth, condescends to labor occasionally,
The daughters are frequently brought up in per
feet idleness, take no bodily exercise, except
that Of walking in fine weather, or riding in
cushioned carriages, OF dancing parry
Those, in short, who can afford servants, can
not demean themselves, as they think, by do
nestle labors. The result is, too frequently,
that ladies Of this class lose what little health
they started life with, becoming feeble in just
about the proportion as they become fashion
able. In this neglect ofhouseholdc cares, Amer
lean ladies stand alone. A German lady, no
matter how elevated herrank, never forgets that
domestic la5ors conduce to the health of mind
and body alike. An English lady, whatever
may be her position in society, does not neglect
the affairs Of her household, and even though
she has house keeper, devotes portion ftime
to this, her true and happiest sphere A con
trary course to this results in lassitude ofmnd
often as fatal TO health, as the neglect Of bodily
exercise. The wife who leaves her household
cares to her domestic, generally pays the pen
atty which has been affixed toidlenes since the
foundation of the world, and either Wits away
from sheer ennui, or is driven into all sorts Of
foIlies to find employment for her
mind. Ifhousehold cares were more generally
attended to by ladies Of the family, there would
be comparatively little backbiting gossipping,
and other kindred sins, and woman
n good society would be much happier and
much more truly loFeable.
--~s--------
At one of the express offices in Third street.
yesterday, we saw small iron safe, still in use,
which lay at the bottom Of Lake Erie, contain
ing $50, 900 in gold, for six years. The safe
belonged to an express company at the time,
was on a steamer that blew up and sunk, and
was raised by diving bell, after the lapse Of
time mentioned Cincinnati Enquirer.
We learn that the methodist church north,
have society in the northwest part OF Gray
son. We learn also, that they preach the most
disgusting srboIfev Al yir--
'..5s Nc lave received, we would advise these
worthless to put out or sing small especially at
his particular time. His honor. Judge Lynch,
'ontemPlates adeseentupo them and they may
est assured, that the consequences will be I
'wful to contemple.