The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-03-02

piece Of '.court intelligence, which coming, a
it does, from democratic journal published OF
the spot, we must regard as official
The president is reported to be very mucl
texasperated at the action of the senate caucu
on Saturday, and, we hear, protests that
shall not change his tariff policy. He will sent
IN special message strongly rGasserting thu
doctrines Of bis message. The rumor Of arup
ture of his cabinet on this question has been re
vived, and with more color of foundation 1t il
thing of not unlikely occurrence
So, notwithstanding all its Wanted nation
atty" the democracy in congress is split up in
to factions, for and against the administration
while the democrats composing the cabinet anc
intended to be the constitutional advisers of tht
president, are in the same predicament. The
democracy should by all means be immediately
] rechristened, and henceforth be known as ''the
great party Of national discord" The GOODNESS
with which the States treats the presidents ex-
ASPIRATION, indicates that there is but little
chance of the factions becoming reconciled, and
is in keeping with q remark attributed, by the
Charleston Courier, to secretary Cobb, when
South Carolina member Of congress interro-
gated him about the difference between him
self Cobb and president Buchanan on the ia
riff question. "Oh!" replied the secretary,
'the president is opposing the administration
ANOTHER PIoTURE.-As convincing evidence
Of that unity Of feeling and sublime harmony
which, according to the office-holders' official
organs, actuate the democracy 'every where"
and on all occasions, we publish the following
resolutions adopted and promulgated by the
democracy of two counties in Tennessee, at pub
lie meetings held only three weeks ago The
faithful Of Weakly county adopted the fol-
lowing resolution:
" Resolved, That we are not willing to sup
port for either branch of the legislature, any
one who is in favor of charterng any new
banks, re-charter old ones, or giving aid and
comfort to swindling machines ofthat character
in any manner whatever
On the other hand, the "eyer faithful dem
ocfacy of Bradley county, unanimously adopt
ed the following resolutions:
Resolved, That an attempt at this time, in
Tennessee, to resort to an exclusive metallic
would be impracticable-and in view
of our commercial relations, inexpedient and
injurious to all the industrial pursuits of the
Resolved, That we are in favor of a mixed
currency Of both specie and psper, convertible /
The one into the other at the pleasure of the
holder. 10 this end we desire tile rGcharterino
Of the State Bank, with an increase of its cap
tall
The views of the democracy of Tennessee
are as conflicting as those advocated by the
same party in South Carolina and Vermont.
The recent expose Of the manner in which
he federal treasury has been plundered by the
public printer, has induced the political press to
Examine into the method by which the "official
organs of the ofice-holders are kept up. 1t
5 already known to our readers that the Lou
siana Courier for many years enjoyed an an
ual stipend of from $40, 900 to 5000 from
he State treasury. Mississippi and Texas are
lied freely for a like purpose, and the Little
lock Gazette and Democrat, the oldest and
nost influential journal in Arkansas, now fur
fishes the following items in regard to that
state:
Curiosity has induced US to look into the
mount of money received from the treasury
y the public printers; and, on an examination,
'e find that the publishers of the True Demo
rat have been paid thirty nine thousand and
wenty one dollars and forty-seven cents since
he publication of the biennial reports of 1857,
1887 SO Of which was paid for printing tie
o0ernors message and accompanying docu-
lents and tits probable that there are still more
documents" to publish! All this, too, we are
formed, has been paid on the certificates Of
le public printer"
The foregoing accounts for the milk in the
'coa nut" and likewise for that very en-
uslastic admiration of democracy displayed
the organs, and their intense anxiety to per- :
'tuate the present race of office holders.
1t is announced that the crosses frauds, in ;
nnecton with the Oregon and Washington f
ar debt, have been brought to light by the c
'use committee on military affairs, through Il
e efforts of Mr.. Faulkner, chairman. The l.
hole debt, as reported by the government !
,ents, is about sixty million Of dollars Of which \
m the committee affirm that not more one u
IIlon of dollars is justly due. Some of the a
argos are outrageous. Common pistols are P
It down at fftyfve dollars each, second hand :,
lskets at one hundred and twenty five dollars n
ch, oats at five dollars per bushel, hay at one Il
ndred and twenty dollars per ton, and other v
ngs in proportion The whole affair, from G.
st to last, appears to have been an organised u
stem Of stupendous fraud and stealing. n
The Richmond Enquirer, the venerable ex le
nent of Virginia democracy and distractions a
the private organ Of governor Wise, de- tc
res that president Buchanan's doctrine con-
improvement, as illustrated BY
position regarding the Pacific railroad, lis - -
ery incompatible with the doctrines of the +
nocratic party: it is federalism; federalism, q
impaired with which the milder form of polit- NJ
error prevalent among partisans of the old W