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


DEMOCRACY IN A BAD Waffle Mobile
Register is thorough and undoubted demo
cratic journal, one that has never wavered III
its democracy. and therefore It's ulterance can
not be charged to any want OF love Tor the
party Hear what ii says of the present con
dition and future prospects of the ''unternhed;
with Illinois in his hands. with the prestige
which his success so far in every part OF his
plan has given him, and with the advantage OF
4 a large popularity with the northwestern de-
} mocracy, Mr. Douglas is in a position 70 otter
the democratic party the alternative OF proc
able success in the next presidential election, II
they will accept the modified platform he has
prepared for them, and him as their candidate
or of certain defeat and permanent destruction
as party if they do not There Is rum TO
them a national party in either horn OF the
dilemma, we believe; but there IS demoraliza-
ton as well as disaster in one. II the Demo
cratic party accept his terms, and mus lof-
feits its character as the protector ana tf@hd
to the south, it will assuredly be repudlated as
it should be, by the southern people, ana VIII
sink forever into an infamous grave It's feiu-
sal TO accept his overture, and thus TO abandon
the cause of the south, will inevitably dena-
tionalize the party. Its northern ally Is alto
gether lost to it, except in the event that 1t
Shall 90 northward with fresh sacrifices OF
southern rights and interests. II 1t shall not
do this, then it is reduced to the limits OF the
south, and consigned to a sectional minority
which must no longer look to the possession OF
the federal government as its dependence Tor
the safety Of the principles and the defense OF
the rights which it maintains.
l. 4 H.
poets of the democratic party, as Indicated by
the results of the recent elections, and as con
nected with the fortunes of Mr.. Douglas, IS
there any reason for southern democrats to be
gratifed at the issue OF the contest IN Illinois?
As one, we would prefer that the democratic
party should be defeated in the next preslden-
! tial election, rather than it should win success
\ by the smallest possible further concession to
the anti-slavery sentiment OF the north. we
therefore, prefer defeat to the adoption OF MI
Douglas as the democratic candidate tor the
presidency, because that involves concession
Rather than this, we say, let tie democratic
party become in its organization, as 1t now is IN
/ its essential composition, southern sectional
party, and let us stand on our constitutional
rights, and rely on our own moral and material
resources, for the protection of those rights, IN
the Union, if we can-out of 1t, If we must,
4 What have the Douglas democrats in this
region to say in answer to this defiant ''Folce
Of Alabama"'
COMMENCING EARLY-The Memphis Ava
/ lanche, an out-and Tout democratic paper, says
that so confident are the friends of the Little
4 Giant thereabouts Of his nomination by the
I Charleston convention, and of his subsequent
election, that they have already begun to par
eel out the loaves and fishes among them!-
They doubtless think that ''the early bird
catches the worm" and therefore intend to be
'ahead Of all competition" as the flash papers
say. On dit-that something of this sort has
also taken place in Louisiana. Well, industry
and early rising should thrive-but then there
\ is such a thing as reckoning the chickens be-
fore they are Matched. TIE Memphis paper
has the following complimentary paragraph
about it:
"Indeed the friends of the Little Giant,
composed mostly of deSerters, renegades, bro
ken down party hacks, the ragtag and bobtaiI
of all factions, are so sanguine Of his nomina-
ton that they have already commenced an APP
portionment of the Offices. Several prominent
individuals in the pay of the government have
commenced huge business on very small
capital"
! The Nashville Banner. referring to this mat
ter, says that doubtless more than half Of those
who have acted as democrats in Tennessee are
the friends Of Douglas The Memphis APP
peal, the old line democratic paper there, is
strong advocate of his cause.
In connection with this subject, it may be
well to note the teegraphic report that the
friends ofthe senator at Washington say he will
shortly announce that he will not be a candi-
date for nomination before the Charleston con
venton Does he, then, think that there is no
chance for him before that body? or that its
nominee will stand no chance of success? If
not a candidate for the Charleston nomination,
will be an independent democratic candidate
before the people for the presidency? And if
50, what course will the ''majority" of Tennes
see democrats, and the Douglas democrats OF
Louisiana and other southern States, take?-
/ Are they going to eat their words, and oppose
him in case he should be taken up, in accord
ance with the suggestion of ex-senator Foote
as the independent democratic candidate? We
should say that the quamels of the "happy
family" are becoming rather Interesting Bull.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Times writes as follows: A curious ques-
ton is being discussed here in diplomatic cir
cles, The president in his message, refers to
Mr.. Forsyth as 'our late minister to Mexico"
The friends Of the ex-minister maintain that he
4 has not been removed nor recalled from his
legation, but that be brought tie legation away
from Mexico with him, in consequence of the
insulting conduct of the Zuloaga government.
1t is now claimed that when diplomatic rela-
tons are resumed with Mexico, Mr.. Forsyth is
the American minister, and that no other can
be appointed until be resigns or is removed.
I There would be no embarrassment in ali this,
if Mr. f. was not anxious to hold on until he
has made treaty of some sort to signaize his
mission, and tits exceedingly doubtful whether
Mr.. Buchanan can pluck up courage to remove
him. Except for the constitutional timidity of
the executive, Mr.. f. would have been peremp-
torily recalled year ago. That's no secret in
well posted quarters here.
/ In no event is it probable that Mr.. Forsyth
will be permitted to return to Mexico as minis
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