The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-01-09
ChoU ifha a Monarchy.


projects which already built on the apprehendet
ruin Of the federal Unon weinytc particular attention
to the subioned extract froBan elaborate editorial
tcle in the Augusta (Geol Chroniceand Sentinel ofth
8th ult IL is only oneofYery many similarintimation
which have recently met our eve in the southern press
If the federal system is failure the question ma
be asked is not the whole republican system failure
i Very many wise men say so. We formed the fedora
government because the separate States it was though
i were not strong enough to stand alone, and beca9s
they were likely prove advantageous, il not1an
gerous each to the other in their distinct ogansaon
and with their varying interests. When we break up
/ wi the dsadyant ges and dangers of separate tat
be such to require the formation Of coneder
aey of those which at present. supp9sedto be homo
geneous? II do form anew co9fedeTaey, when thl
old Is gone, itwoud seem to be Dether WISE prudent
nor statesman like to frame it after the pattern Of tht
old New safeguards and guarantees must necessarily
be required and none but 9heedess maniac would seel
toayoid looking this matter squarely in the face.
1T is true that plight make constitution for the
fifteen southern States which would secure tae rights Of
all ,a present, from harm, or which would require al
least clear violation of its letter plainly that the
world could see it, when unconstitutional action was
conSummat9d. But then in the course of wears
changed, times changed, interests changed bu
siness Changed, productions changed violation OF
the Spirit might occur, which would be clearly Vi
oldtion Of the letter It may be said that the const
Ifuton might provide for its own change, as times
changed. Well that was the design when our present
constitution formed and still say it is failure
How more carefully could new one be arranged?-
Men will say that of the south arc one and that we
shall get along well enough But they who say tknew
neither history nor human nature. When the Union
was formed the thirteen States were slave
holding and if the cotton gin had not been invented
there would not probably to-day have been African
slave in North America.
sBat how about the State organisations? This is an
important consideration, for whether consult with
a. q IL
State must act for itself in the first instance When
any State goes cut of the present federal Union it then
becomes foreign power, to the other States as well
the world Whether it will unite again with any of
the States, stand alone it is for it to say The
contedeacy must then be made by those States which
desire it-and If Georgia. any other State does not
find the proposed terms of federation agreeable she
maintain her separate form of governments or
atieast try it. Well, what form of government shall
we have? This is more easily asked than answered
Some Of the wisestand best citizens propose he
reditary constitutional monarchy but however good
that may be in ITSELF the most important point to dis
cover is whether not the people prepared for it,
1t is thought, again. by others that shall be able to
go fora generation or two, in a new conlederacv
with addition sateguards-sueh for instance an exec
utiVe for life, vastly restricted suffrage senators eec-
ted for life or for long period say twenty-one wears
for seven years, the Judiciary absolutely Independent
and for life during good behavior. The frequency
of elections, aud the universally of suffrages with
~, PI1 ''4d 'lie
~ tjbt =, Va ''eo ~
causes Of trouble amoungus.
I'VE throw outthese suggestions thatthe people may
think of them and act their interests require Our
ava o.i'oi IA INA, e ?et li1 De Ie greatest ma
q ~; IS-I 81. 'H "a l.i9 o"7,9 VI
is' nv olll9 s'enIll government PuI
pO 5'ln our ieaIs are
IN. go ~ eespol9H "
ii'ls' '1'' All" li"ii1 ny l"lseu again 70 mon
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morn. nf cc,+b A,,,ia- , So ~ 2
7f the New Yorl, Times.
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.ood
4 decree read,oits the .Tesrits to Ecnador I
pm mo riroi,a1 mo 80 -
lat tird attdrant 5as ~ st &C 10
.astiIlo rrasilADt Of peru ond N rro1 cni
7irn3in Castillo il III ,Ioca n a. -; - ~
IA November quarters mss Eve ,6ol Cas
illo,s nrvate residence IN the "a liz do loo Di;J
sas ,irro,Triad b,, mont Of tl IttIf a.
7ffer f.o,nran6 If Ctrt Eri - ~
ceo5Nanied Inv nnnber Of Griao o~I, - ',3o
cars tbat Cant Lar, selected tJ,;s o,i @
n the hoNse because ii si, ocIocr tb f1
erefron to VI TO market and he could +b,s
1it+ance ifI0ut nreyioifslv aJ~r,ic, NJ
-aons were divided into two coro,os GO - IL
,as to enter the house from Side door Inv the caIla DO
Tgucra while the Other conran, was 70 o
rincpal door in the Diyoreiados
Lieut.. Miguel France who was on opard at tho sido
oor was Immediately shot dead and the inlnrrncto-
s gained adnittance to the house and To tIa horoo
{ Castillo. where the president was asleen IT. how,
YER was aroused in season by his wife and sr?noir
ON his bed was saluted Inv a shot from raroi9
fieh was prevented from taking effect Inv the nstoi
ene ltoci,ni from fl,a I,a,d If t1 s.; - 2'o'
loded Castillo then hed to an upper room followed
one or two more shots but esaaped IN the roof aud
fence into the streets unhurt In the meantime the
residents guard which had been taken by sunrise ra
,vcred from their stnnor a,,d bots ,a sd4 -, III
des in the house Besides lieutenant Fence TIor
alaeios soldier of the guard was Killed and Don
anuel Forceledo, aidde-camp of Castillo received
all in the ann, which must be amDutated close To the
loqder and from the effects of which If is feared he
i'll de-
While the attack was Going on colonel Aroundas tho
me who entered the legislative 1olaoo t,e s.le
9 ofohe Up te congress at the point OF the bayonet
d VINO nEeS oHec.y opposite the house OF Castillo,
'ne oal On MS balcony 20 see what the trouble was
aorgSSlls 'nG soldiers Ne inquired, What did you
'ule mere lot! w e aoh knoW--we only know that I