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The Point Reached.


In every aspect heretofore the republi-
cans have managed the secession troubles
just as badly as it has been possible TO
manage them. And now they are in
power in tho Executive branch Of the gov
eminent they begin to feel the cousequen-
ces Of their miserable folly. When the
tariff bill was pending in Congress they
were warned, in vain, that its passage
would prove serious embarrassment in
the unfortunate political complications
with which Mr.. Lincoln's administration
would have to deal. And behold the
stern fact is already presented to them
that unless this tariff law shall be at once
modified, or all tho ports of the seeded
States blockaded, revenue from customs
will be speedily almost wholly cut Off
for, the tariff of the Confederate States
being very considerably lower than that
recently enacted at Washington, the great
bulk Of foreign importations will come
through their ports and be distributed by
interior ntercommunication all over the
country. t .3
The republicans at Washington have
just awakened to this complexion of the
business, and their leading journals in
New York and elsewhere are sounding the
alarm which the discovery has produced
Hitherto these republicans have talked
about the collection Of the revenue or
ship-board of the ports of the seeded
States, but this needs special act of Con
gress, aud even then, so cumbrous is The
machinery of the new tariff law that thai
mode of collection is impossible. The
tariff must be modified; or, the ports o
the ,,seceded States must be blockaded
or, the political difficulties must be com
posed; or, the government Of the United
States must stop. This is the point nov
reached.
Under this complexion of things, al
extra session of Congress is necessity
and we predict one will be called in thir
ty days.
Three months ago this condition of af
fairs might have been avoided by the sim
pie acceptance by the republicans of The
Crittcnden propositions. The acceptance
of those propositions would have prevent
ed secession altogether, except, perhaps
the secession of South Carolina, which
would have been of no consequence. .
What will Congress do when il shall
meet? There is but one right thing 70
it to do, and that is TO compose the pc
litical difficulties. 1t may, indeed, re
duce the tariff, but then the seeded State.
may make n still further reduction. /
may blockade the southern ports, but thi
will require a monstrous naval force, anc
it will, too, lead to war, and the secession
of other States, and, by making reunion
impossible, it will lead to "ills we know
not Of"
On the whole has not republcanisn
turned out costly experiment?-Det
Free Press.
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THE DIsUNIoN MOVEMENT.

New York, March 16.
The Times Washington correspondent
says: "The Cabinet came to no conclu
sion yesterday on the proposed evacuation
of Fort Sumpter ...f
Intelligence from Baltimore says that
the first resistance to Federal authority
will be there. The purpose of the secess-
ionists is said 10 be TO resist any republi-
cans taking possession of government Of
fees in Baltimore to the last.
"The Mohawk and CRUSADER have
gone to the gulf. The revenue vessels
added to the feet are intended to aug
ment it to respectable coast guard
The Philadelphia will probably be used,
in case of the evacuation of Sumpter, to
bring its garrison to Old Point Comfort"
The Tribune says: sour Charleston
correspondent writes TO us that the shot
fired the other day at Fort Sumpter was
the result of deliberate plan to try the
temper Of Major Anderson, and that the
statement that it was done accidentally is
an unblushing lie."
A dispatch to the Evening Post,
Washington, 10, says: "Startling ru-
mors are in circulation here, to the effect
that collision has occurred ut Pensaco-
Ia. 1t is reported that the U. S. forces,
under command of Lieut.. Slemmer have
been attacked by the Florida rebels, and
that serious conflict ensued. No intel
ligence of definite character has been re-
ceived, but their is intense excitement and
great anxiety to learn further particulars"
The Charleston Courier of Thursday
announces the commissioning of the La
dy Ddvis as the first war vessel of the
southern Confederacy. She is armed
with 24-pounders.
.a New YoRK, March lS.
A Washington dispatch to the Herald
reports that "Major Anderson had in
formed the government that, if reinforce
ment be intended, the Carolinians would
Immediately fill the channels and render
communication by water impossible.
" IL is understood that the administra-
ton have sent secret agents to different
h"iVPO"u SO'SIHuleuIS W lnlOTIn lncU OF
the future policy Of this government thus
defeating the object of the southern con
federacy in sending their commissioners
there"
The Charleston correspondent says:-
"The new tariff and constitution are un-
satisfactory.
1.-THE floating battery will be moved
on Monday, but not towards Sumpter."
Es- The snow is about 8 inches deep.
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FRIGHTFUL PoLITIcAL DEMoRAL1zA-
TIoN.-It is openly confessed by the re-
publican papers of this city that the act
Of the Legislature giving twenty FIVE
thousand acres of swamp lands for the es-
tablishment Of "German- American Uni
versity" was partisan measure designed
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the score of the passage of the act for
biding the sale of lager beer in quantities
less than five gallons. We say nothing
of the merits of the appropriation, but
we do say that the confession of its par
tisan object betrays a Generalization in
politics that would have been deemed
frightful twenty years ago. twenty-five
thousand acres Of land given 10 the Ger.
mans as price of their continued ale
glance to the republican party! The Of
fer is infamous-what shall we say of
those who shall accept the bribeg And
the lands were the property Of the whole
people, donated TO them by Congress for
a specific purpose, of which purpose the
establishment of seminares forms no part.
Nevertheless, it is not the establishment
o. seminary to which we object, but the
motive that controlled the Legislature in
making the appropriation.
Be it remembered that but for the pas
sage of the five gallon law" this appro-
priation would not have been made. II
had been tried and failed prior to that,
and was again brought forward, as we
have stated, as measure Of party con.
citation to tho German republicans.
bet. Free Press.
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Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-28
Look Out

u We find the following particulars,
Of the contemplated action of our
.cowardly enemies, in the New Or
leans Bee. Such system of war
fare is disgraceful to the participants,
but nothing more than we might ex-
pect from the Lincoln government
We trust our North Caro- ina friends,
as also others, will be on the look
out, and prevent the accomplish
ment of such internal purposes But
to the article:
Southern HarJors Ia be ObsFr~cted.
1t seems that the Liecoln Govern
ment have determined to resort to
every conceivable method to make
their blockade "etfective." Not hav-
ing a sufficicncy of war vessels to
blackade all the ports and rivers ON
the coast, they are now obtaining, IN
Baltimore, all the old hulks they can
tind-old oyster boats, pungeys, and
some schooners tormcrl y used IN the
Virginia trade-which are to be tow
ed to the coast Of North Carolina
aud sunk at the mouths OF rivers and
inlets, to prevent the ingrcss and
ecress OF vessels to the ports of that
State. The Exchange says (and
other papers make similar statements >
that "a large number of such vessels
have been purchased; that others
have been seized and carried off by
the naval fotilla thar has been crli-
sing for some time past among the
creeks and inlets of the Bay shore !;
that twenty OF more of these vessels
were loading with stone within a
day or two past at Port Deposit, and
that others have followed, or are
about to follow, to be freighted in
a similar manner We hope our
neichbors of North Carolina will he
on the lookout for the expedition.
There are some long rage guns along
the coast, while we are informed that
the guns provided for the steam-tow-
ing tiotilla are not OF so long Il rage
| No code Of international law sane
tons such Il mode of reinforcing a
blockading squadron.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-28

J. An A,tack an .Washingtom.-1'he
Washington correspondent OF the
Herald, in it's Issue Of the 18th, spec
ulates in the following fashion:
Numberlcss incidents tend to show
that tire rebels are on the eve OF at
tacking our lines. Last night it was
discovered that the rebel lines had
been advanced in all directions to-
wards the Potomac. The force at
Fairfax Courthouse has been largely
increased. Heavy forces have been
thrown out on all the roads. a large
body is proceeding towards tae
Point of Rocks. Their scouting pa
ties are in the immediate vicinity II
our line along the whole extent Of f"e
Potomac.
The rebels III Baltimore to-day r,-
ceivcd intelligence that the renvis
We're then marching upon Washing
ton, and the information was pub
lished in an extra. 1t is thought
that they were only Il little prt'na-
ture. Gen. Scott does not think the
attack will be made, but Gen. Nc
Clellan, who is a classlnate of Beau
regard, and is familiar with his mode
of combination, is well convinced
that he will make an attack upon
some point on the Potomac.
1t is said the rebels have nearly
one hundred thousand men between
here and Richmond. They have not
the means to provide for the i'm
mensr army. They know that I'M,
der McClrllau onr army is becoming
daily more formidable i'll numbers and
discipline, while their forces ar" get
ting more disor@anized and demoral'
lied by delay, and the poor proSrec'
OF provisions for their comfort arc
maintenance" during thc winter.
They cannot afford 10 wait for the
result Of Gen. SCOTS plan ot starving
them out, and Gen. McCiellan,s pro
pralnme to have the army perfectly !
disciplined and prepared before h'
be~in- 10 advance They must eithe
fight now or see their army mel
AWAY without another blow being
struck. That an attack viii ba made
in :, Very short time is generally CON
| ceded.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-28

Richmond, August 19-Ihe Pre-
sident approved to-day the act au-
thorizing the issue of treasury notes,
aud providing q war tax tor their
redemption.
The Secretary of the Treasury.
under specified conditions, Is authorl-
zed to issue not exceeding one hun
dred million dollars treasury notes.
The act provides for tax OF fifty
cents on every hundred dollars OF
real estate, slaves, merchandise, bank
and other stock, money at interest,
Excepting Confederate bonds; also,
taxes ut the same rate on cash on
hand. cattle. gold watches, gold and
silver plate. pianos, pleasure carria-
res, etc. Any family whose proper
~ is less than FIVE hundred dollars,
is exempt from taxation. Colleges,
schools and charitable institutions
are. also. exempt. The act passed
unanimously.
Congress confirmed, to-day, L. O
Hebcrt, Of Louisiana, as Brigadier-
General: also, John \. Jones. OF
Georgia. and Hugh Mcleod. of Texas
AS Majors and also, Charles String
fellow. Of Virginia, Assistant Adju,
| aut-Gcueral. with The rank of Cap,
tain.
Nothing els" was done in open ses
sion.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-28
Ehe further publishing of the fol

,Ehe further publishing of the fol
lowing papers in the city Of St. Louis,
has been forbid: the Bulletin, Her
aid, and Christian Advocate. We
sympathise with our friend Faucet
of the Herald, for he has struggled
hard to establish his paper. and was
just about reaping the benefits of his
laborous undertaking. There is a
good time coming, and we hope it will
not be long before the table Is turned.
and we shall hear of the re-issuance
OF those papers and the suppression
OF those cowardly sheets which now
flourish in that city, particularly that
accursed sheet the Democrat, the pro-
prictor (Mckce) of which, would i'll
our estimation (and we speak from
experienced stoop to anything dis
honorable, if there WAS tie least show
Of profit attached to the act. The
other papers, on the contrary, are
pursuing their present course out OF
fear. The Herald was as bold and
fearless as any journal We know Of,
aud naturally made lnany enemies
who were not long in taking advan-
tace Of the times, and causing that
sheet to be suppressed at the earliest
possible moment.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-28
They Become Reflective.

Now and then we notice n sensible
thing or so in the papers of the
North, relative to conquerlng thc
rebels. The editor OF the Hart sord
Times, has been rejecting and tig7,r-
ing. and wondrous to relate, thinks
that it is rather out ofthe question to
have the least idea Of subduing the
people who are to be cut from the face
of the earth. Hear him:
Since tie recent terrible defeat of
our Northern army, the truth begins
to be acknowledged by some of our
neighbors, that we can never conquer
the South. Our Abolition papers at
the North have constantly iInpelled
us to 90 on to destruction. The
South have enrolled militia Of over
100000 men. They have more than
I 100000 muskets, besides powerful
artillery, equal to ours; and no"' they
have captured five OF our best bate
ries. In the face OF these stubborn
| iactS, are Dtti W az p!tftilI!7 - 'oii =
tionists to be suffered still to push u
on in this ruinous civil war?
/ Many such views are entertained
and often freely expressed by some
of the ultra journals at the North, ant
with apparent etfecton the public mind
The Linconites begin to fear the con
sequences which may arise from Ian
guage made use Of in some of tn
public prints, and are now busily en-
gagged in suppressing the publication
Of all papers that do not accord witt
their views of carrying on the wal
| We of the South are kept in igno
rance about what is transpiring ou
of our borders, but it is evident tha
there is a strong reaction takin
place in the North as regards tn
} rights Of the South and the course p,t,
sued by Lincoln. There lis grea
unanimity of feeling III the North ia
.voring the South and opposing tn
Lincoln administration; it gain
, strength every day, and like th
burning volcano, will, when least ea
pected, burst forth in its power an
overwhelm our enemies, crushin
them in their strongholds.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-28
tsr the Shrcrcpo,1 DIRTY Nevs
Conunk!rGIN No. l.

What is that place th"t even The
poorest possess, and the richest no
Fnrthrr adorn? Its portals are hung
with crimson curtains of wondrous
fabric they fall npon gates Of viii
test ivory, carved with subtle Gun
ming, firm and fast a. the mountain,
and Yet opening and shutting with
lighrning's speed. Within are hid
the costlicst jewels, and from the
d.pths Of that place con"th for.h Il
voice that rulcth sIlr world.
TUE.ANDOT.
Shreveport, La. Aug. %, 81,
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-28
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Il wills we'll Lnowu and popular -
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found the best OF game. fish, oysfr1-.
and everything that the Shr.rrpo.;
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o. no3Tyly
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-28

Pa1myra -itt4cAcd by tie Hi&union-
tsts.-Vhursday Horning Intelligence"
was received in Palmyra that an at
tack would be made on the Union
men there by the disunionists that
night, with a view Of disamnng and
taking them prisoners. Capt. Hap
pie. OF the Home Guard, conveyed
lhis intelligence TO headquarters.
when his men We're ordered here
They arrived HAT evening, sixty five
in number, the Captain remaining
behind.
After nightfall the disunionists,
having succeeded in conceaiin@ the
ne-pounder cannon, they got from
here, in a humber yard, about three
hundred strong, made dash on the
town, surrounded Captain Happle's
house, brol1" the doors down and
Z windows open, entered and proceeded
to break all Of the trunks and boxes
open and search them.
They then took two young recruits
prisoners, and made them take az,
oath not to fight against them and
then let them go. Captain Happle
having sent his family to.Quincy that
morning, was all this time concealed
and they therefore did not find him
or else he might not have escaped Sc
easily Hannibal (Mo.) Messenger
10th.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-28
sLR Postmastegs are requested to
<sct as agents far Me News, and re-
sula ten per cent atjiomamountt0 t0r1caxded.

The following is list of letters
left for delivery at Messrs. Childers
& Beard, from the Cadao Rifles:
John W. Pennall
Howell B. Harris
Irwin Ball.
w. NJ. Wade.
Mrs. NJ. T.. Grosebeck
Miss Mollie Watson.
Mrs. NJ. u. Cane.
Mrs. W. w. Blackwell
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-28
FINE AR rs.

MISS. Lula Mackie will take plea
sure in giving instructions on the
Piano Forte, in Drawing, Painting OF
various kinds, Embroidery, Wax
flower making, Leather-work &c.
Those wishing to take lessons in any
of the branches mentioned, will please
call and see Miss. NJ. at the residence
of Mr. II. w. Rhodes.
a9-4t.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-28

s-v Our readers viii he glad to
know that the statement made by the
Abingdon, Va. paper that Gov. Jack
son, of Missouri, was wounded in the
face near that place, by a rock thrown
into the car in which he was travel
ing, was without any foundation.
Gov. Jackson, we learn from the
Memphis papers, received no injury,
nor was any missile thrown into the
car.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-28
Restaurant.

TRSHE undersigned wonld respect
L fully inform the citizens Of Shroye-
port and vicinity, that he has opened
a RE.ST,A URA NJ on Texas street,
near Market, where he is prepared at
all times to satisfy his friends and
customers, from o. clock, \. VI. until
IL. =. NJ, with warm or cold meals.
s@To Boarders by the month on
week, a liberal deduction VIII be made
v1n54-6m j. \. JEHLI,
Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-28
5hrevepprt @ailp 9ears,
nNO. O.DICKIN<oC
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
Wednesday, August ., 1861
Job Work must be paid fer Oh de
AGENTS.


Mr.. JOHN w. TAEER, is our authorized
sgent in Natchtoches.
Mr.. D. u. O:BRIEN, No. 6, Exchange
Place, New Orleans, is our authorized
Agent for that city.
MIR. H.C. CLARKE. Bookseller. is our a'l-
thorized agent for Vicksburg and Natchez.
Mr.. j. II. LOTION. is our agent at Belle
x;le. Bossier Parish.
Mr. A. l.. HAY. of the News Depot. is oul
authorized agent in Jefferson, Texas.
We will be pleased to receive confrlbu
..o.s from our friends. in and around Shreve
port An occasional articlefrom oar planters
relative to the crops. will be very acceptabie
In fact, we desire correspondence from
avery section of the States
Personal articles will not be published
either as communications or advertisements
Those friendly to our undertaking, wht
may hear of any local, Or other items, tha
viii prove of interest to our readers, vii
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the News.