The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-05-13

Northern States, and laws were passed /
for the punishment, by ruinous fines .
and long continued imprisonment III
iails and pcnitcn,iaries. OF citizens OF !
the southern States who shonld dare
ask aid of Che officers of the law for
the recovery of their property. Em-
boldened by success, ON the theatre
Of agitation and aggression, against
/ the clearly expressed constitutions!
rights of the Congress. Senators ana
| Representatives were sent to the
Common Councils of the Nation,
whosc chief title to distinction CON
sisted in the display Of a spirit OF ulta
f;tnaticism, and whose business was
not 80 promote the general welfare,
or ensure domestic tranquiiity-but
to awaken the bitterest hatred against
the citizens OF sister Stl,os to. o.
lent dcnuuciation Of the.s institutions.
The transaction of pablo affairs
was impeded BY repeated efforts 10
usurp powers not delegated by the
constitution. for the purpose OF I'M
pairing the security OF property III
slaves, to condition of li.teriorlIy.
Finally, q great party was organ
lied for the pngo2e u ohti'ining ne
administration OF the Government
with the avowcd object OF using its
,, power Of the total exclusion OF the
Slave States from all participation in
the benefits OF the public domain, &c
CURED by all the States in common
whether by conquest or purchase
surrounding them entirely by States
. . N which slavery should be prohibit
ed, thus rendering the property IN
slaves so insecure as to br comparu-
lively worthless, and hereby annihi'
: Lifting in effect property worth thous-
L ands q. millions OF dollars.
; This party. thus organized, sue
Il ceeded in the month Of November
II last in the election Of its candidate
/ for the Presidency Of the lnitec
States.
q In the meantime. under the milo
and genial climate of the oouihell
g States, and the increasing care tor III
+, wei! being and comfort ui the labor
ING classes. dictated alike by intercs
Il and humanity, the African slaves ha'
II augmented IN number from about 81:
II LmnIr..d thousand, at the date Of til
adoption Of tie constitutional com
Il ract. +, uuwards Of four millions.
!" In = moral and social condi,io
- they had been elevated from bruta
H. snva@es into docilc, intelligent an
civilized agricultural l"borors, AN
d supplied not only with bodily CON
y tor;e. but with careful religious il
mt '.,.,,c.;,r under the supervision of
g. s,,,,;,r race. Their labor had hc,
OF -. directed rs not ONLY To allow
p ,,.,Inal and marked aIueiioration
\ .l,.ir' avn condition. but 70 couyr
Y i,,nI,.,J. ~ thousands q S4uul
er ,,;lr. Of the wilderness into guilty;
IS tod land. covered with prospcrul
a, nnonI, Towns and cities Ia
or -. int. rvist.uce. and i raI-dl
" iGrrr,,s.d in wealth and popnsa;i,
&" ,,,l.,. IN, social system ct tn, ~nut
'rhe white population Of ,hc -oul
ed .,., .f,v,holdin1 States lad ml-,nr
ties tod from about l.y5o,OUo At IT," da
or o+ ,h. abortion ofthc constitution.
he NOV. than $4,000 in $500, and !.
In n,,lyrt;,us oi tn. South IL colt.
gro rice. sugar and tobacco, 10Y tho II
,p- .3..,..I,nIr.u. and continuance
ted ,,bi.h iii, labor of African slaves W
ed and !. INDISPENSABLE, lid swollen
DC an amount which formed h''''
'tr three-tonrths u t.'r export "l !.
wLoI. United States, aud had /
YES com, absolutely necessary 10 /
lea Want. If civilized man.
i'd With interests Of such overwhel
ave inc, ,noynitude Imperfect, the pcol
/ in Of n. Southern States were driv
nv =, ,b. conduct of the North TO
'css ador,ion of some course of action
as avoid the dangers with which IN
or were. openly mennced. With i,
hat view the Legislatures OF the sevr
: it S,o,a. ;nv;trd tn, people 70 sci