The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-03-13

AN ANNEXATION TO CASADA,--A Bangor paper pub
fishes in its columns Of advertisements notice to in
form the Maine people that petition signed BIZ SIX
citizens and nineteen thousand others whose names are
not given will be sent TO the legislature asking for the
immediate secession of the State and its su sequent
annexation to Canada The Quebec Morning Chronicle
which may be considered as the aemioiiicia mouth
piece Of the Canadian goTernment-and not the Toronto
Leader as it has been enormously statedhy ontempo
rares who forgot that the seat Of goyernm Mt Is now
more than 1850 miles from the iaerp ace-tb Chronicle
seems to attach great Importance to til & political
movement That paper knows from good authority,
that the most influential men of Maine paving
the way for annexation to the British American Union
Whatever truth there may be in that report, it must
not be forgotten that the prosperity Of Portland was
built up by the Canadian government With the millions
Of dollars granted to the Grand Trunk railroad company
and to the Montreal steamship company.
For six months Of the year. when theSt. Lawrence il
frozen over from St Thomas up to the lakes, and
the lower part Of that mighty river made impossible BY
the huge cebergs which float all over its wide expanse
between the islands Of Anticost and OF Orleans, Port
land is the only outlet of both Canadas to the ocean
is thther that their produce must be sent BIZ the Grand
Trunk railroad for shipment; il IS thence that they
ceiye their importatons from EaF0pe and is the only
port on this side of the ocean for the Observation-Disclosures
ers Of their weekly line which, by-theby will soon be
daily one
Can it then be matter Of surprise that to 50 many
ties Of interest to bind them together the inhabitants
of Maine and the Canadians wish to add another d
political bond and become united under the gov
ernmen? This petition alluded BY the Quebec Morn
ing Chronicle may be nothing but hoax, and il may be
Of the signs Of the tines butt is certain that
or later unless the glorious Union between these States
be sodered anew and made stronger than before the
day will come when the State Of Maine will knock lis
northern frontier for its admission in the future British
American confederaev
TIn narrasr,n,,fIn,t cl
the New Orleans Delta writes under date of the 18th
ut. as follows
eve had not time to get warm in our seats al the re-
porters desks to-day before the usual hint given
all "ouside barbarans that their presence in the ball
could be dispensed with; and being law abiding man
and determined to show anyresistance the pow
that be, retired together with the baanceof ''the
fraternity at all pleased with the regulations that
require US to be so unccemopousy ousted every day
thinking perhaps better TO utter words Of
monsrancc and somewhat buoyed up with the hope that
ther5 is "a better time coming This system of legis
ation may be agreeable these dignied statesman and
conducive the interests of the country but you may
depend the ladies who are in daily attendance at the
capital sParing in words OF indignation at such
treatment
The Hon ]. P. Benjamin, of Louisiana, aud the Hon
Mr. Ellet of Mississippi, were to-day confirmed in Sc
eret session. by the congress, attorney general and
postmaster general of president Dayis's cabinet
Mr.. Wright Of Georgia, being one of the committee
public lands, in view Of the great Importance Of the
subject under consideration hoped heresolution would
be referred, which done.
Judge Shorter introduced resolution instructine
the committee public lands inquire into the con
dition Of the public lands within the limits Of the con
federated States the adoption of which he advocated in
short speech Of much force.
THE MORAL Law OF CBgDIE.-As general rule fot
just business transactions says the Boston Bulletin
person should never buy credit that which he con
sunes.
4 tanner may proberly buy hides credit for his Ia
Dor does not consume them, but gives an additional
value them; and the shoemaker may buy the leather
on credit for his labor too adds its value Butwhen
TIT shoemaker has worked up the leather if he sells
them on 4 credit to customers then neither the shoe
naar nor tanner nor seller Of hides has any direct
valuable security for the debt which has progressed
through the different parties The final product des
royed by its purchaser. So farmer may bup land on
credit because has labor it addso its values hemay
purchase growing stock credit because his grass crop
il improving it, Hus Reen be goes to store and buys
merchandise on credit, which lie consumes, relying
upon uncertain crops and stabbed prices to pay the
merchant then he endangef his own security and that oil
te various classes of merchants who depending on
each other. Capital to be useful must be employed;
and as the labor most men is there chef capital THEN
wants demandfts employment Iftheeraatien ofadebt
gives them that upon whiehthey may poftaby expend
their labor the debt is blessing aa FIR such result
only Is credit Useful Institution