The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1863-09-02

JUICE THEODORE G. HUM, by reference
our advertising columns, it will be seen that tn
gentleman is candidate for congress in Il
first district Of the State; but our friends will r
: collect that under existing laws that We vote f
; members Of congress by general ticket, Their
: fore we have as much right to vote for men
Der residing in New Orleans as we have to vot
for one residing in the parish Of Caddo
: Judge Hunt is a brother of the renowned Raj
dali Hunt, and a nephew of that great states
man and good citizen, vice-president GailIard
of South Carolina well known to all politicians
Judge Hunt has resided in New Orleans abou
thirty years, where most of the time he had al
extensive practice at the bar. On the breabin!
out of the Mexican war, Col. Hunt assisted il
raising a regiment and repaired to the Rit
Grande as Lieut.. Colonel That war over, Col
Hunt returned to New Orleans and resumed the
practice of the law. However he was not per
mitted to remain in that position ong-his fel
low-ctizens nominated and elected him a mem
Der of congress, and he served with much credit.
Subsequently he was elected one Of the district
Judges in New Orleans. In this capacity, he
presided with much dignity and his decisions
gave universal satisfaction, and few, if any,
were reversed by the supreme court.
Judge Hunt has been sojoulning for several
months in Shreveport, and from his easy man
nnrc fraa oDd intaIIiron+ oopvo,,o+;o, I,o boe
made many acquaintance and friends. We
most cheerfully recommend him to the voters
of north Louisiana as being eminently qualified
to be one of the representatives of the Con-
federate congress from Louisiana He is now
refugee from New Orleans
WITHHOLDING PRovIsIoNs.-W extract the
following from the Camden (Arkansas) Herald
1t is equally applicable to north Louisiana and
Texas. The planters Of this section Of country
have raised their own wheat and are prepared
to make their own bacon. 1t is only our small
towns that want supplies, and as no provisions can
be shipped, if our planters in Texas do not mind
and forward rs supplies, they may meet the fate
predicted by the Herald. Let them bear in mind
that some two months since we were paving
from two to three dollars per bushel for corn,
now it is going begging at seventy-fve cents
per bushel. Bacon is now coming,,in freely at %
per cent less than it was two months since
Holders had better not be too greedy, if they
are, they certainly will get bit, as they most
merit.
Within the last few months, there has been !
cevulsion in the laws of commerce or trade Up
20 the time of which we speak, prices were gov
7rned by supply and demand" in large ma |
GRITTY of instances, but now we find that no mat
Ter how plentiful the supply, orhow great or how
limited the demand, the prices remain at the top
igures. An instance Of this may be found in |
he articles of corn and wheat No such crops
If these cereals have been produced in this
country for number of years as has rewarded
he labor of the farmer this season; vet we find I
hat they command as high as they did last year,
when glimpses of starvation were visible in the
uture We cannot account for this in any way
Except We suppose there to have been revuIsion
n the laws of trade. We do not suppose that
ny of our farmers desire to see their products
all into the hands of the yankees, but nothing
an be more certain than that they will do so, |.
f, as is generally conceded, they make raid
through this country as soon the crops are garn-
red They cannot be SO mistaken as to suppose
hat when the yankees do come along that they
I'LL pay them for their corn, wheat &c. If
hey do it will be the first instance on record of
heir having done so. Wherever they have
cen heretofore, they have taken what they
,antnd Hno1onc vnInnc nd thnv will do en- barn
hen they pay us a visit, OF. we are much mis-
tken. Then the question arises: will our
arners suffer their granaries still to groan under
leir fullness, while their fellow-ctizens in town
re suffering for their contents. The price now
aid for flour is surely remunerating $50 per 100
u.s. or at least as much SO as it will be to suffer
eat up by weevels, or taken by the yankees.
From TILE BIO GRANnE=The Houston News