The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-07-28

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PoL1rIcAL S1Gss-As the adoption OF the hiteenth
amendment foregone conclusion will force tue nao
ica party to hunt up some ism through which to ex-
haust It's racor upon the South and ut the same time
preserve its existence that pary OF moral laeas
moral after the manner of the New England scoo''
now on the qui pipe with that object nthaSins noun
ing 70 rally upon no stirring battle no new issue
touching the public pulse, it gives evidence %
ton ard from its dead body there are ike 10 sprung
some strange political animals indeed. Inc women
rights people are forming disturbing political lacoi
the temperance people organising for independent
political action the anti Masons and other anti
secret reformers are combining if for another effort
like the made years ago; there are not wanting
signs of religious Protestant coalition against the
Catholics behind Sumner there appears movement
70 the Irish vote on the Alabama claims, while
in New York there is effort atoot to capture the
German vote on lager beer. Over and above these,
however, there looms up more potent organsatioh
than all these-one of nbor against capital. Inc
Trades Unions have been wonderfully multiplied and
strengthened throughout the North and West within
the last two or three years. aud according to the New
York Herald they hold day, the political balance
of power in this country, "and," says the Herald,
are drifting into hostility to the negro equality pro-
gramme of the administration" For all OF, which We
do not suppose Grant cares continental so the world
will permit him to quietly smoke his cigar, fonde his
bull pups and talk horse He evidently does not
intend to give himself much trouble about the pre-.
servaton of his party He is in for four years and is
,ftnrk
clear of all exciting questions likely to disturb his
mind and thereby shorten his valuable life Meantime
the Democratic party Of the North have the
they born with they their forces by
concentration upon fixed and vital principle as to
sweep the Radical organisation forever from country
they have brought entirely to shame and almost to ir
remediable ruin.
JUDGE CAMPBELL AND THE SLAUGHTER House Com
PANY.-We have carefully read the reported argument
of that able jurist Judge Campbell, formerly of the
Supreme Bench of the United States, but the
Nor partner of the law firm of Messrs Campbell Spot
ford & Campbell of the New Orleans bar in the great
in which the Slaughter House Company were de-
PENDANTS We do not hesitate TO pronounce it among
the very finest efforts known to the English and Amer
lean bar Apart from the sses the direct issues in
volved in the case the argument has an immediate and
powerful influence, for the learned judge has demon
strated that the fraud corruption and bribery of the
Legislature, all of which he distinctly and specifically
charges both motives and means employed to
the passage of the bill creating the monstrous
monopoly of this company, may and should be sub
jected to judicial investigation and judicial scrutiny
If the courts of the country, argues Judge c.
inquire into the frauds of the maker while they
have the power to ahnul all private contracts tainted
with fraud and if the greater the power and the
sponsbty, there is not only greater but absolute i'm
mnnity and protection then the whole object of an in
dependent Judiciary has been frustrated then written
constitutions limiting the powers of the legislative de-
parments, obsolete and worth the paper upon
which they written, ard corollary of all this
popular liberties have and substantial guarntees
whatever, that be protected in and by the courts.
The learned Judge concludes his argument follows
Now, your honor, the protection that we the
Butchers Benevolent Association, who the plain
tis) claim here is from the judicial tribunals Woe
woe to this country, if these tribunals alter in
their duty. We do see that legislatures do not per-
form theirs. We the executive departments of the
governmental don't mean the highest officers among
them but officers iii the executive and administrative
department of the government-from their Offices give
forth stencil worse than from any slaugh-
ter house here elsewhere Fraud and corruption
you hear of from every one. You cannot speak to
any human being upon political affairs at all without
being deafened with that cry Of corruption One is
forced in order to get clear of it 60 back his old
readng-to take refuge in any occupation to escape
from the din, the sorrowfu din produced by the pub
lie discomfort. And we come here, and ask of this
court and ask of all the udicares of the country,
whose members have been for five centuries maintain
ing popular rights, to protect u.s. All modern civilis
ton is derived from the ascendency which the legal
profession has acquired The liberal constitutions of
all Europe emanated from the professional mind. And
pray that judges of this land may fulfill their high
VOCATION and defend and protect and guard the iber
ties that are embodied in these constitutions"