Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-12-01
New orleans Correspondence.

NEW ORLEANS, November 2sth $3.50.
| FRIEND JoNA-The Crescent City, the Queen OF
the South, the pride of Louisiana, is on the stand
still, in her career of growth and prosperity. 1t is
useless to disguise the fact n Orleans, though she
may not have seen her only prosperous days, has
seen much Of them she will for years to come,
unless she now puts forth her energies, and seizes
the golden moments as they fly. Her commerce
and shipping are vast and widely extended, but
look at her within Where are the throngs that
used to tread her streets? Where the life animation
and vivacity that formerly marked her career?
Where that soul and spirit Of greatness, that was
wont in other days to linger round her. even In her
times of desolaton and distress? They are not
here and their absence does not indicate her fall
they certainly leave behind marks as distinct as if
the Goths or Vandals had sacked her. She must
now rouse up to action her day of existence will
be short The Great VESTS no longer dependent
on her. New York having already severed allegi-
ance, and the South West is becoming daily fee
bier in her support; New York having touched with
her magic wand the commerce of even Texas and
Florida, making them tributaries to her, and weak
ming the relationship that has existed between them
and New Orleans. Now one grand effort can save
part if not all of the West and Southwest to her.
but it must be made soon and with a will. The
N. O. and Opelousas Railroad is the chain or link
that is to stay the lettering footsteps of beloved
City, and let us see if she will lay hold of it. The
St. Charles is dim and sombre at night, and by day
she is not what she was. There is much business
on the levee, much as ever perhaps but not more.
Why is there no increase? Is there no new lands
opening in the South in our own State. There is
but little here in the line of amilsements yet. Camp
bells Peeps Minstrels occupy the Armory Hall, and
last night tried to while away the dull hours at
the ST. Charles, but that place was as dull as the
weather outdoors. DeBar is trying to play great
plays with stock very poor actors, and course
he fails. The new Gaiety is to open soon, and then
we may have something better, it couldent be
1rorse. There are plenty of houses to rent in all
quarters of the City-scarce street Or block, that
does not show forth their little paper notices IA
Louer'' or "To Rent by the dozens. | notice
and Lafourche, but few, very few strangers from
other parts of the country. Great preparations are
being made to inaugurate the jackson monument
in jackson Square, on the eight of January, the
box and pedestal being already completed and ready
for the equestrian statue. The late election has left
quite number of persons in curious fix, for they
don't know whether they were elected Or not, and
so the Courts have been invoked to decide the knot
ty points at issue. Office seekers and politicians
have hard times as well as other people, There is
pretty triangular war a brewing between the
Courier, the Delta, the True Delta, and the Baton
Rouge Advocate for the State printing. The Cour-
rier during the late canvass was loathsomely abu-
sive of the American party. Sgur, of the Delta
made speeches against them-the True Delta was
bottle holder, and the Advocate goes in for the
prs,ting on the ground of principle. Laus Deus!
verify, they shall each have their reward at any
rate "Nous verrons" C.