New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-06-01
MISSISSIPPI CORRESPONDENCE.
PINEoLA, JACKSON CrrY, Miss.


May rs, 1867. I
Messrs. Editors: have been Just touring over
Southern Mississippi on business connected with my
professionalism Of commission merchant of the city
of New Orleans. Hyou think what is penned within
the limits Of this small piece Of paper will be of the
least interest to your numerous readers you at
liberty to insert in your planter defender and Southern
interest advocate-the New Orleans Daily Cres-
cent" Everywhere travelled the inquiry was made
Of me, is not the Crescent the principal commercial
paper ofyour city II it is not considered so by you Of
New Orleans, we, the country people, think it is The
cry was constantly sounded in that the Cres
cent was completely showing up the folly of all hum
bugs and errors that since had become independent
IN politics. from the high ground tnow occupied in ad
vocating truth, great and lofty principles upon all
subjects that it had the confidence Of the inte-
gent Newspaper reader all Southern Mississippi
ana have no doubt had been authorized to receive
new subscribers, could have handed over to you
on my arrival in the city Eve hundred new subscribers
to the New Orleans Daily Crescent, The reason
why your paper has gained much popularity recently
seems to be because you had eectually used up the
New York libellers and slanderers of the Southern
interests - that is, you have shown up, exposed
and completely demolished those in New York and
other places who have been instrumental in endeay
oring to depreciate by asehood the products of the
labor of the South.
Then another cause exists why the Crescent has re-
Gently attracted much attention to it by the INTEL
gent newspaper reader-it has shown up the foly Of
the acts Of the last Legislature, in passing what ia
called the " Army bl.n Then again, the money arti-
cles in the Crescent said to accord 30 fully with
actual transactions that it is rapidly approaching TO-
standard with the country people that viii fcauie
such demand for your paper, that you will need the
most improved machinery in printing to do the work
necessary to fill the many orders for your Daily Cres-
cen-therefore, look out and govern yourself accord
ingly During my tour heard much said about
national and local politics. clearly discovered that
the leading politicians Of Mississippi were dissatisfied
with the present administration It seems that Brown
and Qutman have to avow the sentiments. of the
great American party, and oppose foreigners com
mencing as soon as they arrive in the new States and
Territories, OF making the constitutions of the future
States of the American confederacy. Solomon said
there was nothing new under the sun, but suppose
that if the Mississippi Democracy was to knock at
the door of the American party for admission, it
| might be considered contradiction to solomon,s
saying, but should not be the least surprised nv
self to see that very thing happen.
1never shall believe that Brown and Ouitman. with
the stream of Southern chivaIry and patriotism, will
ever submit to the proposition that is now made and
agreed to by the present Administration to permit
aliens, the subjects of foreign kings, protesting ale
glance to foreign masters and not entitled under the
laws OF nations to protection in our midst in time of
war-to frame Constitutions for new States of this
Union, and, without naturalization to enter upon the
privilege of suffrage at the ballot box Under the pro
camation that it is the indispensable and imperative
duty of the General Government to secure to every
inhabitant the right to VOTE there will be little left
worthy OF the contest in our peculiar system Of Gov
eminent. The pillars of the Constitution will have
all fallen the fires of the old revolution will have
been all quenched the majestic vision of an Ameri
can nationality which lead our forefathers through
their arduous struggles and patriotic labors will have
passed away as dream, and the name of popular soy
ereignty and regulated republican liberty will have
been from the native citizens of the United States
wrested with an unlineal hand, no sons of theirs
succeeding.
The corn and cotton crops are some three or foul
backward of last year. but stands of both are
tp-top. Yours truly,
JUSTICE,