New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-21
Nem Orleans 9ailp Grestsnt.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 81, 1860.
TALK ON CHANGE.

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TALK ON CHANGE.
The arrivals at the levee yesterday were numer-
GUS scarcely one of the many boats from above
Memphis but what brought in large loads. OF
course, briskness and hustle prevailed on the levee,
and the great centralities Of the mighty Western
trade were animated Tchoupitoulas, Poydras and
New Levee streets come in for share of the great
trade now going forward. On lie grand rue Caron-
delet the gatherings were large, but just after the
opening of business, the arrival Of later adyices
from Europe were talked of. The steamer Fulton,
from Havre via Southampton, was announced as
having arrived at New York yesterday morning.
There is something Of conflict in the advices.H
Those from Liverpool quote decline in cotton.
Those from Manchester are of q favorable nature.
Then there is something said about the funds de-
cline and so on, attributable to Monsieur Thouve-
nails dispatch; but where from, or what purport
the said Monsieurs talk was, the dispatches saith
not Then there is quantity of paragraphs on
political subjects, which winds up with the very
important one, " that Buoncampagne has resigned
his position as Governor-General.n Now, the in
quiry was made who in the name of fiddlestcks is
this Governor-G General? His resignation had no
effect on the flags nor on the mud Jumps at the
mouth Of the Mississippi river. IL
There was some talk that tobacco received
blow yesterday. We do not observe anything in
the dispatches about the weed. We shall make
due inquiry to-day regarding this report.
The letters by the Niagara came through yester-
day, as also did those by the Nova Scotian up to
the LIST inst.
We append below a letter of great interest to
the cotton planting community. 1t comes from a
leading member Of the Manchester free trade party
of politicians in England, one of the champions for
free trade with John Bright and Richard Golden.
He was also once champion for free negroes, and
perhaps might have said something aboutfre soil.
He, however, has changed his ideas about aboli-
honism and free negroes; and so would great
many more of the leading men of England, if they
would visit the South, and Southern plantations in
particular. Mr.. Ashworth we learn, is wealthy
manufacturer; Quaker in religion; and, of course,
like nnety-nine out of hundred, was an extreme
opponent of our urinstitutons. He visited the United
States about five years ago, and extended his
travels to the great South, and returned fully
Einced of his previous erroneous views. He has
since, we informed, delivered lectures in Bolton
and Manchester arguing and showing that aboli
ton in the South would not only be unwise, mex
pedent; not only greatly deprecatory to the
financial condition, and of course social, to Great
Britain, but unjust to the negroes themselves.
When we receive the paper alluded to we will
publish his remarks; in the meantime, we call
the attention of our planting community to the
letter, with the remark that the views and ideas
Of Mr.. Ashworth are entitled to the highest consd
Grafton:
THE OAKS, BoLroN, Feb. g. 1850.
Dear sfBy this pest have you March paper
tanning remarks Of concerning the future Of
and pindes which thought you would feel interested
in seeing.
The American planters have sometimes imagined when they
have enjoyed good prices for few years. that they might be
looking for from the Lancashire spnner Accord
ing the estimates which be drawn from figures
conclude the continued enjoyment o planting
pery considerable time longer. Our labor question
the rock ahead but otherwise give cotton
slfcisncs Of hands and we may prosper too.
Yours, very truly,
HENRY ASHWORTH.
There was the usual talk on the flags up to late
hour yesterday. We give our semi-weeky returns
of cotton at all ports. They are full up to the
latest hour: