The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-30
correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.
Affairs IN Nstr Oy{saus

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 23
Here, ike every other portion of the coun.
try, the political fervor is intense; and al.
though there is a laudabe amount of wha,
they call conservative feeling here, there is nc
DOUBT n large majority in favor of seces
sion as the only means of self pro tee ton and
security OF onr rights. His Excellency Gov
Moore has issued proclamation for an ex ira
session or the Legislature, TO convene on the
l0th December, TO take into consideration tn
best stand TO be taken by the Pelican State in
regard TO the present alarming state of public
feeling on account of the threatening danger
10 the South and her institutions
Yesterday, gentleman, an agent and rer.
maps partner IN frst-class mercantile estab.
lishment of Cincinnati, and who has hereto.
fore, as merchant, occupied high position
amongst the sugar and molasses dealers OF
This city, arrived from the aforesaid city OF
porcine fame, to attend to his usual Winte
purchases OF sugar. mOIasses, &c, and was in g
few hours afterwards, notified that it would
ne necessary for his self preservation to leave
the city on the next train. He voted for Lin
coin. also learn that several more occupy.
ing equally eminent positions in mercantile
circles, from the same place, who were wont
To spend their winters here, enjoying our hos.
pitailty, and buying and shipping sugar and
mclasses, thereby enriching their Golfers by
articles of Southern growth, and which are
indispensable TO the North, as we'll as the res
OF tne world, nave been furnished with like
notice. These are such only as have ayewed
BACK republican sen timents, and voted for q
Black Repu blican President and who NAV
congratulate themselves unon having cotten
off so cheaply.
meeting was held at Odd Fellows Hall
Tonight, the object Of which was to- and they
accordingly did, pass resolutions organizing
an association for the protection of Southern
rlgnts, uuuer the title OF The "Sou hern Il gh
Association of louisiana After setting forth
the many grievances of the South and decIar-
ing that the North by their repeated unconsti.
tutional acts and their unconcealed Geterni-
hair ttrav r.,
South, had virtually subyerted the Constitu-
tlon, and dissolved the Union. The names OF
the leaders and prime movers in this meetips q
are conspicuous amongst those of our wor-
tniest cltiZens. Several eminent men addressed
the meeting. warmly tayoring secession and
declaring their readiness to assist any sister
Southern State or States in such a move
ment.
The thought has already suggested itself
that, in the event of secession of the Southern
states from the Uniou, and the formation OF a
southern Coniederacy, the first important
step 10 be taken will be towards the reaIiza-
uon OF The dreams of the acquisition of Cuba
Whlch has heretofore been mainly prevented
Dy the Jealousies and pref ludices of the Black
Republican States.
The great winner of Cincinnati, Nicholas
LohsWortn In writing q business letter to
arm In this city. who had refused 10 take
some sugar mills on storage in which he was
In nteres ted, because they came from q Repub.
iican State, says Ionr leading rebellious
~
mas population nearly as large as our coun-
W ! and we could, if SO inclined TO act crush
DOWN your sister State, with the loss of but
Few hves, as the Congoes, when notified Of our
approach, would do all of the numbering ne
cessary." 1t is needless TO tell you that the
reply he got was to the point"
Lhe town Is full OF amusements. The old
Orleans Theatre, in which opera reigned so
long, went down last season before the glories
of the new Opera House, and left its success
fui competitor the field. The Orleans had a
coed company; as evidence OF the fact Phil
Ilppe, lts TENOR, is now first tenor at Boudour-
qules, The rival house; but the people would
not go there. and the season "broke through -
before Its time. The company at the Ope-
ra House this season Includes Mad. Ber-
chart, Mad. Faure and Mad. Pretti, sopranos
M'lte Larcom5e, meZZo-soprano; Philippe,
Matthew and Debrinay. tenors; Melchisedec
and Genibral, bassos. The Norma of last
night was the best cast of that piece ever ex-
hlhited IN New Orleans.
In the theatres we have good companies
AT the Varieties of which John Owen is mana
ger, you may Judge OF the strength of the COM
pany by hearing that among the names are
Chas. Bass, once OF your theatre; George Jor-
oah, OF SIDE Whisker memory; A. II. Daven-
portland Mark Smith. Miss Charlotte Thomp-
son IS the leading woman, but the feminine
attraction OF the company is Il Mrs Leigh ton,
the coMedIenne. She Is an extraordinary ac-
tresS. The Nixon & Co.'s world " ide.'' &c :,
circus is now at the ST. Charles Theatre, De-
bar having taken his company in the mean
time to Ficksburg. A live hippopotamus at
Spalding's Museum is another attraction3eyen
more novel than anything III the theatrical
way.
Gov. Moore reviewed the militia to day,
which turned out i'll good numbers and every
thing passed OFT satisfactorily.
The value of property, money, bonds, &c, in
this city, is estimated by the assessors at soma
thing over Sl23, 3,5U0,OU0.
The weather turned quite cold yesterday,
ana THIS morning small particles OF ice are
visible out on the leyee DPS