New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-07-31

NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN CoHf-
MERGE

The New York Times is usually just and falr
speaking Journal. As general thing, on all sub
iects outside OF politics, its views are sensible,
moderate. conservative and national But the
Times, like most of The other papers OF NeM Ao'A'
and like great maAy of its people, seeA.s ~ ~
slider that city as thu only commercia o's - 'ie
YTa;av ,ort, taIl.;nk about and all others as en-
n avhrv respect of commercial en-
| terprise.
Mo latest Illustration of this spirit furnished by
tbs Times consists i'll a labored attempt to ridicule
| tbe idea that the steamship Great Eastern, now
| king at New York, can easily or proftably visit
the waters Of the Southern States. 1t is known
that a committee of Baltimore merchants went to
New York a short time since, to induce the man.
ayers of the Great Eastern to bring her UP to the
harbor of Annapolis. Another committee went
from Richmond and Norfolk to see if the great
steamship could not be chartered to come to the
port Of the latter city. The New York Times,
while the negotiations on the subject going on
and before they are concluded, attempts TO throw
ridicule upon the idea Of the Great Easterns COM
ing to Norfolk-anh to make out that such visit,
on the part Of the great steamship, would be alto
gether barren Of ptofit or other beneficial result.
Enterprise and activity, in commercial way,
when exhibited by New York OF any other city,
are things very highly to be commended, and we
are willing to award all credit to New York for her
public spirit in prdcuring the first visit of the Great
Eastern to herself II is true she disappointed the
people of Portland, and caused them to lose a
heavy sum Of money which had been expended in
preparation for the great event. But we cannot
understand why New York, after having reaped all
the advantages and benefits of the first visit of the
Great Eastern should exhibit so narrow and illib-
eral spirit in regard to her visits to other cities.
We cannot understand why the Times should feel
called upon to indulge in iippant and sarcastic and
contemptuous remarks in regard to the proposi-
ton to invite the Great Eastern to Norfolk. Such
things are in the very worst taste. We had sup
posed that Journal above the ttleness and narrow
mindedness Of sHch a disereditable exhibition OF
sectional feeling.
New York never has seen the day, and never
will that her hafbor will approach in capacity the
| harbor Of Norfolk. thousand dredging machines
could not give her the depth of water that has
been given Norfolk by nature herself. The harbor
of Annapolis, near Baltimore, is equally as good.
i Why the New Yprk Times should seek to disparage
the pretensions of these cites-why it should seek
to obstrnct the negotiations that are pending
il should endeayor to send the Great Eastern back
| to Europe with the impression, upon the minds Of
her managers that New York is the only city on
the American continent worth visiting--is some
thing which finds a reasonable explanation only,
we regret to think in the most unworthy and sell
| fish Of motives
( The Times says that certain amount of money
must be guaranteed by Norfolk before the Great
! Eastern will consent to go there-and it scarcely
attempts to coeeal the satisfaction it feels at the
| thought that Norfolk will not be able to raise the
| amount. We are reluctant to believe that the
| Times in this respect, is true exponent of the
feeling of the people of New York City. Can it
be possible that the benefit that the city would
derive from tile visits of Southern people, to see
the Great Eastern is the controlling motive in this
cases 58
If the GreatEastcrn goes back to Europe with
cargo we would like to ask the Times what it will
consist of--Nbrthern productions or Southern2
What has New York City, or New York State, that
she exports I'd other countries? Scarcely anything
OF her own growth or manufacture. The Great
Eastern will he loaded if at all, with cotton to-
bacco Oh breadstufs, or other articles of almost
exclusively Southern production. 1t is time that
| New York City should dsabuse itself of the idea
that it is always to be, as it has been to too grea
an extent in the past, the chief seat of American
| commerce. The day is coming when the Southern
| States will cease their commercial tribute to thai
city and rely upon their own natural and artfcia
| resources. IL little reflection upon this subject
would probably produce change of conduct OF
the part Of the people of New York.