New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-30
OUR CAUSE ARRoAo.

| There are q great many people in the South who
are fearful that foreign Governments will be de-
ceived by the falsehoods of the Northern press in
regard to thereal condition of affairs on this
| tinent. Having access, as they suppose, to no
/ other sources of information than Abolition news
papers, the people and the Governments of
Earope will be misled by the lies with which
the Northern press teens, and thus form incorrect
| and prejulicia conclusions in respect of the DO
sition strength resources and determination of the
Southern Confederacy.
But this is an error. The Governments of EGrope
do not rely upon the press of this continent for in
formation in regard to our condition. Least of all
do they rely upon the press of the North. So un-
truthful has that press become, SC utterly ncapa-
Bile Of representing things as they are, so aban-
doned, reckless and desperate, so prone to publish
and disseminate every kind of lie and misrepre-
sentation, it would be an act of supreme folly to
take any statement for granted which NAV be
| made by the Northern press, unless corroborated
by other evidence which would be conclusive of
ITSELF
We learn from the Richmond (virginia) papers
that the French Consul in that city has dispatched
special courier to Paris with full and correct ac-
counts of our great victory at Manassas. 1t so
happened that steamer left New York on Mon.
day, and of course carried out the papers of that
morning, containing lying account of great
triumph for the Federas at Manassas over the Com
federates, when in truth it was Just the other way
If the Governments of Europe relied upon the
statements of the Northern press, we would have
no chance of getting the truth to them. But we
have reason to believe that the representatives of
foreign nations on this continent adopt, generally,
the plan pursued by the French Consul at Rich
mond-that is, they send their own truthful &C.
counts of all that takes place here either by
special couriers under the seal of their respec
tive legations. They send also all important
papers, official documents aud things of that sort
which may enable the Cabinets of Europe to form
their own conclusions from the official facts Thus
if the French Consul in Richmond sent TO Paris, as
no doubt he did, the Message of President Davis
to the Southern Congress, no amount of living
about that message in the New York press can
affect the opinion Of the French Ministry, because
they have the official document before them to
speak for itself So, also, the diplomatic repre-
sentatves here of other European nations, we have
no doubt, transmit regularly, not to the press but
to the Governments of Europe, all the facts which
may be OF use in forming correct opinonsin regard
to matters on this side of the Atlantic. The unof-
hciai press tnere may pc deceived to some extent,
by the Abolition press of the North, and the PEG.
pie may thus, in turn, be innocentlY deceived by
their own press-but We have no fear that those in
power make any mistakes. They know more
about us than many of us, ourselves, know. They
are fully posted, BY those on whom they can rely,
as to everything Of moment transporting here; and
as long as they get the truth are content. The
South is satisfied to rest her cause as to every
civilized nation of the earth, upon q simple and |
truthful presentation of all the facts.