New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-03
TALK ON CHANGE.

The gatherings on the flags yesterday were few |
and far between. The season for general opera
tons, we may say, is closed. The crop Of cotton
has been received, sold and paid for with the ex-
ception of about forty thousand bales. EARLY in
the day it was reported that the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi was under blockade but it proved to be
#oanard. Some skipper arrived, reported having
seen steamer in this long. and that lat, steering
N.NE. Whether this course would bring the said
steamer off the Balize. takers and believers in
blockade could not answer. The most serious
blockade at this time at the mouth of the river is
the wreck of the ship Ironsides. It is directly in
the deepest water on the bar. Hopes are enter
tanned Of getting it out of the water. In the
meantime, only medinm-sized vessels can pass.
There were seventeen ships inside the bar outward
bound on Tuesday evening.
According TO Lincoln Seward & Co.'s proclama-
ton, we ought to expect the appearance Of some
of the vessels off the Balize ere many days pass
We ought to expect to hear of the British feet
from Halifax in o few days. The feet would have
been in our waters before this, but the British
Minister at Washington did not think that Lincoln
Seward g. Co., were such consummate fools as to
issue manifesto purporting to blockade two thou
sand miles of sea coast in extent with only dozen
Of vessels to enforce it.
The liberality of many of our merchants in
granting leave of absence to their clerks and assist
ants to serve IN the army, has been highly APP
plauded, particularly where salaries are continued
and situations retained. Some few exceptions are
talked Of where volunteering in the glorious cause
of the South has been attended with dismissal.
These, we are happy to learn, are few and far be-
tween.
The committee appointed to collect funds for the
volunteers have been highly successful, In look
ing over the stwe find sums from SIS to $3.50, and
it is worthy remark that that an eminent cotton
factor, who ought to have given five hundred dol
lars the sum that he gave to Bible Society some
few years ago-put his name down for the meagre
amount Of twenty five dollars, paid it to the colec
tor which the committee refused to receive, and
returned the factor his twenty-five dollars. We do
not envy the party his feelings il he is susceptible
of any, on this occasion.
Talking of subscriptions for military purposes,
support and relief of families, are reminded of
the contrast between our city and New York. In
New York merchants and capitalists are subscribe
! ing and paying from $3.50 up to $1,000 and $1,000;
and while looking over the lists we find the name
Of Richard Iathers President of the Great Western
Insurance Company, subscribing $780, This per-
sonage and this company ought to be repudiated
| at once in the South. It is only a few weeks age
that this Mr., Lathers was in our city, making vast
professions and love for the South securing large
and profitable risks of Insurance, to the injury and
/ detriment of our own insurance companies, secur.
i ing good risks in Mobile, Savannah and Charleston
i This Mir. President Lathers has been through the
South issuing policies. On his return to NewYort,
/ q few days since. his company granted permission
to the clerks and employees to enlist aud volunteer
in the army against the South, continuing their
salaries during the war or time Of absence. Is it
not about time for these mercenary agents and
pretended friends of the South to be denounced.
In the name OF Justice. the South and common
sense, ought these Northern companies to be pa
trouzed and encouraged in our city? We have
oar own local companies, strong and safe we have
agencies % English Offices, paying taxes and con.