The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-11-13

+ . Be- number Of years resided in our
neghboring State Of Texas. He much esteemedby
his fellow citizens Of that State and elected as mem
Der of the old federal congress. He is talented, I'M
assuming--frm and decided He is much calculated
to remind us Of presidents Monroe and Harrison and
the red-vested vce-presilent, R. NJ. Johnson He is
personally acquainted with the larger portion Of the
Southern Cenfederacy, therefore fully competent to
decide what mail alterations if any, are necessary to
be made He will doubtessly act independently.
| Talk ON 'CHANGE-We copy the following from the
New Orleans Crescent Of late date The writer of the
articles in that paper under the above head yields
able pen, and has had perfect knowledge in business
in New Orleans for the last forty years In goneby days
the printers of that city called him paul Pry which
he then certainly merted but since he has become
neeted with the press and displays much abte freely
forgive him for his former little anuoyances
Yesterday was another quiet day on the flags, to be
followed by many more of the character. Caron-
delet street looks gloomy the king shorn of his
fuence for the nonce only There is however, another
kind of talk brought up on the flags it is the question
of rents. Some of the landlords have acted literally
towards tenants they have come forward and voluntarily
reduced the rents but these exceptional cases. few
and far between. Some few have reduced from % to
per cent? others have not reduced dime, particu
larry where leases are running There many land
lords who cannot will not entertain the idea of
ducon in their revenues, though they may be living
sumptuously in northern States. As regards northern
holders Of real estate recipients of rentals their cases
may be considered settled by the sequestration
They have longer say what their tenants shall pay
All leases held from residents in northern States are null
and void BY the simple operation Of international law,
throwing aside tic sequesaton Of the Confederate
congress A ssee Of property can now 90 forward to
the receiver Of the Confederate States and throw up his
lease and refuse pay rent turning his p.emi
SEES or the property hired leased over to the receiver
The law Of the Confederate congress does not compel
party to perform contract entered into vita alien
enemy il fact it j. not necessary refer to the act Of
the Confederate congress in This respect The simple
act Of war settles the question All contracts obga-
tons commercial financial and social are brought to
close thereby; consequently citizens who have been
paying rents to northern Iandlords-enemes- now
annu their leases in fact they were annuled by the act
Of congress on the 2lst Of May last which act is Of
course, to be considered as the law Of the land.
! There are however, many landlords on the grand
horoughfae Carondect street who are expected to re-
duce rents at least from % 88b per cent sufficient
to correspond with the general declnaton Of business
Landlords cannot complain during crisis Of the i'm
portance and greatness of thepresent Many individual
sacrifices must be submitted to for the public good Real
estate proprietors cannot be expected to be entitled to
an exemption To the astute, liberal and intelligent
real estate proprietor is hardly necessary to call at
tenton to the hardshps which many tenants and hirers
lords, reduce your rents.
There was some talk about the blockade. The opin
on prevails that the mouths OF the Mississippi are well
blocked at this time with prospect of thirty or forty
more Hessan vessels arriving off the passes before the
termination Of fifteen days. The out-andout embargo
lists and non-expotaonstS viii find their views carried
out by the yankee squadron There will not be a bale
of cotton exported. In the meantime, some factors are
selling cotton plantation, to be delivered when
the blockade is raised, sale of one hundred bales of
mddirg closed day before yesterday the rate of
&c. and a reduction in lower grades these terms the
purchase money paid down, that cash. Sales of this
character evince the strait many of planters will be
forced into if they realise facilities through our
public institutions.
DISTRESSING RUMoRs."-The New Orleans True
Delta of the 9Th instant has the following under the
above head:
"The telegraph announcement in our evening issue,
of yesterday tkat Gen. Beauregard had gned and
!. Withdrawn from The army produced an absolute con
ere.Ha.iog iH this community; and the rumor, said to
ag based yr a subsequent rate dispatch, stating that
Coils. Seymour, HAYS ana y, Of the Louisiana volun-
taa= 81 HgEia a1L a.sa sent in their designations,
laet#aa 90 shE removed ~ Sen Walker and the APP
aIanl gFag .au nt Cen. Dick Taylor in his place
f# increased EH1 s Wsia unea5ineSS These state