New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-23

Ii SAN CULINARY EDIraR.


Carnage runs red through every article. The fires
Of burning Cities towns, villages and farm-houses
illuminate every paragraph. The blood Of Southern
men, woman aud children, orimsons every sentence
and lends scarlet tinge to every exclamation
point. Gen James Watson Webb history is IN
fortunately silent as to his achievements on the
tented, or any other lighting field is most re-
doubtably valiant warrior frightfuliy formidable
in arms, and an awfully savage antagonist TO en-
counter atleast on paper!
Had Gen. Webb been in Napoleon's place Wei
lington would have been defeated at Waterloo.
Had he been commander of the British forces at
Challnette, jackson would have been whipped
without difficulty. If he had been in Santa Anna $
position at Baena Vista. Old Jack Taylor and his
army would have been 'sWiped out of existence
in less time than it takes to write this paragraph
And, if old g mahogany percussion lock =
Webb, had occupied the position his opponent did,
twenty years ago, more or less, there would have
been duel, but as he didn't there wasn't any
duel! As a matter Of course he backed out from
the duel on account Of a humane desire to spare
his antagonists life, not that he had any objection
TO the shedding of his own blood ! His wel-known
bravery permits no other Interpretation of the
motives which constrained him to take the position
of an apparent coward on the duel occasion refer
red to. He was full Of fight thirstng for gore
but his purely Christian philanthropy restrained
him from attempting to shed the blood of his per-
sonal foe at that memorable epoch in his history.
III Gen. Wehb--we say il with great apprehension :
has declared himself an enemy of the Confederate
States. Gen. Webb--we almost trembe as we
write--is evidently mad at the Southern people.
Gen. Wetb-now ne are positively frightened
has put himself on footing, and declares that
the South must be subiugated. Goodness gra-
eious n-whatis to become of us
Some old poet hath said :
a sonng mans w5aih is like straw, on ire
But like dhot steos is an old MANS ire.
Gen Webb is an old man. Gen. Webb is raging
worse than the ocean in storm at the South. His
wrath at US Is at a white heat; and he proposes
to scourge us with rods of g red.hot steel!' What
aoiH become of u.s.
There is no use in pleading for mercy, for we
have committed the objectionable SIM in the
eyes Of Gen. Webb and those he represents. We
have 8 been and done and gone it ''--haye issued
letters of marque and reprisal and score or more
of Yankee prizes have been captured by our pri
Vateersmen within the last few days. The ex-
pectation that would do this excited the fury of
Gen. Webb to the highest pitch, and on the 18th
inst. he published O panderous editorial, warning
us Of the horrible consequences we would entail
upon ourselves we yeaured to interfere with Abo-
lition merchantmen
As, according to Gen. Webb, of the New York
Courier and Enquirer, we are doomed people, it
is proper we should quote from the article in cues.
ton. Referring to the proposed issuance Of letters
of marque, Gen. Webb says, il we do that, :" our
1.-THE Northsl right to llherate their slave property
is as clear as would be our right to liberate the
slaves of Cuba in a war with Spain. Every free
man in America is an enemy to African Slavery
From this single quotation our readers will per
ceiye that Gen. Webb not content with the war
1pon the South, rather intimates that he would
relish brush with Spain: What tremendous in
liFidual!
5onfederacy reflect upon these facts and then, if
hey dare issue solitary letter Of marquee" the
whole { people5of the North, with one voice, will
compel the manunission Of every bondsman in
the Slave Confederacy.n These are brave words
and to prove that they are brave words, Gen.
Webb says: :. This Is no idle threat.n Then 10
demonstrate the verify Of his proposition, and his
desire for two great wars with two great nations,
he observes: Suppose Ouba were to issue letters
OF marque against our commerce." does q any
sane man doubt that we should at once invade
that Island and liberate her slaves Or does any
statesman or jnrist question right to do SO p,
That is point the Southern people are perfectly
willing to leave TO the statesmen iurists and Gov
srnment of Spain. Gen. Webb and the Abolition
Government Of Lincoln, for which he is n import
lnt spokesman, may hate Spain as bitterly as they
letest as; but the Southern people have nothing
tut kindest feelings towards the people of Cuba
ind Spain, and are DESTROYS of cultivating the
riendliest social and commercial relations with
hem. The fact that this feeling ID cordially recip
oeated, may account for the bitter hostility the
Washington Administration, as represented by
Zen. Webb, eVinces towards Spain and Cuba.
further along Gen. Webb remarks, that if the
Confederate States Of the South put forth letters of
narque, that they will ideal with the slaves of
he Confederacy precisely as zoe (they) should
lnder similar circumstances, deal ,oah those Of
9tba,n Judging from these quotations, the Gov
srnment at Washington ia as anxious to destroy
suba and iniure Spain as it is to wage war upon
he Southern Confederaey. We opine, however,
hat the rulers Of Spain are entirely competent to
AXE care Of their own honor and interests, as the
az VIC rSueFa Gdpltal VIII learn 10 L1elr
cost, II they presume too far.
Leaving Spain and Cuba the indomftahle Gen.
Webb, still clinging to the marque and reprisal
business. and the complete ruin which might be
inflicted upon Northern ocean commerce thereby.
declares: :" True, but you dnre not venture upon
HE experiment; or IL you should be 10 rash al to
make the experiment, yonr fourteen hundred mil
ions of slape property aoQt cease 10 erist and he
.hus concludes: = But the men Of the North know
low to deal with than; and we tell them once for
i'll, that If they dare grant solitary letter of
narqHe, aud the person or persons acting under
: venture TO assail the poorest Of our vessels in
he peaceful navigation Of the ocean, or the coasts
md rivers OF our country from thai moment their
loom IL sealed, and slavery ceases to exist,
Well Gen. Webb, when & slavery ceases to ex-
ST. the North, England, and other countries, as
veil as the South, will be ruined. That is one
lappy consolation we cannot be deprived of, no
natter what fate the future may have in store for
u. Our ruiu will involve the ruin of all orr ruth
ess, wanton, wicked enemies. Complete victory
.yer us would wreak absolute destruction upon
hem: for The abolition of staeery would do quay
iltirely toi9s The culture OF cOtton--and the aboi
ion of the cotton crop would cause grass to grow
a Broadway aud Manchester in less than twelve
months.
But, Gen. Webb, yon are neither going to whip
Is or iiberate our slaves. We are going to whip
on and after the North recognizes the independ
nee of the Confederate States and peace is de-