New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-11
TALK ON CHANGE.

It was dull listless and inactive the flags yes
terday. Our great thoroughfare, Camp street, ap.
pears to be more thronged than usual. Carondelet
street will have to give in. No cotton coming to
market no sale, of course, and no exchange; bill
brokers whstling, and lenders of money (who, by
the-bye, ar very scarce] wlstling for a breeze,
the war not being strong enough; in fact, it is
superlatively stagnant and inactive on rue Caron-
delet, and likely to remain so for space Of time.
The ports are not opened. We shall miss many
frequerters of the flags this season. The jolly,
rollicking boys, who have been the life aud soul of
Carondeet street for years past WILL we regret to
say, have to pass the winter in Canada, where IL
good many of our pseudo citizens have been spend
ing the summer True, they can come to NewYork
and take the oath of allegiance to the Lincoln
dynasty, and save themselves from being bagged in
the Bastle Lafayette. There are many inquiries
how many Southerners should now be in the
Northern States, where they have been stopping
months. They have not aided nor benefited the
Southern cause by remaining away in fact, there
is great deal OF talk about two faces one for the
North and one for the South 1t is not of much use
to be talking of these folks, but simply request
them when they return, to call at the Confederate
Commissioners office, and take the oath of allegi-
ance to the South. 1t will not be very hard pre-
scription for good man to take.
There were several reports in circulation yester-
day that Ship Island was to be evacuated. Really
there does not appear to be any great strategy or
advantages to be derived by keeping a small army
on this sand bank. The troops and ammunition
could be better employed on the mainland While
talking about Ship Island and general detences of
our sea coast, we were handed the following COM
| AZ, nE t,,I1-
the flags: ..
THE DEFESCES OF NEW ORLEANS.
Mr. Editor.-There seems to be an amazing
apathy existing among citizens, in view Of the
| gigantic preparations which the Washington Gov
| ernment Is making to equip an overwhelming
| naval expedition for the conquest of New Orleans.
| Our of wealth, whose fortunes indissolubly
| implicated i'll this revolution, and who must stand
| or iall with the Southern Confederacy, receive the
daily evidences of Llncoinss designs with iucre-
! duous shrug or oulpabe Indifference, trusting in
Providence TO help US, when our own eXertiOns
will be insufficient. Now, the capture of Forts
i Clark and Hatteras has proved that Providence,
whatever else il has done and will yet do for Us,
does not consider the fertilization or defence of
Il our coast as coming within its limits of assistance
that 6t.p0unders carry much farther than ~
Founders, and that no bravery in troops can resis
\ the natural effect of bombardment from which
they are not protected.
4 The question naturally arises Has the capture
of the North Carolina forts brought its useful les
son to those in charge OF our defences? Are the
4 guns in our forts able to cope with the heavy guns
Il of our enemies Are our men everywhere pro,
4 tected by bomb proof works? Are they adequately
supplied with ammunition and proiectiles7 Is the
Il system of communication with headquarters such
as to enable reinforcements TO be forwarded to any
Il weak point in useful time to prevent disaster?
4 These questions, and others like them, are preg
nant with the fate of New Orleans, and should be
put to the authorities who have our safety in
charge. If means are lacking, our citizens should
4 provide them. What are a few thousand dollars
compared with the wholesale ruin and destruction
4 which would follow the capture of New Orleans
il Hitherto, although warnings and suggestions have
not been wanting, there has been no systematized
plan OF operations by which our citizens coulG
make themselves really useful to our military au
thorities without clashing.
;. Let us initiate the action of those citizens who
: systematized the plan Of relief for our wounded
soldiers after the battle of Manassas. Join you
! influential voice to our humble suggestion, anC
call a mass meeting OF our citizens
mechanics, tradesmen--et all attend. Let com
9 mittee be appointed to consult with Gen. Twiggs
Governor Mooge and Commodore Hollins, to ex
anime the subject of our defenses thoroughly t.
collect funds necessary for the immediate prose
cution of the works yet unfinished !; in q word t.
see that all Is done that can be done.
HAMPDEN.
= There was no rain yesterday. Fifteen or twent
4 days of dry weather, from this time forward, vii
have a high effect on the cotton crop. The plant
t ing community is determined to abide by the col
ton factors circular. The late rains have cause