New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-10
Letter from Texas.

Special to .he New Orleans Crescent.
ITors1oN, TEXAS, Jrly q, 1861.
Ed. Cresceut-Texas is preparing for the :" tug
of war" when it comes, if come it must, within
her borders. The South Carolina lies on Calves
ton. ready to pounce upon all craft great or small
that come within her reach. She has done a small
potato business since her arrival, capturing some
dozen or less Of the schooners in the coastng
trade running to Galveston. Picking up mos
quito feet without notice is species Of naval gal
sntry Capt. Alden and his officers may think highly
Of, as it is not uncharacterstic Of the cause they
are engaged in.
For some weeks past we have been sadly de-
fcient in means Of communication with your city ;
Lut, after the lst of August, we expect to have a
regular mail route open via New Iberia and the
sabine, by, stage, and from thence to this city,
LOO miles by railway. The Texas and New Or
leans Railroad Company have finished and equipped
this road at an outlay of $2,500000. The Louisi-
ana division, 1l5 miles to New Iberia, remains to
be built Tie merits ofths enterprise. many of your
, citi,ens are familiar with its Importance to your
city can hardly be overestimated The multform
resources OF Texas present, in a cemmerciai point
Of view, many attractions, The variety Of soil and
climate she possesses, enabling her to produce
wheat with the same adaptability she does cotton,
PAGES her towards New Orleans differing essen
TALLY from any OF the States adjacent to the lower
Mississippi.
IN taC[ texas represents Tue SOuLn western
States in miniature, producing sugar, cotton and
grain largely These, i'll connection with the pro-
ducts of the orchard and dairy, and her limitless
resources for raising cattle, horses sheep and hogs
form a combination of resources unequa!led by
any other portion Of the Coniederacy. Your com
merce requires Texas; she is an indlsp ad-
iunct TO your future prosperity. Why should not
your press arouse your citizens to the Importance
Of aiding the Louisiana division of the Texas road
Nov is the time to press the matter There is iron
enough in your city that may be had to metal the
ll5 miles. The trade that the road would COM
mand will in no way interfere with the Northern
Texas trade you now have. Once in connection
with Houston by railroad and you command the
heavy planting interest of the State, the Lower
Trinity. Brazos and Colorado regions. The new
regime is fairly inauguraed, the minions Of Lin.
coin will scatter like chaf before Southern valor,
and the time Of political and commercial independ-
ence is near at hand. Direct importations from
Europe will hereafter center at your port for dis
tributiOn over onehalf of the Southern Confede-
racy. and if facilities Of transportation are eX-
tended to Texas within a year the route men
toned, the bulk of the trade of this great State
will necessarily be drawn to your city. You have
the ability, if you have the will in New Orleans to
render signal service now to this enterprise. In.
dependently of controlling the trade of Texas, il
will prove profitable investment to all concerned