New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-06

lizard, Summers q Co., for copy OF the Gtnefne
natl Enquirer, Of the 2sth ult.
ag- The Yankees have cauGlt Mason and Sill
dell, but they'll never get Mas 1ixon
Our senatoni
The Baton Rouge Advocate Of ne s0th, speaks
in this wise Of the distis guished gentlemen who
have been recently elected to represent the State
( Of Louisiana inthe Senate Of the Permanent Con
gress Of the Southern Confederacy which IS to as.
semble IN Richmond on the 18th of February
next The joint sessionof our Legslatur selected,
on yesterday, Sd. Sparrow and Thos y. Semmes,
Confederate Senators. The former gentleman was
elected by our last State Convention as delegate
to the Confederate Congress. In that assemblage
of statesmen and patro bis tact business quail
ties, probity and intellectual prominence gave
him most disting pushed position. His election is
pplanded Or a d Just tribute to his merits
ana services.
His colleague may be less known, hut where be
is known he is appreciated second to no man. In
by-gone times Mr.. Semnes won q ieadersE p in the
Democratic party by his feArlessness, eioauence,
clearness Of intellect and fidelity to his friends
BE has served several times il the State Legsla-
ture, now holds the Attorney.G eneraiship Of the
State, and is regarded by those who know him
best, as most amply qualified for the exalted posi-
ton Just assigned him. WIZ ,3Ssy
GEs. srERIIxGi PRIcE. M find the follow ing
just tribute % this nguished officer ii lie Nom
phis appeal, and publish u with pleasure
Gen. Price, of Missouri, il q better military Ell
ponent Of the Southern spirit, perhaps, than any
General il The Confederate service, 'He. has, b.
MA 6ratant movements, thrown wet blanket M
I on the Fabian policy Of warfare now so much in
vogue, and that the aggressive is the
true defensive policy for the South, Infhe open
ing Of the next caHpaig il will be well if Others
processing greater elasns upon the public conf.
denees would initiate the example of Price. So far
hs has won the palm as the dsantless Scipio Of
Southern warriors, ready at all times to !. carry
the war into Africa. r. as55l sssass sf-tt
i cur deliberate, well-eons1dered opinion, asa
We believe II to be the universal opinion oil the
community, that Gen. Sterling Price, all the cir
cumstances considered, has done the best fighting,
the hardest fighting and the most successful fight
Ing of any of our Generals since the present cam
paiga commenced. We Furthermore believe, if be
q has been superseded, as reported by telegrapf,
that incalcuable disaster viii be brought upon the
Il Confederate arms, and that the magnificent army
he, and be alone, has gathered toge her will fade
away as the msts of morning disappear before
the rising sun, if q strangers appointed to com
Mand tile Missouri troops. Gen. Heath rns y. be a
GOOD officer. but he will find no army to command
when he goes 10 Missouri.
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Mr. PArAN;s CARD.---We refer our readers to
" the card of Mr. q. O. Pagan, which will be found
& Ia another column The card is in answer ia an
advertisement which appeared in several Of the
city papers early this week, which reflected upon
the courseof MIR. r. in regard to the issue of
n change checks to his employees. He feels that
iraffee ham y "a
! es to set himself right in community where he
has lived and done business for over tt-ty years
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MIssIssifrI AND TENNESSEE RaILRoA D. - This |
road offers an importan. indueement to travellers,
ID tile fact that four hours time is saved betweeni
here and Memphis And, Their, bythis ronte there 1
Is no danger of detention. Or of missing connec |
ton along the road. Persons who have gone over |
tspeak III the highest terms Of the comfort Of the
& cars tho accommodation Of the conductors ard |
last but not least Of the excellence of the fare at
the meal ATOMS Wehope that such exertions to
accommodate the public will meet with the propert
encouragement, and TINT when the travelling COM |
munity see efforts made to add to their eomfort,
y they will sustain such efforts BY patronage. GSl
17is# rs AZ aE8 L
THE GREAT GIFF LOTTERY. This eommendabIe |
enterprise daily winning the fager OF our people
and advancing towards success. contributions |
are coming ID from all quarters, OF description
Y too which proves tlat the ladies have set their
hearts, upon carrying ont to the letter all that was
hoped Of II, We direct attention to the notice
issued this morning BY the committee, which viii |
pc found in another column. III i
Is sTRA NtE, BUT True. Among the notabiities or |
notable things Of the times, when the price of
edbles and turntables have been advanced from
50 % loo per cent, ind Cincinnati red-eye from
~ cents 70 81 20 per gallon, ID refreshing to find
that there s one dealer who has not advanced his
prices. We ailnde to our old citizen. Aaron Bird,
successor " seHslf \. aylor who sells his stock
at former prices, with the exception'of sazerac.
sasWhlcn fhe Aessan blockade has somewhat in
terfered. i@ III
t,oN FEDEEATE SrATEs WAR n Ax.-Barks and +
other corporations and all taxpayers. will find
elsewhere n our columns this morning d notice of
4 an important nature, efnanating from the Chief
\ Collector Of the Gonfsderafe States war Tax
which deines how and where returns Of their tax.
able property shonld be made We hope il will
receiye the attention it deserves. 's8 sT9
JstSY j&s3 kSs n
socIETY or TIE GHn.DEEN's HoME, al meeting
81 nus society VIII be held at the Home On the sh
lns1., y " M Ter the election Of Board Of Man
ayers for the ensuing year See notice.
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siorE HOOK AND LADDER FigE GoMRANy; No. 8. L
x = ilsf Of tle newly elected officers Of this COMPANY
VIII lisl be found u another column.
I VhLEAn howiTzEas. "A parade In full uniform
q ordered for thia company Oh next Saturday TO-
h VI morning a. clock, See notice. Ss
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. n a AsHINefoR5 Y AeKsoN GuARp.--A special meet
ing OF tnis company Will be held this evening al a