The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-02-12
Navigation of the HIississ ippi7

navigation OF the mississippi.
Sd outspoken has been the indignation of
the people of the Northwestern States at
the Unnecessary and outrageous conduct of
Gov. Pettus, of Mississippi, in interfering
with boats going down the Mississippi River:
that even the most rabid fire eating papers
feel called upon to apologize, and explain
away the affair. The New Orleans Ores
cent-which has made itself particularly
conspicuous in the rebellion which has
caused Louisiana to secede from and rob
the Union-thinks the people of the North
west are unnecessarily excited, as the South
erners do not design to interfere with the
navigation of the river for any legitimate
purpose of trade aud commerce." 1t says the
action of the Governor of Mississippi has
been inexperienced. A report being in
circulation that the United States intended
sending troops down the river to retake the
arsenal at Baton Rouge, the Governor of
Mississippi, in the generosity of his SOUL
thought he would stop every boat going
down the river, by firing cannon across their
bows, or, into them, accordingly as they
rounded to or not. This surveillance was
kept up, we are informed, for only day or
until another rumor is put in circulation by
some irresponsible party that Uncle Sam is
going to send something else down the river
contrary to the wishes of the gentlemen
/ of hat
stream. Should another rumor start we
are likely to hear of more batteries.
The Crescent says no steamboats, are to
be interfered with which are running for
The fact as to whether their commerce is
legitimate, we presume, is to be ascertained
by having the steamers round to, under a
threat of being Fl red into, and compelled to
pay wharfage at ports where they did not
design touching.
But while the Crescent is so calamity de-
tending the Governor of Mississippi, in re-
turn for that gentleman's services in antic-
ipating and preventing any attack upon the
arsenal at Baton Rouge by United States
troops, would it not be we'll to give us at
least column on the action of its own
State in stopping goods destined for Louis
Vile and Cincinnati. Is that an obstruction
to the free use of the Mississippi? Doe!
collecting toll at New Orleans upon all the
goods destined for the border Slave States
and the Northwest interfere with the navi
CATION of the river, or are they not legitimate
trade and commerce. If the great North -west
tamely submits to this levying of tribute
money upon her imports, she deserves, as she
will receive, the seorn of the civilized world
The United States took up arms and com
PEELED the Algerines of the Mediterranean Il
abandon their Infamous business of taxing
American vessels. She was one of the frs
Powers to resist the pretences of Denmark
in regard to the Sound Dues, and we ar
eonfdent..the people are not now prepared Il
tamely submit to the preposterous claims o
one, two, or dozen self-constituted cotton
confederacies. No, gentlemen, you may pas
as many secession ordinances on paper a
you please, but when you commence taxinI
the people of the Northwest to supper
your governments,yOu will be likely to hea
rumbling that will be prophetic of com
ing avalanche