New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-10-10
proclalftatioia.

section of the country between the Qualifications above Carroll
ton and those below the city and extending back the lake
All steamboats, or other water craft arriving the pre-
serbed limits will be forthwith placed charge of an arraed
force and escorted above the points indicated This course will
be adopted in all cases whether the quantity brought
be large small
The Railroad Companies have already issued
of the object of this Proclamation and no violation of
them will he permitted.
THos O. MOORE, Governor
shall cooperate with Governor Moore the enforcement
the obove order. D. H. TWIGGS
Major General Commanding
Fl" -10 NEW oRLEAss Septeuber % 1851,
To His Excellency Governor I. 0. Moore and
.s ..= Ill ~ 80 jor-Genera D. +. Twggs:
The Undersigned Cotton Factors Of New Orleans respectfully
represent TINT some time since, they advised the planters
whom they yearly received shipments cotton not to send any
10 this city during The continuance of the blockade adopn
this make great individual sacrifices in order to ac
complish benefit We no credit to ourselves for
ms Embarked with our fellow citizens in struggle
tain our dearest rights have only discharged our duty as
incur opnie the highest interests Of the exactz
the first obligations Of ALL regret to saw that there ara
those in New Orleans less mindful ourselves of the ue
s OF steadast adherence to the rules which we have aced
as our own guide and receive from time tme cosienrents
OF cotton Seine OF the planters either
importance of retaining their at home or heades dis
regarding it, transmit to this city occasionally few bales of
cotton The certain consequence of ibis ncou conduct of
1ts that theirf neShbors with mpunity shin and sell
their COTTON will follow their and in yerr few aes
large supplies will be sent to New Orleans and this co ION
from the known netcency of the blockade will way to
foreign ports and furnish the manufacturing interests of En-
rope end the United States with the product they are
most in need We shall give aid and comfort 10 onr enc
mics and contribute to the maintenance Of that Quasi neutrality
which European nations have thought Drouer to avora mem
aly which enables the United States to obtain every NUM-
ton of war in which they deficient and practically derives
Of the sources of supply.
Under these circumstances, earnestly request that YOU will
take immediate steps 70 the shipping Of any cotton to
this city Unless this promptly done we shall not he ahe 10
naiuan the policy had determined upon and which M,
only received the sanction of the public opinion here but which
has been cheerfuy followed Planters and Factor, oF
the other States of The Confederacy,
1t Will not be difficult for devise means to accomplish
the object desired and quite sure that the peone of
Louisianaw the exception of the few who in times like these
regard their personal advantages as mere nnora than
the public goodwill only give ready to yonr
action but smpha,icay and enthusiascsl sustain it.
J. hewitt, Norton " 20, Foley, Avery Il Co.,
West & Where, Rossor Protbro q r.
). H. belknap, Henderson, Terry & Co
bfahuer ehainolss Il Co., Bradley, Wilson L Co.
q Lewis d osiesoy' West, Renshaw Il Canrnaca
W. A. johnson Co., John Williams & Co
Carroii, hoy i Co., Tarleton Whiting l. Co,
fAfley, 0urSF IL Co., hartley johnson & Co.,
". COX d Co.. Hayes, Gauverst Il Co..
Jas, NJ. futaafn Person, Conway L Co.
. ~ Lew d Co, Green & Crump,
montgomery q Hall, r. McIlhenny
Belocq, Noblom & Co., Davis Jenkins 4 ca
Abat d Gushnlan, kirkpatr'ck & Co.,
Aolo"ay& LonsdaIe, Mcfarland 4 Barkslale
J. W. Champlin L Co, Walker & Co
A ~ HenkeI Il Go. John l.. Lee,
IL Aeaaah P. II. Skipwith,
BroadTen & Haynes, Knox Higgins
Moore 4 Browder, j. j. Person 4 Co.
f. W Esthu K Co., Battle Noble 6Co
Lane 4 Salter, r. C. Cummings L Co.
s. O, Nelson Co, Montgomery -Pl,ite
Campbell L Strong, Wright 4 Allen