New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-15
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The selmag Ala.o Reporter, ct the concIusiSn of
u long ind abls article exposi the utility cf tito,
Northern Wal upon ne, and shelving our capacity
sof resistance, makes Tie following declarations
= We have noticed several indications III the North
sWeat Of gathering storm, and daily and hourly
the mptterings Of this storm are growing louder
and mtrs Aiarn1ing. IS And we believe that If Con-
gress would remove the restrictions off the free
navigation Of the Mississippi and leave the North
western people at liberty to carry on their com.
merce with the South ,as heretofore, they would
cease to fight against us day longer, leaving the
that can attach to frnitess war, in the impotent
attempt to subjugate people who in all respects
are confessedly their superiors lin virtue in arms,
IN letters, and ineyeryth thing q e 3 s,.s
our Selma eotenp has ,ptobaply forgotten
that onesof the frat acts Of the Provisional Con
gress WHEN il assembled at Monte onery was to
proclaim the free navigation Of The Mississippi
river. There are no sfrestrichonss Whatevef upon
the navigation of that stream. The Light to peace.
able commerce on it ii absolute and unqualified.
The small duty that The Confederate Government
imposes upon articles imported from foreign coun-
ies amounts to little nothing hut evenwere the
duties high II would NOT be d strestrictioIn upon
the navigation Of the river. Custom House duties
IN she light Of restriction, for
Il: this were 80 there has never been the time yet
when there was ID ton on tic gallon Of
the Mississippi. There ars always post charges
and ether charges but they are met regarded as
being mi the nature Of restriction upon any nayi-
gable stream Under the old Government, every
vessel coming up the Mississippi from foreign lands
had TO pay certain isvies but this Was regulation
not regarded as Id any respect . restriction. II
there was no law against the free navigation the
Mississippi under the old Government, still less is
there now, for even the duties are smaller. sssql
20 Its tho Yankees themselves who have imposed
restrictions rs Of the South. They blockaded
the Mississippi. both at its mouth and at Cairo so
prevent US from getting breadstuffs. foolishly
thinking they could thereby starve Us out. 9hey
have no right TO complain, for II their own act.
1t would be- curious indeed Il the Southern Con
fed eracy should be accomplished Of sby the Yankees
for the consequences q an act Of which they them
selves were guilty. S. 4, H ,s
n Yves What the effects are.@ The Northwest is
cut off from its former Southern market, and
suffers mueh from the deprivation. Flour is sell.
ing here at an advance Of five or six dollars a
barrel over what it brings in Cincinnati. Whisky;
worth twelve cents q gallon there, readily brings
here dollar and quarter. Pork, bacon, mess
heef and rything else the North west sells are
down price where they are produced, but are
bringing heavy prices here,sa Il must be very
binding y upon the Northwestern people to see
what AL these things are bringing in the Southern
markets, and what an immense profit could be
made by shipping them here; and yet torefect
that It ii their own blockade IL Cairo which pre-
vents the shipment. Il will not, we think, detraet
from the poignaney Of their grief tosee that their
humane intention of starving US out has SO com
spletely failed, and that they have really been
Furnishing themse1yesfor nothing. s,s4 II
/ Nor do we agree with our Selma contemporary
IN believing that there are any Indications .
friendly feeling towards us in the Northwest. any
more than in the regular Yankee States Of New
England What are the facts The Northwest
hasfnrnished altar larger nnnlherof troops to the
army, in proportion Of population, than the East
ern States have. Without half the ability to pay
war taxes, they have yet bounded on the war as
violently as any Of the others. Theya besides,
better fighters than the Down East Yankees, as
they proved at Belmont. Il We owe any favorable,
consideration to the Northwest touching its com
duct in the present war; we. are not aware Of it,.
On the contrary, they have shown themselves Bit
tery against us, in this. that whereas all their
interests impelled them to the side Of the South
and urged them 70 cnt loose from their oppressors
and pinnderers Of the East they have yet chosen
to side with the latter against and to contribute
the largest number Of the best fighting men we
have To encounter. When fanaticism is superior
to honor and to interest both, we do not see what
respect it IL entitled to. sl3rs II si,a sfS Fs
The Northwestsis entitled to the free navigation
Of the Mississippi now, as il has been all the time,
provided its intents are peaceable just the same
90 England or France 10, or any other foreign
power. Why they should break up their former
profitable commerce with US, and fight Us besides
is . question they themselves must decide We
confess ourselves unable to make a reasonable
explanation Of il. ss&fsa tes1{is asz 4 a7