Nixon, J. O. (fl. 1861) New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 14, no. 44 (April 24, 1861)]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05960.02.11 Author/Creator: Nixon, J. O. (fl. 1861) Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Newspaper Date: 24 April 1861 Pagination: 4 p. ; 58.5 x 43.5 cm. Order a Copy
Published at 70 Camp Street. Only has first 4 pages of the usual 8 pages per issue. Article titled "Affairs at Norfolk," reports that Norfolk Navy yard is being evacuated and several ships scuttled to keep them out of enemy hands. Short item lambasting Massachusetts saying "Underlying its selfishness, bigotry, niggardliness and fondness for money-getting, is a veign of envy, which makes it hate everybody more prosperous and happy than itself. Southern gentlemen, attended by numerous slaves, are, in its estimation, the most enviable characters in the world, and constitute a standing reproach to its own miserly existence." Telegraphic updates from around the country, including news that the residence of Maryland Congressman Henry Winter Davis, who was attempting to reconcile the North and the South right before the war, was damaged by a mob. Local news includes several military items. Page 2 has copies of the correspondence between Major Robert Anderson and General P.T.G. Beauregard during the attack on Fort Sumter. Pages 3-4 have a lining over them, making their text seem faded.
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