Nixon, J.O., fl. 1861 New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 13, no. 263 (January 7, 1861)]

Published at 70 Camp Street. Front page: List of the Louisiana Southern Rights Ticket at the State Convention; article titled "A Southern Congress," says South Carolina has called for a Congress of the seceded Southern states -- asks "Shall Louisiana be absent?"; article titled "Abolition Mendacity," which says "The Abolitionists now deny that there is such a thing as property in slaves" and goes on to say that the Founders recognized slaves as property in treaties with Britain; article on "Mr. Semmes Speech" -- Thomas Semmes was a member of the state convention considering secession; reprint of article from "New York World," on the poor in New York. Telegraphic updates from throughout the country on page 2. Page 3 has a story of a captured slaver off Sierra Leone. Advetisements for the sale and rental of slaves throughout. Text is faded because of a lining over each page of the newspaper. The lining, which was used to fill in several holes in the paper, has made the document heavy and brittle, which has led to several tears at the edges.