Nixon, J.O., fl. 1861 New Orleans daily crescent. [Vol. 13, no. 260 (January 3, 1861)]

Published at 70 Camp Street. In response to an article in the "Chicago Tribune," front page has an article mockingly titled "New Orleans Ruined!-Cotton Doomed!" that says the city's markets will survive if New Yorkers eliminate tolls on Erie Canal. Front page reference to the Henry Winter Davis proposal to keep the peace between North and South. The Daily Crescent rejects it out of hand. Front page essay titled "Secession vs. Co-Operation" by "A Citizen" rejects cooperation, i.e. talks, with the North and says "Redress for past injuries and security for the future are all that the people of Louisiana ask." Goes on to develop the pro-Southern defense of secession. Front page has telegraphic update of events in South Carolina, Washington D.C., and Texas as well as reference to the Nebraska legislature overturning the veto of the governor and prohibiting slavery in the territory. Page 2 has article on transfer of Federal troops from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter. Page 4 article titled "The Policy of Foreign Nations," says Europe supports the election of Lincoln and that they do not understand the institution of slavery. New Orleans city news on page 6. Advertisements 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.