Alex St. Clair Abrams / Alex StClair Abrams
'Kind reader, have you ever been to New Orleans? If not, we will attempt to describe the metropolis of the Confederate States of America.New Orleans is situated on the Mississippi river, and is built in the shape of a crescent, from which it derives the appellation of 'Crescent City.' The inhabitants-that is, the educated class-are universally considered as the most refined and aristocratic members of society on the continent. When we say aristocratic, we do not mean a pretension of superiority above others, but that elegance and etiquette which distinguish the parvenu of society, and the vulgar, but wealthy class of citizens with which this country is infested.'
