American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-03-26

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Correspondence Of the American Republican,
New ORLEANS, Feb 1916.
.,IeSsieurS:-People are wont to term Wash
ington the Getty of magnificent distances, but
honestly doubt whether that appellaton or
that of "mud Emporium, does not belong to
this semi-circular village. 1t Is most awful
ly Struggling city, and the filth and dirt incon-
ceivable; and as the population always appear
TO have concluded "to beaI the ills that flesh is
heir to- whilst here and thank Heaven it is
10 worse, comfort and cleanliness is unknown,
or unhcedcd: they are too entirely occupied to
trouble themselves with such triles. Things
are by no means as whilom in this great COM
merclal city, for either men of enterprise or
that tar more numerous class who are suing for
tavors from dame fortune; the eight of other
days" reflects but slightly its brilliant rays, and
although money may be realized, yet owing TO
the crowded state OF every species of pursuit, it
is becoming difficult; gone are the days when
wild dreams of wealth were realized readily;
fled, those times when New Orleans was per-
feet Ell Dorado. Despite of the present state
of affairs, however, and of the Croahings of
many who speak so fuently of the immense
over production of cotton, it is az certain as the
stream seeks the ocean, that New Orleans is
destined to become the Queen of the Western
hemisphere-the commercial Babylon--or it
may be (and the dim outline of such a shadow
ing has already been traced by the falcon eye
of gifted statesmen the proud and naughty
capital Of vast and powerful empire. Every
avocaton at present is filled, choked, damned
up; vet the failure of one seems but to incite
others to the seli-same step. 1t is lamcntablo
to observe what number Of young men who
have yentured hither to improve their condl-
ton, strolling the avenues of the city, disap-
pointed in every hope, after considerable en-
penditure Of time and means, nothing is left
but to return homeward; foreigners cfiectually
bar the door against native-born citizens, being
willing to accept of any degree Of compensa-
ton, starvation outright looking them in the
face, the great majority of those who land at
this port, being actual paupers.
The cemeteries of New Orleans have often
been descanted upon, and they certaily present
a novel appearance to one of the North. The
title of cemetery they scarce deseryc-ior that
appellatlon suggests ideas of the picturesque
and beautiful; flower and shrub; tiny lake ana
meanderng brooks; noble trees and shady dell
varied by ill and dale; all of winch species of
establishment they lack, save few plants and
shrubs: the common title of buryng ground is
therefore, | think, quite appropriate, and more
fitting. The American enclosure possesses mo-
thing the least worthy of 0bscrgatou-that
used by, and termed the French Cemetery, is
infinitely superior, although but sorry aliair
compared to our own beautiful Green Mount.
Fancy four or five acres of perfectly fiat, swami
Ply ground, enclosed by brick wall, which
serves both lis oStensibIe purpose, and forms a
portion of the vaults (of which it is the foot,
built entirely around, and generally four IN
hcighth. AS a vault could scarcely be built on
such aliuvial dcposlts-Wator following every
stroke Of the spade--these last resting places
arc erected above ground, and vault is built ON
vault, as death successfully claims his victim
They present most novel appearance. These
tombs are tirosomely uniform; composed of
brick, rough cast and colored to initiate gran
lite, they are adorned in front with flaming red
brick, and couple of ornamental shrubs Of
arbor vit@, and on Sundays, glass jars contain
ing flowers are hung around. Such is the pre-
vailing taste-and the whole partakes very
strongly OF that primness and stiffness so char
acteristic of French architecture and garden
ing-in fact there are but two good specimens
in the place, the best by far being a Mausoeum
of a company Of Spanish Cazadores; it is real
ly beautiful. Although after we have ''shuf-
fled off this mortal COLL both reason and phil
osophy teach, that the body is again resolved
into the elements of which 1t was composed,
and therefore that it is, in reality, indifferent
whether
'Iu the deep bosom Of the ocean buried,''
OF perish by gradual nothngness, yet there ex-
lists feeling in every mind "a repugnance that
is universe, -revoltng at the idea Of MANNED
and imperfect rites Of sepulchre; and it has of.
ten occurred to me that the ancient custom of
literally rendering ashes to ashes, was prefera-
bic to all other modes of burial: it would be
particularly to this place, The good citizens Of
New Orleans have an Unsuitable mania for "the
latest news" their locality demanding indeed
that they should be possessed of the transac-
tons al lie north: the Merchants Exchange is
therefore quite Il spectacle on tho opening of
the Post-olhce, (in the same building and in
the evening also: it is, indeed, the place "where
merchants most do congregatc," the arena of
sharp dealing, many fatal blows are dealt or re-
ceived, but in lieu of trump of herald sum
monng armed knights to the conflict, the pen,
"mighter than the sword" knocks champions
down quite as successfully, and with greater
rapidly. The Reading-room is kept in fine
order. Plenty of amusements there are, of
course,-4 equestrian establishments, thea
tres, balls, lectures concerts, ETC., and all inf
mite variety of ''snaler DEER in full blast, do
ing every thing, from "classic" negro melodies
do,ca to Shakespeare. At the st. Charles, Mr..