Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-02-03
Dailg Tirgiuiau.
Correspondence of tho virginian.
Nrw ORLEANS, Jan. Goth, 1859


rises up before mo ike the ghost of Banquo, and
bids me write" IN true Macbethian style.
command it to nvaunt; but II clings to mo as per
tinaciously as Lynchburg candidates do to the
sovcrcigns-in ghostly and scpulchral voice, ever
repeating TINT word OF voxatous import
"writc"as they do thnt other word, no familiar
to the ears Of the great indepedennt and ncorrup.
tihlc electors vote md vote early" SO in At
ot desperation, to break tho potent spell of this
moral spectre. which painfully affects tho SON
sibili,ics of my tender conscicncc hnvc in emf
ncntlv tragic style, flung myself in n chair seized
II pcn. scratched my Uranium, and ain patiently
waiting for tho IDEAS 10 flow. If they would only
flow with the celebrity and volume In which the
rnin is nhw descending you would soon be ocm
pctcly inundated. flooded shipwrccked with tho
torrent of intellectual showers which would come
down upon you. How IL ratlos 4 own, like an
nral ocean broken lousc = threatens total lau-
dntiun to the bricks and mortar which 70 To make
m the Crescent City. The probabilities are that
| before this reaches YOU. we will nll. men, women
aud children houses horses, hogs and hogsheads
cotton, coffee. and crnolino, and every thing olsc
| lie floating about in the Caribbean Sea Nv only
| hope in TINT event IL that Govern n Senyman will
taic up tilibu-rrs, and send us back In Brit
ish steamers. But. seriously. never saw il rain
81 nara nut once DelDft-tIAt WAS tDp uuV lett
the city o ugs, love- aud mntrimony for the South.
| And, even now. I shndder Mt thu recollection of n
wagon ride which we hnd 10 endure, Mt midnight,
from Shnwsvillct to Christanshurg. in consequence
oi slides and washes tho railroad. But for tho
terrifying. stimulating aud refreshing effects OF
the cold turkey aud ho, contc which Mr.. Gibbony
wns kind cnongh 10 set before our hungry crew,
We would scarcely have survived that villninous
| trip. Thanks to Mr., Gibhony.
But suppose yon expect me to tell you some
hing about New Orleans cannot do it. without
fom will undertake to publish letter as long as
no Of Governor Wises Messages. When Lynch
,urg il built up to the Big Dam, extending two
niles bnck from the canal; when james River in
reascs its volume mn hundred fod when thou.
ands of steamers aud ships limo its banks. taking
III and putting off produce enough to enrich an
'mprc when the population of Lynchburg is
multiplied twenty fold; when it's streets are crowd
! d with wagons dmys. carts stages, cabs md
,acks, all hurrying along Mt 2.40 speed; when It's
lido walks are throngcd with hurrying currents
# humanity; when half Of its people become
french and Spanish, and jnlber their foreign
ongucs Mt every corner: when the crinolinc Of its
aides expands one half it's Dimensions; when its
Sabbnhs openly disregarded and desccrnted,
business and nmusemcnta all going on that day.;
When its dead arc buried on top Of tho ground;
When its flowers bloom a the winter, whom all
hcsc things come to pass, aud many more besides,
hen Lynchburg will begin to bear somo rcsem-
lance 10 New Orleans. Az it IT, Lynchburg
cnrs about the same comparison TO Now Orleans
hat New London docs to Lynchburg. This re-
mark understand mo, applies to population and
'onmercc not to moral worth-ior in the latter
place the good old City of Hills infinitely above
his Crescent City of the South.
1t is curious to Virginian. and very snncti-
nonious one. Mr.. Editor. you know mo to be
sabbath is brokcu here. Thcy treat that em-
cntly respectable and deserving day most scan
alously. They warp ii about into all sorts Of
norted shapcs-thcy convert it into a period for
formulating that filthy lucrc, which is said to be
he root Of evil; they make 1t galn time for en-
yii's tragedy comedy and song; arenic sports,
alls and the turf; bar rooms, (0f which they
ave Just one million, have counted thcm) bill
nris and the tiger. That ubiquitous animal is
ven away down here and uses his claws most
larmingly. lie got hold of young provincial
ho other day and eased His pocket of several
housand dollars. But the tiger" seems to be
he same everywhere, whether he is Gagged in II
mall building not far from the Norvell House, in
Snchburg, or down here in New Orleans, he is
lualy successful in gouging his victims.
They have unique way Of doing almost every
,ng herc-eyen that delicate act Of committing
ulcde. For instance yesterday citizen was
eized with pchchdW To "shufflc off this mortal
OIL" 50 he went, like quiet and orderly man.
nd procured bottle of subtle poison, then sought
is vault in Greenwood Cemetery, crawlcd in,
ok the poison and died. That was being sen
iblc to the last"-for the course adopted by the
eccascl saved q considerable amount cf unnecos-
ry trouble, hearse- hire. &c. ! visited ono of tho
tiles Of the dead hero few days ago and found
widely different from anything Of the kind that
ad ever before come under my observation. The
)mbs and vaults all above ground; and re-
,mblo n marble city of mimic houses, with streets
nd walks and avenues running all through it.
he tombs a:d monuments Mt certain times of
i,o all tod ith m bnla M
ng and flowers, and tapers are kept burning du-
ing the night. and then visit to one Of the cem-
,eries is full of mournful interest. The white
monumental spires stand like ghosts keeping
ratch over the sopuchrcs of the departed; while
he stiffness and solemnity around are impressive
nd awe-inspiring No stranger in New Orleans
hould fail to visit the homes Of the dead.
And now to make n sndden change from mortu-
ry to those of busy life, let me take you
. the Lepee. That is little world of itself. In
| sinc an elevated table miles in length and seve-
al hundred yards in brea 1th, loaded till it groans
Nth the great staples and commodities Of trade
nd commerce, with an army of laborers rs large
| the military force of tho country, working like
ees-vessels lining the banks, arriving and de-
artng every hour carts, drays and wagons COM
! ng and going in continual current and endless
infusion the ''rich Irish brogue," the "sweet
ierman accent" the musical French and the good
| Id AngloSaxon, with considerable sprinkle Of
panish and Italian continually sounding in your
ars, and you have faint idea Of what the Levee
:. That Cotton is King" is saying the pro-
riety Of which one very readily recognizes here.
'ales on bales piled mountain high, extending
allies in length and continually coming and con-
inually going, constitute sight well calculated
impress the looker-on with the immensely OF
his snowy and fbrous potentate. Sugar, tobacco,
proportions in the motley convocations which
make IN the sam. total of the sights at tho Levee.