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it will become law. The Jefferson City cor
respondent Of the Missouri Democrat expresses
tho belief that4t bill will be vetoed.
NEW ORLEANS.
Especial Correspondence Of the Pscz. end Tribune.
NEW ORLEANS March II. 1860.
It is not possible to notice half the objects Of
interest which have attracted our attention in
and about New Orleans, and which hare passed
in review during this our first trip to the far OF
"sunny sou:l,." Only the most characteristic
aud important will be noticed. Our frat visit
yesterday morning vas to tho
COTTON PRESS.
Both tic press and the process Of reducing
the cotton bales Us they come from the planta-
tions. to half their size, are exceedingly simple.
After cotton has been separated from the sceds
By the cotton gin, It put in bales on The plnnt-
atoms and pressed by large wooden screw,
turned by two long levers to which horses or
mules nre nttachel But with oil the power
thus exerted it would occupy too much space
for profitable shipment. On crriying at New
Orleans, after its quality has been determined,
it is sent to the steam cotton press. the piston
Of the large steam cylinder acts directly upon
powerful levers, and in a twinkliug" King Cot
ton" gets an awful squeeze; three OF four dar-
kies lie him down to his diminished proper
tons, and he is iguominiously tumbled of on
the other side, ready for departure to the busy
spindles Of Lowell, or 10 cross the Atlantic aud
In }hn snHu
daughters Of John Bull. Shipments arc made
by orders on the Cotton press, very much as
they arc made here by orders on our ware
houses. The vast amount Of cotton scattered
Ibout Oh each side Of cotton press ut this sea
son is we'll calculated to impress one with tue
extent Of the commerce in this staple. Its value
is counted by hundreds Of millions.
1ACKsox's BATTLE FIELD.
From The cotton press we rode down to Gen.
Jackson's Brittle Field, some four miles or more
below the st. Charles, but now scarcely mile
below the city. Well do We remember with
what thrilling excitement, when a hog, nc rcal
the history Of Gen. Jackson's greatest victory.
In tue maturity Of ripper years that excitement
has passed away; but our admiration for the
sleep1css energy and the patriotism Of tic SOL
diers and the iron will of the brave old Hero
who led them on to victory, is, if possible, still
more deep and abiding. We pity hin, whose
heart does not throb with tLe deepest emotions
when standing, even in driving storm as We
did, upon such spot, ever to Ec sacred in the
annals Of his country.
Gen. Jackson's line extended from the river
to the cypress swamp On the left. i part Of
the ditch in front 0 + his iutrcuchments is still
filed With wutcr us it was on the memorable Sth
Of January, 1915. The ground is perfect
plain, and secure behind their cotton bags tic
best possible opportunity was afforded tue
American rifles to pour their death dealing vol
leys upon the invading fec. How terribly the
work was done, nearly q thousand s!aln and
two Thousand more in wounded aud missing, will
ever bear witness. upon the pages Of history.
An unfinished marble monument marks the
scene Of this Inst great contest-erer to be the
last we hopc-between the soldiers, nc might
say the heroes, Of England and America, Vir-
tua!1y one in language, il literature, in religion
mad in lar, LIT each be only ambitious to excel
tue other in promoting the peace sud the intel
lcctual aud social welfare of our race.
But all visits and certa;nly al mora1iziug
must have au cud, and after gathering an hum
Lle flower as mcmento Of our visit; we bid
good bye to this field Of victory aud Of glory.
Returning, in the afternoon We visited
LAFAYETTE,
The best residence portion Of The city: Below
Canal street is the French and Spanish portion
Of the town. Tue most casual observer would
pronounce its appearance decidedly Frenchy," J"
ut least hc would be sure it was not American
Most Of the buildings are of one story with
tight board window shutters, and tile look is 10
usdscidedly prison!ikc aud forbidding. Lafayette
is the best purt Of the city above Canal street,
and here the merchant princes Of New Orleans
have spent their money vita liberal hand.
The houses nre spacious and elegant, and
tho grounds about thcm-for most of them
stand On large lots arc adorned with profl-
sion OF roses and early flowers now in all their
glory, while orange and lemon trees, graceful
rs the maple, now ia flower, and splendid ever
greens beautifully trimmed, mike q New Or
leans home at this season the most perfect
earthly paradise it was ever our good fortune 10
entcr. As strangers We were permitted to ex-
amino the residence Of ]. Burnside, Esq, whose
walls arc adorned With some Of tue finest paint
inss ia the country, and the richness Of whose
furniture it would be impcrtinence to attempt to
describe. Well, amid all this magnifccnce it is
u pleasure to know that the owner can afford
1t, for few months since he bought aud paid for
d single sugar plantation which cost him d
million Of dollars, and VIC were assured by
those who are we'll acquainted with his
Affairs that his net income this year
will lie eight hundred thousand dollars.
And yet, ike many wealthy men, he is unma,-
ried, and we were told he does not know that he
Inns relative in the world. lie came to this
country a poor Irish boy, and though scarcely
past the prime of life, be has already amassed
one Of the largest fortunes in the country. Most
Of it was made in the dry goods trade, from
which be retired less than a year ago. It is to
be hoped he will make wise use Of his fortune,
to promote the intellectual and the social vel
fire Of his fellow citizens.
The tall, nicely painted cistcsns in theyasd IF
every l.onse, is a very noticeable feature in the
residence portion Of New Orleans. They will
hold several hogsheads. They a1c above the
ground, FOR it Is impossible to sink them below;
and us the weather is never sufficiently cold to
Affect them, it is as well, end perhaps better, 10
bare them whcro they are. The rain water,
well filtered, and with ice, is most like tue
mountain springs Of New Jersey aud Peunsyl-
yania, from which We drank IN boyhood, of any
variety of old Adam's ale wc cyer tastcd. It is
truly most refreshing and delicious.
We noticed also that the bell pulls were ut tlIe
gate, and not at the door Of the dwellings. This
is a silent, expressive admonition for bcgears
and loafers-we hare seen none Of the former
md few of the latter here-to pass on. This
arrangement IS perhaps oil vcry well for New
Orleans, but we doubt whether in this cold and
often stormy climate, our ladies would be will
ing to keep their friends standing in tho street
till a servant can 20 to the gate. i.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
TIE Homsslead NfN In the Srnas<..The
Cooper. Coaf<si&d LIfeff1n Gaze.
lCog7eEpendetcc Of the Truss md TEhunc]
WASHINGTON, March =, lsso.
The Homestead question has been up in the
Senate to-day, and there has been good Days