Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-06-22

respondent Of The New York Post,
writing from Sbaugllae, says
There 10 something absolutely
ftightful IN the contemplation Of a
war introduced into the pupulous
districts Of this country. You ran.
not compute the horrors Of war
here by comparison with any 9th.
or county under heaven. Owing
10 The wonderful density of it's pop.
ulation. every square inch of soil
is put under contribution. and Ivy a
refinement IN the arts Of enricling
and cultivation. unknown IN any
other land. ia made to yield To it's
utmost capacity those grains and
vegetables that constitute the chief
sustenaure Of the inhabitants
There is no waste land here. down
to the very waters edge where.
ever glade Of grass. or stalk Of
grain, vr a nutritious vegetable.
can he made Go grow, there the
tireless patience of Chinese hand
has planted and his ingenuity
brought to perfection something
tu he used 10 sustain human life.
Every river tivulet and lake In be.
seiged Ivy the busy multitude and
made to- yield Of its tribes, and the
feaihercd inhabitants Of the air are
subject 10 the same demand. Every
avenue Of trade aud industry that
offers chance for man. woman
and child To- earn ttife so ma to
be able 10 sustain life. is besieged
10y an eager multitude. all seeming
~ anxious to- supply their daily
wants Ivy patient industry.
There in also an immense popu.
lation here who subsist entirely
upon the products of the fisheries.
The people who live upon The wa
ter are numbered by millions
They are born. grow mp. live and
die in their little boats. II il mo-
uncommon thing a. see n maa with
his wife and several children occu.
plying day aud night. summer aud
winter, their tiny craft for all pur.
poses This largo class have no
other home. A mans boat il his
castle ms truly as il an English
mans house. The laboring classes
arc wonderfully industrious, and
they surpass most people in fru.
gality. The art Of living il redu.
ed 10 its cheapest and simplest
form, so far as food is concerned.
The people seem LITERAL y crowd.
cd for room. and the great question
10, how can they be- fed 7 During
times of peace and plenty, when
the avenues Of trade aud commerce
are Ill open. and while the seasons
are favorable and the soil yields
its usual increase Of grain, China,
like n vast beehive in pleasant
summer day. when tho bopos.bcar.
ing flowers are all IN bloom, seems
to bo pleasant aud prosperous
land. An unreasonable rain, or
the other extreme of drought. the
visit Of the locust. or any other Of
those casualties tina. affect injuri-
ously the harvest, is truly n nation.
al calamity.
1--WE shall nll starvc," said n
poor old woman as she saw the
locnsts settling down upon her lit
Ito patch Of rice, husf rs it began
to ripcn, after having been care
fully attended by her for several
months II fear we shall starve"
il common remark in China, when
the supply of food il cut short by
any accident. No wonder, then.
the people dread n war. Those
fall Ivy the bullet, bayonct and
sword constitute but a small part
Of the sufferers. Often, indeed,
they are the ones rather 10 be con.
graduated than pitied, as they are
spared the Witnessing evils of so
much greater magnitudes of hu-
man beings, whom they never
meet, and who have never offended
them or their government in my
way. The horrors Of n battle field
a few hours after the strife is over,
may be..depicted, but who can even
imagine the long and dreary weeks
and months of hopeless, bleak star
walton and misery that will stalk
along in the desolate pathway Of
an army marching through the