Smyrna times., 1861-08-08
GLIPSE,S IN THE SOUTH.

Russell, correspondent of the London eng
l.ndl Times. who was sent over by that jour-
nal TO "give an impartial history of the civil
var in the United States:l
SUGAR CANE.
"As we ride through the wagon roads CLou-
i,i.ns) of which there are not less that 80
miles in this confederation OF your plantations,
bed together By the purse and the life of our
host, the unwavsring exactitude of the rows OF
cane, which run without deviation at right an.
Rles with the river down to the cane. brake,
two miles of, proves that the negro would be
a formidable rival in blowing match. The
sane has been "laid by" this letter is dated
June 18th hI-ihat is, it requires no more labor
and will soon clap" or close up, though the
rows are seven feet apart. 1t feathers like q
feet, although from the ridges it was but waist
high On dissecting it near the root we found
I've nascent joints, not a quarter of an inch
apart 10 few weeks more these will shoot
up like 4 spy glass pulled out to its focus.
There are four lordly sugar-houses, as the
grinding mills and boiling and crystalzng
bsdings are called, and near each is to found
As negro village or "quarter," of that section
Of the plantation. A wide avenue, generally
lined with trees, runs through these hamlete,
which consist Of % or 80 white cottages, sin.
gle stOried, and divided into four rooms. They
are whitewlshed, and at no great distance
might be mistaken for New Eugland village,
with town hall, which often serves in the
latter for meeting house," with occasion.
ally row Of stores on the ground floor.
The people on "haud." are in the field, and
the only inhabitants Of the settlements are
scores Of :" picarinnies, who seem Jolly con-
gregaIion, under the care of crones, who here,
as IN an Indian village, act as nurses of the ris-
ing generation destined from their births to
the limits Of a social Proerustean bed. The
Increase Of property On the estate is about five
per cent per annum by the birth of children.
This year the prospects of sugar is dreary
enough, at least while the civil war lasts, and
NJ host, with a certainty of $500 hogsheads
upon bis various plantations, has none of mar
keI In this respect, cotton has the advantage
OF keeping lOnger than sugar. At last years
prices, aud with the United States protective
tariff Of 20 per cent to shield him from foreign
competition, the crop would have yielded him
ever El0O,0O0 But all the sweet teeth of
the Confederate States Army can hardly make
aOle in the 100000 which this year is sx-
Peeted to yield in Louisiana and Texas. Un-
der the new tariff of the Seeding States, the
lose Of protection TO Louisiana alone may be
slated. within bounds, at Ss.00O.OOO per an
num-which is making the planters pay pretty
dear for their secession whistle.
DONALDsoNvILLE.
We then crossed the Father Of Waters"
waving an adieu to the good friend who stood
On the shore, turning ever back TO the home
We bad left be behind us. II was dark when
the boat reached Donaldsonvlle, on the opposite
"eoasL" | should not be surprised 10 hear
that the founder Of this remarkable city, which
ooee contained the archives of the State, now
transferred 10 Baton Rouge, wss.a North Bri.
ton. There is a simplicity and economy in the
plan Of the place not unfavorable to that view,
bot the motives which induced Donaldson to
iouhd his Rome on the west Of Bayou La
F'urehe from Mississippi must be secret to
all time. Mach must the worthy Sesf. have
ssen perPlexed BY his neighbors, a lous.feach.
ing colony OF Spanish Creoles, who toll not.
and spin nothing but fishing. nets, and who
i've better than Solomon, and are probably as
well dressed, minus the barbaric pearl and
gold OF the Hebrew potentate. Take the odd,
lille, modest retiring houses which grow in
1ae hollows OF Scarborough, add to them the
least imposing mansions in the natural town Of
Foikestone, cast them broadsowu over the sur.
iaee OF the Essex marshes, plant a few trees in
Hont OF them, then open few "Cafe Billiards"
Of The camp sort along the main street, and YOU
nave done very good DOnaldso1ville. A po.
i'eeman welcomes Us on landing, and does
the honors OF ihe market, which has bepgar.
" account of empty benches, Texan bull done
tsio bees ana eoftee-Hhop. The policeman i,
tall lean, west eountryman his story ia sim.
pie. aud he has it to tell. lie was one oF n,
hlees comPsny-a travelling Ashley. HC
came 10 Dons dsonVilIs saw and was conoue,
ed by one of the Spanish beauties, married her
became tavern keeper. failed, learned French
and was now constable of the parish. Their
was. however, weight on his mind. He hat
studied the matter profoundly. but was not nea
she bottom. How did the friends, relative
and tribe Of his wife live! no one could say
They reared chickens, aud they caught fish
when there was pressure upon the planters
they turned ont TO work for 6s.. Cd. day, bu
those were rare occasions. The polieemsl
had beeome quite gray with excOgiiating th,
ms'ier, and be had +" nary notion of how the,
dld IT." DonaldsOnviIle has done one in
tmng | has furnished two companies Of sol
d'ers-all lrishmen-io ths wars, and thin
Is IN the. course offormstion. Not much hodg
ing, diiehing or hard work these times for Pad
De : y.