The New York herald., 1862-08-01
The Present Aspect OF View Orleans.

Should the cal business man OF 1867 or one
of the worlds unitxed dcazcs seeking for chosen
spot home, the tourist who wnnders like vital
note OF Interrogation over the whole BOOK Of nature
visit city AZ the tlns sboys mea,ionsd, no could
but feel thai there some great railing influence,
some mighty coneenrann OF vigorous human intellect
swaying do of country nlnsing its
h. athy sements into our ast growing cit5 happy
BY stem @. government aiding and maturing ali It's
natural resources and creating by rs TAR seeing
others, which peto.ore had NO sxistoDee swamIs,
nled with niiama:ic exhalations, turned into smiling
gardens ard suburban vilas-she muddy heavin.s OF
the Mississippi stayed within brm bounds. making
mcs O, wharfage where the commercial fleets OF ths
world might bear Their frcightsd cafgoss IN safety
a gold AMI silver currency, which the nuctultion
u bank stocks, per centages, or consos could not
aiect--pubic buildings where nuttered the natIons flag
more proud thar the bazonry kings ior every
IN It's azure cld the e b.cm ui na,iJn-ashin its
homes oi union and strength uto the peoples hsarls
banded down from their patriotic fahsrsncreasing like
their postsrtyundsr the motto OF cone fiag-Oue feI
tAe--Ono Country"
There Is in Thugs inannate well those gifted with
moving vitality power OF voy imrrc ssions, an
instructive electric ieeinR or cause aud effect, there Is
an ndyiiuay IN The decay habitat On thc
window the cobwebbed doors the grass spnKles STEPS
snd all tho rust o ruin tia, surround II much in
clrcwOn look tine uopnrture r. I'm gcntcnany aoatness,
to tho s0vcnly habit the dropping head, tho slluig
gait the hollow chfsk the depending air, AMI men
4 amt bJdy raggcduess of the owner the burned SHY,
ie be- gared aao usee sailor; In the chirred aud
psckcued COTTON bale as IN the runsd planter and slv
ing negro such houses Inay be seen IN every streo-
and III many trests AL such houses. snch may bs
with every cofncr, though many absent tread
az tho pahs Of ruin aud rebellion which their folly
or that OF political SPECTATORS haye MAJ ked cut
thon, mprltting upon the homes or others the same
ctrse they have stamped upon their own Trade and
property destroyed. currency doblsed and lett In tho
hands OF ssnlefs public security ssppcd to its founda
ton patti and na unal priae annih ated cringpg
and craving friendship aud intervention from those who
have always been enemies ~ their FREQ Institutions until
the whole city seems u lnger under somo BAN
Some weielty curse thai Heaven could not pardon.
But under the aiusncc Of te old lag brighter hopes
flashing out and the allied city 10 be
better destiny. VAny has oc.n rooted Oft from iis
not protection 10 those wanting the dignity OF nature
feeble honesty may ook with contempt N the Ease OF
bury kIavoy, without having her brains knocked out
aad The courts II justice beginning 70 ny claim to
tneir lprg-iost tits. The tr annual spidenc which
found ts birthplace in channels may seek other
,haencis for t9 operations in future Tor salsry
army iatoriuE m the good cause, have killed MN w
lheir healthy achievements. Ease currency papsr
from newspapers " asinpastors, 10 Gsappoafn and