The New York herald., 1863-07-25
The Mississippi River Opened
to Navigation.
ENTHUSIASM IN THE CRESCENT CITY,
Return Of General Banks from
Port Hudson.


GeneraA T. w. Sherman Coming
North,
-, Ia. -
me steamer George Cromwell, Captain Post, arrived at
this port yesterday afternoon We have thus two days
lalor intelligence from New Orleans Tho 10 Of
siderable importance ~ will be seen that tho Missh
sippi longer obstruced by rebel works, but
opened 70 the valuable Of the orth West aud
South.
Our New Orleans Correspondence.
NEW OxIEANs, July II, 1868.
ne Great Eeent-7k Nissatppi River Op1s-Ayripal of
tie Steamer Imperial from S. Louts-Aival Of General
Bamks from Port Hudson-7Ae .SitNdtionSecesA Hopes
for Foreign Inerpestion- Of MISUNDERSTANDING
Aousnsests-1Ae ArTsst Of and Charges A0aixa Colonel
Morgan, NinaiaA Nev Pork Volunseeys-Ao6ils Pa.
pers-Gesral Weitsa-NssO Orleans A6diys, dc.
The great event since the sailing Of tho last steamer for
Now York has been the arrival Of the steamer Imperial
from 81. Louis, via Memphis, vicksburg and Nachez.
when the report nrst reached the st. Charles Hotel
not credited and hundreds would not listen 70 until
they had proceeded 10 tho evee and looked for them
selves Tho Imperial brought load OF cattle, part OF
hat captured q Matches, and what important,
g. Louis paper of the 9Th inst day ater than
Aad received. Both the Picoyuns and Delta issued
sxras and hcy met with ready sale. Tho arrival the
Imperial settled the question with all 70 the capture Of
vcksburg and they who the day BEFORE did not believe
"a damned word Of IT, paid their bots without fur
ther trouble Bitter the four pills have been 10 the
secessonsts they have swallowed them although not
without making many wry faces. Some Of them yester
day talked II peace and reconstrucon-a subject have
never heard spoken d before among the creoss Of New
Orleans This tnan anything else proves how ter
ybe they consider tho disasters have their
cause.
General Banks arrived in the city night before last but
As stay understand, very short, for
that he intends the field again In person during
she coming operations west Of the Mississippi river. We
trust he may be successful In Kidding Western Louisiana
Of the hordes Of Wild Texans who arc now there
end recovering Ioss ground in the Attskapas
country. Our army here should be greatly in
creased, and At once, In order 70 enable
70 carry the into Texas and occupy and
bold the line Of the Rio Grande. II would surprise
me the French Lad eye upon Texas, and should
have enough 10 hold the State and prevent any ~
tempt Johnny rrapeau 70 our borders This 10
surmise, 70 be sure; but have heard limited BY
many that such may be the result now that the French
have secured the capital Of Mexico. More unlikely
things have happened hence the necessity d being pre-
parcd any emergency. Napoleon attempt inter
be In condition TO check his FIRST move In manner 10
encctually prevent second attempt
have heard many prominent secessonists say, sncc
the news OF their disasters and
Of the probable failure establish their Independence,
that the time France and England will intervene
prevent tho South being conquered into peace and
reconstruction They declare that tho great Powers OF
Europe viii not permit II they prevent IL, this coun
try being united again England and France, they nsst
have held aloof only because they rapidly
eating cacsohc- up and they waited quietly in hopes
that when both sides effcctuaAy weakened they
could slip and divide the spois. This is very plaus
bic reasoning and upon the South found all their
hopes for . separate government. Europe has dis
covererA since the commencement OF the war,
and for tho frat time, the immense power and
OF this coun,ry and IL Is her policy 70 prevent
people from being friends again. Asone people We are
irressto lctbe balance Of the world Is nothing TO Us;
snd knowing this the monarctos OF the Old World viii
strive by every ai their command by force
Of arms 70 prevent peace except upon the basis Of
Southern confederacy. Such the expressed opinion
here ~ tho prescnt tina.
l seol satisfied that peace could be declared, n the
present OF asirs in twenty -four hours After
armscc the rights Of Southern people under tho
osnssstion Of the UAsd states would Be Acknowledged
and respected BY these Of the North. But this fem.
csonot be- for The radical abolition faction will prevent
psscs except upoA the entire abolition Of slavery Such
bsips the care, am conndcnt the war will be
pyofract.s nDsil the men Of tho South are con
quorcd, either by starvation determination see
yroepec. OF their coming 70 any other ground
It's .nslaocsy u think how very little would create
tie esdurng pcsce, and place beloved country
posiop Grit amopg lhe nations Of tho earth In power
snd prsyxriy and JET know that few wicked design
4e rcE determined that shall not be unless the
~
tr with . vhits msD-h nrst accomplished. When We
ooasdsr lhA number q valuable lives that have been
sAcrDccd AID The untold misery created cndeavos
r. heller the coIdSon OF The Desro como 70 any
other cucrsoa thsn thai have beer vastly the losers
by the opcrstionY And what be the result con
tiuusd nf More blood spilled WIDOWS and orphans
care for, Overwhelming debt, and poson farther
thsn Semcved from IN boIsst, honorable psacs
w.tn Tho copstsscsoo a. the be ssded wth.
out IT, wc must ret bore for peace.
Ny reasoning IN tho twe former paragraphs ID founded
upon coc-enssous vita sAusosai men of this city-nn
Who hook uyos si,uao- without psejudice, Who,
being veil possse ~ W tho fsslng throughout the
sor,s~-n eoansry, can speak aDdsrstandipriy. We
eau s.d sss any amount o old Union sen4inaens.
tat ross ,,ss desires reconstruction 90 any other
sscIg save aad excep. he co~stdutca q hs United
stss@ wmhcst stcrst,cr or amendment
ws have bsd no pc~s frota DonaldsonvIne rewpecl-
ms u- rivaDce army Ia the direction Of
nr-stsEr city. u 10 evident from thn that they
sa,s net sscorn'srsd The eremy sncs The
siyhs snsH Of which gave you a. sccocn,
my last Is.ier. Arsssl dssssisr brought yesterday
states srrs ihers ave nftess thousand rebes beswees
ps,s,sssnvls sod Bssssssr cy this statement cannot
ersda athousb bssve there arr that many scattered
thrscgb The Aiakspss coursry. Alcas tho limo o. tho
opslousss Rsrcse 'hsy isns back, and are probs
sly sos 10 any force hs sds n Laeocbs Crossing they
v, ,rcsss,y msss sny rsss~sas<e 10 crr ssvance
vss, - rsssb Bayou Bsssf, and gusbcsis set n
eossssr vnh tAs army shsy may Abandon Bsshsss Guy
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