Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-21

LETTER FROM NEW ORLEANS
Nzw ORLEANS, February, 1853
EDITORS APrraL. sm controlled by strong de
sire to write to your readers and lay before them SOME
thing Of the state Of cur city. With which class o.
your readers shsl bsein7 Shall first treat sweet
felniainesom chspter on fashions-thai most os'
lfehfrl Of sul .cs-ar shall endeavor to please the
steiner sex by attempting to write something 70 amss
ana iaterest them
We bavs ali been very much amused since the arrival
ct the last Northern steamer, bY tie accounts they
give Of The taking Of vieksBurg when Banks f. st
came here with his great expediu that highly intel
Isetual class ihs Norther merchants eSpee.ed that
vfcksbure would fail and ths navigation Of the Aiisss
siDpi would bs certain y opened. A ting upon this an
asinaiion fhey have shipped here enormously. The
esnseonencs is The market IS 50 gluttsd with every
+s, tfet goods are ten per cent lower than in New
Work and 4 . aac.uaaag that olten The difference is
sf,ss, rresat AN that have been sent have been
thrown into the auction rooms and no sae takes place
s.cspt At aueton No sale can be forced save at epor
nous sacrifices, persha5s articles not even paying
their freight Ore Ia &c house. last week rsshipp7d
500 barrels Of aour to sw xegk rhosa who nave not
been obliged to sell hsve ssoged TIER goods aad every
vsrshause Is crowded Moassas was shipped to Ne7
YORK a the lew freight Of 20 czuts per barrel the
frah. 10 New York mere nothins, sugar being ony
s. per hhs and everything in proportion Here HANS
ssa ct 10 to l4 csnts butter, 20 70 . eses bacon
sbouldess to esnsi potatoes $50 and other things
Il proporasn Thiuk ef I'd S. ysu poor people in ny
country BatI know you " uld si sooner DO without
xuss and breath the cir Of freedom. than 1--we slaves
:. nectar Or apbrosia would to God fcould joia you
wb.u look round ths clty ard see 81 The sto1es
crowded with every tns yeu need, and fhc the dowsy
looking shopman staading waiting for customers. or
o~ stores are no longer crowded as Of old how 90
vyish either our Morgan, Stuart or Van Dem would
dash 1 and rouse them TO life by taking from tHem the
dress tev va ue SO much more than honor OF atliosn
TIE boast II our sople has heretofore been that 4
Bspisg and bis yruidors they have seen nothing but
ser backs. Os Banks have as yet not even seen
,bat When he hrsl arrived, VIC were I'll congratulat
,g ourselves fhai n Ehs change Of must ba
s,neatsI. as even ysnksedsm could MOI furnish two
seh pstty .yrants; but in my opinion, Banks order
saving tfhat offensive and personal denonstrations
bg snguage or conduct Of any character by persons Of
any els-s vhatsyer. with ths intention 1f giving per
sonal oense tending to disturb The public peace are
forbidden ana viii be punished with relentless severity
.st parents " II De held esPonsbis for the respectful
eondactof their children, and prompt measures W ee
.akn TO fasien pon rop pases any act q this char
arter and hst 81 fsEs9nl who may oe witness p s1ea
e,nduot ere directed as Of public peace to
i've af,rna ion thsrsof to .hs provost marshal Is
a-aost cana. to any Of Baters- He absolutely com
aais a to b. spies one on the other. lie mgs really
b,svs re have already reached The depth Of degrada
tan tlst be should SO boldly order men to dsnousee
s6sir fellow ci.lz us Bat comment on the oder is
ossless-
Banks has beer 50 much more stringent in preventing
Intercourse with the Confederases that tho little trade
Baes permitted to his favoritss, Banks has stopped
and when he docs grant pert, few miles out q the
city Is s not respected Certain parties here shipped
goods upon permit from Banks to Baton Rouge as
soon as they arrived there they we've seized by some o.
the officers who declared they only recognized orders
from washington
Banks arst interview with Butler has net been no
tioed iz any of our papers tina have seen, and sus
gvs v,u 8 sketch Of it as had il from i never mn'
who. Butler. advanced toward Banks with bis us'ia
graceful empressneut snd begged him darng BIS stay
IN ,yew Orleans come to bis house 81 be haa room
already prepared for bin. Banss rspaea be woai'
remain at the St Charles hotel BE- did not choose Z
m IN esnase.ied houses lie 1h>n drew bis oie 81 doc
umenis informing Butler that T. was superseded rae
tbsv rr ofysheh be bsd not dreanea He took it viii
great cosness In the evening some Of the fallen hero
friends called upon him The scene presented N ni
paro2 bsrzars dsserl ton There sat the LADY oi II
ssorsu r,assion her face zeff iong anc very doein
~. lrilrsnt sisH surrounded him, briant 10 ionge
visions of detected rsscaly hoated before then
visions they say fully rsaiizd Glars, Of the Butte
Data was there, resembling puncuie7 balloon ire
which s gas was rapidly exha.ing French was tne'
cow positively superseded though it p not pnoil
IL announced his brilliant financial arrangement ~
BFysnts gambling ssiooa' IN which that Rouse oes'i
ID regular license Zee, paid hge hundred aolsrs
Month 70 French. which was never ase9antsa 70
& 81 al Genera Benjamin r. Butera brilliant staff
af- .fa IlfI 81 fIi1nl 10
!; irssfv an honest man. de vas eomPelled to take
y pt pssi.iou for refusing to assist BIZ Political frsr
81 10 stealing.
The pi5asans describes The Union meeting Of sat'
dsv night As large and enthusiastic, but negees 70 So
the nature + the crowd. we who have no iear
"a sase tbat i was eoraposea Of Yankees Dutch and
e gross. who spplauded enthusiastically and appree
y lively their white bredersn. The priaeiPa speak
y were T. J. Bursnt and Col Fields. The former is
s.. seribsa a. speaking pa siosatsly When da We "
p knew hin ever see thai cold unsympatseie nature z
dlsa to passion The voracious Col Fields enlightef
he The meeting ~ to hs caase Of The and amused
insl gent audience by holding up to tseir raicue r
lis when be bsnore - ths te q the leaders q thsre
hiI lion. This & the saue Col Fields who few mon
- ago, when his loyalty to our eaase vas qaes'o'
wrote from bis sick bed that affecting letter ~ FeeE
7ed indignantly asked bis how they could beil
y that ls hesrt was otherwise than with us when bis
ro had been passed here bis children born here and
the s hie proD rtg So much for consistency ard tri
our winter has for some Of our population re
oeav. been quite aEsy ones Certain portions Of q
ase evs issnssfar carried away By the attention Of
Irsnsb Fngish and spanish ofhcers, that they have
,ln,slr Unlisted he EoTshera lasaon Ct ieaialng
de- .,,-ss tAeaa 10 their hearts content though
Ria ser.rut II their purses absolutely blush 70 sa
es =, ,s;s ster king and queen parties Aaye been m