New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-04

John c. Calhoun. A
These, however, were exceptionsl--the majority
exhibiting less marked characteristics. There were
men with mere average faces--olhers sufficiently
noticeable There was the old French cast of coun:
tenance; the bourgeoise physognomy, grown solid
end rustic from four generations Of planter lie,
dating from the time when Mqaon LescaW was
popular Partisan NOVELETTE, Dame GuL C0meitds oil
is day-when Louisiana WIS penal French COLONY,
and New Orleans sounded in Gallo like Botany l}ay
in English ears. And strongly contrasting WIN ms
oid-word face lsuPgesliye OF civilization IN w,lch
men dwet in hard social strata, almost as dlncuit 10
disturb as the equally unchristisn superstition oil
Hindoo caste appeared the harsh features, closely
cropped head and hrsute beard Of the more modern
Frenchman the palpable representative OF the sans
caiottc, the convict, or Monsieur Nicomte VICTOR
| liugos heroes Of the barricade.
Between the two extremes, it was pleasant to con-
template some merely rural faces, the neal descen-
dant OF Jacques Bonhomme, transplanted to a
| luxuriant, semi-iropical climate. Rudy, good.
humOred careless in the disposition Of hair beard
and attire these men were the most agreeable
present; am sorry to say that albeit looked mar
rowly, l observed few such; not many OF the faces
but had something objectionable in them. Aud iest
| | be charged with prejudice l will state why's:
There either something furtlye or "a latent
capacity for the expression OF violent passions IN ,e
majority Of their coun enances, the nrt ocIec'aoie
in the eye the second in the mouth after the organ
of sight the most tell-tale of features Frequently
it showed large, hard and Iesoiu'e' IL might essn!
become cruel ON occasion. This, with an unpleas-
ant depth of that Characteristic inner line OF the
cheek which ordinarily, in elderly faces stretches
from NJ nosris to the OF the mouth III some
instances resembling cut was the most suggestive
thing observable In tkeir physiognomy.
As the thrOng increased anu the buzz grew louder
and louder, Il looker-oh, without being AL inten-
| tona listener could hardly avoid overhearlDg por-
tons OF The conversation. Here was one OF the
| influential clsss, with face worthy OF the United
l.. IL
| testing be would have nothing to do with II; that
the planters lad no rigbts-could have none-under
military rule. Another, resembling jew attorney,
wi'h black, coarse beard and Iurgid eyes, enlarged
the utter inability Of himself and bis neighbois 10
compel their negroes TO WORK. and OF their fugacious
procliviliss. 4 third, ia whose heavy-fealnred,
sunbrowned counieuance and indefinite eyes
we read inesrnate obtuseness. obstlnscy, and Ois'
trust, sulkily avowed his opinion that the Propo-
siion to remunerate slaves for their labor WA IN
sidiously introduced by the Government for tie
purpose Of invalidatiug the owners claims. Ii
you pay Niger, said ne, "you acknowledge you
haint no night TO bin: i suspicion II ! Not an
illogical conclusion. Almost everywhere l heard
latent murmuring, disposition wlliully TO assume
= coercion that does not exist, tendency to ignore
inexorable consequences and to conterd,
aud hgously, for niquitous privileges Justly for
feiied.
Ii must have been o'clock before The assemblage
driftcd-that is the right word--irto tho gentle
mems parlor of the hotel where the windows beiUg
at first closed it OPP ressvely warm Never
was indoors meeting OF real Importance lees formal
Two or three gentlemen seated themselves at u
table the rest OF the cOncOurte standing, formed an
irregular circle the radius Of which increased or
diminished according TO the interest Of the proceed
ings tue desire TO hear the speaker or the exeep-
tional remons of The chairman or OF some In
huential planter the outskirts. suppose there
must have been about couple OF hundred persons
present Of whom three-iourths were lauters. A
general impress on had prevailed that the meeting
was to be private like that Of tue 9Th, or we might
have been inconveniently crowded; as II was
! overheard grim old man In grzzed beard and
Wide.biimued slouch ha remark, MS lie removed the
latter, "Theres others besides planters here To
which the recipient responded, Yankee spies,
Ieekonl'
i series of resolutions-for which see The Era-
were duly and not too audiby propounded. fol
lowed by a discursiye discussion, IN which gem
tleman with soping forehead, rose more than once
to dsburden himself Of the atrocious fact that he
had Travelled that morning In a railroad car in com
: pany with negro volunteers and two Connecticut
officers whose names, in virtue Of mis- Inherent
thorty as a stakeholder, he had demanded, anu o.
tanned snueptitOusly. " II of no trying to
Z keep slaves added Of the speakers; the sci
ders into their cabins and told them they were
free--he had caught them at it aud after that,
u nothing would satisfy Niger but being free or a
: soldier! They were fairly crazy about it," And
God grant that the infection may spread and that
no lukewarInnees miserable prejudice
part may hinder us Of the benefit of it selfish
prayer perhaps but out OF our need aud selEshness
may come HE justice.
Ater an lnsolent resolution 10 memorable Gen.
l Banks with a Ieques. for the discharge Of said
oficeTs-one Of Whom has this day exonerated both
from any technical culpablty, aud branded lis
libelers, indulgiDg in an uninterrupted TRADE
Of ridicue and abuse Of that Government 10 winch
he owes his first and last allegiance and others,
tending directly and indirectly, 10 the reassertion
II slayeLol1ng authority and surveillance, the real
business Of the evening appeared. This was, simply,
an attempt TO revive the OLD Stale laws OF Louisiana
as set-Oh against the planters having the gOOdne 70
! 10 fulfil the agreement TO which they had already
set their signatures. Dexterously framed, respect
.inily wordcd, appropriately presented by planter
OF northern birth, the whole thing afforded the
most exquisite comment upon the wisdom Of our ex-
ecutiye IN excepting these parishes from the act OF
Emancipation, upon the assumption of their loyalty
IQlv conceivable. Arrogantly taking that for
granted without being at the trouble VI pretending
it, except IN the sloyeulieet manner, the planters
wanted all their old authority restored TO them,
backed by the military arm of the United Statee
Emphatical!y. don't they wish they may get it
A minority of not moro than two or three (of the
sbrewdeo type perceived the abs1rdty Of debating
a ioregonc conclusion, and laDored, sharply aud
cutiy 10 supprets it, yet dear TO the hearts Of tho
majority, the motion was carried carried and sub
sequently postponed! Very pertinent at this juno
tuIe the honest acowa OF planter, OF not par.
ticulary QIeposSetsng aspect, that the question WAS
not what the Fraternity wanted, but what they could
ge-as in the former Gaze, everybody knew they d
Ike the revival Of the old sate OF things, snd tie
return Of Gen. Banks and our soldiers
! In entire keeping with the high-handed sSsuDp-
tiou Of the meeting, the proposition that plant
ers should 10 allowed 10 lay hands upon prom,scu.
GUS negro fugitiyes irrespective of ownership, for
the purpose Of working their plantations. But this
outraged one Of tie most sacred feelings Of the
flaveEolders nature-the "Iighl" TO lis own
cbattel--and provoked decided rebuke TO the
jealous mover. Another resolution presently with
dIaWnl eInbodicd the Mholesone and Mberal sen.i