Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-09
TIE CAMPAIGN IN LOUISIANA.

The following Is from the New Orleans correspondence
Of the New York Herald:
In the present condition of things, what Is to become
of the sequesered plantations those that are being
worked by the Government rented to Northern men
DESTROYS Of trying their hands raising cotton ard
The majority OF these places along the 0pelousls
railroad, and the west bank of the Mississippi river
in that portion of the State repossessed by the
enemy. On all Of these plantations the crops promised
fine yield; but they viii be destroyed or raised
for the benefit Of rebel neighbors. Some OF the
gentlemen who on the plantations they
have rented have not returned to this city since the
rebels OcGuPied the country, and we fear they may
have net with rough treatment. The Texas troops
will lot be apt to show them much cOnsdera-
ion; for they do not feel kindly disposed towards
those who have they interpret it, ntetiered with the
rights and property OF their friends. Men from the
AItakspas country, lately arrived here state that the
intease hatred exists all through that section to-
wards US account Of the IN which their per-
and property treated during the march of our
troops through their country They trtner state that
every capable Of bearing arms has come forward
| and Joined the rebel army, aud that they ven
anGe against any OF that may tall into their
hands. What have stated in all my former letters re-
spectDg those persons have made es! That
they the worst We have aud the above fully proves
i. 10 beSo. doubt very much if there is Union man
let in the Attakapas country.
Imagine the suferings Of the poor negroes those who
Rave been ent ced and driven away from their comfor-
table homes and promised protection by our forces
Over thousand OF them retaked when Bashear
City lost besides the thousands of others who
on the government plantations Ali they have ever
suffered in their lives before will be but 1.-THE OF what
they will have to undergo at the hands of the who
now have them in charge. Better to have lci. them
where found them, il unable to provide for their
safety than to have the poor creatures placed N the
position they now are in. You will understand very
readily how exasperated the planters Of Western Lou
isiAua are agLins. Us when you know that
nearly every negro had been taken from them
by army. Then, again, they feel that the ne.
groes 10 the late attacks uIoa Port Hudson, killed. be-
you'd doubt many of their friends and possibly
relatives. All these things combined render their h.
tired OF Us beyond all bounds, and when We again at
tempt TO recover Western LOui iana we will have lar
more men and much more desperate fighting TO encOuu
ter than We had in the last advance when the people
more or less friendly Had respected the
private property Of the people of the country when we
passed through it. and not taken everything could
carry, the little fancy articles that composed
part Of the furniture OF gentemans drawng.room, we
would nave far less enemies than now have. We
cannot expect to feel at all friendly towards US
now who has lost everything al cur hands, although
friendly to our cause at the time Of the robbery.
IL is al folly TO attempt to speculate upon what is to
be the result Of the present state Of affairs very few
days will decide If Port Hudson is to fall or not II
not, the army will fail back 10 this point and will re-
main here until the heat OF summer is over for it will
oS " SSAu Ou hSu iusO sIe ehaihps vi tus
State until cooler weather in. They need resting
many OF them inyAlids and should be in hospits
rather than in the field. The nine months men will be
going North, and the three years regiments will have to
try aud ill up their depleted ranks. Four months
eapse before hope 10 active operations
AMI ul he offensive In that time hope
that ty thousand men viii be assembled here ready 10
make our operations short and successful 1t is TO be
hoped that whatever troops sent here for the
pagi 'of next winter viii be who do not require
three moaths drill before being able TO take the field
We want no more nine months men in this department.
nothing but SELLERS for the and disciplined troops
GIVE Us these, and Generals will have tools with
which they can work in proper manner, and accom-
p sh results that will be satisfactory to the Northern
people. We have had proof enough of the value Of
Rine months men during the past month, and want
no more Of them.