The sun., 1864-10-04

American people, a,r'rl.,d only h- n. n,,uta,
inpu'sN ~ hfi~st hearts know wha, u do, And
are never afraid NJ dung whsI IA th,tr duty ssv
e. you. Gentlemen As will sav =, tho tc,nlc a ~,
North that thcy mny RELY uron the lnhotns roru-
to pant this state upon the bass ~ permanent
rfoslsrty, and II The utmost dcv,t 5n and l"Islty
10 the Government ~ the uutc' s,atc1.
General Ranks, In a letter t. tie Nt,y or,oon,
,hamhcr of Coinrncrr, IN relation /, an address NJ
that body u the President on the sui cct Of trade.
severely bcsc's the Charntu on the apa,y of m.
members in no, takius the oath u allegiance Hs
iorcibly ~lds:
Tho whole World teens with labor. Nothlny 10
rloro Hnund"ui' nothing more easily managed. Iss
V.lin' are hnplr' aud tie lesson Il toaches prey
h"h' W IN tlc experience II many centuries Idess
ni" better than blows. Brains are better THAI
i'ouu. Heaven s"uis rn annual average of
,ntl lnrvr inches OF rain. and the nists Of even-
,ng are irc.h and 'ertilfing the dcws Of Heaven
~ aens's VIII come when invited, and ,irpart when
vrd"r'i. Whiskey rpuuintod. and the virtues
lrVmoei' iuau Will live long enough, and II wise
nud good. 'ccciVc ,a'tCr large dividouds,and 4
crown immortal. This nnrn Accent material de-
Neopment may be- sian,, but It is certain The
centrai ilss VI the Republic will lc planted In tina
valley Tho whole family Of man wil t- impressed
WIN fhc purpose of itH people, and the earth y,bratS
w thcr movements. IL will hc impossible for ths
'h"inhcr OF Commerce tu sleep quietly daring this
transaction, New Orleans must bc the pot of it,
world. Who viii sound the call to the people
Tho merchant Of its mart, " the laborer oi the
lcvoc
The New olcans papers - the 9th publish
lengthy letter fom General banks to senator Lane.
of Kansas In rclstiou to the reconstruction Of Lou
isana, and In yindcai!ou Il President Llncoln~
T1 cy which had lccn ,o bitterly as-.ilcd by savs.
tor Wade and kcpr6 sentative D,ViS IN their fan, "a
pr"lc' against tho Presidents alleged arbitrary
ItV,lra Ion.
TIE essential conditions for state recognition have
been fulfilled ia I,pusans lie rncs into particu-
lars to dispro'c the statement thRl the new loyal
tnVurnmcut uucs not control hnlt the territory and
population of the state. lie states that this NAV
tc true On the last oi the census Of the population
oi 800 buI u IL has teen reduced by the operations
o. VIC war aud tie sat" government is clearly
'stah ehcd on the lcgal quota Of the present actual
population tpou this sublo,t General Banks gives
uo following highly important staicmcnt
n" STATE has suiicri greater Losses IN population
than Louisnnn. From iotty-two 10 forty five
Thousand slle-bodi.d men have ENLISTED IN tho
rebel army, thc remnnn, which is IN 9th States
~ many negroes acompAnici Tie army, or hod
with their owners " surrounding States or a.,
Europe Dcs'h VA every form has been busy with
her people. Oi D3l,;26 slaves In lS00, nearly one
quattcr have died or cit the Safe. Tho mortality
uf the black population IN The commencement OF
the struggle until iirnBhci with employment and
comfortable homes, Ud' yryhUui II IL doubtrug
" any people IN any age srcr sustained such
i0sscs from such causes. Including enlistments,
" tho NORTH aud 10 Earolc, the reduction Of tho
white population is nc1ry equal ~ the loss among
tue blgoks u ,uS,uN whitos and blacks In 1850.
there are now not more than loo within the
btate two-thrds Of whom wiihin tho lines Of
our army Almost the entire negro population, not
only OF Northern Loulsihns but OF the surrounding
States, aud numerous white families have
taken rciug' here Tho population Of New
Orleans from this cause, is largcr now than
over before, While mauy other parishes
have been nearly dcpophstcd. A gentleman,
twenty years Il ciuzcn Of Louisiana writes me uu.
der date Of the 18th instant, TINT OF twelve hundred
voters the lMgos, number ever voting In his
parish, ten full companies had been scnt into the
iobcl army from that parish, and that every othsr
hble-lodlci man of the parish either in the
tuion army, arefgos, or rcsident within the Union
lines 81 recently travelled through Catshoih.
be says and found It almost dcpopulat Cd" Th,.
WI account for the pauclty Of our vote. "Iucreli-
lle NJ II may appear, doubt II an election couId
hsvc bc'n hold in the uaual msnner II could have
gwen larger voto." Otbcr psriaLos iu Lat part
OF the state have suffered equal loss The mosa
pcriidious .cvult, the ~ causccsH y ar of human
history, bss thus already been followed by unp.r,
slIelod ie'rbuuon How uBjus 70 the poople how
unwise IN Legislation, how Ineilsbiy base, ,n IN.
irnpo-,or whoever ho may he, to represent or o.
sumo TIN, the population Of these parishes Ia thas os
ISUO."
Major General $. A Uprlimt hes assumed com.
uand Of the Deputmen. u the Gtni, In place OF
General Banks.