The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-25
EMIGRANTs FOR THE SOUTH.
Southwark the Star Of Emigra-
ton Tends.
Significant Report from a Mississippi
River Steamer.
The Yankees Purchasing PIanta.
tiOms Om the River.

80. &c. &c.
Our Mississippi River Correspondence.
OK BOARD STEAMER IpA HANDY,
BOUND UP Tnk MISSISSIPPI, August 10, 1865
Mississippi steamer Just the style Of craft for live
correspondent to be board Here he will find
rich harvest OF ripe items to gather in.
OUR PASSENGERS.
Notwithstanding the excessive heat have board
large number Of passengers. Nearly all OF them are
representatives Of the Northern and Western States.
There few Southerne board returning, after
absence Of four years. their profitable plantations
These say but little yet close observer discover
that they deeply feel the unhappy situation in which
they now find themselves placed
GENERAL LAwLER OF ILLINOIS, BUYS PLANTATION.
Among those who got board at Baton Rouge this
morning Brevet Major General N. X. Lawler, for
merly Colonel OF the Eighteenth Illinois infantry. He
was for long time in command Of troops the Misss
sipp having his headquarters until last January at Nor
ganzia. During that time he gained a great deal Of
informatlon-so much to induce him, within
few days past to purchase plantation near Baton
Rouge. The General is his way homo to be
mustered out OF service, after which no will return to
the Mississippi and to his plantation with view TO get
ting the latter In readiness to raise sugar crcp next
season The General proposes to make sugar with free
labor and believes he make it pay. II the negro
fails he intends to try again. the second time, with white
labor
KyrERPRIsNo 'sYkSK."
There is a gentleman board who was born in the
State Of Maine he lived for years in the South
and got well acquainted with the raising Of cotton This
gentleman has also bought plantation the line Of the
Mississippi, and is going TO New York for host''
of Germans to bring out with HIM to work it, He pre-
fers white labor to black and does not propose TO be
troubled with strike when his crop is ripe.
YASKEEs CONTROL
On Q river steamer like this everybody talks One
the Yankees in less than years. will control the
lands lying contiguous the river and that the powers
and influences of Yankee 'notons' and industry will
be felt through the length and breadth OF the Misss
sppi The argument that the Southerners poor
bav" hs viii be-
willing 70 sell portions of their plantations If not plana
will be bought for here Of all other sections is the
for profitable Investments incident to agricultural indus
try Already great many influences operating to
throw large plantations into the possession Of Western
aud Northern Sanguine individuals say that under
the regime Of industry and economy that will surely
Mississippi will be made not only TO blossom and
| bear great fruits, but yield greater and better
years past The number Of Northern and Western
men who daily up and down the river, with view
to finding plantations TO suit them to purchase large
and they sincere as they sangune In their
pectations Of making fortunes Nearly all OF the pro-
posed settlers say they will try negro labor il it pays
and the white In the assertion that
the white only work for eight hours during
day. while the negro can work all the time, they say
that the white do much in the course 81 the
lew hours that he work the negro do working
thousand and one arguments anoat regard to
the labor question They all nevertheless tend to show
that the profit and stability Of the labor will depend
employer. The majority Of those who are
here express snsmseyes y believing tina, the
support his family There Is denying the fact that
matter whether the employer halls from tho wcst
them These gentlemen who going settle here
| going to make money They are willing to work thcm
selves and they certainly will have oilers around them
'Indusry and Perseverance," is their motto and all who
will be called upon to work for them must live up to It,
| JOHN {. BLACK
Is among passengers H.. too proposes 10 settle in
this region He lately Colonel OF the Thirtysevenh
Illinois infantry and mustered out OF service At New
Orleans Monday last The Colonel Is bound for his
| home In the Far West He eft Brownsville, Texas on
the sh Of this month"; and brings with him vest pocket
| full Of items, a. foilows:-
|
General Steele, who is Mt Brownsville, has ent rely
covered from the bone fever.
Tho Army OF the Rio rande, Is the now officially
, given TO the command In that section.
Brownsville after Kirby Smiths surrender, Is in
command Of provisional brigade on the Rio Grande,
with headquarters two miles below brownsville
Not tho least amusing sight TO those who have been
actively engaged in the is to observe the large num-
Der of colonies the line Of tho Rio Graude wear
ing thor shrevct brigad srals uniform while In
command of their regiments The act seems decidedly
ridiculous.
The Twenty-nflh corps s stationed points along the
coast from Corpus Christi TO Cnrksviile, and from the
same, along the line Of tho Rio Grsndc, up To Rio Grande
City.
General Draper Of the Twenty. nth CORPS, Is in
mand al nrgold Barrack.
The health OF BrownSvilc Is exceedingly good, with
the except Of "Dang-e lever
Natanoros Is also healthy. lut one case Of yellow
fever wa reported when The Colonel left.
schor Robes, Chief sag neer of the Macmillan EN-
prr and COR the time b ing acting Minister of state
arrived al MaiamoiOs about the Goth OF July He crossed
the and paid social visit To General Steele who
received hn In The most kindly manner The interview
was throughout a very pleasant one. 30 says report
few DAYS Afterwards General ST ele went Msta
and returned tho VISIT and welcomed in the
cords manner.
General Mcia looked upon cruel, crafty Indian
In whom relinnfe be placed, and TO whom the
generous usages Of society strangers.
Since the withdrawal or the French contingent from
Iatanoros the place has been very quiet The French
and German troops went TO BaSdad and embarked for
Tampico.
There arc no signs Of MAMMALIAN preparing 10 leave
Mexico. In Naismoros the Emperor Is even openly
spoken against
moros. He has $4,000 In specie with him.
Generals Kirby Smith and Msgruder al Monterey.
Macruder said TO he going Europe, and Smith Is
ported be bound for the imperial capital Another
report has thai they both gong TO join IN the Duke
Gwn Sonora speculation.
/. The staso running between Brownsville and Brszos
was lately robbed. Among those robbed was Colonel
Or of the Thirty nth Wisconsin infantry The robber.
| are supposed to have boon soldiers in disguise.
| The railroad iiue from Rrizos 10 Brownsville IL II
course Of construction. The work Is going slowly.
GKvrRAL nrMs.
Brgadier General James G. Veach = q passenger OF
this steamer He formerly colonel Of the Twenty
afth Indiana. He is going home to he mustered out
who Killed General McCooks
This is a question upon which there has been consd