, 1865-06-13

HE Fstfs Present nnd Future or ,
SsreNt STATE

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~ ou.s1 =. s'e e1ieaso lf'naae.l
Soy. that thc Greatest conG;.t ~ ~. - ls2..
tevnth rcnturr hos nrn.t;aa1,. o,oeus ens "ln H,
til, rro.,e Ia, ;n1 osfds n.s;,,,;ea , a.I, nnu
aior, are taking tine vlcx ~ tta si,na,ion a ps
'at'c'S o! questions Previously Kept in the
background, are assuming grave Importance
Amon. these some of tEla most ,nt.rsst
Ing are connected Win thu 1,ra.snt .",
t,t,,o .s,.tS Wcsens auu
"e eona.''oo u tns soutn. aefcaants
seeking customers, or aesiIous of opening
| eW avenues Of trade, men ,contcm nlat t;nr
emigration and nrrsnns cf email m p,+ - ,r,e,
inp to ;nvest u y, ,ho -,ost ,,'
- ,s.,-,'' s' ~ =. sae taoo. plousaolc 1aannef
tlon, II equal, If not superior advantages,
Exist here to those found on the pnkirfcs Of
tie Wrste To sattsfv IN mt tb,s rnr,os,t,.
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N4su W present te" lacts, the result OF
my experience and observation during three
! and-one-balf years residence In Louisiana.
When The o,a;noncc ~ ssoass,,n ,.1 .,...
al ~ Ta.a.s asa- 49, ~ sessso'ou "As pass
-oas a,os tofeea UPON the people IN the sp:iug
isol' Louisiana "as one Of the most flourish
teetlyc tariff Ind made the culture of sn@sr
sure sou1ce of rro,t Co,ton 49,
wo. ax1ane,~s,,. 80 at'", eoa Aso'
ma Tas teuslss ano pFoa'ao'J grown
Inc geoTaphie Situation Of New Or
leans was such that 1t controlled the great.
lev. The hanks warn sonnd saI
49,. ss oAs "eto sonno ana
Iao nuanee7 "e!e III u AeathS condition. |
merchants rapidly acquired large fortunes. !
Ihe sndnsfrlous laborsng man easily sur I
rounded bis home with this comforts Of life.
lhe evils Produced by etate Of slavery we're
either not 1elt W the Whltts or kept iu the |
hacEgTonnd: Aow marEed tho contrast be-
tween Louisiana then md Louisiana now.
), Inc M devpas1aiipe march of var bag swept
everywhere vtsitle. Abandoned and unculti-
' "a 60 panta.ions' grown up with weeds,
o4,nsu !,,n una enat1e9 lema'ns OF tofmer sugor
aatlh nna cotton elns, unemployed railroads
n, eding repair, bridges destroyed or wash
covering thousands aces with water and
u sene1a 1 esnKraptey OF the mercantile, bank
.nE anu planting community are the present
tlai.s run. " y! loas yeafs ol clsu war. tuite
tia., Hact o. country is NO" under profitable cus-
iected aud wi viii be % Until sr oEer iapai pa1,ln a e.
te1FI.se y eatn aie te emplo{eai al;et ,,,,,
y Is sa1e 10 Ffeasct 1hat LoulsIana viii re-
Sain ,;. 9na s aegoae .ar more thaa her Former
Mse''fG a1o R1osPesi,Y unaes tnc tasat poll
a1e heane ,b neF valuable
aneenl ,na.a aisef IN ana c Its trinoaracs roH the
communication 11, YIN the interior Of the State
nnI n,.Is sre e'fa' as, mest. comparatively small
uIMi.ss .nM.s " caHtal VIII restore her
.al, "a ,oaaa afd eet the machinery
~ s1stess.n. enaespf1sG IN motion, and the
Sf. Ga. .tan.. =, sueeess II only q1eston OF ume-
LEY S'aeaucn Seien sEGsntiy o"nhE laf!;e num-
t'hs, nG,s " stases manky aekaow!sdSe that free
~ l19er u eneaRet ana more Profitable than the
"lo 5f9s'.e. Naen the present s5stem Of De-
Iaa3ment ld3' , government ior the coioFed race,
! eha.' W ne IoloMso oy more general and equit.
no4e e1sIeAus lus superiority WILL become atu
ao.e aao. e., aPFassnt. Opportunities Tor the sue.
ssn' t.;. INV. ansgsmsnt u, o. capllal abound, and the
eieln !. 1,i1 nast .'st pe p su1e sa aha spceay.
- nos ~ utnsnlt % lno1cate Win some
ltsleT ,G.I ~ efItant5 hne 1nlule Polticai posi-
~ doo M " .ne otate. u Is aa'te probable that
r3' 19e inen noW N oLiee Will NOT lon:: remain. 1
y = ~ RpneeIo OF politca1 progress Ike those
y ',sa s,snton, 1r3, eve plece 10 different class,
\ re cumrlele tne WORK begnn. The peculiar
s. Ivolnt'on On o. Il pubic sentiment In rega1a to
aa4ety aa ana @ me Questions connected with 1t,