The New York herald., 1865-06-11

ished and that u 6rnancIpss,on must come il will be
glsduai Ihose who most Interested say they will
measures bre The Supreme Court Of the United States
Ssnoaeh y they express IT, they expect there will
Co - but preudced decisions with Mr. Chase ~
These planters living on the line Of and near the Mis-
river take directly contrary view Of the Same
quesuon Slavery practically they regard as an inst-
tuition OF past times and they are, therefore, willing and
anxious TO employ any kind Of labor whether black or
white labor from the North provided il proves reliable
They do not feel disposed 70 employ large number OF
YER or otherwise sick, when harvest time comea They
certainly have prejudice against the white trash' Of
Me south, and cay they are both unreliable and lazy
Near Memphis an extensive plantation is under cultiya
lion by ito owner with labor procured in New York city,
and the employer says he s well pleased with the
change that ne will in NO event have negroes again 70
The work Of the ''speculators" as those who have
come nom the North are termed by the natives, will not
amount TO twenty cent Of the crop known 70 the
same plantations before the Many Of them have
failed because they not well enough acquainted with
the business and others because they did not know how
TO manage the labor and plantation. The unsettled
state Of the country and the depredatons Of have
been the main causes OF failure Those who have
ceeded have done so only TO a limited extent.
AN ''OLD STYLE PLANTATION.
Oi Of R aoTn
two hundred extent II Is an exceptional one
good condition and well leveed The servants and
hundred and thirty slaves use the word slaves be-
cause Mr. Martin styles them So and because they will
has lost only twelve negroes or this number four are
trying to get back again but he feels dsnclned 70 allow
them 70 do 30 The negroes on this plantation well
red and Clothed and think the term 'contraband dis
grace. All inducements for them to away have
far proved Intellectual Their attachment Mr. N.
70 amount 70 almost love for him
BOPEs, FEARS INDEBTEDNESS THE PIANrERR
Az present the only hopes OF the planters TO raise
now heavily in debt from the following was
the habit Of Mississippi cotton planters anticipate
least one crop by drafts their factors New Orleans
tn Nff fhnua fNv
mules, agricultural Implements, gins and linseys bale
rope and bsggng in the agricultural States the Ohio
season just previous to the still unpaid and held
at the present time by banks and bankers the loyal
seStions who By the way are now on the qui viue to
they will be paid they rely upon the honor Of the
planters TO fulfil their obligations early date.
THE SUGAR cANE AND SUGAR PLANTERS.
The coast on both sides, from Natchez down. does not
appear TO have suffered much from the damaging ef
fects Of the high water is observable above. The
watched The crops in Of to lesser extent
than In former years, but they are doing we'll. The
profitable yield Of sugar There great many sugar
houses burned down. Those that have escaped injury
this CROP Many of the French creole planters oil
appearances have retained their negroes not having de-
serted their plantations during the war
At certain points where the levees neglected very
destructive overnows occurred damaging whole neigh
borhoods and extending for several mee into the nte
riOr
Altogether the appearance Of things generally as we
approached New Orleans was improvement what
was observable higher up
Notwithstanding the experiences Of the past season
there Is good reason 70 say that he prospects of the
sugar crop are high and that there will be large yield
Between three and four hundred hogsheads OF sugar
were received at Cairo during the present month.
NOT MUCH SAID ABOUT RECONSTRUCTION.
remarkable fact IL this: that matter where, or
with whom your correspondent conversed, everybody
manifested desire TO talk the subjects Of cotton and
Tee labor but they had nothing to say on the question
dvidua interests, and TO take In only those matters