New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-06
Way marks.
For the New Orleans Crescent

For the New Orleans Crescentl
Leaving the Crescent City with feeling Of sad
ness somewhat like that felt on parting vain an
old friend, and taking the last view Of It's spresaS
the evening sun threw his last rudy rays upon
them, We soon buried the pam oil paruhg III
sleen's sweetobliyion, and arose the neNtmorn-
iug fa, a,vav on the "MissssipRis turbid tide, in
| view If the splendid plantations which line its
| eontbern shores These, Of course, are not inthe
uarfset order and high state of cultivation they
foymerIy were; yet the ravAges Of war and neglect
/ were not apparent from the boat, and live oaks
and orange trees still olothe them with beauty
and verdure and screen evidences of decay OF neg
lect from view. About seventy miles from New
Orleans we passed the elegant buildings Of the
Convent of the Sacred Heart, and o few miles be-
yond, the Catholic Male College. The grounds
around these are elegantly improved, and the
buildings models of architectural beauty and
taste.
Baton Rouge, although so lately ravaged by
war, is still lovely from the river The walls OF
| the State House are still standing, showing its
stvle Of architecture and former beauty. Inbeauty
of architectural design believe it surpasses any
building of the kind have seen, although many
4 exceed it in costliness and extent. The grounds
were improved under the supervision of our la
mented Gov. Allen, and although much injured
show his energy and taste. Baton Rouge from
/ the river is Louisiana gem.
| The next place worthy Of note is Natchez. We
/ had view of Natchez under the hill'' from the
/ boat This consists almest entirely Of bushes:
houses The city proper lies abo7e, too high to be
visible from the river. As it was near night, ant
the boat made but a short stay we did not g
4 MI flz
the hill with very gradual asceut and looks quit
| pretty when outlined by the rows Of gaslights a
| it vas when we saw it, One or two churches be
came visible as we passed up the river, They ar
handsome buildings, artistically situated
4 Our passage was quite slow and it was toward
the close of the next day when we came TO yieks
-vicksburg, endeared to Us all by her firm
ness and suffering. The fire and destruction
through which she has passed are not pereeptib
from the river. The rapidity with which places ar
recovering from the effects Of the late war is mos
astonishing and shows more than anything else tn
unconquerable energy Of the American character
The southrons have always been tainted wit
want of energy and supineness of character--wit
possessing too much Of the dolce far a8ent
of Southern latitudes to be worthy Of praise j
this country of " go-aheadativeness." But tn
late war, and especially the unequalled rapidit
with which everything is springing to life an
beauty from debris and ashes proves that Souther
energy was only latent requiring but circun
stances for its development. A stranger, vieWin
} these river towns-especially Wicksburg, the be
sieged and fortified city-would scarcely believ
it was ever a battle field. It is handsome place
handsomely situated visible for miles above, owinl
to a bend in the river like horseshoe, the entir
circuit of which must be made to reach it. 1t i
too well known to need description, but the view
we had of it was unusually beautiful, as the set
ting sun reflected by the spires, roofs and Windows
made it appear like some enchanted eityin poet
dream, arising with pinnacles and turrets Of crys
tai and amethyst: