The New York herald., 1866-08-28
LOUISIANA.
oaarspcnosNcr or TINE NEW YoAk HERAlD.

LGV0c0
efCotfon-Ths Freedmen-How They Work
A New Orleans Bishop Gives an Opinisn-
The Labor Law and How 10 Favers the CO.
lored People, &c.
BLACK HAWK Porsr, La, August II, lsee.
Having travelled extensively q great portion Of
hs State since the close Of the war; and having passed
considerable time In the South during the rebellion
have and heard some hings which think will be
Interesting 70 my Northern friends and the public In
general
~ general thing, are found TO be kind, courteous,
sabe and disposed to do what Ii rght-poltics aside
This Is ~ least the with tho better portion Of the
population, among which are the returned con-
federate onnoen and soldiers. Could Sumner or
Stevens be induced 10 como hero inccg -
though they would be In no danger II they came
openly, and would be shown over the country with
Kindness and have hundreds OF houses opened receive
them-with the intention Of satisfying themselves re-
gardng the Misrepresentation made at the North OF the
feeling here they would surely find some things which
would open their eyes, and considerably change their
opinions Here, in the house from which write, they
would ind sleeping in bed exconederate major
and your Northern correspondent In the next room
fepcse ederate cavaIryman OF Forests COM
mand and a iale captain in the Eighth New Hampshire
Veteran vcunteers and they are as peaceful lambs
few relics the shape Of sabre, carbine rde and
apartment all that remind the observer that these
men were opposed TO each other in deadly con.
niot
The confederate cavalryman alluded to across the
mississippi at Fort Adams MISS the Fourth Of July
Upon his return he informed that he Yankee
who being abused by some ex Confederates for
perhaps, using his tongue rather too careessy when
my friend told the Northern ''ro mp his sleeves
and wade IN; he would back him" The result tha,
the abusive epi'hcts stopped and the Yankee
on first beat could relate hnud reds OF similar in.
stances those VII re the Northern men have taken
sides with hcIr late foes AGAINST those from homo who
ohanced TO have been In the wrong
sovE NOT pEcovcILrp
II Is true that Messrs Stevens and sumner would nd
among the Southern people who not and
never will he reconcied fly reconstructed tn re
are few In this parish OF this character They
would discover that their plantations grown
with rank weeds They had not the canial to uso in
working their lands and would not leave them those
from the North who had both cash and rgy preerng
rather than TO submit to become partners 10
Business Wh Yankees But this class Of people would
seem to be IN the minority. For the preservation Of
peace anh concerning the n blic veal, probably Onn.
srsss could % better thing aid South N
rTcoSrRrcT'SG rHE xrssIs srIppr LvvrEs
which uaod recons'rncting than The paope
ding uron the rivers hanks Reparng these ev6cs.
aided by the general government inspire the rco
pie here with fendv feeling toward the mon and
institutions which afforded the needed relief The
cslpt OF bit of sweet cake nv the Son In this share
would have az qosd an enc in making the erng NJ
their allegiance snch usually
has sho in causing the truant and punished pupil 10
return 20 his lessons and his books
~ wou'D PvNrPrr AtL coScERvrD.
II tho national government would donate or loan
ok millions of dollars 70 effect this work would
DO tfan simply repair tho damares done to our
navigation The benefits would ne to the cop.
trAl government hundred fold Supposl ng Con.
gress Led aside $4,000 000 for the Louisiana
Mississippi and Arkansas for improving and rrra ring
6tstes. tobe expended IN assisting shed htes
70 stuck and improve their devastated farms the benefits
loan With interest Wv the is.ue OF bonds from MI ,he
Boutben S'acs would be- first the sum of s4s 900 200
Rss snnn % as tax ,.,n on the cotton products a. three
lion baas-which has been raised ami could be rascd
sgain second, that four millions cf bale. Of co'cn II
sent To Europe, the price reduced "a
I've cents pound land at this rate Europe woud
other quality Of me stapie s.m equal 70 5000 COO 900
buouEh the trouble OF paving brokerage gold sales
and the pein Of losing millions besides: thirdly ne
1ted in single twevemonth more than the nmount Of
the loan
Il late expect this assistance from the presen.
Congress hut 10 he hoped that n for Other
son. for tho ske of the late federal soldiers and officers
Who have fought AM bed In the late war ard now sst
lied here, and for the sake Of the freedmen, tbat
Snother CONGRESS viii not turn dcaf ear 70 the people
rHB CrTrON CROP.
The estimates made the North regarding the cotton
least. a. the result viii prove, very far from being truth
Col ~ the staple FOR 1860 will not resllze
half the uss product p,evios: s 70 the war ,,e sea
Mould there he late and dvv all II no worms aflct
md u the freedmen are blessed With GOOD health,
6res erhths or an yield This Ia Idle
Ation for effect but tho result and conclusion Of de-
hberxt@ ca,cu'ao based o oarcfr personal In
pec.ion ia,elv made bv your correspondent through
he entire parish Concorda which has been occupied
l6o3 II has been planted with cotton IN fact every
kesr OF the rebellion and since iis close.
within nine miles above v,dala distance Of six y-nine
miles ueariy all 70 the consuners Fully one
bali & are ~: sns - ec
ming but fattsring prospect for The planter On
pms Of the places von'a p"szc , sns ,, snv ws,d
he largest rceucotton or hay The averaRe ctops
sn these lands vii, not above onchah the es'en. Of
hoss thew retuvned before the war. few, however,,
may for their ti~rs about brecquarsers Of IN old
lime crop Among the bss. O. the late, lass pan
ksraelitsh gentlemen Your correspondents storped
With these planters 10 feed his horses and partake Of
their hospitaIitsa thorough examination of their
cotton neids convinced that great energy had been
shown in ontlvating their lands. The cotton was we'll
cleaned Of sl obnoxious weeds and grass and ncr sta
p,o growing finely and In excellent CONDITION Tho pro-
prieors evidently had scotton the BRAIN IN consid
Formed mention mi. for the bened, Of those who
think that l. ae,es arc only capable of 'rshckns IN
raise cotton well % the rest OF mankind.
rHH rREEDxEs
The co'cred rornis,ion--thosc unrrly freedmen who
continually kicking such mnss IN Congr ss-are
doing this section OF country than the Sohen
era supposed they could do and better than the North
erners are willing 20 rive them credit for doing The
majority working WE'LL and obedent and faithful
10 their employers Some, however, are "readnm
Struck and of benefit to themselves anyone else
general rrs the people OF the South treating the
negro well. Those who have anv quantity OF common
sense of tho fact that uncss they do their
he'p well they win desert them and 70 to such employers
have a reputation for honesty and FAIR dealing
seifnercrt rules the colored man, ir this regard ~
does tho white man. Once In while We hnd voary or
Hscchus who win pick quarrel with and molcst and
abuse freedmen; theae not aiwavs sonthcrners
and 10 the born The colored who come hero
not only enjoy the privilege conferred uron them
BY the statute Of "suing and being sued" but
sometimes they claim their right 10 whip and
being whprcd I recently eyewitness
MI scene 10 po'ntr A white ard freedman had
ausrrei Trey al frst referred 70 the upe of knives