, 1866-05-13
FROM CAIRO TO NEW ORLEANS.
Notes On tho RECONSTRUCTED States and
People. - g.
4 Rfcent TsuE through West Tonnes
,,:see, nfsAtsatppl and Louisiana.

pg from tho sound reposo OF good co., /
cience which suspects no evil: Now, there
Ic on the levee those great guns, ready 1t |
hort notice to cnforce ths argument Of war,
nd out In the stream lie Eve monitors, with |
he smoke issulpg IRON their pipes all Tho
imc, representing nation awake and rcsolv~
d To suffer no wrong. What q waste OF
money l" says gentleman at my side, "and
aby have them just here" believe that
hose aleepless monitors are very econon1-
al investment.
We pass into the Mississippi, by Birds
Point, md down between forests OF tall bare
.reea. beneath and among which shine lower
.recs and shrubs, bright with fresh green leaf
and red, or white, bud and blossom. This
dood, On which we arc, has already received
from eighteen States. "a we'll as
from all the territories between here and the
Rocky Mountains.
These waters arc going to the Calf, aud
they viii 20, and go will ali tho freight which
thev bear, Of the iterna as well as the .mate-
Hal products Of the civilization, which Is fill
Ing all the great region In which they rise.
Twenty miles bring US to the reach Of view
by the bluffs Of Columbus,
where rebellion erected batteries as barrier
against those ideas coming under the names
oi liberty and loyalty. The result was the
same'as il they had damned tne river ttseli:
md Cumberland, md the fortress was left an
Island, from which Its defenders were fain to
Gee.
: On the lower opposite bank is Belmont, the
scene Of contest which was not In vain, be-
because bravery is never wholly In vain.
% Thirteen miles more, and We pass Hickman,
tt%nn 81 fyt$ f1N 6IEf3EA
Of pleasant bluffs, and presenting very quiet
aspect Thirtf-tWo miles below We are con-
Honted BY
ISLAND TEN,
standing out boldly In the midst Of the
stsen1n, level island OF moderate extent,
nlark. The rebel breastworEs are still to be
seen on the left bank oi the river. OF those
upon the Inland Itself, only = portion remain,
as the river Is continually wearing away the
island, which may soon cease to exist, except
Ia history.
Through the marshes on our right wind the
bayous, Which afforded passage tor the little
steamer. bv which General Pop8'e force was
fcg1ied ifuin New Madrid to that peninsula Of
eJcrated land round which the river makes d
long curve alter leaving the island; aud By that
channel, north of the island, the gunboat
which covered their landing ran past tho
rebel batteries. Here We come from Ken.
tucky Into TenDesset, the neck OF this PENN.
sula being In the latter State, while the point
returns 10 the former. Soon We passed
NEW MADRID,
village somewhnt forlprn In appearance, but
tic lapdine did good service In the war, and
we will wish It well.
Night finds us rear the Arkansns line, about
hundred and twenty miles from Cairo. A.
we have passed, the green hes been GRADUALLY ,
climbing into the tops Of the tall trees and
filling the plllared spaces below them, till
Is all clothed with the fresh and tender down
Of the young year. ....
We have passed an occasional steamer Of
1atboat, but the monarch Of tho scene Is al
ways the great silent river. We pass Fort
Pillow In the night, and morning finds us neal
MEMPHIS.
We soon cross the scene Of the short nnt
decisive naval conflict Of June 18th, 1869
which re opened this portal Of the South II
Northern sgeucIes.
The city stands nobly on bluG peshap
thirty feet high, below which Is q 1evee GOV
cred With boxes, bales, barrels and bags bear
Ing Northern marks, md received BY thronc
and mulattoea. A We 90 up into the city
we apd streets with good buildings and toleE
able sidewalks, but only paved with mud
/ An order, however, Il said TO be now passe'
| for paving the nani1 street.
AA Memphis Is a great point Of meeting q
! f-A
haps natural that both should be strongl
defined. II is said that nowhere is disloyalt
| more CstentatIously bitter. and now here ar
the indications more manifest thst Its time
short.
The old aristocratic society is cold o.
favor Of tho young life which is spriniue u
about it, and which tho snow bsu
itself cannot choose, but feee
One finds on every hand the tokens Of
new order OF things. Two thirds Of tha bn
iness licenses represent Northern capital. su
aii ii ia Id Vicinity. siaoy OF t6eso men.
course, arc somewhat supple in their prime
piles. Yet there Il Is strong and increasing I'll
ment Of clean loyslty. This is reprcseate
BY the Memphis PoH, = large md able dbl
nj ewspapcr. There nle also at least two 10y
and Northern Methodist denomination
Both Of these now worship in the Con-
House. But the Copgfe9atlonallsts are erec
Ing a church on lot provided by the Coz
grtentonal Union; all the further expens
both Of building and maintaining worship, IL
own f,sources. The pastor, Rev. T. E. Bis
Is an able and cfeRr spoken man.- Tho Anne
lean Missionary Association Is represents
by Rev. E. o. Tnde, a graduate of the CT
cago Theological Seminary, who is re
! missionary He has leased apiece ofREoun
. I aud On II A&3 G}EEtEAs WILL Al5 QHu uuue
a church, somewhat primitive 10 stTle. but
It he breaches to the colored people, an
With tho assistance Of Mrs. Tade and othe
holds each Sabbath two sessions off thr
fold Sabbath School; and through the we
!. Mrs. Tade conducts day school, while b
7, iustructs more advanced class In pr
clples OF science and religion.
. The American Tract Society OF Bost
Z hare established depository under the Ct
!, al Rev. A, L. Rankin, designed not only
], their own publications, but for al the tit
ature which represents living ChrlstlanI
Hero, too, is branch OF the National Fro
. mems Savings Bank, opened sluce the ca
i I 1ncncemcnt OF the current year, which
: already received sereral thousands Of doll
e in deposits. -,
u orphan asylum, established and sustait
4 princlpaliy By tho devoted sons Of Mrs. e
u held, the excellent lady who Is at its he
Is and providing for about sixty children.
~ where teachers cent here by various penc
lent organizations find a. m
pleasant abode under the care Of
Is D. E. Waters, Superintendent Of Schools, I
% Miss Starr, both Of whom will be Eratef1
~ remembered bY many Northwestern solt
a. presiding At the former "soldlers' HON
whcEc they ministcrcd to no less than 81
sick aud wounded soldiers.
1e There arc here, In a colored population
=. teen colored schools, giving the follow
N '-N'>' ava 's's '''- Teachers. Pn
Of | Ftrcdmcn's Aid Commission. .-......9
,o | Upllcd PresoylettAnr. nr.-.-...-.......-1
Aa Hsp,l.t Mission Union ............--
&c AmeHcsn Mission Association ....9
re | independent ..--...........e........-1 -,
n. Not rePoHed.-.-..- "a!