The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-26

Sociefy-Amcrican ling New Or
leans and Yankeeizing the South Com
eraIly-What n Northern Emigrant
Must Expect to EncOunter-His Chances
for Making Fortune and Danger of
Getting Tabood Out OF "Good Southern
Society.
OUR NEW ORLEANS CORRESPONDENCE.
New ORLEANS, Feb IA, 1865.
AMERcANzING NEW ORLEANS
The influx OF Northern emigrants ia almost American.
izng the city of New Orleans It's foreign points, so per-
ceptble but shor. six months ago. becoming toned
down and rounded; the French customs, formerly 50
prevalent, havo commenced the march gradual OK
tinction, and the broad Western dialect and Yankee
twang are almost common the creoeFrench pa'os
or the Spanish Acadan hinge. The inevitable Yankee
has commenced his innovation and his iron fingers
already 1guratvcly) gripping the musy Old creole by
the throat Tho customs OF New Orleans they were,
disappearing before the advance Of the Mortimer.
To those OF the North who first visit the city the appear
ance is almost improbable. Everything Is foreign al
though now being rapidly changed to suit American
ideas. The city its'lf IL below the level of the
ryer and protected by immense dykes or levees
from nundation. The water in the from tho
river to an immense basin, whence 1t is led again to
Lake Pontchartran. There Il rising ground within
the limits OF the corporation The counties all
parishes The streets named Royal. Charres Camp,
CONT Rampant, Tchaupitouas, and after the nine
The burial places erected vaults as two feet be-
low the earth brings Funeral notices served
tack ng them up The banana, ng and
orange shade the streets Tho French cab IL the
IJncpa conveyance. Tho csterns water reserve n
are placed tho tops OF tho houses. Tho sidewalks
all panqnettes the stoops are called galleries
Everything Is troplcoliy French.
YASK.f1zI2G TiB SOUTH
Few among tho ''settlers' from the Yankee army
General j. connection
Captain A. A. Shelton, formerly {. s.. from Boston,
IL conducting a largo banking and brokerage es.
Establishments St Charles street Brevet Major General
Michael K LAWYER who Is ortaby ensconccd on his
plantation four miles below Baton Rouge all tho dig
nifty OF bon1 file Southern planter Colonel L. A. Shrl-
don and Lieutenant Colonel Don A. Pardce formerly Of
the Forty Ohio and Colonel James II. Smith for
merry of the Ono Hundred and Twentyeghth New York
Infantry who arc all ~ the law in tho city and doing
extensive business; Lientenan Col mel Hog, formerly
residing herc, but what business no In engaged
In | cannot say. Majors captains, heutenants,
and enlisted men in PROPULSION enjoying the fruits Of
tho hard fought war. AMI advocate their fire. and
light nod opinisns, and get rich notwithstanding Mon
si'ur Jacob Barker and his cross cssssrshat to
dave OFT the new comers by force Of social taboong
Even ohiyalrc aud high toned Crcolos will buy where
the same quality is cheapest, aud will employ couns
that As ac.t in their lasnits ana that TOO even whore
the merchants they buy from have welded sword or
musket In the opposing ranks, or the lawyers they
poy have led regiments brigadcs divisions In deadly
charge on Their works In the at9 war
SOUTHERN YOUTH,
unfortunately, going to the dogs AZ rapidly as fast
p1vcrshod, they know nothing OF tho general utility
business that distinguished tho Northern YOUTH and.
Still tincturei with the 'prdc Of indolcuce they reck
! ssy end their days and hopes by the swlfl train Of
gambling and drinking Where their means 81 subss-
uemTelveS Some OF them have their fathers acres
and money saved by lodging the political questions Il
tho war, os ono currency and another decreased
but their eNirhvl,auce7 would run through IN few
YEAR Il their constitutions sbogld No, be-
through hr, Others havc lost All except thrr
trophies of the wa, such wooden legs broken
n there II any and thew are not too proud 10 accept ~
Tncy will meyer themselves supply the labor abandoned
by the negro and adj bodied Mortimer who are willing
TO work push them to one side useless lumber
Riches sufficient to lcai INTO good society ~ no
s az all fitted for n otherwise and tho almighty dollar Is
worshppcd as devotcdly IL ever was by the Yankee
The men who propose to cast social ban upon new
corners from the North are tho very men who eraved
favors and protested UnIonism VIII the was going
The bitter secession feel found not among the
who stayed al home. Rebel soldiers express bu,
opinion In regard 20 H. and that is they glad the
termed mossbacks, wonder how man can be satisfied
with the way has ended, who was in the rebel ranks
and take occasion 20 hint THAT the time may COME"
with onInous shake OF the head.
L,BoErsG nry.
AT present New Orleans Is oyerstocked with unem'
ployed men from the North. The emigration has been
rapid than the occasion called for hut u they
willing to handle the spade and the they will have
plenty do and II they have the usual energy Of the
race They will soon have plenty for Others 70 do
Louisiana planter does not wan, 70 BE- hsnssed With his
business He wants an agent 70 do everything for him.
One works the hands another attends w the ship
ping Of the product and his commission merchant In
The city attends TO the sale or H. zach OF these persons
by salary commission decrease the profit tho arti
clio until II Is hare living In the long run the com
IN ssion merchant has the plantation sold under mort
gRCe pay his demands for services rendered and sharp
practice put In operation Tho planter might have done
all himself II he did not consider IL indispensable 10
health, comfort and dignity that he should q,
iced oobblers They seeing the error o. their
ways and retrenching. Northern man s more In the
confidence Of tho darkics and they being rapidly
ploycd By the planters manage their hands, In prefer
ence The old class overscers who, having been in
social dsreput among thoss who employed them,
declared by law from using the lash, which
their only Of governing unruly slaves, and IND
themselves totally snntsed " rule by The mild threaa OF
Northern practice thai must be retained by Norbsrn men
on Southern plantations
SOCIAL rAROuyp AT yu -pUrv
The rejection OF the southern members 10 generally
hailed with oy By the soldiers In this department who
have found by expesnce that southern part OF this
public Is ungrateai With the civil authorities soldier
and negro condemned before trial Bot the late
action Of Congress has given some OF the nabobs down
restored yet, and they may have 70 work slow, for
willie
AN MANTLE on rnE rpFscI on SOCIAL rApoorSo
As an instance Of the effect Of social tabooing, let me
A Mr. Bachelor living In Clinton La al the com.
msncement OF the violent rebel and proposed
u wade In Yankee blood and devasiAte Yankee homes
most approved by gentlemen OF the South az
hv property which siderable IN the possession
Of his wife and carried bis body inside The Yankee
,es all intention Of wading aud devastating having
o. kei out at his manual cxtremitee He carried on
of Union refugee, and obtaining the confidence Of
the military authorities thers when the rebsiion closed
b. returned Clinton With the nr-t troops that occupied
Tie place aud found himself tsbooed He was no,