Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-02-16
MiscclI
For the Journal.
LETTER FROM NEW ORLEANS.

NRw ORLEANS. Jan. 20, 1866.
Editor Of The journal. II Having been clam
destinely informed that an occasional scrap
from your ancient perpetrator of " AIS quiet
along the Potomac" would not prove unac-
cepteble TO the readers Of the Waterman,
am induced to again try my hand at news
paper correspondence, in q small way. Hail
ing as my letters will, from the noiey, dusty
thoroughfsres Of the Crescent City," instead
ofthe " tented feld"-that ever fruitful source
OF interesting correspondence, toward which
the eyes OF fathers, mothers, brothers and
sisters were turned with that painful anxiety
which invested any communication from that
quarter, however prosy, with a charm that
the eloquence Of Demosthenes could not
have thrown around it, must beg the in
diligence OF the reader il, in my ignorance,
state facts that are patent to every one and
interesting to no one.
And first, word in regard to the best way
OF getting here. came here, about two
months since. by what is called the 4" outside
route" and for some purposes that route an
swers very well. II a man, for instance, is
" tired Of living any more" and wishes to
approach near enough to the portals Of here
after to just "peek in" and see what sort of
quarters are awaiting him there; il he is de-.
sirous oftesting his powers of endurance, with
view to five years glory in the regular SER
vice or If he wishes TO learn how mean and
niggardly a company can be, which is incor-
porated for the nsportation ofhuman freight
from New York to New Orleans, and which
advertises to furnish " unsurpassed accomo-
dations," he can accomplish each and every
one Of these objects by committing himself
and baggage to the tender mercies of the
Coast-wise Company. No, my Vermont
friends, don't come by the "outside route"
If you come, come via Cairo or St. Louis
and better advice still, is, don't come at ALL for
the City is oyerrun, at present, with North
erners seeking employment or openings for
business, thousands Of whom cannot even find
opportunities to earn their board, and will be
obliged to leave, much poorer han they came.
Undoubtedly there is lucrative employment
for many who are idle, but its bestowal being
in the hands Of unsubJusated natives TO the
manner born" they prefer to see their busi.
ness ruined rather than give aid or comfort
10 the enemy, as they consider US emigrants
from the land of keows." am sorry TO be
obliged TO record such state of feeling among
our Southern brethren, for | am sure il is the
prevailing sentiment at the North that al.
though we have whipped them in fair fight,
we are not disposed to faunt our triumph in
their faces, but. rather, to take them by the
hand, and say to them: "You fought brave
ly-you have failed in your undertaking.
now let by-gones be by-gones, and let us live
in harmony" But they won't be taken by
the hand. Not content with having loyal
men waive the natural right Of victors to boast
little, they themselves insist upon putting
on the airs Of the oonqueror.
A few weeks since two young friends of
mine obtained situations in heavy dry goods
house on Magazine Street, one as book-keep-
er, the other as salesman. They had been
there but short time when one of the firm
remarked to the book koeper:
"That's a bad scar you have on your face
Where did you get IT,
In the service was the reply.
"What service ?"
The Union service, SIR"
"Then can dispense with your services"
said the merchant. Come, let us SETTLE"
The other young man. overhearing the con-
versstion, approached, and informed the mer-
chrnt that he would take his discharge, upon
the same principle, as they had both belonged
to the same army. And together they retired
from the presence of the worshipers of the
defunct Confederacy.
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