The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-02-21
The North and South

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The Richmond Wing, in late and pow
erin! article, draws the following contrast:
The North Is prosperous more prosper.
Eous, it is said, than it ever was before. Pc
troleum, war contracts, the market afforded
during the war for its manufactures, and
the products.of the sell, all conspirea to III
crease its wealth Its canals, railroads, and
all otherworks Of internal improvement,
are in perfect order. The domestic estab-
lshments, the equipages, the dress and ap-
|pointmeats of the people, are all on scale
of elegancesh hitherto, unknown. The hotels,
restaurants, saloons, theatres as, indeed,
all places of accommodation and amuse-
|ment-are luxurious andataactiye to an ex-
tent that is surprising Many Of both sexes
are tempted from the palmer pleasures of
home to the countless places of amusement
some innocent, some guilty-with which
the Northern cities are filed. 2 gs
The SoutlFis badly off, worse off by far
than it ever was, or we trust than it ever
viii be again It, lost all it owned but its
lands and homes, and many persons lost
these. Its currency and securities, in which
all its people were interested, persisted in an
hour. Its Horses, cattle aud poultry even
were destroyed Its farms were ID many
localities as effectually desolated as if an
army of locusts had destroyed them. It's
negroes to the value Of two thousand mil
lions Of dollars, were set free, Itsrailroads
and other public works were broken up
The elegant equipages that were seen before
the war are no longer seen. The few that
remain belong to, strangers who have come
among us, or to fancy men to whom fine
turn out is q sort of sign or advertisement.
There is no display of dress and no attempt
Ito follow the fashions. Dwelling houses
look old and dilapidated. The furniture is
defaced and Broken. The places Of amuse-
ment are for the most pare closed, and the
hotels are plain, modest and unpretending.
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Spelling THE EGYPrIANs-The Wash
ington correspondent Of the New York
News .delcately insinuates
Z do not. know of any reason why l
should refrain from speaking of what has
been openly talked of here ever since New
Years day and that is the manner in
which the White House was despoiled Of
us furniture between lhe pelloa OF. lhe
qeaVh OF the iass' anu lls oecupatlp,l ~ tlie
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DIRK letter 70 the i4oSpisFliie Democrat
says of the arrival Of Gen. Butler in that
|city,. s
On his arrival from Washington last
night, / am informed he made application
for accommodations at one Of the cheap,
|downtown Broadway hotels; but tile
guests, as soon as they discovered who he
was, made such a noise,aboat it that the
landlord was obliged to notify the evil
eyeio that he would have to seek. iiother
quarters. Butler Indignantly inquired the
reason why. The landlord SAID ne ilad out
one to give, and that was, If he stayed I'M
der his roof another ffteenyminutes every
boarder would quit. The hero Of Fort
Fishss.haa no alternative, but to-. comply,