New-York tribune., 1866-12-22
THE SOUTHERN STATES.
LOUISIANA.

,ovruERE FEELlNG-THR PEOPLE DkCLINL IV All ~
Observation-Disclosures OF a CHANGE
APPRECIATION OF THBDIGEITY OF LABoR-AAAO-
vAcTrR1NG INTERESTS AND 5ELF-DIPENDENCE
g,os Our Special Correspondent N 1890
,c., troplle at the South is and must be foT some
No., h, come that the people do not understand now 70
,s FREQ labor They have so long been ualneu uLuei
Ieerent system that they find It hard 10 'OH "' once
nom physical TO moral motives il the management o'
.hor They take 10 free labor awkWaIdy sAu S4i0ly h
,sry many cases They VIII have to be educated 10 III
"a ~ stern necessity and hard experience VIII be the
,choomaser. Some viii learn some have already made
od rroGeeucy and are rcapDg the golden advantage
buo others will never submit To the necessary process.
Sbisstac Of things is not be wondered at and should
ke patiently considered by those VINO never lived under
RTt there are some signs Of q favorable change.
tnow some planters who lom the first accepted the
1lange and entered upon the new system WITH urn
purpose give II fair iria One sueD Tenu ol NINE
kas made fine crop of sugar, which Is now coming
into the market. You hear no talk from hEn Of
zy ngccrs Of a tyranuical Government. He has gone
70 WORK retroEe bs fortune, and IS succeeding ie
hyos the education OF The baos, uea's lheIh h'll,
psyshem weH and promptly, and has his reward South
fah OF such men would be already reconstructed
The public attention isao beng turned partly IN con-
sequenco OF the poor crops, TO The importance ~ more
varied industry. IN tins view the late Agueu'uTal
Farn this city is a noteworthy event. III mace iair
newordcr 0f'hugs IN which labor Will be encouraged ana
hOaOred Lud tho inventive genius OF me people
stimulated iu many departments OF mcuSuy hllh-
eTtO excluded from TIC South IL is gratifying 10 Know
thathis Fair attracted great deal Of attention from an
psrsNOftde State, ana even beyond nave taken INC
pains to call out expressions from rreecles ana
>TBpapers articles with reference TO the ta when IN
6icae the drift Of public sentiment In the Inauguration
prayer Of Bishop Wilmer is tho following appropriate Ve
non "Aay the awakened spirit Of patriotism winch we
hail this Cay, not lose its power until prosperity snan
once moro dwell in land ard oW naive euerg! shah
iaRgsh more H SUTige deterdrHcc rP0H "t "t"4f'
oL0ftes c'.mCS and oar precious hoh IcStlyL .i.i ~
6Dd2des CtOu shall WELD than fS ancient llUuc 10
Uotho and feed the nations and 70 gadden the eatA VIZ
sho blessings OF high Christian civilization MAKE Us
wise and understanding people; w0rkiRS people &C;
To all which say, Amen But the iast part =
= pewtheme for sogthen prayer. Labor is LOOKING up
The mudsills" may yet be honoTed even mere .
The iutroiuatory speech of the Hon. Ar Marks while
regretnc like good Souhcrncr. tho destruction 81 tht
''werreguatCd system OF labor when haa grown veneil
Die N It's usefulness ana hoIneDe IShue.e's, ~ ~ ~;
seonsy perhaps PAYS It's tribute Of praise 70 the new clS
Yensaton when be declares that now, as never DeoIe
tthe necessity ole the hour forms po|eIu iAteh't 10
sgcultqrs s meclaI zeal enterprise. Can tla |e ASK
be swoe system than slavery, which tends 70 foster ana
vary the forms OF industry, ana 10 stimulate lnVeuoh
u Is hard confess II, but Necessary oices TIC teo"
sdg1nent though indirectly.
tOuntrv,pGsh hopes there may be iar every year so
That tie people can have an opportunity OF meeting 70
ether to interchange ideas 70 the improy enens |Ac
are continually conGon IL agriculture HORTICULTURE STOCK
raising te mechanic arts, sel-saHme HDoi MHcAiie'
fhe VARIOUS manufactures and thai such lntIeAaASe o..
ideas may eventually GO away with many aOSuIues OF e
day that the 6axgser % the present uay may learn e
smportapcc Of tic spinning wheel SC, as well as lhe
Tdsno ur gouAg 1mea shoRl3 be taught hs dga ~ Of
labor As "a the b0gs, there the anvil The iouodc ue
1hoeshop, the,aciory the farm ana May ol 'Lo ,io 10
branches OF The mechanical ana AGRICULTURAL arts, &C
Ghiss language rejoice to read IN southern paper
The Times of tho 2lst ult had on edoral IN tAe same
strain and other papers, partcuayy Ilcn.-9G % a, I
AZ recent date strongly recommend Yankee enterprise ana
Yankee notions and habits ofndustry and economy Ihe
People must 20 It. Even unpopilous seasons aAu
.f.,rf. are facfa nj q
recently heard conversation between some SoutneIu
kentemon; which looked In the same dIecuon' me
bsd been cu~sng the Yankees and Aboonsts, ana tcn
turned 10 IN condition Of their OwniSiote IN somewhat
remarkable style Of Inconsistent truth 1hiry years ago
ihe Southern people adone, generally believed slavery
- bo toTtical and moral wrong Tlis questioned
Nv second but readirmed by the hr'peaSei "heIe1e,
decentralization grew up he continued the hlSees e't
ont the whitemau, labor was debaSeu scDoos "u sn'
ouf &c The Young grewup 10 be rowdies, desp.s-
INC labor and the women knew not how 10 WolA' iuo
curse Of Slavery, interrupted tniTa speaker Inc oou'
iu fact became great plantation 10 bald up and cunch
Yankee. We bought everything Of them, even 10 OK
bows and Oz-shees. 49,
people would he exposed 10 the coming WINTER nom ohoti
srops sc " would turn eyer Niger out OF door,
ssid and show favor 10 my 0VnTace. "ol.a g'c
faem emp.ovmer't" Yes, turn oil your ngseIs, cL4eu
out another But that won't DO was the reply. 'Ihe
whites can wOI6-they arc too proud, or tney dOl Know
how. 4 woman came 10 my house. she sad sle wanted
bomo-aud willing 70 do anything Ny "lIe set nel
" work but couldn't wash or cook, or 90 antmhe
HndAve mad 20 send her or But tn was the %se con
elusou) L<v mast learn r0rk. have 10 do maul
thing uvsel which didu't do lost al by III
war Pam beginning life over again But N gong 10 d
fle best ] can, and sti be man.
rahteous policy n reConsruelne the SOUTH andI oce'
we SHAH see a new South, more glorious than the old
spruglne cut Of the present cOniusiOu 4he boVeine
must firm and fxeiu itg course 20 shut ont all hope
seses,ous and cause TIE people 10 devote themselves
Enns Of industry and improvement rather than TO potu
cal schemes.
There Il ono class who looking 70 Congress Wit
Yariotlc interest which also intensely personal-th
foy peoblc They feel that IL the present golden olPoi
,unity ~ ci s!ig their doom is sealed.