The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-06-06
No. IL
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A VrRGIYIAx's IDEA OF THE CRESCENT CITY Thu
following description of New Orleans from the Rich
nond Examiner is comprehensive and graphic az js
=. is succinct:
The stranger who lends in New Orleans is Struck
with the marked contrast it presents with all other
4 American cities Everything streets, Peo-
ple--aeem to different aspect from what il IN
the usual lot to see quite foreign type presented
and there one might almost imagine oneself to be
the BaEsuara des HasnS if it was not, as they say in
the great capital there is but one Paris in the world
The citizens make bold to call 1t petit Paris, and,
in fact, they are right Walk down its large, we'll
paved thorougIfsres; view the gay throngs of busy
men and the unusual array of feminine beauty; look
ct the fine shops the palaal and luxurious residences
bear and understand the polygott sounds on every
side; give glance into those southern faces that
indeed intent after money but eager well for
ment and enjoyment; know them and you can but
admit that the metropolis of the south is charming
spot-its inhabitants fine race Of people
Undoubtedly the city owes its attractions to the
French element and cotton. The latter the basis
of wealth, reigns but the former is fast disappearing.
Alas for mnorities annued in the present age, yran
nicaly and unapprecatively. The influence of Creos
society and manners has been immense in American
circles; the good taste, and grace inseparaba
from the French have well nigh become general. In
this respect there is agreeable difference to be OBJ
served between the natives and those ladies from
northern cHmes who strut about Canal street in big
shoes, bearing and beavers, and generally that
class of New England bsGz who take of them
selves in travelling Chinese hats and carry abou,
canary birds and pet monkeys in cages
Besides the various languages that are chatted on
all sides, and other peculiarites which need not be
mentioned is amazed at the absence OF negroes.
oue so it is-they have all abandoned the city for the
country Evidently the national wards have forever
lost their foothod in New Orleans their places are
now occupied By whites. So much for the freedmen's
bureau.
Not only has this substitution taken place there bnt
it is fast becoming the throughout the south. On
all the railroads and STEAMBOATS, white labor is now
employed very generally. But in the country, and
the plantations, the negroes working well,
well could be expected under the circumstances.
One little drawback in their midst is that their better
halves refuse to work, won't help. Those who
once accounted good field hands consider cotton
planting beneath their dignity of citizenesses; free
dom has induced them to look at thefr paws and the7
have the conclusion that kid gloves will alone
keep the dirt away. The men, it is said work well
being interested; but they do produce well
whites and will eventually. Many planters obtain
laborers by dividing half profits with them some Of
the latter will make three four hundred dollars this
year. About one-third Of the 1860 crop is expected
this season, l500 600 bales and is awaited with the
same expectation that some long for the millennium
1t will DC small because both capital and labor are
wanting. The number of negro laborers has been di
minished two hundred thousand by the war, it has
been calculated.
correspondent Of the Mobile Times, writing from
Baltimore travelled a portion of the way from Ohio
with general Beauregard, and gives the following ia
teFesting account:
As stepped into, or rather to, the "bus" in Gin
cinnati | saw that general Beauregard was on board
and accompanied by Mr.. Schwartz, colonel Florence
and colonel Mercer, agent of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad at Louisville In the depot had the pleasure
of grasping his hand and all made party in the
sleeping car" for the trip to Baltimore. Ensconced
therein, | drew a "pociet pistol" flied With tho
choicest Cincinnati gentleman could present me with
and the general and ourselves RECONSTRUCTED and
proceeded on cur way As it was late we all retired
to rest and woke up Nashville, the place where srs
manufactured in large numbers "Duyalls portable
steam engines" that so well known and admired
where breakfasted. Here as in fact everywhere
along the route there great curiosity to see tho
general. They crowded around him, crowded into the
ears and stared at him in amaZement. AT Newark the
general was in one of the staterooms Of the car
about taking some medicine, when the crowd rushed
into the get sight at him. Instantly the gen
seat leaving colonel Florence in the stateroom, whom
she CROWD took for the general and stared at accord
fngy! The colonel stood it very dignifedly for
moment two but finally lost his c0untenance and
rushed out and the train started It cauged good
Geal of merrment the general enjoying the Joke bet
ter than any
The general conversed very freely but did not rcfr
to the past unless the subject first introduced by
some one else, In speaking Of his foes in battle he
always did so as "the enemy" once using tho
slang term Yankees" so common at the south Ee
il Of these who believe that ladies and gentlemen
ought no longer to speak Of Americans as cyan.
KEGS" or johnny Rebs!" Perhaps some peopls
who pretend to refinement could learn of him.