Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-12-10

Frederick Gorstacker, tho celebrated
German traveller, who Ia at present on a
tour through tho Western States, speaks
in = letter to 4 German friend in New
York (staats Zeitung), thus Of Arkansas {:
On my arrival at New York, l was
warned not to visit Arkansas, a. the en-
tire population Of that country consisted
Of nothing but thieves and robbers, gam
blers and Jayhawkers. Even In the West
ern States, Missouri and Missssippi),
met with tho same prejudice on the part of
the people.
Notwithstanding this warning, visited
Arkansas and 1t becomes my duty to con-
,radict the false opinion which no many
have in regard to this State and West
Missouri.
| l have visited the roughest places in
these two States; the low land of Missouri
the swamps and dark backw oods Of Ar
kansas, and found the population poor
srfd destitute, in consequence Of the war,
but not half IA demoralzed as it IL be-
loved in tho North. There arc enough
desperate and low persona in all the Uni
tod States yet, who would kill fellow man
for dollar or two, il they could do it
| without being detected and ii 10 u OF nee
eTsary to 90 to Arkansas to find them.
You will find them IN quantity along the
two Union Pacific railroads and particu-
larly on both tho highest points Of tho so
far finished tracks.
There reside the fins dressed and we'll
perfumed gamblers, cutthroats, pickpock-
cts, horsethioves and prostitutes. There
is the place where the outcasts Of the
whole American society have settled
down; and as safe 40 conld lay my
head down IN the poor shanty Of the Ar
kansas man, as dangerous it 10 to get
among that crowd on the Pacific railroad
line.
In Missouri, in tho dark Wilderness and
places cut off from all communication
with the regular highways or the streams,
| remained long time amongst the in
habitants there without having suffered o
single insult or even a cross word; they
treated the stranger with respect. The
class Of people living there are hunters,
laborors or peddlers, people not belonging
to tho high civilized class, and If it hap
pens that whisky once comes into their
heads 30 it is of course ad visable to get for
awhile out Of the way-bus, notwithsland-
ing, they ere good and honest people, al !
bolt rough in their manners. 1t cannot
be denied that ss well as in oil other
countries, after the war, there was q num-
Der Of disc rderly fellows here; sometimes
horses will be stolen, but these thieves are
known and # ought, will at once be sus-
pended to tree.
During tho last war tho jayhawking
systsm her" Har worry fourishing, but they
were nnt 'nep fighting against the Feder-
ais, bn, ~ore only q company ofsuch kind
OF m"u. which Fenimore Cooper in his
novel, The Spy" describes, and which
at tho time OF the independence were
Gu led 1.-THE cowboys
As soon az the war was over, Arkansas
was no moro place for them and they
sought refuge in Texas. 1t is a fact, that
several bands Of robbers make the Red
River country unsafe, but this much is
sure: That Arkansas is free OF them, and
any man can travel through all parts Of
that State by day or night, with the same
safety as through New York and Penn
sylvania.
AS far as the political opinion Of the in
habitants is concerned, so is the same not
very friendly towards the United States
Government. They consider it g great
mistake on tho part of the Government to
give the negro the right Of suffrage, while
u large number Of white citizens are still
deprived of that right, because they par
ticipated in tho rebellion. found amongss
the Germans in Arkansas not ono man
who did.not condemn that policy, as they
know that the negro will not mako tho
right use Of his privilege. They have
formed an "Union Clique" amongst them
selves and listen to the iuespdisry speeches
OF low and dsmoralissd white men, men