The New York herald., 1867-04-22

This country might bs made 70 blossom like th
sSs IL. ss s.s and
fr ks place OF the present waste land the pres
poor and miserable cabins give way 70 good sna soc
stautsza farm houses, large manufactores ana Wof.
shops with their busy hum Of industry add 70 sne ssoc
Of gsnenl wealth; railroads. Telegraph lines noo
and chrhss sys snsis cso"nns s0ry ybs 4 no fsuc
sLsca- Il requires no prophetic eye 70 forsses just
such possible and probable result The field is ready
men The VA began the work, reconstruction is t.kin
itup and reconssrucion viii hnish IT, and there are tno
living whose eya win bs giaddsasd = the sight Of
rrsss rsiisf was It 10 est on the steamer and IL
the delicious consciousness Of disenthramsns nou
mosphers blue wiih swearing and tobacco smoke,
ind oneself bsng whirsd rapidly over the street W
hosl with prospect q quiet room & . oneself sso
room q table, bed whose width bears some reason
able psoporsioa . ~ isugth and bed clothes oeann
dserss ds@s 4 .Ss existing state of The
weather. Il vas ton O'Clock IN the morning when sn
hack IN Witch took ssas With snrss osnss AnoeG
ing the pavement in front Of the hotel varousy en
gsSsd In picking their teeth smoking ehsssns and sus
one almost invariably ssss pssealay about this time
Of day. II the weather happens 70 BE- hns In front
miscslansously q sporting men, bnsdas hwysrs yo1n
doctors Of limited practice. collecsioa agents ant
BROKERS q dminutiys means and lees patronage exarm
living q shsir wi,s ana snds sndn oOe.aona retire.
Consrasman, or judge Or msrchsnk who has that rar
and wSo having nothing else % o Joins the hrons
pick up The stray waifs sf gossip pe0a and osherwis
borne in by the sddying currsnt glance showed tns
crowd 70 be made up almost entirely OF South
srnsrs-those 70 tho manor born. We're procss
Of analytical reasoning required 70 show this COO
Inks IN the chain or ratocination, but The fact q
fact nevertheless that q takes but very little travel
ling South to jump 70 quick, and universally almos
srnsrs from Northerners BY an iutuitive perception
the marked and manifold dferencee between them
There tha. about the look sxprssSn attitudes tone
70 one has studied their dosyncrases OF charac.e
and manner the revelation Is clear and positive Nc
90 their dscernment OF Northerner Yankees as the
and Dixons line they fail in looking for carcature, IN
long yellow soap locks wondrous style Of hat o.
the back Of his head swallow tail coat short breeche
and long straps he OF the nasal twang who Is Just Ics
from milking his mothers keows, ts cute in making
swop, and blurts right eout what he thinks PerhapI
they don't look quite this but they certainly are no
sharp In their diagnosis Of Northern character All IN
crowd seemed to Know my hack companions
We Major" called out one, you are too late for th
convention; we missed you nightly"
"And you Colonel, called out another to the secon
one leaving the hack, "why want you thar; you lost
good office sure by keeping away" i.g.
swell. reckon I'm in time anyhow for the connsc.
ton" the latter replied, or teacher Of freedmen
school" tis a as 3eaa \
Now don't none ob you say nothin' to me, excaime
the third one as he waddled from the hack; sl0yI
style Of egress forced upon him account OF bis es
pansve rotundity Of form "Unce job Seelys old neI
s .ronS sides hs head Was clear As Dc Whistle o
June bird ON May morning"
sBut he voted right ON our question:" remarked on
s'What was thata" asked one man Of Jack FalstadDa
mould. III
II was easy to see that these remarks were ronca
and the general laughter accompanying them shove
how kindly the irony was appreciated MY hack con
h.Ao viOo in fha GOUf
too had most OF the crowd and hence this fellow Tee
ing making them both wondrous kind and sympathetic
game was being played between ! couple Of ex.rebg
officers aud agents OF the enerprisng banking frnj
Msssrs Faro 4 Keno. the most amu.ing y not real
the most interesting and exciting feature OF the gama
was one Of the colonels asking nearly every one VII
came in-swon't you please. sir. take my cue; IN
ON the Union Convention Central COMMITTEES, and
meeting mas Just been called at Governor Murphy's
The continuous repetition Of this question cuminate
can readily b imagined, into superb joke, and VII
each repetition drew out increasing uproarious tits
laughter Straws though these are, they show WHO
way the wind blows have talked with several on t
mains TO get into conversation with those
the most vaunted secesh sympashies as weI
as the disciples Of that Southern senseless, spI
thetic apothegm, 81, don't bother my head abo \
national affairs at all Pm just going 70 let things talI
their coursen These the two extremes The hr'I
assert positively that the Convention Was no rspresent
ton Of the Ssate that 1t entirely porte afa
that the delegates made OF Northern emigran'
whose extent Of political knowlsdge oensrses n tn
effort 70 manufacture political capital out Of the neg
element and that action will be tsetoaly and
in tho coming vote for Stats convention TO fran
now constitution. By the other extreme Sir Chari
Coldstream sort OF listess Indifference u shown;
they have chosen taeir maxim and casm ris win n
true 70 It. Among the honest middle caass-I mean mi
dIe class In rsspecs % poitacal vtswsshe element
Uuonism In the State % bslisved be strong Al
growing one and though heRasing 70 avow themselv
on this slde they oonfes that thsr sympathies les
Union pursy. As 70 shs svowed Unioa men, the wori
The result as afeFscrdansA conclssloa They say the
viii carry the Stats back into the Unon and though
now very the bulk Of the people with them. Ia
ndidsrently many DO there u no doubt Of the NOR
Il has Congress behind Il; that il al
| Uncle samuel's military and bsyouets behind
that II has an irresistible moral force, trut
Loyalty, equality. justice behind Il Numbers wi
under tne influence Of that dogged obstinate pride
prevalent through the South and working disastrous
against them, would NOS have ventured week ago
express themselves Union men, do - unhesitaiiog
now. They see the coming tide, they hear the roar
waters; they canno, stem - they must 60 With II
Fourth Military District who hiss beea residing het
ever since his assignment the command OF this
and has now gone establish thefe permancI
headquarters Regarding his line Of conduct as Mil
tary Governor. he is very frank and outspoken-
partially declared his intended programme In his Ia
published official order, announcing his assumption
command. This programme or rather the spirit Of tn
ORDER he intends TO carry out fully Civil officers showr
in the discharge or their duties loyalty TO the gover
ment will not be disturbed bot IN reverse instance
summary removal will follow. He intends that the po
secuions TO which hitherto Union mon have been sui
jeced shall be stopped, and that those found guilty
such conduct shall be vigorously punished All
complaint will meet with prompt attention. and fu
investigation OF the facts ordered In the registrato
Of voters In selection Of places for holding the polls
In the coming election 70 detcrmine whsther Stat
convention shall be called for framing constit,
ton be intends that the utmost shall be taken
see that obstacles put in the way OF registration
or hindance offered 70 prevent the voting Of all ente
TO vote and desiring 70 do The probability Is thu
only one place OF registry and voting will be selected
each county, that military guard may be satione
each Of those places He proposes 70 usurp no d
tatoria power but will do his duty faithfully ai
down In the Congressional spscement establishin
the present military government % punish treason,
make NO compromises with traitors 10 protect Unio
men, both white and black, md give his hearty sans
and cooperation 70 any measure looking TO the ri
construction Of the State and its restoration 70 th
Union on the conditions laid down " Congress-
since he has been In Arkansas has been % d.
cdediy that Of the accomplished 0fhceAand gentleman
so marked by courtssy impArslisy snd desire % de
Justly BY all that he has univgi respect and COZ
ndence No one could have been selected who coul
have given the people Of The ssae saoh entire sassa