The New York herald., 1867-04-20
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of TINE AAAln
Ceudition Of Thinss Along the Coast-Appear-
ance of tho Country Between Baton Rouge
4 and New Orleans-A STRANGERS Impresslon
Of tho Crescent City-Ohjects Of Interest
Cleanly 'Condition Of the Streets and Mar.
kets-visis 70 the Cemeteries Public sensi-
ment In Relation to tho Reconstraction
Qaestion, &c. AA N
on BOARD STEAMER GREAT REPUBLIC
New ORLEANS, April s. 1867. :
Along the entire length Of the lower Mississippi there
is locality interesting to the eye Of the weary
voya0ur perhaps, than the "coast that portion OF
Louisiana lying between Baton Rouge and mouth of
the river. 1t presents continuous line Of sugar plana-
tons elegant mansions and negro settlements and
regarded the most productive region in the South,
perhaps. The war, IL is true, played sad havoc with
Of the best plantations, as the charred
and blackened ruins Of many q noble looking
building will fully testify to- but still there large
number Of places under high state Of culture and,
judging from the healthy appearance Of the young cane
the husbandman will have his reward The passengers
most Of whom Northern people, seemed highly
pleased with the scoas and the only regret was that
they not terra frmd, that they might moro
fully realize the delicious sensation Of day June
Soon after leaving Baton Rouge pleasant affair took
place in the saioop The passengersades and gentle
men, without regard to politics distinction Of any
kind-hed meeting and adopted series Of resolutions
exceedingly complimentary to the Great Republic and
her officers. which ordered 70 be published in all
the principal newspapers New Orleans St. Louis and
Pittsburg Several speeches made the OCCASION
which were quite apropos and elected general praise
was shining brilliantly the in full bloom, the
air fragrant with tho perfume Of thousand flowers
while the little birds waIecd forth their praises from
and delicious spring had arrived 10 0f the
passengers, who had never experisncsd Southern
hsa.y preparations were made to 20 ashore ana paraEs
Of ali the decaces Of the season. be had in abund-
berries tomatoes green peas beans and dozen other
varieties Of vegetables wcs exposed Tor sale a all the
market places forming an object Of unusual curiosity
Of doing any marketing a. home. And here
the New Orleans markets and streets, which form
NEST striking contrast TO those or New York. never
cleaner streets markets anywhere in the Union,
and blushed for the great city OF New York when
thought Of her dirty streets and abomiuable apologies
for markets. 4 N e# - so
New Orleans is truly cosmopolitan city, a. much II
not more than Now York Frcnchmen, Span,ards
Nexicans Brtishers and Americans all find themselves
equally at home In the Crescent City. and enjoy them
and give themselves up 70 business and pcssur! With
seeming 70 whether Phil Sheridan Tules NOT
and there less Of the Confederate gray" they cali
IT, here than In any Southern city ever vmted
to forge. the past and do well in the future DO not
suppose they like Sheridan bit, but they respect
him, and mean me M, 70 1--WE I'VE mp up 70 the laws -
not St they are all mbued with the idea that the day
Is not very distant when change in the feelings of the
people the North will them their lost rights
and they point the result Of the election in Con-
necsut as an evidence Of the speedy destruction the
radical party and the formation Of conservative
constitutions abiding party in its stoad.
The stranger visiting New Orleans should not neglect
TO the cemeteries which arc really objects Of curl
osity and well worth the trouble OF careful inspection
There half-dozen or them the city aud
as many more in tho suburba Tho French Cemetery,
House, Benvie and Cont streets, is one OF the bss
and be visited any day in the week. Tho 1remcp,
ali got their cemeteries and with another n
their efforts 10 make these places attractive posi-
bic. Formerly the sepuichres were constructed OF
they are gradually getting into the use OF stone,
and already number Of splendid monuments in granite
There are some csmssres sucn As on the shs road ss
you 60 Lake Poncharsain where the ground Is SUI
hcisnty elevated % admi. o. ntmsnts being made be-
low the surface Of the earth but In the city the Of
placing the collins In sealed toubs above the ground pro-
wales In the Freuch cemeteries great attention paid
crosses Of bead work and artccs sym.
bolica the Roman Catholic Church Glass and earthon
e s r s a.
preserving the bouquets that arc constantly being brought
there by the relatves Of tine dead Then again. In
scnptons on tue tonbs are all In French, and there B
such novel and foreign about the surroundings that
one hardly realize that he Is in the United States
and not in some old buryng ground In Normandy.
We have be now three days in New Orleans and havo
bsen sdoing' the city quite thoroughly, from morning
until night number Of tho passengers intend
ing North by way Of Havana aud New York. and antici
pate pleasant voyage the steamer which leaves on
the I'm mat The Great Republic win probably leave for
Il sra A.
gers, that your correspondent viii have ample oppor
tunisy 70 gather some reliable Information concerning
the feeling Of the Southern people the recon-
sruction question and other masts Interesting your
readers at The North ,..s $50 s-t
Explanation of the order Detailing = Military
Commission for the Trial or Citizess. &c.
NEW 0RLxAss. La April IL, 1851
The following special order was issued to-day from
head quarters It explains fully tho previous order upon
the same subject:-a E @ .@
SPECIAL oRDERs NO: l6
ynn s,.c.,s NV 5ras,s 0sLshss "a La: Apr, H. iss5
these hereby revoked and the Following sub
TSe proper cv authorities having failed to arrest Mr.
jSsn X. sap 0s s sssC" y a and s o
Ss~ and s .sS - military rs'
ma NH s. ss:r
may brought before orders from these heaqaarsrs
sn.ro gos 1s sec2 w,, nea s,.o.
Sreve. Brsadier General O. O. sswielle, O. NJ, United
~ Brevet colonel NJ Maloney, Frs. United state.
! Bfeves Colonel A. D. Nelson, First United states
Brsvet Major n. .. Asch Assistant Surgeon United
s,s'es rsp.nn d. psIsusv FRS. United s,... infantry
First Lieutenant John Hamilton First United States
Brsvss Major IeslIc smith, Captain First United ssscs
infantry, Judge Advocate: ..-. ....m.
GFoReR l.. HAnrsuvv. Assistant Adjutant General
MILITARY PREPARATIONS yoR Tm ENFORCEMENT OF NE
The following the copy Of s letter sen. this morning
TO General Mower BY General sherdsn:-
HEApQuARrxRs Ffvrn Military DrsrRrcr,
pr.vs, Major Genera. Ia APs,l -, iso,.