The Portland daily press., 1867-04-29
Letter. from New Orleans.


D aH.Ha O&AnANSt Apfh AoOt.
To the Editor of the Press. q
While the ice is barely out of your rivers
away down East" in the State of Maine; and
while scarcely green thing is to be seen ex-
cept the leaves OF the pine genus; Louisanians
are enjoying the warmth, the flowers, fruits and
vegetables of your midsummer This city and
State are and have been for weeks il not months,
almost bower of roses, SO beautiful is Nature
to this semi tropical cline, where "only man is
vile" True, ten or dozen counties or parish
es are now submerged by the overflow of the
Mississippi and other streams, causing much
suffering by drowning or destroying stocks and
crops and provisions and farming utensils; az
well as preventing in large section of country
the raising of any crops for the whole of this
season. But had it not been for the rebellion
of this people six years ago. their levees would
have been in excellent order, and they would
have had abundant means, as well as aid from
the General Governments If necessary, to keep
them 30 and to have prevented this suffering
By waging a fratricidal war against the Gov
ernment, they have impoverished it and them
selves, SO that neither the one OF both combin-
ed can now remedy the evil. The people in
these overaowed Louisiana parishes, as well as
many Of those of this city, are really starving
physically and mentally; and their northern
brethren, from Maine to Minnesota, must aid
them or see them perish. This, it is hoped and
believed, they are largely doing, through the
medium of the Freedmen's Bureau and other
wise. 3A
The mental wants are now being faithfully
administered to through the columns Of new
tlaily paper called the Ne.c Orleans Republican
by s. L. Brown & Co. This company is COM
posed of the best OF men, with trus, warm
hearted, christian spirited, energetic and pub
lie spirited New England characteristics. The
IS. L. Brown" is General Brown, one Of the
staunchest and most praiseworthy citizens OF
Chicago, before the war, but during the wal
one of the most active participants of the
struggle, and probabI y well known to many
New Englanders as the late head Of one of the
most important divisions Of the Quarterm as
ter'sDepartment, the purchasing of forage, at
New York, which ke resigned 70 take charge
of the business deoartment of this Republican
missionary enterprise. He, or the Republi
can, will be and i, an earnest defender of Uni
versaf Liberty and Impartial Suffrage-of jus.
tice to all ofGod's people. 1t is trying to buili
up here in the South, a party which win repre-
sent the power Of the majority Of Loyal citizen
until now disfranchised by oppressive lAws.-
Many stalwart sons OF Maine helped to do thi
by their swords Eve years ago on the sam
ground; they left the marks Of their proves
all around the city, from the time they c,eare'
the rebels from Ship Island, until the last sur
render Of the head of the Confederacy.
Will not these same soldiers and their friend
| of Republican Maine the Maine of the abl
| statesman and orator Fessenden-fnish tn
work which they SO well began here unde
Gems. Butler and Banks, by aiding the "Re
publican" in its subscrition list? Help it Il
its struggle of enlightening this people wher
a free press was never tolerated before it wa
protected by che swords and bayonets Of Main
| and other New England soldiers. And thi
paper, which secession feeling still tries to de
stroy, sustain it in its work of reconstruction
30 that when these States are admitted into tn
Union we shall have Republican dele
cations from them all. This can only be don
| by thus educating the people, by teaching snei
| political truth, by overcoming ialsehood mere .
the ground, by organization and counsel, suc
as its proprietors and editors are daily working
to accomplish Republican meetif gs are her
held almost nightly, at which these gentleme
are busy, The registration has fairly com
menced in this city, and win begin In the couu
trv marshes on the I'D inst Aid the "Repub
can" and it will show good account OF itsel
B. w. Spence, Box 3,727, Boston, Mass
is the General Agent for tho North
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