The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-07
LOUISIANA.

Among the Parishcs-NOtes from the Murder
District-The Disturbances nd Assn ssimations
in FRANKLIN, Morehouse and Ouachita-
Their Cause and Cmre-NeRr0cs Rushing To
Democratic Barbecue-Mysteries Of the
Freedmen's Burenu-A Hint for the Post.
master General.
MONROE OUACHITA PARISH, August 20. 1865.
Getting to the parishes IL the difficulty when the
up country rivers their bare bottoms, they
are at this time OF the year. Any taking passage
by steamboat runs the risk OF being stuck on shoal
for three weeks or month, with swamps alligators
and Shiny banks to look out upon, and no amuse-
ment but the chills and fever. on the other hand,
the vcissitudes Of stages dummy engines and hand
more varied than agreeable and the cost OF
two or three days travelling In this manner would
buy up share or two In Pacific Mail or half dozen
votes In the Louisiana Legislature. The adventurous
traveller who essays this journey Is routed out OF
bed al Vicksburg long before sunrise, and Is stage
driven five weary hours over a level plain at less
than one half the rate Of speed that Mexican all
tJencto maintains over the ruggedest mountains.
Transferred from the stage TO something bearing
distant resemblance TO a locomotive in process of
construction-no car attached-he IL perched upon
the woodpie and requested to keep his head out OF
the way. 30 that the engineer can see where he IL
driving TO. Ferried over bayous in crazy, leaking
rkils, ne uOllCes Indl tue trlnlng inconvenience
which might otherwise result from there being eight
or ten inches OF mud and water at the bottom Of the
boat lie overcome by the mail bags being thrown In
to make dry footing for the passengers He remarks
further that the mail bags serve the purpose of bal
last, being taken on or len behind according
10 circumstances, the state OF the road or the
number OF passengers. by putting this and
that together he IL not surprised subsequently 10
learn that the people OF Ouachita. Morehouse and
Franklin parishes complain that their mail matter
often arrives ten or fifteen DAYS behind time and OF
the consistency of mix toast I'm fact, by the time
the voyager comes to the hand cars all capacityfof
astonshment IN Knocked out OF him otherwise he
certainly would protest against being seated on his
baggage upon an open truck, with protection save
that OF MS own umbrella az he happen to have one)
from the tOrrid heat Of The MONDAY sum- while
steamng negroes. grinding at n crank alongside Of
him, supply the only motive power There IL but one
thing more trying TO his feelings and that is 10 see
II placarded all round that the VicksburC Shreve-
port and Texas Railroad 1.-THE line by which he s
travellingl combines speed and comfort with
economy anu ~ the safest ana best route to North
western Louisiana, Arkansas and Northern Texas.
The inaccessible character OF the country herein
only too ieeoly Swallowed forth accounts for much OF
tne awlessness that prevails and much Of the dis
tortion and Misrepresentation accompanying Inc re-
ports of the aforesaid lawlessness northward THIS
lever y written IN me heart OF the country where
Governor Nalm0ths hundred and nlty political
murders are alleged 10 have been committed; and.
truth to say II rs lust about hard spot AZ an
utter absence OF civll law long established reck
lessness Of human life violent family euds of years
standing. bitter seccsh aninosties ON the mart of
portion OF the resident population ON tbe one hand
and INSCRIPTIONS rascaliiv ON the part Of Northern
carpetbaggers on the other hand can well make n.
For ne absence OF ci'i law Governor Yarmouth
s himself manly respOnsible-he and his party.
Military rule has been set n Idle bv the rendmisshOn
Of Louisiana into the Union. aud In two or three
Of the l9rges, parishes ~ he state no government ias
been set up IN the place Of the authority with
drawn. Can you wonder there ~ lawlees.
ness The best community in the world would
he demoralizcd by The absence az ali restriction
tueII atttUuS. Makt Tie llMfgS a A.