The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-10-06
LETTER FROM NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS, Sept 23, 1869.

Friend Democrat The hand of
Death has claimed another kind and
generous heart, and left a void in So
cial and commercial circles that years
will be long in filing. On Sunday
last, affer severe illness, Capt. Cal.
Hayes departed this life, and was gath
cred to he tomb, where so recently his
two brothers and aged father were laid.
'r!,ron2!, all the Red River country, in
the social halls of our city, and in
thousands OF homes through the South
ern co,rtrv-thOse noble brothers,
Charley. Garry and Cal, were univer-
sal fnvn,itcs-and now that the last of
them has left us, the news will carry a
weightAbf sorrow wherever it is told
Descended from IL fine old Irish stock,
whose ancestors once held sway in the
Gem of the Sea tho Father was a
polished gentleman -dignified, courtc-
GUS and kind, the idol of his family,
ard respected by all who enjoyed the
privilege of his acquaintance. The
sons, high minded, honorable and gen
erous, generous as true Irisllmen know
how to be, brought sunshine and well
come wherever they vert, and, their
memories will long live in the many
hearts that loved them.
COoLIE LABOR.
The cry for Chinese laborers in the
Southern States has extended of late
and the fact that arrangements are
making to introduce thousand here,
and fifteen hundred there, is heralded
with pleasure, and newspaper para
graphs announce each new contract as
''big thing" A friend told me in
great glee, few days ago, that Sena
tor Sprague had bought two thousand
acres of rich land on Red River "to he
cultivated with Coolie labor" After
the experience of the past few years
with the negroes, it would seem the
part of wisdom, for our people to avoid
bringing in another race, to further.
mix up the population and create diff
ferences that can never be adjusted
The prosperity of the North, her rail
roads, fiourishing villages and extern.
sive commerce, proceed from her i'm
mense population of intelligent, ener-
getic and industrious white people
When war comes her people are unit,
for if not from the same nationality,
they are so nearly equal that in few
years the distinctions are obiterated.
With the Chinese in our midst it will
be different, tllV are and must remain
distinct race, a power that may be
aggravated by designing men and used
against us, and this very fact will
make them an element of weakness to
the Southern States Let the China
man stay at home, or come over to the
mills of Lowell aud Fall River, while
we fill our country with thrifty pop
nlation of intelligent, pcrsevcring and
ambitious white men, farmers, mechan-
les and merchants, who will join with
MS as equals, call this home, and Sc.
earnestly to work to make our State
wealthy and powerful. No more chop
sticks or voudou dances for us--if you
| please, Mr.. Yankee. you can find other
| freight for yonr ships-the same ships
that brought us the woody headed Mig
gers, commanded by the same shippers
who raised such nasal howl over tile
"poor, down trodden man aud broth
en-"
THE WEATHER.
is mixture Of Summer and Winter, Il
little of both, and neither long II, a
time. The middle OF the day is hot
and uncomfortable, while the nights
and mornings are quite chilly. Oct
door transactions are pleasant, and if
the stocks were heavy, the levee bus
mess in Western produce, sugar and
molasses would be extensive. Our
wholesale houses are doing large
trade and have already commenced to
to work long hours. In my rambles
about town see many cases and bales
marked for Alexandria and neighbor-
hood, SO that know our friends are in
for share of the fresh and inviting
articles of our market. "The weather.