, 1870-12-09
Loss ot' Prosperity; and: it's:
= CAUSES. !; /: !: :: :; =.
Tho Plnints,of,1he Old Planters.

II thd yarisd eeaneY, a1nrded! tsfs high +,
nd 1ollloK 6urfsee,; covered With; the bsauH +.
III tofekts pooubar to = northern olime7 with
deh|y.chltivatsd 1sxms; the broad fields cor:
nd. With the rank, luxuriant grim, .swaying
o and. ro'nith9 1. aqft,s undulating, motion.
hut lik k4nb Ia heIFurfaee pf allvary shest Of
mater; he rch pastures, filled NTH contented;f
herds ofi fat md blooded stock; tho large
heavily laden With the golden fruits,
md the huiet, shady nook, through tho tinted
Bn2enso{ which the green bftfds and the nhits
aides Of the snug and we'll kept farm -h6uso
eltstans in the MONDAY suh : u Ill Of TINS, in
all OF it'd vnried besutiee, with here And theta
= large ahd thriving toan, ~ seen. from the
c,mmonf I'd npon rs enchanting to tho. travel.
Ier, that whicH wAs presented on the Lower
bnsassipp: in the olden:ttm hAd It's aktrac-
fona 2s well.
) :Iootibg from the deck ot .one OF shs mag
nIfcent floating palaces peculiar TO- the lower
cd by the strangeneas OF the fact, that the
surface of the very sireAm upon which he VAS /
clioing By, lay above that Of the surrounding
countIyl Standing upon-tha deck, therefore,
lie looked down, instead Of up, oyer u broad
expsnsa that nowhere elsa In the South Eas
all its sdcompanitnents. =. ..,,f
Between the treasherons wAters' Of more |
than trehcberouH stream. and the highly culti- I
vated plantations spread Out to v1ew Like |
row em9antlaent, that - : :" leveo aas tho |
only Safeguard that held the stream in check
from int1dating the country below. Bsuiud !
and below this lay the richest sugar falds 10
all our y, domain. :. Presenting. in the
msin, but pazrow front upon the river, they
brake beyond. The country, theresore, as
comp,1d to other portions Of The South, pre-.
:aanted quite q populous appearance, Aetaut
abort distances apaEt were the groups Of
houses and cabins, that, Snail town Ia, ,tneu-
selves, marked the business centres Of lsrge
and prosperous plantations. But, ss,iittle. 'fe-;
moved from the Eest stood the main building
Oft times quite IN Imposing manaion, but
ofteuer, !far. = large one>storg honse, the gen,
eral appearance of; which, with its broad
grounds and abundance Of s6ade, 'wss moro
| suggestive OF. comfort than OF. any vain as-
tempt ut elegance Close BY stood the over
eeers houee, AID but little way Eerpovedi
| the IcnE row Of email. White-1aahsd cabins,
I around which we're to be seen sW.sms OF
darkness, that, At the leaat, added 8 pleasing
tinge to the picture. But little ia tne reAr,
atood thh sugar mill With. its ponderous ma
| chipers. md beyond this the vast fields Of
:sssing fssns, esaeAans sDd snsRpfiggs Ifg fasae
~ Wtateker eiae may be?s.id Of the merits, ior;
deme1it4 OF The "di7tne institution" hsre, at
1 least, beneath its swsy, the land MAS made to
literally team with wealth, in the prudurdou
Of an a1tic1s OF every. day NECESSITY, the en-.
certainly not pleasant to !adeot ppon by The
frugal hbuse11veS OF the North. - :: :, =
l. Here vas, vi hont doubt, 81 Taa1thy : SEQ
tion of cou1trg aa any in America, Il not. In
fact, aa claimed, As Any: Upon the hah1taole
globe; That ut presents but = miserable
r ~ NnfnNAfH6
past ia i matter beyond all ca7iL' - " :.
II" Standing On ths: deck OF. tie magnificent
steamer E1 auk Pargoud-a finer or more CON-
= plete craft than which in all Ut ita accompani-
\ mems fdr the comfort and :entoTmensof .ttae
I outer and the inner nasn, "a We csu testify
We va cln but :; reflect il :. aldnass::2
4; over tbD .chsnge which time and the atetn
logic al eyents have ,strought. From Nat
ehtz Ill TIE VII t. NeE Orleans m one secs 1hs =
This confnea to the sugar plantations :aloae.
tmmediateiy:belu1 Ns1chex, on the N1reissip:
ii side ct the etresna. bsfure. the WAr. was
, one OF The weatthiest cottou-groving .aecstors
county Was there i greater;, concentration ol
: wealth than heEe.s Here, too, VAS what Nigh
: ba termed = Eiser kristocracy, in thst 1t wai
, confined to. the 1tver plantations. that Wa:
: 1ouked upon sB 3 Rott Of creme de la cretn
;. emopg fhe asiatoczacy OF the South ant
Il ., Not few of these 1ordly proprietors IN
. deed that counted their wealth in lands an,
/ ne9roas by the millicn.. Tot day their: onc
{ boasted Plantations are> but comparatiy
4: waite, thst would acarcely cell for ten cent
j, on the d4l1as ot its former value. Many, il
d fact, arepos cultivated ut ~, or. at least, bn
uled by ! few sSifslesa blscks, uader I ths lid
+ perchanoe, of' atill more ehlftless ~hites.
s;l II. is il Louisiana, however: Tint one see
"a appearance Of the oncs splendldly caltivate
= sugar plantations, it would seem ~ thong
i / tteform er imlnenee sugnr interests of Louts
4 isI . zara in their last decade- Scsrce plan
i tatiou upon which everything does not loo
tht,ess tossaksa X to ths lsst sszs, s,
= 1.ncs @ n1snt;no I % On M shsras nnier he new 81;
y tem hasI proved 4 comparative Auccess.
4 eeeus wholly abqrtiys III the cultivation (
q l.sugar. -, -, y.
- =. The prrmmes vii not .presend 20 @elucidat
II at ltaar uitii better Informed; but the fact
~ ie4et, u Indispensable that the :ons
IN boasted' lsugAr rlantasions' of loui.in1
re aIe In a wretehed ats:e or: edses
": condition. hmany places they were cus
va the Fed. Ill forces, during the wat, aud lltt
.s or no stte1npt ever made to replace ther
l. while alorg they have suffered from gsnsr
nsssS 70 b. 1SsE e. be- nssn bS
1
~ eeretal fvsten Is apparent, taa former]
Here Al d tnere. too. tbs Ievee has entire
mir d. aupearnd. and. IN some few csseb, almq
NJ fbe e.tird piantauon rs we'll. has gone TO q
T. f. R.5s4 ys4 dsRsss %s;es e oess,1 aa u
u. ! i;,,ir0 ira ihanks and lifting IN jta bed fro
.nn rtsr Ia year. :. =, -. 80. 80 =
~ What ia to be71one in the matter Of the
I'd leveea on; the Lover, Mississippi. an1 in t
~ ~ = snhtar. In. must Tat aonasi 10 the nstif
e., M;I;nns rfnon mil1in1a ara pledeed bY Rovej
ba ~ rnent in ia of n1iyase entsrprsses ii lntsE1
L.r deG4ionmtns. aud xat die. lsveas that eho1
p1otoct the wtolo Of the immense Valley
y. tha T.nrer Mr. si-einni from fnuodation. i
srs ths imnenee7 SUGAR interests Of Louislstaa
- whnIIx ~ tbiacsed.
Il "Ths tnEns: too. from Eatctez to New ',
Ieane. iikd most of the, plart.tious, prost
m. rhsr ~ y 70 hsye Ts,laes epne Backward ID
@ esn fosysrd % ia BE- sure. % the 1sisingo Of cotton
s91ss slssa !, "a .ps sonssassass
IA IA s:s.d ~ H. sn,;rs ornn hainr oonsiened
Day ssesSs ~ g." ~ a,,,1.,;1 =, nnnf i. =
ss H.. ~. toa1sEas toa ~ ,o~sret
F1sr;dets .nv ~ - rs eftsct IN Ina wav of
~ nrasaw ~ y. aSncan,;is Parhsna. h
"a sxtrs uot little af Ibis ia owing to. the
49, - sara"ns ~ woam ff,e sn;r;t II srtern
no IN "a .Tce he summoned to eyer find = /
rf.y ruautary 41istence~ Th1k such IL the c
.rsr{ uitf, fsr III nsznv nf tina proper who'll
- | 49,, ,Imaat = hsvonI i. doTh "Thar
as wu ~ s;a.s,!' -. ~ -. .oHn.
q an noaE1nR fheir unhappy. conoitloo, ana 4
hiou | u1nll thu YEnkeeA 0b tho authors ol Y
->.s rnaptf,fd froutler insfeAc Of EpaklLg An II
;,on | ~ r.tr;ars tEa;r =. ii fotfunea -
~ s 49,, sN.irh:y Ia Nax-
@ suC Wv ny Rseta6o atou4 an..~s..,Sr
p1s- leabs. 1of! lossAtce. Vac s'E
men t9naea y na ns.v =. .,;.s H.o from hsTsilne
aa- oos" co'et e s%a .n. y. r. tts
IN Nv ps.cs 81 oo.to H. " ta,rjhla rsscs1;tv II