The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-04

in which he had neither par III Ira az ar
"a III ono II the results OF the War Already ny
narent was that the South was less depeh e.
ent upon the North than neIssup "A ~ cottnn
Rico and sugar as before, the people had begun
tn nrodi,ce greater variety Of crops 1or theil
avn Ise than ever before, ana they WOu,u
eventually compete with other. sections ~ ~
manufactures and the mechanic arts. IA
this connection he remarked that, Whlle W. W.
south was destitute OF money and the vaIue
of real estate was greatly depressed, I'LL
very short time
THE PRICE or LANDED PROPERTY
would advance because OF its intrinsic value
In the production OF staple articles q t ,.l
meroe. Pointing to the rich sugar m ~ ro',mb
which we were passing, he SAID thal pelu .i.
the war they were valued OF Slo0 PEI "a. aca -
since then they could rarely pc sou 20 Ply
per acre. Before the war the SouInetn ova ~,
produced nearly one-half the sugar anu mo
iasses consumed In the country; new they
were producing only about one-tenth or the
supply. and he could not doubt that before
many years the production would faf exceed
any previous results. re SAD Inag allssaough
ylIba had some advantages over Louisiana,
It was his belief that under the new system
of maid labor In connection with the improved
machinery recently introduced, Louisiana
could successfully compete with the sugar
planters OF that island. During our Whole
ul
any private grievances or to any sectional
tOuiea RI he had any opinions as to q "soid
South" he withheld them from your CORE
spondent. Ii he favored the proposed subidy
for the Texas Pacific Railroad he had nothing
to say upon the matter; but upon the general
subject OF internal improvements he ex-
pressed wish that Congress should do more
than Ii has yet done or proposed to do to pro-
tedt the banks Of the Mississippi, In the In
terest of agriculture and commerce. MI.
81 n Gtyi-
IDENTIFY has no ambitions or aspirations for hin-
SELF but seemed deeply solicitOus for the wei
fare and prosperity Of the whole country. he
said
THE ONLY DISTURBING ELEMENTS
to be discerned now were the efforts OF the
extremists upon both sides to keep alive the
animosities and hatreds OF the past. LII Con-
gress would pursue a moderate course ana
attend to it's legitimate duties Of general leg
islation for the good OF the whole country all
the great social aud industrial questions
which were now the source OF 80 much c ~
country would be at peace. AS we were ABOUT
to part your correspondent expressed wish
that lie might some day meet Mr.. Davis IN
Boston, saying that the people OF Massachl-
setts were magnanimouS enough, nOtWltn-
standing all the unhappy past to treat him
with consideration and courtesy. he sadly
smiled. and referring to O former visit to Bos-
ton many years ago, when Zen. Butter took 2
prominent part in his reception, remarked, L
suppose he would give me q very different re-
caption now but you may assure the people
II Boston that have no unkindness III my
heart to them or any Of the people q the
North. am not the devil they have, painted
me, / have neither horns nor hoofs, and II
they knew me they would find ! am very
much like one Of themselves. With q cordia!
grasp Of the hand be babe me good night, and
returned to the ladies' saloon, where his wife,
an Intelligent, educated, and refined lady. az
| afterwards learned, about go years Of age,
awaited his coming. N. Is. ID.