, 1881-02-21
NEW ORLEANS.

A Driving tlty-slzssts on tile Lcvce-A
loyal Display OF snntlng-ccn,eterses,
Sngnrs Plantations, nnd HlRrdl-irstA.
Io the EItsor u The Chicago Tribune.
NEW ORLEANS. L,.. Fen, 1G.-1 cntno TO New
Orleans With my family ao1ne weeks Ago, 10 get
away from tho coId wlnter of ltiinD!s. We tEn'l
Il very pleasant here, AMI cnjuy ourselves In
this ,nd climate. ntnong this mixed and inter
esting people, ! l,nst acon nothing Ut tho South
elnco carried mt,sket With Sherman to tic
sen, bnt was anxious TO atD II, and learn moro OF
its pnupIo aud pleasures.
New Urrnns is truly grand drlvinE city, and
should rank ns onc Of the Rrcnt cittea Of tho
Union. IL hits cnuKht the restless, active spirit
Of our Northern eltics IN II fair degree; and, rs
TINT spirit grows, she will grow. There Is no
Rnud reuspn why sllc SHOULD not 1T the near fnt-
tlre become great city Indeed, There Is moth
Ing II strHnger cln eco to rGtnrI her 1Hnrch. cx-
ccpt It tu her public debt. took tie pAins to
ascertain hrr financial condition. which IL as
fn1uws: .....
I.!Si iN!,'leI aud uains icbt...... 1d.;$0, :5d
Tnr ls1s aad previous years......... q, Gss 045A
Iof ta;0tn;m M u ~
fuE lsEus ..-sssa...t..s.s. .s.... 41-t"~A'uV
Total uncollectcd tnxes..,...... $I,3l7, 1s5.a)
OF cn,ltxe hnyG 10 fMcAils Of knowing how
tho city WILL tnnnuxe this lutt, ut.lcsa aho goes
to work lit earnest aud pnys 1t Ulr. Tho proper
management md disposition If 1t IL tho nrcnt
problem for thfH people to solve. II, liku htcm-
phis, she rep,,lintcs 1t, the commercial world
will lnse confidence In her, md Will Rhun ind
rnln ler. Hut ventura tho prophecy that this
grent, active city will manage that Mntter we'll,
though IL gricvnus burden to bear.
1t IL interesting tn Walt the levec here, whcro
ypti Will scc thu ahtps Ut Mnny lanIis. The lovr0
extends aiung tho river f0rInes, and frequently
fLtn Ia Ht1I
inadi,,R n,,., ul,,nudipx cotton, suxar uonssss
nrnifgcs. burai,ls, uIti nnny nther thanya lc-
ass x e hGr p'ye ps a sEh,s 9s @ hS,G
miles rho Ittips OF 1.serctundlsc, the Many
b,isy, ttlsy workilirn who handle it, and tht,
,ll,,liI,cr vi tlotng IT, ure simply curious.
seyl, SuInu forty negro wprkmpi wpro ut It,
viii NJ. #, Fur tass It WIS Il si1upIu cn,tio,,
10 sec lint ). .tiHner" bnss thuse ucgruGs, l,uyc
ncMrt tint ID reasonnGJy l,ar, bit it t,ntlc ne
shn,itler, the cold oblIs Satno os,. Whenever that
HIKE ii slsoss l,esrocs W wero m not Of etaally rreu.
.s a"s sc ~ tS rs tIat wjifo,,t Mt rapc!"u' @ ea'o
i utuycy tt0uGt If tho lrxl1cs of Tho South
cnj,y il,lul, uf freetlunl, III yc,s It Will prO bn-
blr lie well will thnl: but Freedom Is in MN.
nGr. lslcnl now.
Thc winter bus been un'usHat here. It saluea
ssd never dune tetar, suce I'LL. It % WIS minus III
iJt tt, sec how childish Tho teople weru about Il
lltis silow: They st9oa o.t Tint Il inIEht, ny
-uut sre,niux 10 kt,nY VI ryt TINT It Wis coitl,
ihs liiee e 1t many pc"pio hl:re. and ,hvy weiu
y T Il ss;x 5 M w e sssa q
their chlltiruns crct, lilo talo nr this .ihenti-
liri eiin,y" 1t w.s u greater trent Ia tlo peg
Tho pcspie OF this ptce aro ptitu unl frlontl-
y a1itI W lnr lis c..i, eee, oyai to tho Ing Tho
u,ttyur,i Indications nrr' TINT wny, ut lGnst, Il
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