The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-10


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aoou' me- anu ~ 'ooA notes on the way nope 70 Dc
Nc feeling The CONDITION Of ths nssros. ,oss,Ssr ,s
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some interesting hints about railroads. hotels, scenery,
r,pe Heper,s book the editorial. os tha ra h
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kept House In such dreadful state
n tnrmon and oonfr.,on ,h.. d.,sr,n,u.d =,
this southern tour called upon on. Of the members q
the Senate previous TO starting and upon informing him
Of INV intention he seemed much pleased With the
idea, and gave me letters OF Introduction TO
come Of his friends in Montgomery, Alabama.
s 1870 mo p'o.'.' ~' "'uA1 ,'" nN
-s. go :, ~ .~o ~ eAs 40. "
euliSr nstsu,ionn in ali ia minntest Sstsis Atisr
spending an hour in pleasant conversation up
On .oe ~ ping sopc o. me aa tne slavery question
excpS events which had trsnsnired Al he cSno and
sangunary encounter between the black republicans
mo .ae uneInea democracy IN wncn my irena hssIin
me on nv WAY to Richmond. Va via The Orange and Al
exaDdra Railroad, rough track you would wish
TO-! ,hsnc rro% Masnng'on 70 Goraonsve, ana
a fine country. highly cnltivated and inhshtad bv a
houses and fences presented remsrkablv
neat appearance. and smoke wall for thn ~
dIsIy and enterprise Of the farming interest
chicken and homemade bresd. and than nnrsued onr
way on . tolerabiy good road and through vsry
tive Announced our arrival ~ "~ " '' '''
The scene at the depot was not very inviting one Il
ho,ra ,oc.,.s 9, an. ,,oo,... -. :, A., it,. 80 - -
oeng ioca'ea 'ne poorest part ne cry; ous Is you
proceed up the DILL TOWARDS the Exchange Hotel the place
begins wear thriving aspect Farther ON you reach
the grounds on which The State uouse e erscta The
most respectable and opulent families have their dwell
ing houses erected in the neighborhood OF the Capitol
grounos ana rgnt handsome houses they are to- The
eenmswe was In session, and the Hsrper's Ferry
affair the subject Of debate and To add
fuel TO the flames Col, Memminos, N. CIV
W. i"so'' INC wi"
missioner rom South Carolina, arrived in town.
The nnms ron. acts a, Nor,h.-, ,u..os.,o, 80 IN
.,N'.,,-Ns, W. ' "es. 0''o'' @ua =" ssreoo
tna' no'nlg tne most stringent noo intercourse
were out out dsupion;sts but the majority M te I
zens with whom converted were strongly stisched 70 he
Union and did not believe that the time for dsunion had
he 1 c - M. ). Ferry ana
sress excited feeling Of indnation ana IN
ne mm6s o. ne people hard 70 CONTROL but sun they
~ ~ Ss&sy,snsd csi, ~ ~. o5 ~ onsnce -! "
Presidential election before taking any steps towards
,n% rz southern cSofsdsrscy In passing through
Of nesyos - ~ sss s me ~ ses -
hours Of he Day Many Of them were dressed in
ne moet exsrasaeant manner, and the women
sScnt sS.r, re.,,v r.w. .,.s,, e.se Hna nesIness
onfshtre shear usi,scsss n ~ W. 1 49,. sc .s ~
d,ees ana on gundsvs hs ssr,csr cnr-cn.s 49,. e.
srrsv OF crinolipe silk drssses satin horrt n,,
cIosis and fancy g,ers thsf mild dsioSt h 80. o o.
Flora McTimsey herself soiourned tSo DAYS n R,cS.
mond duyipe which tnne hsd an onnorsur;t ~ .t
All the public buildnss and ma ~ sX h, hs
city and then took The cars for fetersbu1g Walden md
INA Between Richmond and PetersburS tho scensrv
was rather pretty but south OF that Il ss excasdrs
" tame pothnr but immense tracta NJ r,no Sc.ssss
being ysible for miles. on each Aide az I'm he trecS
found the railroad cars very Comfortable and
scyupulously clean The speed We went A. vs.
none Of The fastest lint vs h.S ,.s.s.
eepileman for Conductor and gaod bumora PIT .ss
or on board so the time nassed off
notwibsisudpe we did not AVERAGE mora than S,ssr
miles an hour -'''.
MONTH cARoryyA
wnen We got INTO Goidsooro, the weather, which had
been cold and dsagreeaby moist suddenly changed and
t,a .syncephsrs hcc.me -, mild 40 ,hor.a :, =. a.,
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