Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-03-07
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INV YoRK, Feb, II, 1860
DEAR HEsALD, II may be a bad omen for me 10 com |
apOogiIing 50 soon, but as has always been
my. course, shen wrong, 10 apologize, ! eannet zee
Why should deyiaie from the Old track now,
lWesume ne now have in the city some go Texas
"grass-ls hoys," aud you know they must not be
neglected, have always made il point at all umee,
To extend all the hospitality in my power 10 Texans,
let me hnd them where may, This feel II my du-
~ 10 do for, assure you, they have always been
good friends 10 me, aud have done me many, many
good turns aud grateful heart prompts me TO
generous Ielurn-l say generous, because ! do all
can TO repay them Tor the many acts Of noble kind
ness shown me dvrng sCjaurn 81 some nine years
in their State aud now that | have partially leh
their State never find one but what the same glad
smile is mine and the good. odiashionei, generous
clasp IL the hand, assures me not yet hrgotlen
md friend Shook here, OF the Waco Democrat,
in excellent spirits believe he Is purchasing or
has purchased, new power press and new TYPE Win
view to enlarging his paper.
My apology Tor not writing you sooner, Is SIMPLY
this have been So busy could not. but TO give
you the undsguised truth, think might safely say
that. had been entirely idle. with nothing to do but
to support my correspondence, should, at any one
time since my return home, have been sorely puzzled
to have found sufficient readable matter to tl sheet
Of qurio post,
After the excitement attendant upon the election
Of Speaker, ut Washington, died away, We have
had nothing unusual TO occur-nothing new 10 excite
our nerves nothing 10 create within u desire 10
laugh, talk, or w,nder.
You remember seeing some time since In the New
York bay Book list OF tue names Of the merchants
Of this place who supported Geo, Opdyke for May
or, against Fernando WoOd-also an editorial upon
the subject, "Ihat Is probably all you know about
IL !" but let tell you that IL dose to the
Black Republic n AMI Abolition merchants OF the
North doing Southern trade, similar IN It's ELECTS. to
arsenic rats-urcng them TO take to their holes,
or take water. II has caused them not only to ex-
plain and ayow their politics and their feelings upon
the sui ject Of Southern rights, but forced them to
say 10 Southern merchants, what god they worship.
aud TO what altar they bow-whether they bow their
heads TO the abolition will Of Beecher ahd Cheeyer,
or whether they bow their heads in Christian worship
upon Christian altar, and listen to the Word OF God,
| or -i6olhioaism, and enc0miums upon the life anu
character Of the house-burning saat-and can tell
you that Texans are not friends Of the work. y gu
will see one of them walk into one of his old business
houses to examine the Stock and. If you listen you
will hear the following questions propounded: Have
you Black Republican, in any way connected with
the House! Have you ever subscribed any money to
aid any abolition scheme! Are you in favor Of the
Fugitive Slave Law, of the ad ptOn of the Person.
al Liberty Bill! And lastly, at what church do you
attend?
Now know you will say these are funny questions
| to put to II man with whom you have traded for
years but they are put, and if not answered in
clear aud satisfactory Manner out the querist Will
walk.
On last Sabbath, quite q number Of the Texan
boys, through curiosity, went to Brooklyn to hear
| the Rev. DR.. Beecher preach. When the sermon was
over it was announced to the congregation that Mt
door of the church unfortunate slave girl who
was praying for her liberty. The hat was passed
around anu $780, raised TO pay for her freedom
The boys seemed to enjoy it finely, and one of them
was heard to say, he would give the Doctor S3OO for
his bargain.
Burton, the comedian, died at his residence in this
city on the 9th inst, ut the age 81 years.
Our hotels are now all full, and doing Furnishing
business.
The Fifth Avenue now stands Mt the head of the
list, MS regards style and magni6cence. Everything
in the way of comfort, extravaganza and display,
may be found here. The nabobs and princes Of our
land to be found Mt this house, while the Metro
poan takes most excellent care of the worthy and
industrious SOutherners 1t is truly the Southern
House, and the House; think, so far as comfort and
quiet concerned no house will compare with 1t.
True, when at the Fifth Avenue, are hoisted from
floor to floor in steam baskets-a luxury you cannot
enjoy at the Metropolitan but | think II little up
and down stairs exercise gives man better nppe-
tite and better use of his legs
You may also find the St Nicholas, Latarge, Pres
colt, Everett and Grammercy Park, a houses of the
first water, and all full while leave the Astor
House TO take of the Black Repubs and Boboli-
tionis;s-he best Black Republican House in the
irorih.
In the way of amusements, am almost forced to
say nothing, as the drama is about played out. AT
Laura Keen's we have Jennie Deans-a pretty story
to read, but poor play to look at.
AT Winter Garden which is the old Burton thea
tire, enlarged, remodeled and improved, they are
playing liver Twist. AT the Academy of Music, the
Italian opera of the Barber of Seville, with Mdmse.
Patti at the head, is drawing largely and yet, this
is one of the dullest of operas
Bryants, Woods and Christie's Minstrels still
make very good livngs by portrayng the negro char
| acter.
We have had no cold weather this winter, but pen-
~ of snow and dirty, bad weather.
With this you must let me of, us am so busy that
find it impossible to write more This is hasty,
and you may improve upon il. When l gain any
LEISURE shall do, or at least, try to do, better.
Farewell II. +. G.