Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-05-30
DALLAS, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS NJ AY 80 1860
Editorial Correspondence.
MN ORLEANs, Mar

NiN OhLhsNst "Ai iOuus
DEAR HERALD: reached here at o'clock 10
day, and am OIL at this evening, on my way
north, Our trip over from Galveston, was pleas
ant enough, and but for the crowd on hoard thl
boat, could have enjoyed II; as II was, however
We had about 20 or 80 more passengers than
there were berths to accommodate them. The
boat, 1.-THE 0rizaba,) lisa good one, and makes
quick time, though as well as several others,
were sorely put TO 1t, to find sleeping accomno.
dations, On all the steamers that | have ever
before travelled there has at least been mattresses
or bedclothing Of some kind TO furnish, when
the berths are all taken; but on tins line, no
such luxury is to be found-we had to either
take the bare deck or tho cabin-and any over.
coat or shawl that We could lay hands on, or
sit up all night. ! found myself one of the
berthhs, and caught few cat-naps as best
could on the cabin floor, and the consequences
is have to-day slight headache, and feel any.
thing but comfortable. This, however, is as
much as might DO expected from the Harris Il
Morgan monopoly, and until some sort Of oppo.
sition is put on, the public, suppose will have
70 submit TO u, Among our passengers, num-
bering some lGO in the cabin, | met somo seye-
raj acquaintances, and two live Texas Editors,
Messrs. II. Stuart Of the Galveston Civilian, and
MarsehalK OF the Hampstead Courier, with both
OF whom had before had the pleasure of an nc.
quaintance. ! can testify to one fact 10 regard
TO them, and .ial 10 tney are neither OF them
anything of sailors from the time | met them
on the wharf at Galveston, until this morning
coming up the river to Brashear City, did not
get single glimpse of them, and they aoknowl.
edged to me that they had not eaten thing since
they had been on board! The gulf was lust
rough enough to make it pleasant to me. but it
had anything but u happy effect on many of our
passengers, two-thirds Of them, at least never
tasted bite on board tho ship until this morn.
ing ut breakfast. had my usual good fortune
to be entirely exempt from Sea sickness. and be-
gin to think that am proof against it. NIessrs.
Alarschalk and Stuart, both clever gentlemen.
Ind agreeable travelling companions, are going
is far us New York. and though they do not go
On tonight, hope to meet them again on my
Journey thither.
Well the City, New Orleans,) to an upcoun-
try man, who is used to quiet, looks just as busy
ls possible. though you are aware that the busy
season is pretty well over. The carriages, drays,
,acks, omnibuses &c make just as much noise,
md run just as fast as ever, and one who IS not
ised to it, would imagine that everything in
business was put to its utmost tension. The
jity is yet healthy, SO the papers say. and may
,e perhaps for month or more, but you know
he papers will never acknowledge sickness here
Until the last of summer. / have not been any
where here, except to attend to little matters
VI business and therefore cannot give you any
TENS of news. The latest dispatches you will
VI course find in the papers.
The Charleston Convention has actually killed
tself, and both parties have agreed to adjourn
ver-the first or Regular Convention to meet
It Baltimore on the 1lth. and the Seceders to
meet at Richmond on the 18th June. Ere that
ime the Black Republicans will have held their
onvention at Chicago. and tho Oppositionists at
Baltimore. Their action may have some inlu.
nee on the t,co Democratic Conventions. So we
hall have to wait over another month before we
an tell what is to be the character of the coming
anvass. Some hope is yet had that tho split
n the democracy will be healed, and nomina-
ion made by the two parties on the same ticket
t is to be hoped that such may be the result,
nd that harmony may be sustained. So mote
be.
have spun this out much longer than in
ended, and have said nothing at last, but you
an take it for what it is worth will write
gain when get to a stopping place, and give
GU some idea if can uf the rout on which
hall travel. which, by the way is becoming to
the popular fast through route to the North
nd East. Good bye. j. VS..