Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-06-13

roar, IL is hard to understand.
But my time and paper admonish me to briri
this letter 10 close shall probably leave her
tomorrow morning for New York; and vii
write you ssain from that city. IL was my in
tention, as II was my earnest wish, to visit Mount
short, and " home sweet home," is beginning to b,
uppermost in my thoughts.
| Yours, &c. j. w. S.
BALTIMORE, May 22d, 1860.
DEAR HEpALp Having parted with you some Il
days ngo, Ihavo to note what may appear somewha
a repetition Of previous travels from the Auurshnl
town of Dallas TO this point yet some incidents o
travel may not lie uninteresng.
After leaving Dallns by stage, we reached the Nav
isota Depot via the Central Route, ESQ calcd) in
dnys-rdiug two nights. We thence took the railroad
to Houston, which distance go miles) was accom-
plished by the agency of the iron horse in three
| n half hours. Being somewhat tatigued by Ian,
travel and wishing to good nights rest, VI
embarked at Houston, on board the rev steamboat
Bayou City, under charge Of that prince of steam
boat captains-Sterrett, and enjoyed very refresh
ing supper. served up in elegant style, consisting
fowl and fish and other vands and condiments in pro
portion that would do credit to the st. Charles, ut
| Orleans. After n comfortable nights lodging, w
awoke to find ourselves moored Mt the Island City -
Our astonshnent was great, to hnd the stately anu
magnificent store houses and other buildings that had
risen, (Phmnix-like) not firm ashes, but from The
bed of sand, within the last two years-predcting Il
! brilliant future for Galveston.
After spending n day exchanging salutatons with
old friends, The weather being proptious we en-
barkcd on the steamship, Morgan, (the outside ine)
for New Orleans. Our passage across the Gulf, was
pleasant in the extreme-sOf hreezes waiting us
along with no disturbance from raging billows. The
weather being fine, the bosom of the Gulf almost
as calm and placid as n lake. We had fine run,
(32 hours) aud reached the Crescent City in fine
spirits.
| While at New Orleans, we he" rd of the nomina-
ton of Bell, of Tennessee, and Everett OF Mass as
| the Union candidates for the Presidency and Vice
/ Presidccy They have many friends men which
their position as statesmen, and possessed as they
are Of q high order of intellect. could not fail to
command some attention yet politically, it is tho't
they will not be able to carry single State
You probably, ere this in receipt OF the kepuo-
licau nomnat.a,s for President and Vice President,
made ut Chicago on the 9th inst, viz: LII coin, OF
Illinois, for President and Hamlin, of Maine, for
Vice President. Lincoln, you will recollect, was
Douglas competitor for the u S. Senate, and gave
him n close race. Stewards friends are very much
crest fallen, as they had counted sanguinely upon
his receiving the nomination and Seward had re-
tired to Auburn, N. Y, having remarked, as it is
said when he left the Senate that he did not expect
again to take his seat there
Great anxiety exists, now, to know who will be the
Democratic nominee at Baltimore, on the 18th of
by many the only available to beat Lincoln
and carry the State of Illinois
Having dgressed little in recounting my travels,
I would suggest to those ming North from Texas,
that they will find the New Orleans and Mississippi
Central Railroad, via Jackson and Canton, intersect
ing the Memphis road at the Grand Junction thence
via Knoxville. Bristol and Lynchburg, very pleas
ant route aboundng in diversified scenery, comforta
BILE cars, supplied with sleeping accommodations for
night travel, besides being very expeditious-three
and a half days from New Orleans to Batimore--
fare, S43 5O The scenery, coming through the
Blue Ridge and Aeghanes, is sublime. and will well
repay lover of Nature for tour that way.
have written very hurriedly, having II friend in
waiting for me but more anon. Yours, GOLD.
p s. Travelling line from Dallas to Baltimore. 8
days, which is an Improvement G
GLoRIousLY SUSTAINED Never have we Wit
messed such powerful demonstrations In favor OF
any political movement as those which now re-
sound from one end of the country to the other,
in approval of the firm and patriotic action oil
the Southern Delegation in withdrawing from
the Souarter Sovereignty Convention at Charles
ton. The people, no less than the press, IN every
portion of the Union, applaud the step taken by
the States Rights Democracy.
But the leading, conservative and controlling
politicians in Congress- and in the State, are
even in advance of the press and the people.
We need only mention few names to show the
weipht of public support which has already been
thrown into the scales in behalf of the true Dem
ocrats who CO uld not he brbed nor forced to
acouiesce in the domination of n foul, sectional
minority, determined to rule aud ruin the Dem
ocratic party, by the Incorporation of vile free
soil dogma.
Senators Hunter, Toombs and Lane, will suffice |
among the recruits at Washington /; but to come
to our own proud State of Alabama, we refer
with special pleasure to our honored Chief Mag
istrate, Andrew b. Moore, Gov. Moore is uni
versaly esteemed, as calm, wise, prudent and
safe counsellor, whose life is synonymous with
deviation to the bast interests OF the Democratic |
party and the whole country. His remarks on
the occasion Of the reception Of Judge Brooks on
his return to Perry, will lie seen elsewhere In
this mornings paper. -ii0nisonlery Advertiser.
GERMAN POSTAGE The German rate OF postage
of letters between the United States and the
Thurn and Taxis postal district conveyed via
Hamburg, has been reduced so that in the future
the single rate of letters per half ounce or under
between this country and the German States,
under the direction of the Thurn and Taxis pos,
office, whether conveyed via Bremen OF Hamburg.
will be fifteen cents, prepayment optional. Tho
single rate of letter postage between the United
States and Switzerland by the Hamburg mail.
has been reduced from twenty-seven to twenty
cents, prepayment optional as hcretolore.-
Gazette.
IF The Baltimore Correspondent Of the Pie
lyune thus writes from that city:
Extensive preparations are making for the ad-
ourned Democratic Convention. which assemblies /.
,ere ON the 18th Of June. Already rooms are
,eng engaged at all the prominent hotels. a
asst crowd is expected TO he in attendance-pro-
,,bly thirty thousand. The South viii pour ;
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