The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-10-18
THE ST. PAUL CONVENTION.
THE TRIP NORTMwARDl FROM NEW
ORLEANs-A LOUISIANA SUNSET.

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Anything hut tine Improvement of
the Mississippi River from st.
Louis to st. Paul.
Especial Correspon denee Of the Demoeratl
ST. PAUL, October 10, 1877.
What with the fatigue incident upon such q
journey us your correspondent undertook,
and the severe labors had to perform as O
delegate from Louisiana TO the Convention Oh
6t. Paul, 1t has been impossible for me to
write before this day. Our labors being over
now and our case satisfactorily settled, / will
eudeayor to give you q succinct history oi
what has happened.
will not enter into any particulars con-
cerning
THE TRIP UP NORTH.
except to say that from New Orleans to Chi.
cago we had the pleasantest time imaginable
ON the fine Pullman sleeper "Autocrat" and
were treated by the officers Of the road as Il
we had been nab BIS or bloated bondholders
travelling incognito, but winking knowingly
as we went along.
1 forbear giving any description of the
scenery, because your readers can find that
La any of the million of books of travel that
have been written, but / have pet theory
about the skies OF Louisiana, which has been
SO splendidly confirmed by what saw, that
] cannot let 1t pass unnotieed and unde-
scribed / admit that have never Travelled
through Italy, and therefore cannot compare,
with full knowledge, It's skies with those of
our own native State, but, from all accounts,
] understand that the beauty Of italian skies
resides In their magnificent and generally un-
changing azure. Now, my opinion is, as
The poet has 1t, that
Spring would be but gloomy weather
Ii we had nothing else but spring."
And 1t seems to me that q sky eternally blue
must In the end become tiresome and tedious.
i would not give much for ttrue love- II it's
course always ran smooth, and 50 do think
about the high empyrean.
Just as we had left Kenner Station as was
leaning at tho western window of the car. my
eyes turned towards
THE SETTING SUN.
met indeed with glorious and magnificent
sight. The sun was already hidden behind
the clouds that bordered the horizon, but it's
rays, though softened, assembled and gilded
the skies with even more glory at their setting
one Of those mirages that distant travelvers
tell Of. and which, hearing about, we color
with all the high and bright tones of poetry
and distant enchantment. | wish / could do
my. subject justice. There, just above the
horizon, every object bright and living with
the truth of natures coloring, q dark green
island shone on the bosom Of placid and
resplendent lake. OF azure and gold. The
cloudy island lacked TO oil appearances none
OF the properties OF genuine island. There
thn xIt1,, II
branches even could be distinguished, there
lay the beautiful marginal shore. which the
glowing waters appeared to kiss in rapturous
desire.
. Bordering the whole scene and darkly
hung deeply tinted gray clouds exactly rep
Tesenting rich lake shores, tree laden. look
ing far off In the cleaning. Overhead and
topping the heads of the seeming trees that
bordered the ideal lake.. beautiful crimson
through the varying shades OF the rainbow,
terminated In an overhanging sky of magni-
ffcent azure:
On sped the cars, and at moments it seemed
That y we were nearing the ideal shores Of the
upon the unequaled scenes, thinking and
dreaming of all that is quiet, great and beau
tiful, till the shades of night fell upon the
marvellous picture, and blended It's features In
car, invites the wayfarer to retirement ana
closed eyes: have seen many such setting
sun scenes In Louisiana, but never elsewhere.
. Pleasantly did we travel on, and without
incumbrance, to st. Paul. nothing but agree
notony OF the journey. The only fact that
Will mention before crossing the sacred
Threshold OF business Is the agreeable
CHANGE In THE WALTERS,
II do not say In the meals) that surprises
the hungry wayfarer as soon as he gets into
Illinois: There 1t Is no more the dark
skinned Gannymede who dispenses nectar
heroes; 1t is blooming Hebe In all
the brightness of youth and pulchritudinous
health, who lavishes with inviting smiles the
customary hard beef and tradtionally indi-
gestible slap.jack. | notice this as an i'm
II the traveller has TO starve, or
Wrestle with an ostrich g stomach against in
digeStible viands and poisonous LIQUIDS. |
served under the assumed shape of tea or
coffee he might as well die under the hands |
oi beauty with the eyes Of houris speeding
cumb, murdered In cold blood by the unpro-
and brother"
THE CONVENTION
We arrived at st. Paul on Wednesday even
ing at about o'clock, and after having gone |
supper | made 1t my first duty TO visit the |
Chamber of Commerce, from whence came the /
call that had brought our delegation from the |
extreme South to the far Northwest There |
Te met the gentlemanly secretary, Mr.. H. |
Rogers, who received us most kindly and in |
Produced US to various members from ST. |
Paul and other Minnesota cities, who were |
then present. All these gentlemen were re-
4 mnarkably courteous, and appeared highly de-
lighted to see us. They expressed themselves
n enthusiastic terms, thanking us for the |
trouble we had taken in coming all this dis
ance to see them, and welcoming us with as
high-bred politeness as have met anywhere |
"a my travels. When, however, l broached the |
subject uppermost In my mind, In fact the |
principal object that had brought us there
nat ls, our Intention Of obtaining from our |
friends OF the West Endorsement and help in |
our endeavors to get from Congress the |
means OF protecting the banks of the Missis- |
1n all Sides
SENATOR RAMSEY, OF MINNESOTA,
With whom had a conversation, would not
lear OF 1t; he was afraid that if the conyen-
ion attached this request to the scheme that
hey must get thrOugh-that ia the dnennn