Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-10-23
Dallas County and the Defence Of Gal
weston.

MsssRs EDIroRs lis there another soldier in Dali
las county? If the usual respopsewe all soldiers
should bo made; then toll ihem that Virginia. no.
bio, brave, gallant chvalrous Virginia, has wi.hsood
the shock aud now presses tho invader back with the
naughty mein Of cDnqueror Tell them that Mssou-
ri suffered tho grants heel DC placed on her neck
and wr,hed for while in The CALLING chains ofolpres
sion That by the obstruction Of properly and piliago
OF marauding parties, the country presents wild
Of ruin and dcsolation truly unfit for present
habita,ion subsistence, and without the means of
providing them The most inhuman crueliic5 have
fallen upon her citizens, without regard to age sex,
and she is now bleeding at every pore in mort. eff
fort to burst her bonds. Tell them that Kentucky,
their once loved Kentucky, Is now the theatre of q
bloody war, and that her women and cdren are in
the midst ofthc narrowing scenes Tell them that the
soil of old North Carolina has bsen dcsecratcd by the
tread Of the craven Hessans of braham Lincoln and
that they now hold tho key of our important poris.
Toll thom that every norve of tho nation with which
is strung to the utmost tension to raise
feet of sufficient forco to invade coast and that
unless We hasten to defend our Shores a marauding
baud will be In possession of mpregnable position,
from which they sally at pleasure and sack and
burn cities and towns, pillage and dcvastate our
farms and country, porpete inhunan crucltics upon
oir women and children and wo will be unable to dis
lodge them.
There Is no poetry whatever in the fact that VIC can
not rctake Galveston Island II once In the possess
sion OF enemies. No force but that of a fleet from
the gulfcould take 1t from us, and none but
powerng fleet in our hands upon the gulfcoud reakc
1t. 1t would be safe retreat for maraudng PARTIES
and great strategic position for tho Lincoln govern
ment in prosecuting the war in the South, and cspe
cally against New Orleans. 1t Is cotton port, and
would seriously affect our interests in Europe. We
told That five or ten thousand could hold it.,
and the most vehement appeals made to the S alto
to furnish them Il it possible thai people, with
tho lnstrous example Virginia ,coaIasted with til
degradation and misery Mssourians, and the boody
contest that is brewing In The heart of kentucky not
speak of the sudden and successful descent upon
North Carolina will sit supnely by and let the inso-
lent soldicry of base government dcspo us Of our
port and lovccst city and lay the foundation Of a
it,fn hats
break up ami that will take the entire population OF
the State TO defend us against? few thousand now
may the peace and prosperity of the Statede-
lay will involve us all In ruin.
It cannot be expected that all the citizens Of tho
country will enlist for the war, or that our county
should send moro than reasonable quota, because
that would break up the agriculture. interests which
are indispensable to the support Of our army. Every
department must be sustained ffossble 1t Is wei
known that this is the time of seeding wheat that I
MI important element of support to the army, an6
should not DO neglected The crop should not be aba
ted one acre. possible increased for there ma,
be places that the opportunity Of sowing may not b.
afforded. If our crop fails our army must fail. TIL
season has been most fortunate, and the seding ha
been pressed--some are done; the country calls-ma
ny are gone; our cause is comm tits truly Tim
that We should rem cmbcr and observe The extraordi
nary commandment, :, Thou shalt love thy neighbo
Is myself" Evidently, God smiles upon us; His kin
provideces clearly manifest 1t and ON hearts shout
be eager to respond in obedience 70 His commands.
der lot Us sow his seed If he is home let ~ bel
him, and all get ready strike blow for The dcenc
Of our coast flour State should be invaded our firm
nav be laid waste, and instead of the pleasures q
common toll and common blessings, We may DC force
to share the miseries OF a common ruin.
One or two hundred men from Dallas now, with
corresponding proportion from other counties, sent
Galveston in time. will us. We can spend som
months there though we could not 60 out of the Sat
At the census of 1850, voting population was l3e
supposed then to be 100 ineligible, making l5Oo.-
About 300 have entered the service and are gone !
least one-third Of those boys-lcavng about 10
vet in the county Cannot two three hundred
these go TO Galveston for The winter, Farmers, ger
tlemen take up chr subject aad consult earnestly an
s-riousv who can m,ss cjnysnisaliy leave. Do nc
let your own selfish cnis keep you ba'k In remain
ing n HON. consult only ne iufere-is Of the count
tar viii bs sssh->rsel Iu going, remember that "
only contribute defend aga ifst comm ruin
Do not rsls npsa this articlc-read ;he papers
Hoss;,a aud G1.ycston. Bft while you rer1, g
really; thcrt srcTas be time toioso Ssie,I 20,
i.airrs and make mp eompI'iias. OF go u squads Z
Hiliran ySu will be receivsi nri provided Tor III
roll rour nafnss AZ tie Quay C-gk's nee one 4.
time, and notice viii be given 81 tiino TO meet
Dallas. Oct f:h. 1851.