Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-06-19
MAR IflMS.

ON "UNOLE Dick, ON Tues
day afternoon last considerable
crowd collected on Main street, near
18th, TO listen TO many interesting
Incidents of the battle at Manassas,
which We're being related by an old
eOlOred hero named "Dick," who
was an active participant in the o,
ventinl engagement at that memo
rable place, His ago, he said, was
over sixty years, and every one who
saw theyenerable silvery locks which
covered the old patriots head, read
lily credited the statement, Having
enlisted us "a drummer, on the day of
the battle he marched out into the
field at the head ofhi company, pcr-
forming in his best manner on that
soul-stlrrlng instrument Soon the
balls began whizZ 'ng thick aud fast
around Ii head, when, thinking his
time could be better employed, with
out waiting for orders, old uncle Dick
swung the instrument on which he
was playing over his shoulder, and
! picking up the gun of a doinnct
llessian, participated in the popu.
lar amusement OF the day, OF pull
ing down the enemy Mt long taw.
lie seems certain Of having made
more than one OF them bite the dust,
Tho capture Of live Yankee by
this old negro, was related by him
in the most enthusiastic manner He
cspicd one of them somewhat sepa-
rated from the rest, in the act of
cutting stick for Washington, and
Immediately started in pursuit Of
him, On coming up with the brare
Lincoln soldier, he brought his gun
TO bear on uncle "Dick !" but this,
he said, he had no fear of, and did
not halt until he had fast hold on
the Yankees collar, and lost no time
in conducting him where the pris-
oncrs had been confined,
On asking the old negro if he in
tended returning to his army, he
promptly answered that he should
do so us soon as he transacted his
business in this city, and that he
expected in short time to beat on
his drum in the streets of Washing
ton that good old tune, "DiXie, -
Our picliets," he said, "were in two
miles of Alexandria, and Mas. Beau
regard would not be long in driving
the id Yankees from Arlington"
Capt. Thomas f. Meagher, we are
credibly informed. has undergone II
complete conversion. A gentleman
who has been on visit to Rio, hap
pcncd to be in Washington on the
memorable 2lst, and conversed with
n Roman Catholic clergyman, who
had then just parted with Mr.. Mea-
CHER. The latter is represented as
stating that he had never seen nor
heard Of such determined bravery
nor did he believe that it was
cqualed in history-as that mani
tested by the Southern troops
They were evidently actuated by a
love Of liberty, felt that they were
defending their liberties, deserved
liberty, and rather than fight again
against them, he would volunteer
in their cause. Our informant states,
in addition, that the telegram which
represents the 69th regiment as
ready and willing to re-enlist, is
TOTALLY false. Of all the Grand ar
my. this regiment bore itself the
most CALAMITY at Manassas; but it
j., satisfied. It's members nave been
shamefully mislead ard deluded, and
they return home to New York i'm
mediately, sorcly repenting of ever
having placed confidence in Repub
lican falsehoods Our friend adds
that the CONSERVATION in Washing
ton. upon the arrival there Of the
Grand Army" Of the Illinois Xer-
xes, was indcscribable. Every new
arrival added to the terror of prom
inent Republicans. You could meet
men, who, in the morning were loud
for war, now with blanched checks
and pale, quivering lips, seeking
hiding place from the wrath of i'm
aginaTy foes. They believed that
there were then in Washington at
least five thousand Confederates in
the apparel of Slaughtered Federal
lists, who would make night hideons
with the wall of death. And this
impression was not altogether dis
PEELED on Thursday, when our in
formant left, lie says that the de-
fences on the Washington side OF
the Potomac are inconsiderable, and
that if our Generals choose to attack
the Lincolnites, they can drive them
with ease out of the Federal capital.
A RELIGIOUS WAR.-Harriet Bee
cher Stowe proposes that the pres
ent struggle between the North and
the South shall be designated 1.-THE
Religious War" In this we are in
clined to agree with the author of
Uncle Toms Cabin. 1t is a religious
war. 1t is the Bible and pure Chris
tianity against infidelity and God
dishonoring crimes, and we are glad
to see that the churches of the South
are alive to their responsibility in
this regard. We learn that in two
days during the present week 49,
900 pages Of religious tracts were
sent from this city into the various
encampmfnts.
WHO Is TO BLAME.-A Washing
ton correspondent of the New York
Tribune thus filings the whole re-
sponsibility of the Hessian defeat