Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-10-30

U,ioltr 3sL 1861, I
DEAR llEUAin;-Sines writing my lasi
VIC have RECEIVED orders TO move IN to Car-
ihagc, Missouri, Whero The Teas Rangers
Gveneamnel. We are now looking for Col.
a,ont's reg lHcpt and all The other Texas
regiments. All OF us arc very anxious TO
be on the march toward the enemy on the
buhsys Of Kansas
A day or tWo since, We received tie graf
flying intelligence that the citizens of Dali
las have provided clothing for tho Dallas
boys in the Texas Artillery. This makes
us fesl Justly proui'of our county. by such
ac's 40 those, tho people NJ Dallas prove
,leaigiyo7 lu lr the rue successors of thClr
taaH.1si ol i,,d, Ani especially do ue
n,prn Yar acknD0i IRututs 10 ihp lsligs
%! lH-as, cor tIeir generosity, Kindness
pHs Ffiro.i-u on making W anl rr1par-
iarfi4 4hmp sh'eij "a uan thF hl-UN,
tNf fiai, uf f'lAtl, a.. Ma w imat aeon
mex hi.Ns We naFutnck fricHds hoAe
who urt rytr ready &, tssisl us. 10 cun
rre-a l1rfatA toward ,he tnrWy vilb Aoit
DyG..a ana Ls.g determination 10 drive
these hireling hardcs-,hrsc vandals of the
North, The plant tools Of Northern Despos-
ism cut Of both Kansas and Missouri, and
make them glad To treat Tor peace on homo
rlb!e terms, which they ought TO have done
before TINS uuholy war was begun. Smith
cnGniy is also sending clothing to her por-
iiOn of our company. think the clothing
from each county will get here about the
same time.
The Smith county boys have great county
pride, and frequently speak Of gallant Old
Smith and say, "lhere is no other county
Al tt ,,,f 4 H. hpl-
las boys beg leave TO diler.
My greatest ambition is, that our Bate
ry may 30 conduct itself in this struggle for
sell-gOyernment and Southern indcpen-
donce, us to forever unite the names of
these two gallant counties (smi,b and Dali
las) on the brightest page Of TcAan history
yet TO he written.
Nothing OF interest has transpired in
camps since my last, except the sentences
Of our Court Martial, one OF whi3h L will
give. One Harmon, the wagon master of
Col. McNairs regiment, took IL, into has
head 10 steal q couple of mules aud run
away with them. he was caught, brought
back, tried, found guilty and received the
following sentence, to-wit: "Io have his
head shaved smooth all over, and have a
board fastened to his back with the word
Thny written on it in large capital letters,
and in this condition TO march before the
entire brigade, to tho sound Of the drum
beating the Rogue March, This sentence
was executed few evenings since. The
poor wretch was pititul looking sight, as
he passed along before the ranks, "snatch-
ed bald headed, as the boys say.
Gen. McCu!loch keeps good order and dis
oipline in camps, and has the good will and
confidence o hs men. Last evening, see
ing the General passing by our encamp-
mrnt with small detachment OF men, in
qurcd what was up, and found that he was
in search of a barrel OF bust-head, for the
prrpose Of knocking the head out of it,
suppose some Of his men had been drunk
and acting disoiderly.
Last Sa1b,th attended Divine Service
in the Cherokee Nation, in company with
Lieut.. James n. Boren, Of our compaDy.-
We heard fine sermon and spent n pleas
ant dny with the natives. We dined ut the
house Oft Mr.. Thompson, very intelligent
and unassuning gentleman, who has lived
in the Nation great many years l am
crcdibly informed that the CLerokces,
Orages, Pahquohs and Shawnees are all in
council now at Tahlcquah, the capital of the
Cherokee Nation, for the purpose of making
lreaty with the Confederate States. Al
bert Pike, of Arkansas, is up there on that
business.
We have heard nothing from Jim Lane
since he made his memorable proclamation
Of the o0th nit. Gen. Price is prosecuting
the war with great vigor in Missouri, and
is making for himself great name. We
will soon be on the march also. Ny hum
bic opinion is simply this, Black Republic
can tracks will all go one way in Missouri
and Kansas before the ldes Of December.
Adieu. w. Ii.
P. s., Oct. Jth.-Since writing the above,
an express has arrived from Gen. Price,
now in Lexington, calling ON Gen. McCul-
loch to 20 up and assist him in taking JEFF
fetsen City and St. Louis. l do not know
Gen. McCulloeh's decision, hut think he
will join Price in his contemplated move
ment as soon as possible. Whether jim
Lane and his clan will offer us any resist
ance cannot now tell. We will leave here
tomorrow or next day. w. ii.
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