Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-10-23
e2:slsi correspondence o. The ralia, Herald.


e3:sisi correspondence 0. The nalias Herald
CAIP JACKSON, Ark, Sept. 10Th, lsUl
DxSs HksALo:--As n favorable opportunity offers
iissli ibis evening, have concluded TO write few
paragraphs for the columns Of he Herald, proyded
Mrssrs Editors yen may consider Them worm tue
short tic before leaving that place. Since ihen We
have lose Louis J. Hawkes., OF tho membcrs VI our
company whom We rit sick.
For iew days after Wa LEFT Fort Smith, wo were all
In high spirits, and in hopes OF reaching Springfield
before the bao; but aas, our hopes snUi He'd rs tho
iast Of the morning. Tho Battle Of Oak Hills was
fought and.on BY Tho ciiyalry Of Louisiana, hrkan-
sal, Missouri and Texas, before VIC could get thoro-
We moved up as far a. Cassvilia Sso., wbcrc we re-
oeivud orders to remain and await further iDstruc-
lions. This portion VI the State is mountainous
Astounding in the most magnificent scenery, and OF
course finely watcred have lately sonc Of tlic
bost springs ever saw in my lilc. =
While remaining at Cassyile, we had n very pleas.
ant jaun; after oc Jayiawkers np in the noun tains
on iho head OF White River. Wo had about 81
men, Capt. Coed commanding. About 0 o'clock one
bright moonlight uight "whcn moon-bca,ns were
out upon their sil'ory wG.kinYs," the rafting sound
of our horses fco heard, rapidly passing thro
tho streets of Cassvill,. We reached tho noun
tains. Sometimes We wcrc passing deep, dark and
gloomy mountain gulcheS, which reminded mo of
mia;y descriptions ofsceneTy have read ofand dream
ed about, but neyer thought would soc While pas
sng these places, scarcely anything could 10 scon
oept the sparks Of fire from The horscs shoca as they
struck the rocks. Again, we would rss out OF thc.C
dark. caverHous places upon the b;fght mool-lit sum
nit of suno mountain top. Thus we continued 10
travel until nearly y'ay lghtwhcn We cacda Ea! and
remained until lght the foot OF the highest peak
in this section OF country. After day Light
ded tho mountain, and just about sunrise had
ut tho finest views over White River and It's trbu;a.
rie5 that ever belied. The scene bcggars drserp
tion, so will not attempt 10 describe 1t. We rip
ped .n nearly al day hunting for the enemy, but
found none Duiipg the day, however, two ArEansas
cavalry COMPANIES charged npon little squad, and
We very having bloody time OF 1t. Each
party thought the other were JayhawEcrs for little
while. We were both looking fol- the williams,
hence tho mistake. Had 1t not been for the timely
Interference ura couple Of MissouraiIa our guides it
woll have b = sad affair indeed. We ret ,rI,cd to
camps about hight-f,ll, somewhat tired anu hungry,
having Travelled sixy or seventy miles. Orders came
ilon Gen. McCuiloch few hours after our return,
requiring up TO Mount Vernon, the coiln-
~ seat oi Lawrence county, Mo. We saen reached
thcro aud csmped In the field o. Union man |; per-
hapGl ought say Black Republican, as these terms
syhoniniUus In his State Gen. McCulloch, with
his ruinand. .-scois Joined ne here where we rpmaln
cd uns vho 3lSt ci agiis. drilling and otherwise inn
prnsng ourselves in Mtho arts OF ~ar, aud talking with
o Texas hangers al cut the many deeds Of yalor psr
fbiiaei al lie Battle OF OAK HES. =.
This >guify is about two-thi:is abolifionists.--
isarfaytd q Mat io'ghaor ~. tenaiy hostility Ia
t.sr against so.f BROKER against trother: and
naiIlrai coassuiaiI,, Sociey is In ncst dspuraoc
ccnditol. lniost ears >siiy hope that Tex may
never be nlals he srat OF var. on csn eyerinidPr-
stand and llly realize the drctdfn hciro5 OF cirii
war uptil yo. itrc beaciie IN cyc.wi;ncsa aIos OF
This s ate is plw in llis smenlablo condition
Sons SouilElH mon imprisoned ..nd Vihefwise
mil !Iig the earlier laI the sl,Uier at
iiS place. Hoy ct after ciisJ, l.owcroi. that
pIovcd 90 han, ior eri. Col. Coicc, notsd Sct.s
sisnie in ttislongres-a.al district, going sbout
through III" country making secession speeches, to
.lle great anDoyaaec OF tie Union men. They soon
mad riEi bronghtup before their ihquisaioriai
and sentenced to Imprisonment. LEY Tried to
fac him IN ono oNl'e upper ioomsof the Court House
but he gallant oldCcionel soon found out that he
cuaid raise wintoe, and ii was not long hciore l.is
strnloIia ,oicc, iul coquence, was heard irom The
windcw AS l:e a,ood there advocating the strongest
secession SctriuSs. tfhis csccStiEEly Yrng to
the sscprhan.ic nini9 c Ale Lincoln, who scod on
at dis 'anca s.elins soins vented him shot, 9th
els wanted hin 'iing,pnd others ass'n, prescribed
various kinds cf punishment. 1 wrre eagerly clam
oring ir his bloed, bu, upon consultation ihry
cudel il would not "py'' to hurt him j0st ut tiiat
lime 50 the Old man has Lis own WAY at !as'.
fn The alat August wetock y, tho i;nc Of nsrch 10
THE place, Camp Jack. ~ Arkansas,) making the
triijn fvc dayr.
Ne are now cacnrlpsd 10 The East sidc OF small
Circular prairie, about twi mes across The prairie
rises III all directions irtr ,hn tniber, which forms
quite commanding cmgtEce III TIL. On tha
top Of his hiil is our coninjssary department. and
understand that fort is lie bnilt this summit
called Fort jackson. Ii i about TIVE r8il-s TO the
Cl,srckec line, and seven toihe Missouri line Gen.
8eCnlocii has about fve ihusand troops under bis
command at thi; time. Tli cavalry portion arc now
up in Missouri.
4 great many camp rumes have h.cn going the
rounds since We arrived here nome ofwhic consider
cd Reliable Gniil last night WI received AT express
from Co. Greer, of the iexasIangers, who Gro now
nosr Carthage, Mo. He sa,s Gen. Jim Lane and
Montgomery are now on the Usage RiYer with about
iiys thousand troops and iliAthis army ia daily in
rreasns. Lase issued his rrcama.ion to the Mis-
sOnrars on The l3ti lust, at fes Point, Mo-, call
ing On all his friends to join aim mmalstely, and
waning ali his enemies 10 lice rs direful wrath. It
is very ingenious docuBinnt apeaiinc 10 the bascr
Iassinfs Of human nature. It calculated to do u-
considerable njschicfia Nissouf You Iray iook out
stirring times on the borersss Kansas very som.
" learn also BY express that ts scoundrels have
harmed The town Of psceola and IL having waste the
country generally A day ofrctrbntion awaits thee
Williams, and that day is not FAR dhant.
Tine health Of the artillery coniIhny Is ve-y good
d 1t qi.e ease Of sickness dangeroi; Wash Leonard
has ih= typhoid fever, but is rererins and well
taken carg or
An accident happencd 10 ns ysstersav While on, IN
the prairie dri, bntSs good in would have it,
lbody hart, Ono W he c1ixso,s il, Licut Da-
Wis section, containing about io rnt.as Of a sI ain
iluniiion, exploded. Judge Durford cf Dallas and
Col. snsctoD Of Ellis county, fie lsr inst arrivr
from Texas, ard Who with 4 ss Kind cf
amateur lighter, we're l,uih Ennt.i1.ar IL At the
time =fthe explosion. The ;iidis 1a esr enough 10
hEve his hat blown oh and his face hrl<ened With
fEeTs bat was not hli1i IA he hast foi. einelecn
vas srlrs on iiic side of the had Via ranl;qcr
shat, xfch raised g nsidefnbfs kntt buf did NJ
f1Tthcr il,inly TIE Co says he = cntclt sasisbsd
with the Artillery service, and has sind icir,sd he
Ixa- fla5srefs. g. 4. Knight of cedeft ssrir,z. Wa
drfs Inc one span Of the horses itecd flss cnisr
but RECEIVED no Injury. II se-ins th3< krd I
i,roefsnce shicidel from INJURY -Is-t rhse sss
20 mach d1r-er. The Express viii leave s euonns
f,r iss rfesent. fl.feasoH- ". H.
Es- Oar Governor eieu.. Hon. Eank R
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