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Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10
For Schoolmastcrs and Others.

Those who read the following
puzzle mathcmatically and gram
matically, as it should be read, will
have to brush up their wits " be-
fore commencing. "If you don't at
first succeed, try, try, &c.
Mr. FIvE-oUARTER- -wooD-,ST -
Your who, which and that come to
SEQ me the other day, arhcn the
most extraordinary word conncc-
ting sentence of curious circum-
stances too place. But | must re-
count the facts in order that you
may see the position without magni-
tudc ofmy story. They had brought
with them beautiful twenty-one
shillings hen, intended as gift for Il
MISUNDERSTANDING the night it cs-
capped into the public twelve ounces,
where had been left some poisoned
thirds of an inch with which to kill
rats, at which it Immediately began
to eight quarts away rs fast rs it
could. As Il matter of course it
was soon put to its existence. rhoy
were much alarmed when they
found it gone, and even make no
twenty grains to hint that Il dis
tinguished and cXilcd five and
half yards who was staying ut my
house, knew about it. Ofcoursc |
was shocked at so twelve dozen an
insult to my friend. Itinccnscd me
to that three hundred and siXticth
part of q circle, that [ felt that it
would not be too forty rods under
the circumstances to order them to
leave my house. Why they might
as well have accused nc Of being in
three miles with 4 rogue. Happily
however, the keeper Of the twenty
shillings, Who is leader of the
twcnty:four sheets of, this village,
found the body and brought it to
my house and explained the whole
matter. Your Who; which, and that
apologized to me, and the five and
Il half yards we smoked two hog
shcads Of tobacco spicce, and hap
pincss was once more restored. L
am very well, with the exception
of four roods in my lower jaw
Business is good the tenth OF
cent here is running again and
every fourinchcs isagain employed.
Yours Truly.
J,,,o, fIr,o tn nnruy Wii IlnI,t air.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10
GENERAL COUNCIL GROUND,

February 10, 1861.
Be it Resolred, That it shall af-
ter the passage of this act, be the
imperative duty of all slave holders
to keep their slaves Immediately
around their own improvements.
Resolved, I'd. Noslaveshall without
written pass be found oar two
miles from the primises of his or
their owners.
Sd Any slave who shall be found
guilty of the violation of the above
law, shall receive thirty five lashes
for every such offence.
4th. No slave shall be found
away from his or their masters
premises without a pass, during the
hours of night; and any negro or
negroes who shall be found guilty
of violating the above law, shall re-
ccivc twenty five lashes.
5th. 1t shall be unlawful for
any slave to have or carry weapons
of any description, and should any
slave be found guilty Of violating
the above law after the 1st day of
March A. ID. 1861, he or she shall
receive twenty-five lashcs.
9th. 1t shall be the privilege of
any citizen or citizens of this Ma
ton to enforce the foregoing laws.
18th. Tn all cases where owners
of slaves shall give them a pass
they shall specify in the pass the
point Or points to where slave or
slaves may be going. ~ >
Sth. In all cases where the own
crs shall give pass without speci-
flying the point or points to which
he or they design negro to go, shall
pay ten dollars for every such Of
fence.
9th. From and after the passage
of this law, it shall be unlawful for
any slave to hire his or their
time from owner.
10th. Any person or persons
who shall violate this law shall be
made to pay the sum of fifty dollars
for every such o Tense, which shall
be paid into the National Treasury
of the Greek Nation.
11th. 1t shall not be lawful for
any slave to engage in any mercan-
tile business whatever, and should
any slave engage in any mercantile
business, when the goods and chat
ties are his or theirs, they shall be
taken and sold to the highest bidder,
and all the monies so realized shall
be paid into the National Treasury
except twenty five per cent. which
shall be divided between the Inform
er, or Light Horsemen, acting In
former, getting one hall.
18th. No negro or negroes shall
preach 20 any Indian congregation.
18th. Negroes may have relig-
ious worship within two miles of
owners premises, when in conform
ity to the above regulations, when
there shall be some few persons not
of negro origin to watch over their
proceedings.
18th. That should any person
or persons give a slave or slaves a
pass, who does not belong to him
or her, and the slave should be ap-
pretended and returned to their
owners, upon conviction, offender
shall pay owner one hundred dol
lars, and receive one hundred lash
es: in case he or she is not able to
pay one hundred dollars, he or she
shall receive an additional one hun
dred lashes, and pay all charges for
Is. In case slave should entirely
escape, the individual giving or
writing the pass. shall pay the .uil
value OF the negro, as fixed by tvo
disintorcstei persons TO owner OF
slave. and receive one hundred lash
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10
DALLAS DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, APRIL 10, 1861.

To hurt the feelings Ofsomc by speak
Ing lightly of such talent in our ma
ton. They are 50 wonderfully
smart, That is the difficulty, Ev-
cry man in Congress is So very
smart that lac is looking TO the pres
ilcntial chair, The boys of West
Point aud the boys studying law in
the nation have their eyes on the
presidential chair! Tho general
feeling is, II am intended To sit
there" They are all looking to
the presidential chair, and have
bccp for years; the boy, the middle
az ] Congressman, and the grey
he led Senator, Tho boy says, ~
am the best counsel ! can get |
am ~ West Point, and ! shall soon
graduate; Generals Washington,
Tay lor, aud Jackson reached The
chair of State, and ] shall soon be
there" Could he be coansclcd by
anybody? No. Every man is his
own counsellor, his own general,
and his own governor, We used to
say, when wc were boys, "hurra,
every man for himself, and the dew
il for us all" and they will find ii
TO he SO.
II II h Il y
What will King Abraham do? |
do not know, neither do | care. 1t
is no difference what he does, or
what any of them do. Why2 God
will accomplish his own purposes,
and they may do or not do, they
NAV take the road that leads to the
right, or they may take the road
that lead to the left, and which ever
road they do take they will wish
they had taken the other,
Brigham concludes with saying that the
Union cannot and ought not to be recon-
structcd, and that the Government will be
DESTROYED unless Mormanism steps in TO
save il! lie hits the Confederate States n
side wipe as he goes on, INDUCES in few
remarks identical with those advanced by
II few persons in Texas and by Mr.. Lincoln
himsclf;-with this exception, that Brig
ham firmly believes in the secession of
Utah. lie says:
And if Il State has right to Sc
cedc, so has n Territory, and so has
Il county from Il State or Territory,
and town from Il county, and Il
family from Il ncighaorhood.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

10000 such men as Bewly, To the
same tree,
You aud C. W and the
is boys will be called on by II
Republican To state the whole Bcw-
ly ease, Tor he thinks Bcwly WAS II
good man and that you will all say
SO in answer to him, j, W, j,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

LIST. That il shall bo the duty
of all free negroes in this Nation
who are legally, TO choose their
owners between this and the tenth
day of March, \, ID. 1861 and should
any negro fail to do this within the
time, he or she shall be sold TO the
highest bidder, by the proper au-
thorities of this Nation, No negro
will be allowed to choose II White
person or persons for an owner or
master; nor will any white person
or persons be allowed the privilege
of bidding for any free negro.
2nd. In no case where negro
or negroes chooses n master, or
being sold to highest bidder ms pro-
vided for in section first, shall they
be held in bondage longer than
twelve months.
3d. Should any person or per-
sons who may take any free negro
under his control by consent of ne
gro or by purchase, and should dis
pose of them they shall pay double
the value for negro or negroes, rs
valued by disintcrcsted persons,
and receive one hundred lashcs and
one ear cut Off In case the Often
der is not able to pay shall only be
punished asprovided for above; all
monies so received shall be paid
into the National Treasury.
4th. That the negro or negroes
may dispose of their property as
they may deem proper.
5th. 1t shall be the duty of the
Light Horse Companies to cntorc:
all the laws in relation to Free ne
grocs.
lis
Approved. JACOB DENISON,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10


TIE ZoUAvEs OF THE REGULAR
ARMY.-This regiment, whose attcn-
ton is called to un advertisement
in another column is composed 50
far Of 630 men, the majority of whom
have all seen active service III the
wars of Francc-many Of them
with distinction and honor.
They are daily increasing, having
added to their ranks some fifty men
in two hours yesterday.
The organization Of this body Of
men in this city originated about
two moths ago, with Major Gustavc
C6ppcns, graduate Of the marine
Schools Of France, and 4 gcntlcni;in
we'll known in this city for His
bravery and spIdicrly qualities
Sight after night during the week
for the Inst two months, these men
were drilled, their commander hold
ing out to them the seeming power
that alone aspircd them, active ser
vico. With this view ever foremost,
lie tnjoincd upon cG"h man to say
as little rs possible na.3. nc organ
ization, and 1Noa ha' u' r'reet par
ado, holding the ore"r@tlon IN
readiness sololv for va' Hence
so few persons knew aEghe existence
Of this corl.
In the ei ,oe" his state rcquir-
ing addition 'n moment OF
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

The names Of II large number of
Massachusetts negroes afc on file
at Washington, as applicants for Of
fee under "Old Abc"-most of thcut
want to be postmaster Why don &
'Old Abe establish National Per
lilmcry, and give his colorcd brctl,
rcn Il monopoly of all the bcrthS III
the department ?-.S. 1. Xcr0ld.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

1t is proI ably well eIoligh e that
"ConvcntiOn was beaten in NORTH
Carolina. \ majority Of the dele
gates chosen hjcct Submissions
lists. There will now be an oppor.
tunltN for another trial. at wlIirh
there can be no doubt Of the success
of the Secession party.-Dclfd.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

Grccly, Of the New York 7 Tribune.
in casting up the aiiirral nuoGu.
necessary to carry on H. ma-
chincry Of the Southern CauHlr
racy, puts down Il very Iart .aU
cent, to "pickings and stealth ~.
lie very thoughtIcSsIy forgc,s ,uat
his party VIII have no hand what.
ever in the management of the new
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

The COLLECTION OF DEBTS IN THE
CONFEDERATE STATEs.-Thc follow
ing was passed into Il law by the
Southern Congress at Montgomery
n few days ago:
THE Congress of the Cowsderate
States do enact, That in the event
of conflict of arms between the
Confederate States and the United
States, or of refusal on the part of
the authorities of the United States
to recognize the independence Of
the Confederate States, or to receive
the Commissioners sent by the lat
ter to treat with the former in re.
lation to the several matters Of the
controversy existing between them,
the Courts of tho Confederate States
shall not take cUsn;vorce of any
civil case in which the plantlT 10 or
may be in either the said United
States or either one of them, or any
citizen or citizens thereof, or as
signees, or endorsers or endorses,
or any such person.
SEC. 2. All pending cases in
which the plaintiff shall be in either
of the classes aforesaid, shall, upon
the happening of either of the con-
tingcncies aforesaid, be dismissed
on motion, and all process, mcsne
or final which shall have been is
sued at the suit Of such plaintiff,
shall be arrested and decided mop
crativc.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

TIE FLAG OF OUR CoUNTRY.-Last
Thursday two or three hundred
troops from the posts above march
ed through town on their way to the
coast. We did not see them, but
we are informed by a papcrpublish-
cd in town the next day, that they
marched under 1.-The flag of our coun-
try" -
We knew there was great disaf-
fcction generally among the FEEDER
al troops in this State, that many
were friendly to the Southern cause,
and had joined our standard, refus-
ing to return to a Black Republican
country. But we must admit that
we were somewhat surprised to learn
that the companies in marching out
of the country; lad adopted our flag.
S: A. Herald.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10


noNious TO the DougIas party on nc.
count 0f his active canvass in favor
of Mr., breckenridge last fall, and
was, therefore, unable to command
the full Democratic vote In the Leg
islature. Judge johnson, though
not so prominent, was still n dccid.
ed supporter Of Breckenridge and
Lane, and now occupies the same
position rs Mr.. Mr.. Green on the SO.
ccssion question. He was never
thonght of in connection with the
Senate until he made speech be-
fore the Legislature, on his return
from the Peace Convention, TO which
he was n delegate, in which he show
cd the foil V OF expecting any con-
ccSsionS from the dominant party Of
the North, and urged Missouri to
take prompt and decided stand
against any further cn;roachmcnt
upon her rights. Though such
healthy political sentiment prevails
in the General Assembly of Missou-
II; ana thOu I'll Il great change has
come over the minds of the people
since the adjournment of the Peace
Congress, the half submission and
half Black Republican Convention
now in session ut st. Louis, elected
at time when there were strong
hopes Of Il Compromise, seems de-
tcrmincd to prevent, at all hazards,
the State of Missouri from taking
her natural position with her South
crn sisters in the new Southern Con-
fcdcracy. As soon as Missouri and
the other border States shall be able
to shake off those who accidentally
have now the control Of affairs, and
to hurl them from the position they
have disgraccd, we may begin to
hope that the sIaveliolding States on
the border will yet discover that it
is better to be equal members Of Il
Confedcracy whose institutions are
identical with their own, than to
play second fiddle to Mr.. Lincoln's
Black Republican Government
~ O. Delta.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

BENEDICT ARNuLD's 5 HElRs-The
Washington correspondent of the
\. \. Herald puts down the mamcs
of Johnson and Ethridgc Of Ten
ncsscc Clemens, of Virginia; Ua.
Wis, OF Maryland; Hamilton, of
Texas T; and Boligncy. of Louisiana.
as managers at Lincolm's Inaueu-
ration Ball. Comment is unnccc,s
Sary.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

A submission paper IN Texas IS
publishing letters from a Boston
Yankee, teaching the South its du-
TVS. = HTGid
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

csi il not able to pay, he on she
shall suffer death. .
III. Owners shall receive all
fines assessed by violation Of the
above laws,
18th. The above laws to take
effect from aud amer March first,
4, ID, 1861,
his
Approved, JACOB DENlSoN,
mart,
his
ORTAR-u -uAR-SAES llAiJo,
marx.
\ true copy,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10
Yours truly.
Jamcs-thrcc-b -rOrfS-WitllOut-halr'

The tclrgraphic reports from
Washington say that Mr.. Dimitry,
United States Minister to Nicara-
ragua, has been recalled. 1T is
proper to state that Mr. Dlm'try
was recalled at his own request not
being willing, as a citizen Of Louis,
isvillc, to represent the "oVcrl''ne'''
of another country. Ina letter from
him received here, he gives intor-
nation of this fact, and declares his
determination never to torsake his
native State, but to share her for
tunes in any emergency that might
arise. He likewise expresses the
most cordial approval of the sccts
sion movemcnt.-N. O. Delta.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10
T U u IsTg EIls.
Adjuiant Genera

Col, Cooper, late ao..r.. Er.r
al III the I :. ARMY ,., r.' our
city on Friday evcn..- ...r,.
dcrStood that he will rn,,. .,.,
ollie" in the regular fr.- ,. ,I.,.
Confederate States. t.. ~. ,.i.. A..
that Of the late Unite ..,.t..
Col, Cooper is n I.r.......N.,
York, has served wi, .......,,,..
for many Years, and u h,......
acquisition 10 our miI.r.r- rt,. .
lie married sister of ...r A.
son, i' Virginia, and .rl.r.
dcv"tcc of the rights a. -unrh
1t may not be imprc Urr. a.
state, in order to corrc,. .mr u...
apprchensions which ;, ur. inv.
existed, that there has iu.. .I.,.,i.
but one appointnont .,t.r b.. t..r
regular Army of the t... icuu..
States of America, Co lm'pa pt
Savannah, iorSomc years c.nm.g. .u'
of the Academy ut W,s P.n. r..
been appoitcd Colonel o. .. W'r.,
Regiment ur Infantry. ... .....
which ha N,.l.a.
nounccd some days ST .r. pl
fees in the ProriSioa. .....
Montgomery .ldrGT'Scr.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

We learn that Captain Willian
II. Iobin has enrolled, in his GONNA.
ny OF mounted volunteers, Hhder
the authority of the Confederate
states, twenty-five of the most
promising Young Tncn N this civ.
Tie Captain is q brave sud eylc-
uontei officer with such material
ms company cannot ail 90 do good
service ln deichcc IL tho frontier
Gd-,ue
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

y COSTLY ENTERTAIN. ..\r --jl
DcIavan House, at Alban.. .l~ u,r-
ScntCd I" the authoriti,- u. Neu
York II bill for ST, l2O, for entertain.
ing Mr.. Lincoln and his ru..o ono
day. They only partook .f break.
fast and dinner, but among the
charges are 1857 for wines r1t
liquors, SIG cigars, and Sl5n ..r,r,.
dry broken articles.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

We learn that the Hon. s. Hari.
OF I'll Pas0. one of the wcaIthiest
an most pa'i' o;ic citi ems in Tcxas,
has written letter to President Ia
Wis, OF, the Southern Republic, offcr
ing Il loan Of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars for the support O.
the Provisional Government upor
moderate terms.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

There is evidently trcpu., lneaI
IN Virginia. The sccess ru 4, i'm
is growing at an cXtuora r.r,r..
As an instance, the re u.H.H. DO
Petersburg is very rel aw uHl.
But the Convention does r.i .,..,
to reflect this change in p.n'.r A..
inion. While that bod r.r...
lng, over committee re ...,. .g.
uhion'savins projects, .. a.n.r
are becoming fired with ..'...u.
ary ideas, which, at am m,yr,s
may become developed lu.y -..
uncomfortable rcvolutior .. u....
ment. The SECESSION a...r
confident that an immcn, .a.....
OF the people of the Stat ar. 20.
in favor of going out Oft I.t..al
tnion.-N q. DcIta.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

The GREAT EASTERN Gov Me- Il
has been definitely dctcrm ned by
the Directors of the steamer Gra"t
Eastern that she stan soon s.. .r
this port, in the hope that auu
Of cotton may be secured fol '.. -,-
turn trip. or course this rypnat.-
ton will, not be disappoin..d D.
the London Ners can be re 'o.' u,f,
the big ship is now on her vny ,a
the waters Of Nirginia.-Polt~ ~ohE
.StlNAeriNi
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

Mr.. Boteler. the conservative member Of
Congress from Virginia has written to
Richmond rrgirg immediate secession.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

E rae r. s. Quait-s-,laste- s. Depart
n.eni 81 Sew Nezi,., is said be without
fund- Or credit.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

The New York Herald Of the
18th inst, has q letter from DR..
Isaac Branch, of Abbeville G. H.,
South Carolina which, after quot
ing in full y letter purporting to be
from Judge Robert Lyon, Of the same
place, which was recently publish
ed the in Waco (Texas) Democrat,
and has been extensively copied by
tho Union papers Of Texas, as we'll
as the abolition papers Of the North
ern States, proceeds as follows:
This article is supremcly ridicu-
ious and :, uothing but a tissue Of
talschood- from beginning to end.
Il i-a lie. in the first place, be-
Cause we have never had II Judge
Robert Lyon at Abbev'lle Court
House IN Abbevillc district, nor in
the State Of SDuth Carolina.
lt,is a lie, in the second place,
beca tsu thg'. is positively no such
distress as re writer speaks of in
the State Of South Carolina.
It.sa nc N the third place, be-
cause not u ,olitary negro has been
sent from Abbevillc Court House
or from the district, to aid in the
work at Charlcston. A few, per-
haps dozen, have voluntarily gone
as body servants for some of our
officers.
1t is lie, in the fourth place, be-
cause not one dollar has been levied
on any individual, nor dime tax
en- from the pocket Of any man
without his voluntary consent.
1t is lie, in the fifth place, be-
cause money has been much more
plenty since the State seeded than
before; and as an evidence of 1t,
not dollar of the bonds of the Con-
federate States have been sold be-
low par, but, on the other hand,
they have generally commanded a
handsome premium. 1t is aston
ishing that slandering, fictitious,
lying letter writers cannot let us
alone. We are not of the Union,
and intend TO remain out, and if
Black Republican administration
will make no attempt to coerce, we
will trade as formerly with the
North; but let coercion commence,
and we will first pay our debts, and
then bid long adieu to our North
ern neighbors.
As am personally known to fif-
ty. perhaps one hundred, New York
merchants. / will subscribe my own
name TO jlis article.
ISAAC BRANCH " j.
fu1r Johnson rF Tennessee. cudor=rs
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

It is not probable that ,ho y'
gentleman will find r,ut,r e.
" South Carolina " or eth. of B.,
other cotton farms, at rrl I,a
ever low, until he can Civ peace
able possession, which mdnr pres
ent circumstances, may no lo yc
ry soon.-DcScret Ntws
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s--u e.
Farm to Let.

The following notice re -u.'- y.
pcarcd in the New York ..r.
10 LET-A LARGE FAan tom.
monty called South Care .la. u,i'
supplied With water privi1,ga. eoaf
arabic land, city and To-. +. .
niggcrs and town forts. w. 80
present n little untcnabIc, .. ai,
soon be put in repair an white.
washcd,) convenient to Poer Ut'la,9.
Orthodox churches, pcaceabienv.ch-
bors, etc. Present occupan. q 'i'
tie too noisy. Rent low /. D ior
abiding tenant. Apply to
'NrI s. 400
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

What shall we do with such men ?
Perhaps we may call them h7nPra-
bio ncn in the Earth, in order not
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

\ gentleman, sojourning in tho
Indian Territory, has kindly sent
u communication, from which we
make the following extracts;
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Laws in Relation TO Free Negroes.

4 true copy,
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pely" We have received the following COM
muncation from an old and highly esteem
cd friend in Tarrant County, with the re-
quest to publish the accompanying letter:
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY,
nNE cory, IsT 'dume Of hhy-iNa HuhitrTs, Il
raii in si.Anos, "a ~ oT - fnog Iaii At the 'n's
subscribing,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-10

Approved, JACOB DENlsoN,
--.-r..L