Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-08-14

10 O,r'. nHi.aa 4, rr,ilg. tia..a.yqC C,oI Cousis
Iolsshrrf;
srhuiHus ANp fgrENrN orrgNAsl IappeaI br.ire
You with irrlinys II diddrnre, least 20 humble an
Instrument should fail H. convey o. ynu any adeauae
idra uI tho patriotic srngs that agitatr the sun,
oi r,oh aud all my srS. bach ,imr Aoa this fas,
noaihg ia The bIu'Ic, rnomeT yu have len AZ huno
many Nhu w-r sad ~ lh. parling, ytI aTn proud tu
SEQ their fhihers, husbands, broIhors aud sous. W
ready 10 rrspond IL hrir noble uuunirys call. And
~ would say rather than submit longer io oppr-s-
si"n nhd wrong, spill the last drop uf hluud that
courses through Your ,cnS, ard leave your hOne, {"
bleach upon tue llalnsi aud when See that NC viii
have lp be Brought na level with The ahuiiiphi,
AMI The negro, mnthrrs will murder their lovely
ahra win ihoIr own hands, ani then ll upon their
husbands swords und die A deadly conflict ihraicns
u. civil war wih all its hurror-ihp very llca uf
which a' been 80 icrrbu sinec our earliest recollec-
tinn IL would he impossible for the pcn dipped In
blood 10 portray all horrors, or the inngia ion In
IL wildcs and iufiest iiighs 10 conceive. IL IL Ia
decd brother IN deadly cumha against brother. aud
iahcrasainsi son IN mad aud murdcrous conflict! Yet
lie Ssu'li mas suffered wrong and oppression, and
their consii u,ionll rights trnmpcd upon until for
bcafanrr ,cIses To he virtue
Now, gon !umen H., see none Of this noble look.
ing band proNurccrrani io the pa riOc mission You
have sochrcritlly volunteered execute On To the
btueheid; dcf,n Your country, your homes, aud all
thi' lear I" the heart of man against such hostile
und biuu,,y Invasion.
number 'han that Tor winch uur ancestors struggled
seven lunS years. suffering hunger, cold and lnnu-
mcr.hic hardshiI,s, yet the same g. d, who vii
, ilr,n ~ six tronbrs and iDgrUuk llrlu nO, In III,
sc'"h,, aud cudnr ctl tarI safely through the loud
lhio ho clear sunshine ui Lbcry, Is Htii ready e
hear theory of the oppressed. 90 forward then, moi
IN YOUR own Sircng h uui III The -,rcngt of iha GCd
whu Is ever On he side ui justice and Is ever rndy tC
aN'isi ~, humble Gre lures. Though lwOud no ,Hl
leave nll iursPruYidrnUc 10 accomplish; while III,
AOr hcrn fanatic spends his imc prayers thai yol
sons oi The south may have yonr eyes opened TO th
error ui your wy awake them from Ihcir dclsiy
s!nnbcr' hy tho smell of gum owdcr, and conv.nc
tipm by II warm argument iha You tHn light us wet
~ pray. This liillc CIbrdrracy Is snlrounded,un al
nIdos hy ycncinicS-our ports blockadcd on The suu'h
uic rracbcru,s MCNicans rn the W est and savage In
/ diins IN our very nCghburhOtd, while the blood
/ ,hTsty Ahulili0no's rushing in from III, North
wohid SEQ he enemy among Us, barbnrously massugr
| III" h9lpirSs women aud innocent children, and burr
their houses over tcir heads and in these bIuilic
Try tuconNUIcc Us that lhy arc doing Gods service
uohtlGlhcn, go forward, llrm and united in dcfrnc
Oi your properly. libcr.y, aud wOman Let not ihi
baiiul hag ever hc >uilird by waving over the hen
Ola trtitgr, or lis soft folds rail in the dust But
fall II mus, let il he in blaze of fire; and whc
none are let to hear tlc sad news of your struggle
the loved at home = let he gentle zephyr wal
from this nag c-c words, Though palc in ,lca h. the
died in defence of ihcir homes and country.
Gcnilcincf, remember you are Texans Romcni
brr The dark and sOn!-trying hour when few wa
worn patriots drOyG back tho NJ Nican INVADERS an
rescued The, Lone Star State from the clouds of Ca
lhOsic tyranny That hung over it, gmmcring folds
And MS the hanGfui of Spartan like heroes bore tn
j b!uOdsialpcd banncr FROM the crimson fields of Coli
I'D and the AlamO 70 do yOu, if you should meet il
deadly fray, return with your flag sill wa,ing, an
lis stars i!oatiug in silver us re above your heads.