Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-01-09
LETTER FROM MCKINNEY.
MCKINNEY, Tex, Dec. oath 1860.

EdlIOrS -DUtuS HcTutu.-
Dear Sirs:-You have no doub
ere this time seen and read the two
faced resolutions that were passed
at the meeting, in this place, on tn,
18th of the present month. Will
deep modification and humiliation
to suppose that there was a meeting
in the State that would endorse the
sentiments that are contained in
some of them, l am induced to
make this communication, having a
two fold object in view.
1st. TO disabuse the public mind
and place the county in her proper
position before the people of the
State.
2nd. To dissect the resolutions
and give, to them their proper
meaning, and place myself upon the
record in this emergency.
I supposed whon the call, for the
meeting was gotten up that it was
to be meeting Of the people ire
spective Of party, to consult about
the most effective means to bring
about a proper expression of the
people of the Southern States, in
some form chat would be indicative
of thoir future intention, to remain
in, or go out of the Union, as they
might think best, and in that spirit
| attended the meeting; but if |
am to take the Organ of tho self
styled Union party in this county,
l have been mistaken, for | find in
the last issue these words "Consid-
ering the good luck Of the secession
lists, in getting ~ majority of the
committee, and that. only a majori-
ty report was made, to the people,
and the manner in which the rcso-
lutions were received, it was evident
to all that. patriotism was greatly in
the ascendency." Now it is evident
that this meeting was regarded by
the writer of those sentiments, and
those who in the main endorsed,
them as a party meeting; therefore
they oxerted themselves to muster
their strength to do what they failed
to perform, but q short time since,
carry the county. This is patriot
ism indeed, in this hour of the coun
try's peril, when party lines and
party divisions should be oblitera-
ted! Who informed the writer that
the majority Of the committee are
secessionists? Why not name them,
that we may know who they are?
Who informed him that it was only
a majority report? wonder if he
was informed, what occurred in the
committee room? If so, give it all
to the p bile that they may know
the motions that were made, and
the discussions that were had upon
the motions. Perhaps he thinks
that all those that he cannot confer
the titles gallant, or Honorable up
on are secessionists. If so l accept
the name. So anxious was the wri-
ter in his zeal to impress the coun-
try with the importace Of this meet
ing that he committed some gross
mistakes which only prove my as
sertion, that he and those leaders,
by whom he stands, regarded it as
party triumph. l will place two
quotations together and you can
come to the conclusion, In the re-
port of the proceedings, on the first
page, | find these words "On motion
of Col. Easton the first resolution
was adopted with but few dissent
ing voices" in the editorial l find
these words upon reading the End
resolution Gen. Dickson, observing
a little luke-warmnes, in the adopt
ion of the 1st.
What four hundred persons in the
church that vast sea of faces OF
which you speak and but few dis
sentine voices out Of that number,
and yet there was little lukewarm-
ness. Why indeed if there was but
few out of that vast number dis
senting, it must have passed with a.
uarnness. Now as to the true po-
sition of the country, believe the
people of Collin County as loyal to
the constitution of these United
States; as the same number of peo-
ple in any portion of the South and
rs ready and determined to resist
anv effort at an invasion Of their
constitutional rights. The question
Of equal rights, in the Union rs one