Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-03-20
Whole Number, 4lO
Gen. fMIess.

Gen. fNlegs.
flls veteran officer arr -rr
an Saturday evening from .lm.nr
nnd WAS received at the b.. l.-.
cnncnTrsr uf siligens and 6 ..-..
the fremont llousc-n sul,... l.......
freed in honor of his urrly.
On Sunday morning, Gc ...f.-..
was called upon hy Il largc ...,.G
of citiEcns, who paid him ..... al.
Spcctlill attentions ln whlcL r f. .,
omimcntly entitled from his ,.r.rH-..
and patriotic course in our s..... -fr
preventing ms FIR as WAS IN rar-
cr, the uuthmS, Of civil wal .. r.,.
us, and from il Ia the South
The New Orleans papers rn. rr
rived, containing the tclcgra '.a..
nounccment that the Prcsitr,. nE
stricken Gen. TWiggs from Il .1,.
Ms u traiirs and II a,coward--, ..n 70.
the veteran General WAS ma.m...u
exceedingly indignant, fcc'u gi
~ shared in hy this rommnn nal
We judge from the New Orl,.H- u.
pcls, by that community nj,
As the hour approached H,r th.
Generals departure on thc y. Or
leans steamer, the military .'UJ ur
companies assembled 10 Csc,r u..
TO the hoat. The proccSSiuu w.-
large, and got up in good taS w5
the compliment intended l. r. .r
Gen. Twlggs WAS doubtless ii rau.
prcciatcd by him us the exp, %
Of the sentiment of GalvcSt u fog
his public career and his co..- .r
Texas, and II rcbukc To the .l,.v
and ill-adviScd act that sou ,u
disgrace the old soldicr, who H.u.,
not draw his sword against hi ..r.
trymcn.
Th" procession was form. h,-
It, Stevens, Us Marshall. ~.
opened by the IancorS. fin r,r
company Of mounted men, some
thirty in number, who have h..g
drilled for some weeks. and ta.mr.
out yesterday for the first tim
They were followed by tn, .r.
Department, in uniform and a'la
their brass band. A large numbrr
of citizens came next, and after ncu
carriage, decorated with the Tex
as flag. Gen, Twiggs, Gen. -n,r.
man, military commander G This
county ior the State, and MAY. lo-
scph occupied the vehicle.
The WigialI Guards, Capt. How.
ard, came next, and the Gail .pn
Artillery, Lieut.. McCarty, clos tho
procession, which, after p ing
through some Of the principal
streets, moved TO the stcamsh.p
wharf, where IN immense gather
ing Of the citizens had taken place
Gen. Twiggs proceeded on board,
whore IN interchange Of goo -3rns
took place. The STEAMSHIP tine
IIcwcs, moved slowly off fro tho
wharf; Gen. Twiggs appear o~
deck, and Fitted his hat as a fare.
well ; three times three hearty
cheers were given by the crow aad
the Artillery Company fired sa.J.~
OF thirteen guns in honor of Jhe
grcy-haircd soldier.
Preparations have been mad, jm
New Orleans to give Gen. TwiEga n
public reception. 1t will b. on
grandcr scale than that whicl herr
aided his arrival and accompanied
his departure hence, but it VIII ugo
be more cordial or unanimous
We have not the date at hand 'u
give an accurate sketch o tnu.
TwiSgs's career using dates, Get
Suffice to say that his age vcr4cs ra
to seventy years and he has l"yn iH
the service some fifty years. II.
was in the Florida wars and al The
Southern Indian wars took far. IN
all the Dragon service, from l~
formation Of that arm held iUp,r.
tant commands throughout the 'lex
lean War was brcvctcd ut The o'0sc
Of that glorious campaign a Major
General was in command ttrarr-
cral years, of the Military Dcparf
mcnt Of the West and was raru
placed at the head of the Sth Mill
tary District, comprising Tex and
New Mexico, in which he Won ,l~
esteem and confidence of thcir pro-
pie 1t was the most imprrlant
command in the whole countrl and
it rested with Gen. Twiggs alone,
in the recent events in the StH'c, to
prevent or create civil war i.is
prudence and patriotism will meet
their reward, in the approbal ga NJ
the whole South and her tric,
he North -GaI NpyS