Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-05-29

the mind Of man can imagine
Our country is 10 be ovcrrun, ant
swept Of its inhabitants, Our do
mcSiic institutions are to be turned
ifpossiblc, into an instrument o
destruction. Our people are to b'
killed, their houses burned, thclI
farms laid dosolatc, and their citic'
and villages utterly blottcd out
Those who survive the fire and tho
sword are to he hung by thousands
unless Old Abe has mercy on them
Baltimore is to be lcvcllcd, and the
armies of the North to march over
it. Richmond is TO be burned tC
the ground. Charleston, that cen
tire of rebellion, is to be plowcd up
The lcvccs of the Mississippi are to
bc.opcncd, and that fertile valley
turned into IN inland sea, while
steamers shall plow the wave where
now is the mart OF South Western
commerce. New Orlcars, that
black spot, is to be utterly blottcd
out. Mobile, Montgomery ard Sa-
vannah, are to be gobled up at Il
mouthiul.
Such bloody minded warfare is
almost inconceivablc, and yet there
are thousands upon thousands OF
people in the North who talk OF
nothing else. We mention few
papers in which we have read this
sort of stuff within day or two
The New York Tribune Of course,
the Herald, the Times, the Evening
Post, the Express, the Albany Ar
gus, the Boston Post, the Boston
Courier, the Boston Journal, etc,
etc. These papers reflect the opin-
ion of the various classes Of North
ern people, and all declare that come
what will the "rebc!lion must be
crushed out"
Northern regiments are BEING
formed in accordance with these
views. We give from the New
York Herald Il scene in old Tam
many on the night Of the 24th of
April. The Union battalion Of Zou-
avcs, under Col. Wilson, SCI strong,
were arranged around the hall three
deep, with Col. Wilson and other
officers in the centre of the room.-
The uniform is gray shirts and
pants. The arms are u short knife
7inches long, two revolvers, 4 slung
shot and Minnie rifle. Col. Will
son with drawn sabre commanded
all to knccl and swear with him.
The account continues:
Waving the banner and -four
iShing his sabre, he knelt on one
knee. All present knelt with him
and repeated the oath which he put
to them to support the flag, and
never finch from its path through
blood or death. lie said he would
lead them to Baltimore, and they
would march through it or die; at
which they all arose with trcmen-
dous yell, flung up their hats and
brandished their glittering knives
midst prolonged and frantic cheers.
He then pronounced death to the
Baltimore traitor scccssionists and
Plug UgIics." and said they would
leave a monument Of their bones in
the streets of Baltimore. Amid
yells of" Death to the Plug Uglics," "
he illustrated with his sword how
they should hcw their way, and
said that though he should be the
first man slain, he had but one thing
to ask, which was that each of his
followers should secure his man
and avcnge his blood. That they
would do this he again called upon
them to swear, and marching
around the hall, holding up the flag
and the sword and accompanied by
two officers, the one on his right
bearing banner Inscribed
+ r - = r - ! =
t THE UNION BATTALION OF ZOUAVES,
+ DEATH TO SECEsSlONISTs,.
- = = =. : = : = : ; = : : =
The other officer on his left holding
up, in both hands bowie knife anC
revolver, Wilson shouted to then
to swear. and they responded witt
shouts Of blood" -" blood, . "blood,
eve swear" etc.
Savage, isn't it? The accoun
reminds us of a remark made by ;
/ friend concerning proposed duel
4 man was challenged, who &C
ceptcd, choosing first rifles at forty
PAGES, next shot guns at twenty
PAGES then reviewers at ten PAGES
and then bowie knives ut rough ant
tumble. I'll bet hundred dol
lars said our friend that he get
weak in the knees and don't fight.
And sure enough, SO it was. W.
arc willing to stake like amoun
that the Union Zouaves under Col
Wilson will prove the least trouble
some New York sends to the war.
The fact is the present excite
ment in the North is bound in al
principles of human philosophy t.
burn out as rapidly as it has bccom
excited And all this talk Of crush
ing out the rebellion is as idle a
can be. On the one hand The fgh
is for a sentiment, and OH the oihc
for very existence. On which sid
victory must be is very plain; an,
the only Question is how long
people will carry on a warm whicI
they must suffer defeat and loss a
els time, gust for sentiment whic