Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1862-01-22
BAsrnoP, Dec. 20, 1861.


Gsg"Capt. Good has kindly handed us a
copy of the "War Bulletin" edited aud pub
lished by Hon. John Henry Brown, ut Fay
ctteville, Ark. The editor says:
"This sheet will be issued at regular in
%tcrya!s, while the Patriot Army remains in
Winter quarters, for gratuitous circulation
among the gallant soldiery, in order TO give
them the substance Of the most important
news, as it arrives
The number before US contains a long mr.
ticlc from The pea of the editor, in defence
Of Gen. Ben McCulloch, and in reply to one
from J. W. Tucker, Esq, of tie Army ar
gus, Which we are requested to copy. It's
great length, however, prcclades its publ
cation this week.
We take the following items rom the
Bulletin:
at the time the expedition lett FOX the
Indian country, Cole. Greer aud stone were
both absent on leave; hence lcir regiments
were commanded respectively by Lieut.
Coils. lane and Griffith. COL. Young arrived
here just in time TO lead his regiment. Tho
boys say That the Colonel ordtu.to charge,
in his stcntcrian voice, was" Come on, my
%lovcsl" euiting bisaction to tic novel words.
Major Chilton, though so severely stunned
by a ball on the head, killed the warrior
who had wounded him, and continued tle
pursuit for seven miles"
4" Col Cree, Of Texas, who has been. alb
sent IN Richmond for some time, has %rejoin-
cd his regiment
al. W. TUcKER.--We cannot publish even
this little sheet, without placing on record
our convictions relative TO this gifted man
and spartan patriot. Wevcrily believe the
South owes more to him than to any man in
Missouri. Until his Office Was seized and
lie exiIed, he was editor of the st. Louis
Daily State Journal, and the ablest writer
the state eyer had. Ills heroic fortitule
and soul-stirring appeals, in the darkest
hour hiissouI4 ever saw-wlen her fate
seemed sealed, herruin cromplished-fnal-
ly aroused the patriotic lcart, and paved
the way for her untcrrided sons to flock
around The patriot standard raised by Jack
son, Price, Wcigltman and othcrs. We
have never seen the patriot Tucker md
only know him through his mighty pen, the
predictions Of which reached US in Texas
last winter aud spring, as diamonds from a
dark land and gave us hope, even then,
thar our native State, though unclaimed by
despotism and torn to her yitals BY craven
domestic uaitor-tories, Rould yet arise and
assert her Independence. ifonored be The
name, long The life, and brilliant the career
CT thiS ~incorruptibie champion OF liberty
"The army, BY the timely precoation OF
Gen McCulloch, is now in comfortable win
ter quarters, from which, however, a portion
ofthem %ers mporarily drawn for the late
indian expedition. On that nip they were
exposed 10 two days slcct and'seyere cold
tie re!qainder OF tie time being cool but
pleasant For HE proyidsnt preparations
to save Lis men from the inclemency Of o
far north of their homes, Gen. Nc
Uuilocl has been rudelv lectured and cen-
sured by editors south Of this. Those cdi-
tors Should Gene and play soldier in the vim
ter awhile and perbsps they wou,d conclude
he knew koV to mannge an army without
sdvisory Supervision. The men who
lo the fighting hare sense ofliest and cold,
die sanc as those in conEa-tHJ1T IomeN