Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-01-28

Hf.B- The following address We find In
the Tyler Reporter, and transfer II to our
columns, with the hope that II may meet
the eye Of some. erasping specula'cr and
turn his heart. There is food for reflection
In the solemn warning that 1t breaihes'-
We wish-most heartily wish, that there
was no cause for such warning, aud that
we could deny The truth Of the rumors that
have reached our army in the field. But
the evidence is TOO potent before us, and,
however humilating IL is for Texans TO ac-
knowledge, We must confess that there Ia
spirit of e1tortion and speculation running
riot among our people The Reporter in
publishing the address, makes use Of the
following language, and we adoptit in toto;
"Rcad the address yc men at homc--yc
SPECTATORS, We eXtoriioneis, We worse than
enemies and traitors TO our cause, 10 your
own cause, TO the cause Of humanity. Read
IL, and as, your own hearts the question:. If
YOU are not worse enemies 10 the country
than those who are in open hostility to il?
Read il, and remember tl,aIs the base con-
duet by VIII ch you now seek your own sell
interest, will one day recoil with ten-fo'd
power To cover you with everlasting dis
grace, or TO overwhe!m you aad all around
you in one common ruin. Such is the inev-
table tendency of the ni2nster spirit which
is raging through the country like crazed
and infuriated devil, to blast the prospects
and murder the hopes Of millions. For
heavens sake let some means be devised to
put stop TO speculation and extortion.-
To this end We invoke the ait of all good
men and patriots; VIC invoke the aid Of the
Legislature, soon TO be in session.
TO the People OF Texas.
FIRST BRIGADE, WALKERS nIvIsroS,
CAMP ON ARK. RIvFR, Jan. B, 1868. !
FELLOW CITIZENS: We are in the midst of
n great struggle, the success Of which lie
ponds as much upon the existence Of patri-
otism at kome MS in the army
The Contederacy has now an army OF
half n million in the field, and Texas has
furnished 10000 of that number Their
families-their wives and little ones, have
been left behind, and all the endearmcnts
of home for the time surrendered while
they 60 forth amid hardships and privations,
sickness and death. TO fight for indepeud
ence They nave gone to your armies with
the belief that while they checked the en-
envy on the borders their countrymen at
home would see that their families, and
wives and children would be protected;
that the needy should not want, nor the hun
ery go without food With spirit Of hope
full confidence, they have committed these
sacred trusts to the generosity and patriot
ism of those they have left behind. Shall
that confidence be Jstrdyed2 Shall those
trusts be violated? With bitter forebodings,
this army has heard that the spirit Of e.
tortion and speculation is running riot a
mong or people Can it hc true? At II
time like this, passing through as we are,
the very furnace of trial-cds men Mt home
forget the wants and speculate upon theme
cessitics of the $4,000 families Of their de-
tenders?
Will yen permit extortioncrs led on by
the internal lust for gain-to plunder and
grow rich upon the woes and mis!ortunes
which surround them? Shall the naked go
without raiment and the poor beg for bread?
Shall the very neccssarics of life be dentcd
the needy, because the scanty mages Of The
soldier cannot buy his wife II sack of salt,
a barrel of -four, or n hundred pounds Of
meat? The rumor of these things has
ronoIaa tho camn az rour soldiers and il
ha, no,,o l;l,o sr;, sn;r,t IN ,urtyre and
,,"a uo t,ero
Ma, or.Tov.s, nause and consiJcrl This
seltishncss MUST cedSe-this reckless spirit
must end Seli-sacrifcc, charity, patriotic,
cDrisHan """asty in.s' !'e'Aii II! "o".' Va
else your armies viii hcc me deln0raiized
and YOU liberties endangered. With such
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