Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-01-14
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nenUemen' NolhihB WOuld GNo lhe more
pleasure ihnh 10 uhI,' IN 'ae iestN"i IN
honor ol lh' recent victory ia Fehhs}lNh.
MIA, but the short roucc, ana some personal
considerations WIN Nhlch n'eu ho' "ou'
bic you, prevent H. Let me nope 'nat be-
fore iong may consra'n'h'e you on 'he
iruit OF lhis pohHea' success 10 'he Fes'of,
ation OF the lunc',ehs "i C"hS.i'n'onei
Government nj inc norm, anu "n honorable
peace ~ ~ my hrh ociei .hat inc para
mount Wish OF 'he MASSES OF we Norm Is
Tor peacc-'honsn Hm'ui'y' or c'hS'uera-
tlohs-rHlS'nReh IN my opihioh--o' eAPe-
diency prevent theh from saying so: IL mas
been part OF the policy oi Tie ndm'nIslra-
ton TO crush CUT this craving OF common
humanity, and to denoUhce as traitors those
WHO thlnA as DO, 'ha1 oiood enough mas
been shed edaiieany' inns mas oeeh acqnesceH
in too long. ihere arc 'houSah's who lhlnk
with me, whose prepe " 10 endangercd-
whose industry is pafaiized--iathers and
mothers who are praying hn%iously ior the
return OF the'r cniidreh from 'ae Da'iieheid,
or waiting Tor The stern doom mat taxes
from them those VINO are leiI nt Rome -
This prayer Whl soon hnd ut'erance-ard
the community, weary OF war ana oloodshea
-Teary OF debt ana ia&atiou' OF the TAX
collector ana me recruiting serSeant-wea,
ry OF the ambulance oi the wounded anu
tiehcarse otthe doad-Wili hali WITH ecstacy
beyond control the hour when tags Of per-
manent truce shal! be displayed ut wash
inglon and Kichmend. ! an OLD enough 10
renemner the peace OF 1910, ana me JOY IL
excited; but lt was as nothihg III compSr1
ison with what ours VIII be when TINS bro
TIERS war is over.
When peace comes-or hetore 1t comes
if the madness OF those IN power pro'onss
This drearv conh!ct, VIII come lhe day OF
responsibility; ana part CT the duty OF The
Democratic party will be to enforce TINS
Stern account. The Honse OF hepresen'a-
tives At Harrisburg vail be strictly the
Grand Inquest OF tie Commcnweaih, and
it will have WORK enough on hand. un II
vii! dev0lye TIC duiy 10 inGure INTO Inc
cGndnct OF this war SO FAR MS pennsylvania
is concerned, ana 10 Know II hcf autiofllies
have been faithful TO their local trust. Ihe
bitter cry OF the hohlah hhipefor icr ms
lost legions is echoed by pennsylvania ask.
ing why hef Gali"I. reserves WeIe saC l'ce"
cut to pieces on t'isipnt hattleheids, & her
own frontier left open to INVASION and m
salt. Gen. stewarts unreslSted RAID
through two OF the most popuIous and loyal
counties o. Pennsylyania, circllns as he did
in defiance near the capital OF the state, Is
to the authorities the most clssraceful IN
cdeut Of the war. 1t was hioodless, By
mere accident. 1t was nc. the less dlscred-
iiahle because it was biood!ess.
But another outrage on the dignity ana
sovereignty Of the state demands inquiry
and redress. On the 9th of August last,
Federal military oflcer-Gen. James Nads-
Notwithstanding be Military Governor
Of the District OF Columbia, came, with
guard, to the capital OF this State, and, with
out authority of lew, in The middle Of the
night, seized and dragged from their BEDS
directly Under the eye of the Governor
lis Cabinet, four respectable and as The
event proved, innocent citizens of Pennsyl-
vana. They were incalcerated in a dis