Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-02-11

Iisy"lhc Telegraph in noticing our recent
reyerses in Arkansas, rs well us the de-
struc;ion of the gUnboat Cotton in Bayou
Teche, uses the following plain language;
The stranger who visited the cumps OF
the Virginia army last winter, heard fire.
qucnt mention OF the Granny General ~
knong both officers and men. II curiosity
bed him to enquire who was he Granny,
he learned it was Gen. 4. Il. Holmes, n
good camp officer, n man of thcrcugh disci-
Iplne and bravery, and that was Nll,
We hoped, however, when hewas sent to
take charge OF the Traus- Mississippi De-
partment lIat the reputation he had among
the men was not well founded, aud that
under him the military a.Iails of t!iis dis
: trict would assume more promising tone.
We had n right 10 hope that 40 man would
be sent TO the command who would not &C
complish this. But, alas, we have been
mistaken.
We say nothing of sending small COM
manls, under inexperienced officers, to meet
large forces Of the enemy. We say nothing
of scattering his troops, IL squad here and "a
squad there, from Dan 10 Bcersheba Of Ar
kansas. We say nothing Of the miserab
tumble of orders, ''agents -pothcr lie hap
sent to Texas. We say nothing OF the ia't
that with Ill the -four lie has seized in MOI
thern Texas and all the monopoly he h IS
had Of our factory, his troops have bcrS
i'll clad and half starved all wiuter. let
all these pass. But now turn 70 the MP
and look NJ Arkansas Post. Granted it wnS
an important point; why wasn't it foti-
Hnl hns ihpt.p ~ tlprp and
iron protection in front, impcryious to The
enemy shot OF course, their gunb ats
were expected to hammer away in that 1pot
and nowhere else. Who could have thought
them SO unfair as to pass up IY tie scare
crow and knock its sides all in! Dlt 1t
could not be better defended. Then why
defend it at ali Look at il: ON The forth
side of nayigablc river and iudetrpible;
twelve miles distant another naviEubl1
river, without II battery on il; the country
swamp, wit! but one road ont, AMI that
the very enc the Fcdera!s apparently got
into 4aG0U strong. 1t was the m0si COM
pletc trap ever seen, and what adds to its
completeness is that our military nen set
it themselves, and having got GOOVof our
best men into it, invited the enemy . come
anu DUS JheH II 10 sIChctiHS ~ ti'hh Vs.
Turn to Louisiana What do sc see?
Dick Taylor and Mouton, two first tate fell
lows, and some sort Of military men, but
both inefficient, irdolcnt and a!if,lcss.
Gradually are they suffering the hcmy to
orerpowor them. The La Fouche country
is lost. Tie Attakapas ountry ifuow fol-
lowing. The Atchalalaya is u,letendcd
and wants hut high water to oIen n way
for the gunboats 10 Red River, Mouton
had battle there the other day. His SOL
dcrS and the gmboat Cotton whipped the
enemy and drove him back. What next
Almost any one would have repaired dam
ages and prepared for another attack.
How does Mouton do this? WHIT, first sinks
the noble Cotton--sad return br her good
serviccs--and then bnrns all 4 her above
water! Perhaps it was all right, but it
doesn't look so either in 81. Aarys or St
Martins nor does it look any DETER at this
distance DIAN it does close by
Oar people OF Texas must &C ready. Such
performances in our ncigHloring States
will soon bring the war loour frontier.
The enemy has so far tailcdto get . foot
hold upon our soil. Let u I've prepared
to keep him eff in his attacks by land as
well as by water. Luckily sc have Cen
eral who doesn't fool ava. any of his op-
portunitics.