Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-07-15

dy leslre 10 advance SELF 10 tl,e destruction
Bf an the Ties that bind society togelher.--
un the other hand, the army would be with
out yal0r, llled with maraulers wholly dis
regarlfal OF private rights, and ready, on
The return Of peace, 10 force agrarlaRism
upuu the country. Who, that reflects, Is not
conscious Of the utter fal1ity OF al thls'--
Il d true that there are some greedy exioy-
tioners q, home, whose only end In lilo ls
gain, and equally true that Il Is not every
man IN tie army who 10 = Aawless mass OF
pure pauiuihmi yet ! assert Without fear
that gluoe tho contest Cor religious t0lera-
lion Ia the Low Countries nearly three
centuries aincc--ihJro has been no people
on the face ofthc globe who have, en- wassci
given such convincing proofs of devotion 10
their cause, Gs have been given by tie peo-
ulc Of these states The movement for In
dependence wac initiated by the people
themselves, and has been carried forward By
their zeal and devotion. They made the
government iha, has 50 ably conducted this
movement, and has continually supported
It's vitality, by their continuing consent
II the heart Of the people was not with the
government, its power would pass away
its army yauish-t the cause be lost. II our
people were an aggregation OF apccalalors'
could We have, ny the fat of their will, an
army In the Geld almost if not quite equal
to any ever organized by Fraucc-France
having u fighting population at Least ave
times as great, aud being the fret mill'Hry
power in the worll--an army not ohly once
In the field, but ntiuually supported lhcre
by n pcople whosa business has oretoi0ro
bccu agriouliural--who possessed no treas
ury, and had not q dollar Of military sup
rlies at the onset. That army has been the
wonder of the world, for its sudden exis-
toncc, for the rRpidity with which it bccnmc
veteran, and for the genius, skill and valor
which enabled it to triumph over seeming
!y overwhelming odds.
The business of our whole population is
war. II must be remembered, however, that
war cannot be continually carried on by an
army alone. Fields must be cultivated TO
supply provisions; mines and t9undries
must be worked, and manufacturing carried
on order preserved, and society held togc-
tiler; otherwise the army is without food,
clothes, arms, munitions-of q cause. These
duties, at home, are equally necessary,
| though, being without peril, not so glorious
rs meeting the enemy in tie field. The
country expects, our cause requires, that
I every lIuH III IHc army HHu uU' VI ~ 9i4"''
do hi. duty A failure to do so, from what
ever cause, be it cowarlicc or greed, is the
true mark of dishonor-public opinion VIII
punish the individual offender. Distrust
should be banished from our minds. Wcare
of one brotherhood, engaged IN the same
causc, having one object and one destiny
if either the army orthe people at home tai !
in their duty, We all sink together-sink to
D I - l. IL ,s,l tl,ftF ~
Ireland governed by the British, that of
Hungary governed Austria, that of Poland
! go,einvl W ItJ,ssi.e, "o.V Infinitely prefer
able--sink to the condition Of tributary,
political slaves Of people not only foreign
to US, but who have proven themselves unfit
for government and disregardful of the
| principles of civilizatiOn-n people among
whom Butler and Sicklcs are wqrshipped as
! heroes.