Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-05-20

sppTssslol ssagAtp be Imposed upea W.. the unpro-
vossd shsrassa ofAs sos'sst, AAd the overwhelming
Moreover, esaslisr the religious character Of the
,vaps,hies clustering around eyeEy Confederate on
Or and 6,ilisF. DAILY aud nightly, our wives no'h'
sisters fglL 70 children, AID friends, llft their
,rayiag hrars 10 the hToas OF heavenly grace In our
sshslI 10 day al osg iaat, where the sanctuary
las ao hssome deaoai nor ths hEss died upon The al
t.r aad where the hEongng feet OF the peaceful As.
ssasly s,ill cane. aad The accustomed voice Is stl
heard in The paiplh ho" naay prayers g up TO ooa
f,s Is! 4, =. IL, IL, IN
these sacred OF the heart and Conscience be
,n. ,he prey Of the spoiler7 Never will 1.-Two in that
glorious land sfisT IL shan have been acspaied and
degraded ,,
Here the 9cees OF TIE guard, CO the "a' 'a'efPoseu
"Mr. preacher, ify.a viii preach religious sermon
you can 20 aai eu,if yon ras, 10 make war 'Pseea
you had bet;sE stop"
Cal Gillespie replied;
Nv. have obtained psrIiss'sa to h''e This service
1. su- way.
o1ssr Of ;he guard; ~
"If you will stick % ;hs book we WI! aeaT ysn tu'
We don't rant q war speech
Col. Gillespie:
al did not intend Il FOR ycu"
Oheer Of the guard;
"You must preach . religious sermon
Col. Gillespic
ave will cease II you command II, ba. 1 vii! not
suffer you 70 dictate what shall say
% Gen. Churchill, rising;
"Thsts RICH, Colonel; let us not 70 unless we are
free" And tho assembly dispersed, elapping ana
cheering and one man cried out, "hurrah for yen.
payisri The Officer Of the guard called out. shalt
that maa but he could not be distinguished in hhe
crowd
The above, Of course, Is mere outline of the re-
mark. the occasion, taken hastily from the notes
rfior service.
The meeting was held in the open, muddy street,
wish guards on the wall all round
Mr.. h. 0. Hamilton and F. Gearing, arrived on
Thursday direct from Jackson Mss which place they
lsf. on the 18th u crossing the Mississippi at Match
CT: BY small boat skin, which took them 70 TIN.
i,y on the Washta, about 80 miles The whole OF
Ha. country is overlooked in consequence of the cut
ting of the cye above Lake Providence by the Yankees
The whole country is impossible by lana, ana NE
Hamilton thinks the Yankees have found the hayeG'
ton Of the streams impractcable Messrs, H. ana u
were intending direct TO Alexandra, but were
,ola the Fedcrals had possession OF that towh anu
they therefore procee led up to Nachitoches when .hey
earned the Fcderals had fallen back, and they then
went TO Alexandria and left there on the LIST INST
they found most Of the inhabitants had left Alexandra
on approach Of Banks army, but were returning 10
Aeir homes again when .hey left Banks army mad
sstrea,ed below Washington and had abandoned their
s,tcmp. 10 fortfy that place. The general opinion
there is that they will not attempt TO make perihah,
int stand until they reach Franklin. lhey h.a near,
that Confederate reinforcenents we're coming In and
this doubtless caused Banks TO expedite MS retreat
None OF our reinforcemcnts had arrived at Aexsnara
On The LIST inst, but were constantly expecteu. lo
enemys forces we're reported to be 22uUo, ana hs IL
probably near the truth Gen. Kirby Smith had been
heard to say ,ha. he would drive Banks back 10 new
Orleans if there troops enough in the
ts.ipp department do it, and the people were conn
dent he would do ii in short time There was gren'
activity in recognizing our scattered troops mF IA
Informs that he found men over the consnriP' "ge
organizing companies in Jasper ana othes p'"'ts ~
cane through for the puri Of driving BANKS CAL OF
tie country. ~
arrcs for cowardce in presence ofthe enemy he nae
been taken from Alexandra to Shreveport.
rpr.t a inf n
era that Mcsscs. H. G. are TEXANS and we're taker
prisoners las, September, after having ran the BLOCK
nde frs the mouth Of the Brasos river in the schooner
Jefferson Davis. After they wer, Captured, MeSSrs
H. G. "a four others, Messrs. Swccny, Powers, Eak
er and Higgins we're taken OH board the bark int
captured them and carried to Pensacola while the
captain Tho Stcphens) and Nh Is. 7. "copper" we're
.sft on the schooner and subsequently sent to Ne"
York and what has since become Of them is not known
Mr. Hamilton and his i've comrades, after being KEPT
ON ;hc bark elk weeks then ser to Fort Pickens
where they we're kept in close confinement from Oct "a
10 the IAN Of April TILT, when they were exchanged,
and Immediately started on their way home DURING
their confinement, not being able to learn whet u,s
position was to be made Of them, they became impati.
ont and attempted their escape, but were recaptured
before they could get the island and were then put
in is3ns and subjected to the severest treatment TOT
forty DAYS They informed by the othcer OF INC
post that they we're regularly Exchanged ON the 2o!h oil
February and the 2Sd of February their irons we're
taken off, but they were still detained TN the Io1h III
We are indebted to Mr. Hamilton Tor some later
s naa''e ~ N'''''Fp' f'f
We shoald here state tina. Mayor Monroe ia still il
confuemenS in Fort Pckens, and Mr.. Hamilton saw
and converted with him almost every day during his
confinement. There were also in the same prison. OK
Mayor StithA and Mr. Lawrason, former Collector O
N. 0rleans snd Mr. John Lief, Chairman Of the Fin
anos Committee of n. o. at the time that city was capt
ured. Mr.. Lieffis brother-in-law OF Gov Lubbock Q
Texas. There other prominent citizens OF n. v
s in that prison. though many Of those orisinall,
sent to Fort Jackson By Gen. Butler, have been releas
ed some by buying themselves out with money paid tt
guiler and few bytaking the oath OF allegiance
Mayor Monroe has often been imporuned both by But
Ter and Banks TO take the OATH with the promise tina
his money shall again be restored to him and $2oou
and that he should again have the office OF May
or ofthe city, His wife has also visited him severaitme
during his confinement and endeavored TO persuad
him 10 take the oath for her sake as she was in de'
ftute condition. Int he has resisted all persuasion
declaring lie will die in prison than take ID
cath of allegiance to Lincoln Mr. H. informs us .ni
he has became extremely emaciated by his long ecnhn
usn,. and dose not look like the sane man he was
Gsiysston Nsos llh.
anitentiary prosluces