Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-01-12

at large, they elected Chief Magistrate with the
purpose that he should destroy our liberties, In DIS
regard OF the Constitution which he had sworn to
support thus exhibiting ap instance OF radical ana
Widespread national dcprayiiy, TO tho honor oil hn-
man nature, never exhibited In the world before.
Rasoiniioa bih. Hut w0 could not II We would, ban-
ish from our memory the inhumanitits OF this war
Our enemies have repudatsd every principle OF civil
Wed warfare. They have withdrawn their tolons
om Jails and Pcniteniiaries, have recruited from the
Mum of Europe, and armed our slaves, In order TO
frocure an army sufficiently atrocions for their pur
pose aud this army has been launched upon us with
the declared object OF OH extermnstion. Poisoned
weapons have been manufactured and used. Ex-
change of prisoners hes been refused until the sue.
cess Of our mies eNorted Acarte and the terfnH OF
this have been violated by them whenever tho vary
ing foAtunr Of the field made IL apparently advana
geouB to do Our conntryrnen when captured have
been removed to rigorous cliines, and subjected TO
every hardship, that thus they might be destroyed
Ne cop,batanis have bsen nlnrdrrca lndlscriIni.
nate onslaught has been made upon lettering age aud
tender youth. our chaste and lfcnceeSs women
have been submitted to outrage worse than death.
Peaceful villages have been bombarded, and happy
homes plundered and burnt Whole populations
have been removed and bOndaged TO Northern mas
ters Desoation has marched with their armies.--
Religious services have been prohibited mnisters of
III. gospel of peace have been ncarcsratod and ssn-
eed aud saireligious hands have been laid upon our
sacred affairs Living TO themselves, and pretending
TO the rest the world that they are fighting the bat
tie Of freedom for four millions oi happy and contcn-
ted negroes, they attempting the ensi.vemeht OF
eight millions Of freemen With devilsh mockery OF
phiani hropy, they have deludcd and dragged these
negroes from their comfortable homes 10 use them ~
scrceDs from weapons in the day OF battle, ard
they have sen, them by thousands to painful death
by neglect, exposure and starvation. Words cannot
express the maguity in their hearts or the atrocity
of their dces exceeding rs they do all that was ever
conceived by men, from the Scythan down 10 the Co-
mauche. Nor has this been the conduct Of an nnbri.
died soldiery merely Those officers Of the army who
have surpassed the rest Of the infamous IN iniamy,
have been rewarded with promotion by their Govern
Inent. Nor has their Government been alone in den-
ifying itself with these crimes. The people of the
North have never failed, when the opporn nifty was
presented to render ovariOns 20 the most trRnHcen
dent among the criminals while their press has been
constant in its audation, and their orators and
preachers have cried out, we'll done" Army dow
ernment and people, have united TO make the name
of Ynkec, suggestive Il was before OF fraud, nov
the synonym Of bcrtarism and base''ss.
Resoi.tion 6th, BY the just pride Of the manhood
and the virtue which We claim a. individlals ana as
n people; by the divine command which warnHns not
to walk in the way with the wicked; by the memory
of our murdered dead by the sight OF the bercoyed
mothers, widows, sisters, daughters and orphans in
land by the heart brokenness Of ramped virtuei
and by desolated hearth, We are forbidden to ad
nit thought OF further association with the people
of the North Our heroic soldiers tho living, and
the martyred dead forbid it; and our trust in God
forbids it,
Resolution Tth We declare that are earnestly de-
srouS If peucc hut We say no less distinctly that il
must b- coupled with our independence. And If the
people of the United STATES be really dispu--d 10 ter
inmate the war, they will best prove thtt disposition
by making their Propositions 10 the Go'ernmcnf OF
the Confederate States which alonr can enterlgin IT,
Resolution Sth, That copy OF these resolutions be
to the President Uf the Confederate states
to each of our Senators and Representative in Con-
gress and to the Gov oisaeh State in the Conederacy
On the presentation of the Preamble and
Resolutions the meeting was addressed by
DR.. Moffett, in their behalf, and urging con-
cert of action and harmony of feeling in
this struggle for liberty.
On motion the Preamble and Resolutions
were unanimously adopted.
On motion the meeting adjourned s'He de.
N. II. DARNELL Chairman.
Jouy w. LANE, Secretary.