Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-05-11
TO THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS.
EXECUTIVE LsPAE-yENT, Ausrrs, Texas.
hpril 27ih, 1865. 4

No Ce,r1.ryrpl n Disaster has hesllcn arms IL
Virginia Our chosen Chieain, RohEST l.. LEE rieio'
rious on many glorious fields is prisoner OF Wa',
AMI % portion Of his army has surren leredl
These unforeseen calsmt,s impose additional respsa'
sib tes the State Of Texas My object now IL oroi,
~ point yon the path ofdutyto eshert you ty AZ
the cousdc ions VIII eh male LIE dcserebe, or exist.
olcrablr, to.purSue that path without .s'eFins
or AinchinC.
Your faith your honor and your manh9 9od p,odg.
ed your hrcthern east OF the Mississippi for ION.
Yeais they have fought your battles and stood wall
of FIRE between You and the invader. Their cause IA
your cause-heir fate is nBcpGrRby yours. They LOOK
row with eager eycs and anxions hearts to the people
aud the armies Of this Department for rescue sad &c.
lverence. They will notthcy must not loo. in Vain'
With Gods blessings, II may yet be the proud piiv'
Hedge Of Texas the youngest of;he Confederate Sisters
10 redeem the Of The ConfeaeTaty from !s present
peril.
in herself Favored of Nature, she R inaccessible ta
her enemies; her so is uusullicd by the tread OF an
invading armyhcr great resources II pTudenty nus
banc aud wisely applied equal TO any emergency
Accepting in their u,l significance, the facts Of ou-
situation there is for yielding eVea TO =
nomen;ary panic still less :os sv:nS HsJ 90 unrHna.y
despair
BE firm and true 10 yourselycs--s5ovc ell .nss. 10
united; drive with contempt from your mid5',
the dra wiling demagogues. who would array one clasa
Of the community against another. he "a your worst
enemy who would dsscrsiois aud divisions eElorg
you.
ccntcst-fght for them and die for Them. When Ma.
ton forges the principles which led he- into revolution,
shc ceases be the Nation Turn your gaze oncs
more on tho Constitution of your CountryStnte amt
Confederate and tie laws made in pursuance thereof
Enforce obedience the lnw7 of the sal that pr!.
vae property may he rcspcctedgoci order preserved
/ and threatening anarchy nvertcd.
The army should be recruited by every man capable
Of tearing s, whose ca1 be spared from an.
ufaciurng and agricultural employment
The labor necessary 10 feed and cothe the army aad
the conntry--o,r sold:ersth,i wives and ohiliren--
should be SCI sp r and s,credy devo o 10 that purpose.
Let every man olive 10 do whole duty and, re-.
neSing his vows OF fidelity the Of his Country.
he will draw fresh inspiration from the urgency OF the
occasion tell you frankly, THAT every man hNs per.
sonn and individual interest in this struggle. BE net
caoled or deceived my Counrymen by fG3e hopes and
fair pronses Look n, the bloody and d,soate track Of
the inv ader through Georgia and South Carolina and
see the fate that swas yocities sacked Gnd il runs
the country swept by the bsom Of ofdasructionthr!r-
ing villages, and happy homes reduced to sshes
rheirhclpless inmates stripped Of their
adrft TO beg 5iarve this too, not un-eguentlv 80.
| tended with such brutality as the tongue eanno; PIG.
rounce, nor he pen record
| Yor cannot lock for relic: TO emancipation 20
those other weak and wicked
foreign protectorse.
The men who would distract and divide you with
such reasonable proposals. nvorhy of your conf
dence. Under God, mist rely upon ourselves Eo:
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