Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-06-30

anu win true CHRISTIAN phllan'
throphy, you have extended to them
your warmest sympathy; but when
your own countrymen, stripped Of
all their earthly goods, are expat.
rated aud laboring with their own
hands for an humble living-fUr
bread to keep life afoat-strangc 10
say, you can find in your heart no
sympathy, no word of encourage,
mcnt, but rather the cool sarcasm
and ribald Jest.
We have been very kindly 70.
ccivod by the emperor Maximilian
and the empress Carlota., They
have permitted us, poor and pcnni.
less, TO remain in this empire, anl
to breathe the fresh, pure air Of this
lovely climate. They have cxhib.
tied the same generous sympathy
which You and your govcrnmen,
have ever shown to all cxiles from
foreign lands. For this wo aro
deeply sensible, and will ever feel
grateful to their majesties. Still.
none Of US have entered into tho
military service Of the empire. To
our personal knowledge, many have
applied for service, but the emperor
has invariably declined. Out Of tho
large number of Confeleratcs now
in this empire, none are heard to
denounce their native land. Their
are no juntas or secret gathetings
to plot against the land Of their
birth. You have never seen, and
never will see in this paper--the
Mexican Times.-an editorial dc.
nouncing the United States govern
ment. Now, ar. Greeley, why cant
you let us alone? Sir, christian
charity, common decency, and fair
play would say, "lct them alono;
we are free OF them. let them Elo
and die in peace" Wo have nev6r
injured you, we don't know you,
we have no desire even to form your
but we beg you to
let us alone, We know that you
hate us, and that if you had tho
power you would notohly pcfsoGutc
us to death in this world, but con-
sign us to that lake in the next
(which burneth with fire and bTim.
stone forever"
The man who has once been q
and rebel can never
enter your heaven" In this very
charitable judgement of yours, we
believe that the christian worla
will beg leave respectfully to differ,
for in their opinion George Waah
ington and Stonewall Jackson sta,i;
to day as well justified in the sight
Of Almighty God as George IIT'or
Abraham Lincoln. We believe the
crate armies, who fell in battle or
died of disease, will stand at tie
bar Of God and be judged alike. il
of their political tencnts
You, sir, have arrived at the aye
allotted by the Psalmist, and muss,
N the general order of things, be
soon gathered to your fathers, YOU
Will die rich-rolling in wealth,
While the unfortunate mon whom yo..
laily abuse will leave behind them
scarcely enough to secure a deccn.
burial. We say that the time wi,
oon come when you shall die and
,e buried. We will meet, for cgt,l
# us must appear before the Gree,
Judge, to answer for the sins con
nitted on this earth. You W
tand forth as the wealthy M:,
irceley, with copy of the Lit
rribunc-the work OF your lonH
ifc-and you will thank God tia.
.ou are not like the rebel slayeho!.
Ter, at whom you will point with
corn and contempt. We will ap,
'car with our broken sword in one
and knccl for pardon at the rn'er.
y seat. God will judge US both,
Now, Mr.. Greeley, we must par.
i'll that great day--that day. c:
rrath-when we shall meet face T.
ace. There was once in the class,
, land of the east. a prophecies
tho forctold the downfall Of her
ativc land, but her countrymen re.
used to believe until too late-whor
cr prophecy was accomplished
he said:
"The day shall come-thst grsa. avsng'
ing 1ay--
When TrOys proud glory in the da'. .
shall lay; .s.,.....
When Priams power and rrni.'s Sc;
shall fall,
And one prodig Gus ruin swallow oil"
The text is in Homer; y0p ear
,akc your own commentary. We
ave seen the aged grandsirc,' not
Ike Belisarins, begging in the &.
trccts, but working with his own
ands for his daily bread ), VIC have
cen the noble, middle aged soldier,
'ho had faced death on hundred
attlc-f fields, toiling from "early
lorn till dewy eve" to earn a few
ollars to send back TO his young
life and babes. We have seen mcn
'ho have filed high political sta,
ons and been an hcAor 10 the:-
ountry, subject without murmur.
, all the discomforts Of cruel poy
rty and exile. We have secn the
rave exile stretched upon his dy
,g bed, and as his hour Of dissolu-
on approached, we havo witness
his tears Of affection and hear
is farewell words and mcssagcs
ent to kindred and friends in iotii.
r-land. But for this You have nc
You will answer wi.h
ribald sneer or ''fo0l born Jest"
-ou may have been right in sac
ressing the revolution, hRt no lnaa