Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-09-21
From the Austin Gazette.
"When This Cruel War Is Over"

Inc uutuOT VI tuc poPui" 'pHS,
the first line of which we have taken
for heading of this article, seems
TO have contemplated that the time
would come when the cruel war,
then raging, would be at an end ;
and that lovers would once more be
united, parents embrace their chill
dren, and brothers, perhaps, on dit.
feront eidcs and fighting one an
other, would lay down their arms
and joy 10 be at peace. 1t was
happy thought, and, no doubt, a
consolation to the poor fellow who
wroteit, but he was evidently "coun
ting without his host" 1t was one
of those pleasing illusions to which
poets are subject, a castle built in
the air, to fade and vanish away.
Two years and a half have gone by
since the Confederate forces laid
down their arms and surrendered,
and the ''cruel war" is not over yet,
and, from present indications, not
likely to be soon. 1t is raging in
some sections as fercely as eyer,
although not attended with as much
danger and bloodshcd. In fact, it
is now one sided fight altogether.
The one party is down, begging. for
quarter, and the other, bonding over
and pummelling away and growing
drawer at every cry for mercy AT
to,, ~ i,opnac pffha wort ha ppn1t
and successful Union Generals
Grant and Sherman quit fighting,
seeing that the foe had surrendered
and was powerless, the civilians and
soldiers, who had previously been
busy with cotton and spoons, took
it up with noble rage for 81 ~
Ind plnndcI. Their exploits have
thrown into the shade tho daring
deeds of the great Generals, Banks,
by screwing his courage up witha
little of the ardent, has secured
more bales of cotton than he gather
cd in the famous Red River expedi-
ton. Butler, who was himself bag
ged in the first part of the war, has
succeeded in bagging moro spoils.
than he knows what to do with,
and occasionally shells outa portion
by help of tho law. General Ste
vens has fought the mighty battle
of reconstruction, leading on sever
al millions of darlzies to the conflict,
with his eyes in "fne phrenzy roll
ing" and his mouth foaming with
wrath. Hc exhibits no. symptoms
of returning reason and mercy, and
is determined on having all the lands
as well as the negroes of despairing.
rebels. Gen. Holt, although his
operations have been confined most
ly to Washington City, has shown a
gallantry and daring, which places
him in the front rank of the late
hegpes of the late war. With the
help of Stanton and Canover, he
has succeeded in killing one poor
helpless woman, who was nothing
buta Catholic, and more lately came
near getting the blood of her son.
The radical warriors in Congress,
by a bold and united effort, have not
only whipped and rewhippcd the.
pnresisting rebels, but they have
waged war upon and captured the
Constitution, the President of the
United States, the Supreme Court,
and "the rest of mankind. !" Here
in Texas, remote ,Som headquarters,
''The war that for space did fail,
Now trebly laundering swells the gale,
And Office is the cry
The sword of Alexander CLEANS,
A light on Morgans yisage beams,
Aud fires his glaring eye
Charge, Morrill,, charge; on, scroggins on,
Till every rebels plate is won,
And all have chicken pie.'
We quote from memory and may
not be strictly correct. But the
last campaign in Texas has been
full of glory, and it is a fit subject
for heroic verse.
ain peace, there is nothing 80 becomes a
gentleman
As modest stiffness and humility;
Dot "hoh INT olhot1 VI war DiVN IN youi
ea-s,
Then summon up The fury of the tiger
1fthat is not Shakespeare, it is
n ct far from him. Before the spir-
tied attacks Of the invading army,
the ''impediments," the "disloyal"
and the "hostile," all so "w |
known" have given wav and been
routed. In the former part Of the
war, it was thought remarkable that
so many great battles shonld be
fought on Sunday, and, perhaps, it
is worthy of note, that the last de-
cisive battle Of Austin was fought
on. the Lords day. About tile usu-
al hour of attending church, paper
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