DALLAS HERALD
January 1860 - May 1865
DALLAS HERALD, January 4, 1860, p. 1, c. 1
The following was handed to us by one who knows good "Xtract of korn"
when he sees it, with the request to republish it:
Sonnit to Whiski.
Bi a Admirer uv the
Beveridge—Ritten immjetly After takin a nip, the Labor Interspersed with
Ockshunli Wettin my lips with the same.
Whiska! all
hale! from erlyist boyhood, I
Hev ardently admyred thi qualities,
Thowst cloathed mi mind with strength—mi noze in richest dyes.
Hale! whiski, hale!
Hale potent sun of Ri!*
When wus grows wus, and bad grows badder,
When troubles wivs across me buzzum roll,
A nip of thee expands mi shrunken sole,
As wind from boys mouth expands a bladder. +
Water is good, no man of sense denize it,
Serch throe old Nacher, and you will not meet
A article so good for washing feet.++
But as a beveridge I dispize it.
Mi stumick turns, and for relief i fli
To the extract uv corn—to the Red Eye.
*Alludin to the pleasant ficshun that whiski is maid uv
rye, which it is not, by no means; on the contrary uv korn.
+A butiful simily, appropriately choz to sho how the elickshur uf life will coz
a man to spread himself.
++The liberality uv this sentiment is noble, it is grand.—While assertin the
superioriti uv his favurite beveridge, he is willing to allow that sum use kin
be maid uv other likwids. Such noble-mindedness is refreshin.
DALLAS HERALD, January 4, 1860, p. 3, c. 4
Fine Blooded Sheep.
The undersigned has just reached this section of State,
with 100 head of fine thoroughbred Cotswold and Merino Sheep, selected from the
best flocks to be found in the State of Kentucky, by himself, which he offers
for sale. Some of these sheep, on
leaving Kentucky, weighed over 300 lbs and clipped from 12 to 20 lbs of wool.
Persons wishing to purchase really
fine Sheep for crossing will find it to their interest to call and examine
this flock. They may be seen near the farm of Mr. Lewis Shirley, in
Collin county.
I have also for sale seven head of thorough-bred Durham
Cattle, that have been in this State since last winter, and thoroughly
acclimated, and in fine condition, which will be sold at reasonable prices.
Address the undersigned at McKinney, Collin co.
Nov 23 1859—24:3mo.
Wm. H. Jones.
DALLAS HERALD, February 8, 1860, p. 1, c. 6
Homespun Parties.
Old Virginia seems thoroughly aroused to action, by the alarming
encroachments of Northern fanatics and their insane teachings.
From being the most conservative State in the Union, one
year ago, she has become the most prominent [fold in newspaper] of her
rights and institutions. "Anterior"
to the Revolution the ladies and gentlemen of the old Dominion attended balls
and parties, and received their most distinguished guests, dressed in homespun clothes, one of the means adopted to show to the Mother
country that the colonies possessed within themselves all the elements of
independence. This simple
circumstance was significant of a serious fact, and one to which, the stubborn
Parliament was stupidly blind.—The signs of the times were visible throughout
the land, but "seeing, they saw not, and hearing, they heard not."
At this late day, the same spirit of encroachment that sought to burden
and harass the colonies, is seen in the efforts made by Northern Abolitionists
to interrupt the progress of the Southern States and their institutions.
There is now as much stubborn blindness in the North, as was then in the
British Parliament. The colonies
then acted cautiously and by remonstrance; the South has followed the example;
protest after protest has gone up from the Southern States; we have asked to
be let alone; and our citizens are now taking the matter in hand, and are
speaking by their actions. The
daughters of the Old Dominion have ever been patriotic,--since the days, in
which Mrs. Washington draped in
homespun, received her highborn company, arrayed in fabrics manufactured at home
and by her own hands partly. We cut
the following from the National Intelligencer.
It speaks for itself and is significant of a great and serious fact.
A HOMESPUN PARTY.—Under this heading we find the following in the
Richmond Whig:
"The movement towards Southern independence is progressing steadily.
The people of Virginia are in dead earnest about this matter.—While we
gentlemen have contented ourselves, as yet, with meetings, speeches, &c.,
the ladies have begun to act. Without noise they
have commenced to give force and color to our resolutions—to put our theories
into practice. We had the pleasure,
a few evenings ago, of attending a 'homespun party,' given by [a] patriotic lady
of this city, whose excellent good sense prompted her to substitute deeds for
words, and to inaugurate at once that system of self-dependence which has been
the theme of innumerable public meetings held recently in every county of the
State. The party was decided[ly] a
brilliant success. More than a
hundred ladies and gentlemen, belonging to the most respected families in the
city, were present, all of whom were attired in part or in whole in garments
made of Virginia fabrics, woven in Virginia looms.
It was strictly a Virginia cloth party."
At a public meeting held in Alexandria last week it was resolved—
"That, by way of giving a practical issue to this meeting, and as
the first step towards the attainment of Southern commercial independence, the
citizens of Alexandria here assembled pledge themselves to use and wear no
article of apparel not manufactured in the State of Virginia; and to buy all our
hats, caps, boots, shoes, and clothing at home and of home manufacture, and
induce our wives and daughters to do the same; and that the directors of our
several railroad companies be and are hereby respectfully requested to pursue
the same policy with reference to all articles required by their respective
roads."
In other cities and towns in Virginia "Homespun Clubs," the
members of which pledge themselves to dress in no other than Virginia fabrics,
are being organized.
DALLAS HERALD, March 7, 1860, p. 1, c. 1
For the Dallas Herald.
To the Fair
"Dippers."
By a Looker On.
"She that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh a
hedge*, a serpent shall bite him."—Solomon.
This morning I sat by a maid,
And clasped her hand whiter than snow,
And I thought that an angel had strayed
From her home to make heaven below!
Small hands, fair as the shells of the sea,
And sweet little fingers—oh, hush!
What is it they hold? Ah!
I see,
'Tis a confounded "dipper"—stick-brush!
As rich as a half-opened pink,
Is the soft, blushing tints of her lips!
They are parting to kiss me, I think,
Oh, no! 'tis for—Heavens, she dips!
How fair are her pearly-white teeth!
Compared to them ivory's stuff—
Let me drink the fresh balm of her breath—
By thunder! I'm
sneezing!—'tis snuff!
Great God! and can lips that are sweet
As the dew in the cup of the rose,
Take a dose that a dog wouldn't eat—
That would make a hog turn up his nose!
Oh! beautiful
maidens, refrain
From that vile, detestable stuff!
Never poison your dear lips again
With filthy street-sweepings—called snuff.
Just think, if your lovers should dare
To rub your red lips of a kiss,
And for honey, find snuff hidden there,
'Twould deprive you of Love's sweetest bliss!
Our old Father Adam, we're told,
Was slightly deluded by Eve,
But the way we poor fellows are sold,
Father Adam could never conceive!
Gainesville, 1860.
*Alluding to the great quantities of small timber annually
destroyed for snuff mops.
DALLAS HERALD, March 7, 1860, p. 1, c. 2
Ladies Dresses Artistically Considered.
To dress in perfect good taste a lady should thoroughly understand the
philosophy of apparel. Dress is not
simply an article of use; a garment which the female sex indiscriminately can
wear, and in which each will appear equally well, but it is a means whereby the
especial nature of the wearer is clearly displayed.
That which is becoming and appropriate to one is essentially out of place
if worn by another; while some costumes—the Bloomer for instance—possess no
fitness for any and simply serves to render the wearers ridiculous.
Many things are merely utilitarian in character and have no claim to the
slightest beauty, but are stiff and unseemly.
Such garments may be convenient for common use, but with us, grace and
elegance of costume are the truest signs of a lady.
A woman of a tall figure, dignified in her carriage and inclining to
soberness of spirits, if she would preserve these characteristics, would
doubtless, select such stuffs for her dresses, of neutral tints, as would
increase this impression, and would have them made up in a simple, chaste style,
and wear them with hoops; if the impression she desired to make were more
lively, she would probably choose bright colors, and add flounces and other
trimmings. The opposite of this
lady, a brilliant, gay, little beauty, would select materials much higher in
tone, and probably, with brighter and more contrasted trimmings.
Jewelry is not obnoxious on such persons, and a brilliant head-dress adds
to the general appearance of vivacity. Such
a lady can wear hoops of a moderate size with great advantage.
Indeed the present fashion of hoops—which we are glad to see continue
unchanged, notwithstanding all the gossips say to the contrary—is becoming to
more persons than any style of dress heretofore adopted.
It combines gracefulness and elegance with healthfulness and comfort.
Since their introduction spinal diseases, once so common, have in great
measure disappeared; nor has any other complaint arisen in its place.
The latest and most authentic advices, received since the first of
January, from the Courts of Europe, state that hoops not only continue in much
favor but their popularity is essentially increased, especially since the French
Empress has, for weighty reasons, expressed a desire that they should remain in
vogue. All American ladies who consult taste, comfort, health and
good sense would not dispense with them on any account. A slight alteration in the shape of the skirts is the only
change at all apparent. They have
become, we perceive, a trifle more moderate in dimensions, noticeable
particularly in the upper part of the skirt—the hoops in the lower portion
having suffered little diminution. The
fashionable skirt, as now manufactured by W. S. & C. H. Thomson & Co.,
combines several novel features, not heretofore introduced, which renders it, we
think, not only more becoming, but secures for it a permanent existence among
the thinking and considerate portion of the community.
We refer to their "new patent Corrugated Springs," which, while
they increase the strength and stiffness of the skirt, yet reduce the weight of
its nearly one-half, a most important feature, we judge, to their general worth.
This is undoubtedly the greatest improvement made in the skirts since
their adoption in this country.
So far from the business of hoop skirts declining, we learn that the
Messrs. Thomson are extending theirs; and that they are now manufacturing, at
their four factories, from four to five thousand skirts daily. Their "Crown Skirts," so well known to the trade
and the ladies throughout the country, have been slightly modified in form, to
accord with the new shape just introduced.
These last are said to surpass in beauty and elegance, any yet offered in
the New York market. Among the old
favorites of this firm's manufacture, we recall to mind, the
"Indestructible," the "Woven," and the "Gossamer,"
each of which in their peculiar excellencies stand unrivalled.
Their new skirts, the "Double Train," and the "Parisian
Belle," have specialities of their own, which must be seen to be duly
appreciated.
There is no dress a lady can wear, no matter what may be its material,
its color, or its fashion, that is not improved in its general appearance by
being spread out by hoops. Through
their aid, dignity and grace are attained, and the sweeping line of the skirt
preserved in all its purity.
DALLAS HERALD, April 4, 1860, p. 3, c. 4
Wool-Carding.
We Have Now an Eight Horse Power
Steam Engine,
Attached to our wool-carding machine; situated on
Ten Mile creek, twelve miles South of the town of Dallas.
We are now prepared to give prompt attention, on short
notice, to those wishing to have carding done.
The wool must be well washed, and picked, and one pound of lard, to every eight
pounds of wool, must in all cases be furnished by those wishing a good article
of rolls. In all cases be careful
to furnish at least one sheet, for every twenty-five pounds of wool, as that is
as much as they will hold when carded. Terms,
invariably Cash.
White wool,
-
-
-
10 cts per lb.
Mixed "
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-
-
15 " "
"
We tender our thanks for previous patronage, and still solicit a
continuation of custom.
O. B. Nance & Son.
Pleasant Run P. O. Sept. 15th, 1858—12:tf.
50,000 Pounds of Wool Wanted.
The undersigned wishes to purchase or take on shipment, on
the most favorable terms for shippers, the above amount of wool; and wool
growers will find it to their interest to call on him.
Washed wool will in all cases be preferred, and a far better price paid
in proportion to the loss sustained by washing.
A. Shirek, Opposite the Crutchfield House.
Dallas, Feb. 22, 1860—34:3mo.
DALLAS HERALD, April 25, 1860, p. 3, c. 1
Banner Presentation.
On Monday last, the ladies of Dallas presented an elegant banner to the
Dallas County Company of Rangers. The
entire company filed into the Court House, where an immense throng of ladies and
gentlemen were in attendance. Mr.
R. W. Lunday, on the part of the ladies, made an eloquent and appropriate
address, reviewing, at length, the action of the patriotic women of olden times,
and the indomitable courage and unyielding devotion of our Revolutionary matrons
to the cause of freedom. He spoke
in glowing terms of the noble influence that women in all ages have exercised
over brave men. He concluded with a
glowing eulogy upon the gallantry of Texans and the interest manifested by the
ladies of Dallas in the achievements of her gallant sons.
The banner was constructed of white satin, with an azure field, on which
glittered a galaxy of silver stars, amongst which the Lone
Star shone, the bright and particular cynosure of all admiring eyes.
Miss Virginia Miller, of Dallas, a fair personification of the Goddess of
Liberty, in snow-white robes, presented the banner, with the following
appropriate remarks:
Sir:--Though I am but the instrument through whom this banner is
presented to you, as the representative of your brave company, yet I feel
impelled while performing so pleasant a duty, to bestow upon you, as the proxy
of those ladies, who have smiled in demonstrating their appreciation of your
valor, and also for myself, such homage as beauty ever pays to chivalry.
We desire to impress upon you the earnestness of our wishes for your
success and safety. In hours of
quiet and repose remember than true hearts at home are beating warmly for you,
and fervent prayers are ever ascending for your preservation.
And in the wild tumult of strife, as you cast a hurried glance toward
this banner, let it remind you that in performing your duty you are only
fulfilling the measure of our expectation and desires.
Now, in conclusion, Sir, we hope that "wild war's deadly blast"
may soon cease, that you may again be returned to your happy homes, to which you
will be so warmly welcomed, by those dearest to your bosoms, for there is not
one of you whose heart within him never turned "as home his footsteps he
hath turned." Farewell, and
may the aegis of divine love overshadow and preserve you.
The banner was received by Mr. John D. Kerfoot, on the part of the
Rangers, in an eloquent and glowing speech, which was frequently interrupted
with rapturous bursts of applause.
The music was under the immediate supervision of Mrs. Reinhardt, one of
the most accomplished vocalists and musicians of America. The performance of the "Star Spangled Banner" was
grand in its execution, and enthusiastically received. The thanks of the audience are especially due those gentlemen
who contributed so largely to the excellence of the exercises by their vocal
powers. The Dallas Light Artillery
March, as performed by Mrs. Reinhardt, is one of the finest pieces we have ever
heard;--her faultless execution would render even a trite and meagre piece,
brilliant and attractive.
Altogether the day passed off most harmoniously, and showing that the
ladies of Dallas have crowned themselves with laurels of grateful remembrance
from the band of gallant Rangers. Long
may they wave!
DALLAS HERALD, May 2, 1860, p. 2, c. 1
It is with unfeigned pleasure that we acknowledge the periodical visit of
that chaste and ever-welcome journal, the Lady's Book.
It is always pure, and the vehicle of chastening thoughts.
It rises above the vulgar passion of the sectional strife that actuates
too many of our Northern magazines. Godey
has never touched that thing, as we have ever heard; and we have read and heard the
Lady's Book discussed since we were a boy in the Old Dominion, where every
centre table and every boudoir is graced with this indispensable work.
Godey is always welcome in the sunny South.
DALLAS HERALD, May 2, 1860, p. 2, c. 1
The Home Journal is again on our table, with its rich fashion plates, and
its fund of interesting reading matter. This,
too, is a valuable work.—The last number contains some striking plates of the
new coal scuttle shaped bonnets—singular-looking things, compared with the
impudent, kiss-me-if-you-dare head gear, just going out of style.
Hurrah for the hoops and the scoops!
DALLAS HERALD, May 2, 1860, p. 2, c. 5
Mabies'
Circus and Menagerie United!!
Splendid and liberal design for the amuse-
ment of the people, in the wonderful
combination of these
Two Great Companies!
In the Equestrian department may be found the following Stars, culled
from the leading Circuses of Europe and America.
Mr. W. Waterman, the celebrated four and six horse rider and general
performer.
Mr. J. DeMott, the principal Equestrian of the world, will exhibit those
daring feats, upon his spirited charger, which have astonished the world, and
placed him upon the pedestal of equestrian fame.
Mr. J. Conklin, the modern Hercules, in his graceful sports, juggling
cannon balls weighing 80 to 45 pounds.
Herr Jennings, the man of Iron, and most astonishing leaper and vaulter
in the world.
Sig. Bushnell, the wonder of the world, in his great feats of light and
heavy balancing, and juggling knives, balls, etc.
The Conklin Brothers, in their classic Poses, with a host of auxiliaries
and juveniles, too numerous to mention.
Last but not least, is the celebrated American Clown I. Huyck, whose rich
gems of genius, spicy anecdotes, local hits, quaint delineations of men and
manners, have rendered him the brilliant star from Maine to Mexico.
Also the largest collection of living animals in the United States; and
exhibited with the Circus, under one pavilion, for one price of admission.
Among them are the following: Ten
magnificent Lions, Royal Bengal Tigers, Brazilian Black Tiger, Panthers,
Leopards, Cougar, Ocelot, Tiger Cats, stipped [sic] and spotted Hyenas, Grizzly
and Black Bears, Camels and Dromedaries; Lamas [sic], Burmese Cow and Alpacas,
Gray and Black Wolves, white Coon, Badgers, Porcupines, and a wilderness of
Birds, and Monkeys.
Professor Colson's Cornet Band.
Will be heralded through the principal streets on the morning of the day
of exhibition, drawn by a team of Colossal Elephants.
During the performance, Sig. Woodruff, the world renowned Lion Tamer,
will enter the
Den of Lions, Tigers, etc.,
And display his wonderful power in subduing and bringing into subjection
those terrible monsters.
Mons. Craven, will introduce those highly trained Elephants, Romeo and
Juliet, whose performances have been received with unbounded demonstration of
applause wherever exhibited. Truly
they must be seen to be appreciated.
Mr. W. Waterman, will introduce his
Educated Mules and Trick Ponies;
All of which will go through with a variety of chaste and pleasing
performances.
Will exhibit at:
Dallas, Wednesday, May 9, 1860
Lancaster, Tuesday "
8, "
Breckinridge, Thursday, "
10, "
[rest illegible]
DALLAS HERALD, May 23, 1860, p.1, c. 1
Taking the Census.—The Buffalo Express or Cleveland Plaindealer, (it is
found in both,) is entitled to the credit of this capital take-off of the
questions proposed to be asked by the takers of the census of 1860:
What is your age?
Where were you born?
Are you married, and if so, how do you like it?
How many children have you, and do they sufficiently resemble you as to
preclude the possibility of their belonging to any of your neighbors?
Did you ever have the measles, and if so, how many?
Have you a twin brother several years older than yourself?
Have you parents, and if so, how many of them?
Do you read the New Testament regularly?
What is your fighting weight?
Which do you like best for light reading, "The Gunmaker of
Moscow," by Cobb, or the President's last message, by J. B.?
How many times has your wife "wished she was dead," and did you
reciprocate the wish?
Do you use boughten tobacco?
Were you and your wife worth anything when married, and if not, what
proportion of her things were your'n, and your things were her'n?
Were you ever in the penitentiary?
Are you troubled with biles?
How many empty bottles have you in the house?
How does your meerschaum color?
Have you all of Thayer's speeches on the horse railroad?
Are beans an article of regular diet in your family, and if so, how does
it go?
State whether you are blind, deaf, idiotic or have the heaves?
How many chickens have you, and are they on foot or in the shell?
Also, how many sucedanums?
Is there a strawberry mark on your left arm?
Which food do you prefer, rum or mixed drinks?
State how much pork, impending crisis, Dutch cheese, popular sovereignty,
standard poetry, Gaiety paper, slave code, catnip, red flannel, Constitution and
Union, old junk, perfumery, coal oil, liberty, hoop skirt, &c., you have on
hand?
Persons liable to be "censussed" will do well to cut the above
out and put it up in a conspicuous place.
DALLAS HERALD, May 23, 1860, p. 2, c. 3
The Late Fashions.—A Correspondent of the Telegraph, writing from New
York, thus speaks of the new popular style of bonnets and hoops:
I would you might see the fashionable bonnets as I see them every day.
There is no lady that promenades Broadway, without a coal-scuttle affair
placed on the top of her head, and in many instances the front is so high and
large that it makes the wearers face look like a little picture in a large
frame. The women must all
have them, though a year ago you could scarcely see the bonnet, now you can see
nothing else. The weaker vessels
are very fond of extremes. The
reduction of the hooped skirts does not seem to meet with such a decided
success. In some instances you will
find ladies with scarcely any, and dressed up in something which looks very like
a man's overcoat. They look as slim
and lanky as a sickly herring, and it is impossible for them to walk with the
ease and grace that women do who wear large hoops.
They can spread themselves.
DALLAS HERALD, October 31, 1860, p. 2, c. 6
List of Premiums Awarded by the Ellis County Agricultural and Mechanical
Association, at the Third Annual Fair Thereof.
To Mrs. M. E. Meredith, on cotton quilt
$
3 00
To Mrs. J. E. Prince, on pair blankets
5 00
To Mrs. Sarah Burgess, on fine jeans, 10 yards
5 00
To Mrs. L. W. Connor, on negro jeans, 10 yds
2 50
on flannel
2 50
on woolen carpet
5 00
on plaid linsey
2 50
To Miss Maria Sims, on pair woolen hose
1 00
To Mrs. Sarah Duneway, on woolen half hose
50
To Miss Maria Sims, on pair cotton hose
1 00
To Mrs. Sarah Duneway, on pair mitts
50
To Mrs. John M. Hines, on silk quilt
5 00
To Mrs. P. C. Sims, on coverlet
3 00
To Mrs. A. A. Foster, on worsted quilt
4 00
DALLAS HERALD, November 7, 1860, p. 3, c. 3
Dallas County Agricultural and Mechanical Association.
Second Annual Fair, Occupying 3 days.
Mrs. R. L. McKamy, jeans
$
3 00
W. W. Wheat, linsey, plaid
2 50
W. W. Wheat, flannel, white
2 50
Mrs. W. T. Edmondson, blankets, pair
3 00
Mrs. E. J. Hawpe, coverlet, wool
3 00
W. W. Wheat, carpeting, wool
2 50
Mrs. H. Thomas, carpeting, rag
1 00
Mrs. E. J. Hawpe, counterpane, cotton
1 00
Mrs. M. E. Dixon, tufted work
1 00
Mrs. E. B. Durgan, quilt, silk
5 00
Mrs. E. B. Durgan, quilt, cotton
3 00
Miss S. E. Crow, shawl, wool
2 50
Mrs. R. L. McKamy, hose, wool
1 00
hose, cotton
1 00
Mrs. N. P. Taylor, half-hose, wool
50
Mrs. N. Harlan, mittens, wool
50
DALLAS HERALD, November 21, 1860, p. 1, c. 1
The Lone Star Flag.
We were asked by a friend, yesterday, what were the colors of the Lone
Star Flag. Not being able to answer
at the moment, we have though perhaps a correct answer would be interesting to
the great majority of our people who never saw it.
The first revolutionary flag raised in Texas was, if we are correctly
informed, the celebrated flag of Independence, at Goliad, by Capt. Wm. Brown, in
1835. This was a white arm, in the
attitude of striking with a bloody sword. Its
significance was that the white man should rule where that flag waved.
In the same year, a company of volunteers was raised in Harrisburg in
this county, and presented by Miss Sarah R. Dobson with a flag of white, red,
and blue, and with a white five-pointed star set in a ground of red.
This is believed to have been the first lone star flag in Texas.
In the same year, as Col. Ward was marching with his command from Macon
to Columbus, Ga., on their way to Texas, a daughter of Col. Troutman, of
Knoxville, presented a flag of white silk, with an azure star in the centre, to
the company. The inscription on one
side was "Liberty or Death." on the other, the Latin motto, "Ubi
Liberatas habitat, ibi nostra patria est." "Where Liberty dwells, there is my country."
This flag was unfurled at Velasco, in January, 1836, and floated from the
same pole with Capt. Brown's flag of Independence, which had been brought in
from Goliad.
The Lone Star was adopted as the national standard of Texas by Congress,
then in session at Columbia, December 10, 1836.
We copy the description from the Telegraph of December 22d, 1836:
"Be it further enacted, &c., That for the future, there shall be
a national flag, to be denominated the National Standard of Texas, the
conformation of which shall be an azure ground with a large golden star central.
"Be it further enacted, &c., That the national flag for the
naval service of the Republic of Texas, as adopted by the President at
Harrisburg, on the 9th of April, 1836, the conformation of which is
Union blue, star central, thirteen stripes prolonged, alternate red and white,
be, and the same is hereby ratified and confirmed, and adopted as the future
national flag for the naval service for the Republic of Texas."
The glorious flag of the Lone Star is dear to every Texian.
It waived proudly over a free country, which true men wrested from the
dominion of the savages. Tears flowed from eyes all unused to weeping when it was
hauled down from the flag staff at the Capitol, on the consummation of
annexation. It may yet be raised
again. If so, it will not be
dishonored. There are many of those
sturdy spirits still left, who gloried in that banner.
Thousands of others have been attracted hither by the history of this
country, by the unexampled advantages, by the love of liberty that dwells among
our people. Many of them love the
Union, but all of them, we think, love Texas more.
Whatever may be the action of Texas, whatever steps she may take, whether
to stay or go, that step once taken, she will be supported by a united
people.—Telegraph.
DALLAS HERALD, November 21, 1860, p. 2, c. 3
The South West Extra, of the 16th, says that a torch-light
procession was had in Waco, on the previous night, at which "Old Abe"
was rode on a rail—the rail being cheerfully borne by two stalwart sons of
Africa. The enthusiasm at Waco on
the news of the determined stand taken by the Cotton-growing States, on the
announcement of the election of Lincoln, was intense and the Lone Star Flag
floated in the breeze over a large number of buildings. . . .
DALLAS HERALD, November 21, 1860, p. 2, c. 2
From every exchange on our table, we see notice of the simultaneous and
unanimous movement of the people of Texas, upon the announcement of the late
Presidential election. At various
points in the State, the Banner of the Lone Star floats proudly in the breezes
of Heaven, indicative of the will and desire of our people to assert their
independence rather than remain in vassalage and a State of dependent inequality
under a Black Republican rule. . . .
DALLAS HERALD, November 21, 1860, p. 2, c. 6
The flag that waved in the thick of the fight at San Jacinto, was
yesterday flung in the breeze from the tallest flag staff in the city, in token
of the love which many of our citizens feel for the "Lone Star," and
their wish to see it again take its place independently among the nations of the
earth.—Houston Telegraph.
DALLAS HERALD, November 21, 1860, p. 2, c. 6
The Savans of Paris have discovered a new color, produced from coal tar.
It is called dianthian, and varies from a deep purple to all the shades
of a bright rose color.
DALLAS HERALD, November 21, 1860, p. 2, c. 6
Outlawing the Weed.—The Ohio Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church has taken another step forward. It
has outlawed tobacco, and tobacco users. At
its late session at Gampolis, it adopted the following preamble and resolutions:
"Whereas, The use of tobacco is a great evil, and leads to other
evils; therefore,
"Resolved by the Ohio Conference, That after the present session, we
will not receive any person into full connection who persists in the use of
tobacco.
DALLAS HERALD, November 28, 1860, p. 2, c. 4
The Telegraph says that the "blue cockade," has made its
appearance in the streets of Houston. It
consists of a blue rosette, with a five pointed silver star in the centre.
It is worn on the side of the hat and means that "the wearers pledge
their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor to resistance to abolition
encroachments, and that they can see no way of successful resistance but in the
withdrawal of their State from the Union."
DALLAS HERALD, November 28, 1860, p. 2, c. 3-4
Correspondent of the Herald.
Court Week in Kaufman
Dallas, Nov. 26, 1860.
Messrs. Editors: We have had
the pleasure of attending another term of the District Court of Kaufman county,
which terminated on last Saturday.
The people of Kaufman are intensely interested in the political state of
the country.
On Monday of Court, a meeting was held for the purpose of considering the
subject. . . . On Tuesday, a preamble and resolutions were reported. . . In the
mean time the Lone Star had been hoisted on the new Court House.
It was now circulated that, on Friday, the ladies of Kaufman would
present to the people of the county, through the Judge of their District Court,
a Union Flag—the star spangled banner—the stars and stripes, or National
Flag. This appeared to absorb
public attention, or allay the excitement and give place to other business for
two days.
Friday noon, (unlucky day!) the bells of two churches and the hotel were
rung, and the current of the populace was towards the churches, both of which
spacious buildings are on the same side of town.
The ladies assembling at one, and the people gathering in large numbers
at the other. Soon the ladies came
in procession, bearing a handsomely wrought flag, the workmanship of their own
hands, and were loudly cheered upon their entrance.
Though the Union of these States may be dissolved, and a bloody
revolution succeed, the principles adopted by the individual colonies will
survive, the stars and stripes will ever thrill the bosoms of those who remember
the glorious triumph of these principles over British tyranny.
And the fair ladies of our country may be led into error, and lavish
their toil in an unfortunate cause, but our gallantry will ever prompt us to
cheer their efforts though we chide their object.
His Honor, Judge Reeves, took the stand, and Miss Kate Parsons addressed
him in behalf of the ladies of Kaufman, in a lengthy speech, well adapted to the
occasion, abounding in elegant allusions to the Union and the star spangled
banner; discharging the duty with much grace and elegance; presenting to His
Honor and through him to the people of Kaufman the cherished ensign of our
liberties and once happy country.—The Judge responded in one of the ablest
speeches we have ever heard in the State. Paying
the respect to the fair lady at whose hands he had received the beautiful
banner, and complimenting her and the ladies of Kaufman upon the interest they
were manifesting in what they conceived to be the good of our common country, he
proceeded to point out the misfortunes that were about to befall us and our
institutions, and to suggest a remedy, and the course for Southern men, Southern
women and Southern States to pursue. He
told the ladies that each State of the Union was an independent sovereignty;
that he was a freeman and citizen of Texas; that every other State in the Union
was alike sovereign and independent; that the rights of individuals and property
were regulated alone by the State authorities; and that one State had no right
to interfere with the domestic affairs of another State.
That the Federal Union was a creature of the States, and not the States
of the Federal Union. That the
federal compact was entered into for specific purposes; Congress only exercised
a delegated authority—only held the capacity of an agent of the States, and
would only exist as long as the terms of the compact were faithfully observed.
The Judge entered fully into the relations of the States and the Federal
Union, and told the ladies that the preservation of them was greatly to be
desired, but that a fearful crisis had come upon us.
He examined the course that had been pursued by the Abolition fanatics of
the North; traced the origin of the Black Republican party to that, as its
issue; spoke of its tendency and ultimate designs upon the institutions of the
Southern States; hoped that we might be spared the fearful and much to be
lamented consequences, but said, the time might come, and at no distant day,
when it would become us as freemen, true to ourselves, our institutions and our
rights under the Constitution, to strike for the liberties achieved by the blood
of our fathers. He would accept,
however, from their hands, with great pleasure, the banner under which so many
glorious victories had been achieved on sea and land; under which our country
had risen to so much distinction; under which our citizens had been respected in
every land and upon the waves of the ocean; and he would say to the people of
Kaufman and the South, present it to the Black Republicans of the North, and
demand of them the respect that has been accorded to it by the nations of the
earth, and tell them that under its broad stripes and bright stars we have our
rights under the Constitution, or die in the defense of them.
We can only give you a glance at the elegant address of the Judge, which
was vociferously applauded at the end of almost every sentence, and often with
deafening shouts from the delighted and enthusiastic auditors.
A procession was then formed of ladies and gentlemen, to the stirring
strains of music, and proceeded to the store of Mr. J. W. Johnson, over the
walls of which it was thrown to the breeze with a shout from the crowd below.
Such is the second flag of the people of Kaufman.
We have heard it rumored that the first—the Lone Star—was forcibly
torn down. Such is not the case.
It was too small, and thought to be inappropriate for the important
occasion, and was taken down as soon as the resolutions were passed.—There was
no violence or ill feeling manifested during the week.
All seemed to bent upon inquiry, and anxious to see and hear.
On Friday evening it was rumored, that on the next day a Southern
Confederacy meeting would be held, and a banner presented with fifteen stars.
Accordingly, at noon again, the bells rang out their inviting tones, and
the Methodist Church was the scene of another patriotic display.
Soon after the concourse of ladies and gentlemen were assembled, Miss
Sallie Gibbs was conducted to the stand. A
flag of azure, bespangled with fifteen white stars, one more prominent than the
rest, waved gracefully over her head, and she tendered it to the people of
Kaufman, accompanied by an appropriate address, the concluding words of which
brought down the house in thunderings of applause.
Our own talented and highly respected citizen, Col. E. P. Nicholson, had
been selected to receive it, and he did so in his usual gallant style.
He paid the fair lady but a part of the complements that were due to her
and her compeers at Kaufman, but he did that in manner and language prompted
alone by the heart of a true and chivalric son of the South.
He sustained the cause of Southern institutions by sound logical
reasoning that was well received, the audiences signifying their approval by
hearty cheers.
General Good, of our place too, was called upon by the ladies, and
responded in his usual happy and eloquent tones.
He paid the ladies many well deserved compliments, and invoked the frowns
of Heaven upon Abraham Lincoln and all the Black Republican party and Abolition
fanatics who would advocate negro equality with the fair daughters of the South.
The General's appeals to Southern patriotism were evidently grateful to
the hearts of those who heard him.
After some other speaking, the flag was borne in procession and placed on
the top framework of the roof of the new Court House, and streamed away to the
north under the pressure of a brisk wind, ominous of the defiant attitude of our
people. . . .
DALLAS HERALD, November 28, 1860, p. 2, c. 4
The Waco South-West of the 21st says:--
"To-day a magnificent staff 160 feet in height, braced by wire guys,
will be raised in Waco and the State Flag ascend aloft to flaunt proudly in the
winds of heaven. An immense crowd
will be in attendance, and the colors will be saluted with military
honors."
DALLAS HERALD, November 28, 1860, p. 2, c. 5
The Lone Star flag has been hoisted at Rusk. . .
DALLAS HERALD, December 5, 1860, p. 3, c. 2
Many of our citizens appear on the streets of Dallas wearing the cockade
of our national colors, blue ribbon with a golden star. Some wear cockades of red.
An aged farmer said in our presence that "he wanted to wear it over
his heart and in front, that all the world might see it and know his
position." He would wear it
with more pride than the "Cross of the Legion of Honor.". . . .
DALLAS HERALD, December 5, 1860, p. 3, c. 1
Enthusiastic
Meeting at Dallas
Glorious Demonstration!
Last Saturday, according to previous notice, the people of Dallas county
assembled at the Court House to give a continued and renewed expression of their
sentiments in regard to the position that Texas should how assume.
Farmers from every portion of the county, with their wives and daughters,
came up and united in one of the grandest demonstrations ever witnessed in
Dallas.—It was by far the fullest meeting since the great barbecue in October.
The deepest interest was manifested in the proceedings, by both men and
women. Fifteen young girls,
innocent and pure as the early spring flowers of our prairies, were selected as
the representatives of the Southern States, bearing white banners with the names
of each State emblazoned thereon, with the motto "Sovereign and
Independent" beneath.—New Jersey was also represented with the flattering
and appropriate motto, "The Bright Particular Star of the North."
The procession was formed at the Dallas Hotel, headed by the young girls
with banners, followed by a large crowd of ladies and gentlemen, then proceeded
to the Court house under the inspiring strains of music, & filed into the
spacious hall, which was now densely packed with hundreds of eager and expectant
auditors. Gen. N. H. Darnell was
called to the chair and A. Harwood acted as Secretary. . .
DALLAS HERALD, December 5, 1860, p. 3, c. 2
We have just conversed with Hon. A. G. Walker, of Tarrant county, who
reports the people of Birdville as thoroughly aroused on the great questions now
agitating the country. The citizens
of Birdville recently held a meeting and passed resolutions memorializing the
Governor to call the Legislature and expressing strong secession sentiments.
Mr. Walker is deeply imbued with the same spirit, and says that the signs
of the times are unmistakable, and that every patriot must act.
He ways that the flag of the Lone Star has been floating at Birdville for
weeks. McKinney Messenger will
please note this fact.
DALLAS HERALD, December 12, 1860, p. 1, c. 3
So many "Lone Stars" were never before seen in this city—not
even in the days of the Republic—as have made their appearance within the past
week. [rest illegible, but the article was originally probably in a Galveston
newspaper]
DALLAS HERALD, December 12, 1860, p. 1, c. 4
Texas for Secession.—From our Texas exchanges we learn that the Lone
Star flag of the Republic floats in majestic splendor from housetop and from
steeple, in almost every principal town and city n that State.
This can be indicative of but one thing, and that is secession. .
.—Turner's Southern Star.
DALLAS HERALD, December 26, 1860, p. 1, c. 3
A silver star worn on the hat may now be seen in great numbers on the
streets of Kaufman. Let them shine
on, gentlemen, brighter and brighter unto the perfect day.
DALLAS HERALD, December 26, 1860, p. 1, c. 3
The Tyler Reporter has the Lone Star at its mast-head. Motto, "The Lone Star of Texas, may it never grow
dim."
The Lone Star Flag that was raised at Houston on Friday was in the
thickest of the fight at San Jacinto.—Galv. News.
The State Rights Sentinel gives a long list of counties that have taken
prompt action in the secession movement. A
hundred others could be added to the list.
The Sentinel has the Lone Star at its mast-head, with the appropriate
motto, "She will never submit to Black Republican rule."
[note—the Sentinel was published in Tyler]
DALLAS HERALD, December 26, 1860, p. 2, c. 2
Christmas!
Once more we are in the midst of Christmas festivities—once more we
hear the ringing notes of happiness from girls and boys—once more we hear the
kindly greetings of friends and see their joyous faces radiant with hope and
joy, and hear on all sides, from old and young, that sound so welcome to our
hearts, "A merry Christmas." The
Yule-log burns brightly on every hearth—the Christmas dinner, so carefully
prepared by the "gude woman," smokes on every table and all hearts are
ready and willing to be happy. Our
annual and time-honored holiday comes upon us at this time amidst scenes of
national gloom and disquietude,--amidst scenes of unusual interest, and in times
that are well calculated to try men's souls.
But notwithstanding the alarm that pervades the entire country, we are
glad to see that we are not cast down, nor our souls disquieted within us.
Altho' a nation is about to absolve itself from its allegiance to a
government that might be used to oppress us, as a people we should rejoice that
our independence will be achieved before the bonds are placed upon us, and that
we are not called upon to carol our Christmas lays nor to sing our joyful songs
in a strange land, nor to sit down by the waters of Babylon and weep when we
remember our country; nor to hang our harps upon the willows like the captive
daughters of Israel.
We have much for which to be grateful during the last year, and
especially for that inestimable blessing, a love of Independence and hatred to
oppression. The recurrence of
Christmas at this crisis seems to be symbolical of the birth of a New and Great
People, as it is the anniversary of the birth of the Savior of mankind. We trust that we may, as a people, be a light, a bright and
shining light to the nations of the earth, as the home of Liberty, Science and
Christianity. We say then, let not
this glorious festival pass by unheeded, nor let the prayers of Patriots and
Christians for our country's good, be silenced on our altars.
Let the hearts of our people send up an incense, as acceptable in its
purity and sincerity as are the swelling anthems that to-day peal from the
proudest sanctuaries in all christendom. We
are reminded, in our hours of ease of happiness,--in the festive hall and solemn
church, in prayer and thanksgiving, in joy and sorrow, that the Supreme Ruler of
the Universe, directs the ways and destinies of men as well as of nations, and
that God, in his Goodness, has spared us another year and permitted us to enjoy
the innocent pleasures of another Christmas.
To our readers and patrons, our friends and neighbors, we wish a happy
Christmas, and that their lives may be indefinitely prolonged to enjoy
unnumbered Christmas dinners and countless bowls of Egg Nogg. [sic]
DALLAS HERALD, December 26, 1860, p. 2, c. 2
The Lone Star Flag.
We are indebted to Gen. J. J. Good, of this place, who has just returned
from Austin, for the annexed copy of the Act of the Congress of the Republic of
Texas, establishing the National Standard of Texas, &c.—We published,
several weeks ago, an article from the Houston Telegraph, giving what the editor
believed to be the flag of the old Republic; but the act given below was passed
and approved January 25th, 1839, as an amendment to the act quoted by
the Telegraph. It is taken from the
records in the State Department, and copied verbatim, and we publish it for the
benefit of our friends who wish to have a real
Lone Star flag flying:
AN ACT, amending an Act entitled, "An Act adopting a National Seal
and Standard for the Republic of Texas, approved on the 10th of
December, 1836."
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Texas, in Congress
assembled, That from and after the passage of this act, the National Arms of the
Republic of Texas be, and the same is hereby declared to be, a white star
of five points on an azure ground, encircled by an olive and live oak branches.
Sec. 2. Be it further
enacted, That the National Great Seal of this Republic shall from and after the
passage of this act, bear the arms of this nation, as declared by the first
section of this act, and the letters, "Republic of Texas."
Sec. 3. Be it further
enacted, That from and after the passage of this act, the National Flag of
Texas, shall consist of a blue perpendicular stripe of the width of one-third of
the whole length of the flag, with a white star of five points in the centre
thereof, and two horizontal stripes of equal breadth, the upper white the lower
red, of the length of two-thirds of the whole length of the flag; anything in
the act to which this is an amendment to the contrary notwithstanding.
Sec. 4. Be it further
enacted, That the President be and he is hereby authorized and required to
establish such signal and other auxiliary flags for the naval, revenue and land
services, also for the use of pilots and costing traders, as the said services
may require and he may deem necessary and expedient.
Sec. 5. Be it further
enacted, That the National [this should be Naval] Standard of this Republic
shall remain as was established by an act to which this is an amendment.
John M. Hansford,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
David G. Burnett,
President of the Senate.
Approved January 25th, 1839.
Mirabeau B. Lamar.
DALLAS HERALD, December 26, 1860, p. 2, c. 3
A subscriber at Black Jack Grove, Hopkins County, who has been a
life-long and consistent Whig and Union man, up to the late election, writes us
as follows: . . . "We will
have a Lone Star Flag here in a few days, and a public meeting, and I will post
you up on the proceedings."
DALLAS HERALD, December 26, 1860, p. 4, c. 1
Cakes for the Holidays.
A lady correspondent of the American
Agriculturist gives the following receipts for making good cake for the
holidays:
Welcome Cake.—Stir a cup and
a half of sugar and half a cup of butter together, with three well beaten eggs.
Sift a teaspoonful of cream of tartar, and half a teaspoonful of soda
with three small cups of flour; this, with half a cup of milk, must be mixed
with the above, and baked in a moderately quick oven.
By adding raisins and currents, ½ lb. of each, a very good fruit cake
may be made.
New Year's Cake.—1 cup of
butter, 1 of sugar, 1 teaspoonful of cream of tartar, ½ teaspoonful of soda,
and caraway seeds to the taste. Flour
must be added till the dough is fit to roll—these require a quick oven.
Spice Cake.—1 cup of sugar, 2
of molasses, ½ cup butter, a teaspoonful of spice, and one of soda dissolved in
a little milk; add flour till it is quite stiff; then roll thin and cut in
cakes. Bake quick.
Wealthy Cake.—Take ½ pound
of butter, ¾ pound of sugar, the same of flour, 4 eggs, 2 lb. of seeded
raisins, 1 pound of currants, ¼ pound of citron, 1 gill of brandy.
Spice well with nutmeg and ground cloves. Bake slowly three hours.
This cake will keep six months. Icing
for the cake: beat the white of two
eggs to a froth, then stir in half a pound of powdered sugar.
Flavor with a little essence of lemon, and spread on with a knife when
the cake is cold.
DALLAS HERALD, January 2, 1861, p. 1, c. 8
Public Meeting at Plano, Collin County.
Agreeably to previous appointment, a public meeting was held at Plano, in
Collin County, on Thursday, Dec. 18th, 1860. . . . Meanwhile, a flag
with a single star and stripes representing our sister Southern states floated
proudly to the breeze, from a liberty pole 50 feet in height.
DALLAS HERALD, January 9, 1861, p. 2, c. 1
For the Ladies.—Enormous sleeves are now fashionable in Paris, for full dress and promenade. They
are said to be very light even when built to the size of a moderate balloon.
As the sleeve is magnified, crinoline diminishes.
This recalls the good old days o' lang syne, when a fashionably dressed
lady measured six feet across the shoulders, that is if any of the present
generation are so candid as to admit that they lived in those days.
DALLAS HERALD, January 16, 1861, p. 1, c. 6
The Ladies Forever!—The Florence Gazette
brings us the following, which is entirely too good to be confined to the
circulation of one paper. We wonder
if the submissionists will refuse to put themselves under the protection of the
ladies? Everybody read, and if you
have a submission neighbor, read this to him:
The good ladies of Barbour county, we learn, held a meeting, and made up
twenty-five cents for each of the members of the Madison county meeting who
repudiated the military tax and also resolved to present the Chairman of that
meeting with a hooped skirt.
In a like manner, the patriotic ladies of Columbus, Georgia, upon hearing
of a Union meeting in a neighboring
county, met and passed resolution offering to go to that county and protect
all of those who participated in the said Union meeting, in the event of war.
This kindly demonstration of the ladies brought out the cavilry [sic] of
this county, and they held one of the largest, and most enthusiastic secession
meetings ever known in the county. Their
resolutions were so full of fire that one could see to read them distinctly at
night.
DALLAS HERALD, January 23, 1860, p. 2, c. 2
Our associate, Mr. Lane, spent several days of the past week at Lancaster
and Waxahachie, both of which places he found [fold in paper] there was some
complaint of dull times.—Several new and beautiful residences and business
houses have been erected in Lancaster within the past few months, and a large
establishment is in contemplation by Messrs. Moffett & Nance, for a carding,
spinning, and weaving factory. They
expect to have it in operation in time for the next carding season.
DALLAS HERALD, February 13, 1861, p. 1, c. 1
From the Huntsville [Ala.] Democrat.
Secession
Song—Dixie Land.
by Max. Greene.
Away down South, in the CAROLINA,
They have guns and the ready rhine; [?]
Look away! Look away!
Look away! Dixie land.
They have the men to do the fightin'—
They've no use in scratchin' and bitin';
Hooray! Hooray!
Hooray! Dixie Land.
CHORUS:
O, I'm glad I am in Dixie! Hooray!
Hooray!
In Dixie Land, I take my stand,
To live and die in Dixie!
Away! Away!
Away down South in Dixie!
Away! Away!
Away down South in Dixie!
The Sovereign State of ALABAMA
Will try her hand before the lam her;
Look away! Look away!
Look away! Dixie Land.
So will our MISSISSIPPI brother,
And GEORGIA, too, our mortal mother;
Hooray! Hooray!
Hooray! Dixie Land!
And LOUISIANA, then will come,
And TEXAS, too, will help us some;
Look away! Look away!
Look away! Dixie land,
And ARKANSAS, with her tooth-picker,
Will help us out a little quicker;
Get away! Get away!
Get away! Dixie Land.
And next old NORTH CAROLINA State—
And, after that, what's good and great;
Hooray! Hooray!
Hooray! Dixie Land.
When Lincoln gets on a Southern break,
We'll give hum a touch of the Rattlesnake;
Get away! Get away!
Get away! Dixie Land.
DALLAS HERALD, February 20, 1861, p. 2, c. 1
Wool Carding.—We ask the attention of our readers who are interested in
Wool, to the advertisement of Mr. Wm. T. Nance, which will be found in to-day's
paper.—Mr. N. has the machines which were recently owned by O. B. Nance &
Son, Ten Mile Creek, 12 miles South of Dallas, and having added considerable new
machinery to his establishment, solicits the patronage of all who have wool to
card.
DALLAS HERALD, February 27, 1861, p. 4, c. 1
Woman at Work.—The matrons of Ellis county are aroused by the present
aspect of affairs and have resolved to show their spirit, that they can imitate
their grandmothers in days of yore, when oppression forced us from beneath the
British yoke of bondage, almost as degrading as that of the servile masters of
the North at present. The women of
Ellis have formed what they call "home spun societies."
They say that the immense sums of money sent on North, to purchase finery
to decorate their persons, can and ought to be expended in encouraging home
industry and home manufacturers. Hence
they propose to wear and use all such articles of Southern make as they can
possible [sic] obtain, in prefence [sic] to the Northern articles, even though
our home article be inferior. As
far as articles of dress go they propose to wear nothing manufactured at the
North. If this is adhered to and
the societies become large, many a poor man's pocket will feel the weight of
coin it never felt before.—Crockett Printer.
DALLAS HERALD, March 6, 1861, p. 1, c. 2
The Lone Star is being raised in various towns and villages in the State
of Virginia.
DALLAS HERALD, March 6, 1861, p. 4, c. 1
Last Saturday amidst the booming of cannon and the shouts of the people,
the Lone Star Flag, made for the occasion by the Ladies of Dallas, was raised
above the Court House, and floated triumphantly to the breeze. It is a beautiful piece of work and reflects the highest
credit upon the fair ladies who gathered together and wrought his fine emblem of
Texas Independence. At night, there
was a brilliant illumination and a thousand lights were shedding their rays upon
the enthusiastic crowds that promenaded its streets. The establishments of Messrs. Simon, Wells & Bro.,
Caldwell, Jeff Peak Jr., the Dallas Hotel, Crutchfield House, Nevill's, Baird's,
and the Court House were perfect blazes of light.
Appropriate transparencies were gotten for the occasion and had a fine
effect.
DALLAS HERALD, March 13, 1861, p. 1, c. 3
Southern Coin.—We were shown this morning a very pretty and well
executed medal made here, either in commemoration of the secession of the
Southern States, or suggested as a model for the coin of the future Southern
Confederacy—we could not learn which.
The medal is the size of a five dollar gold piece.
On one side is a Palmetto tree, with cotton bales, sugar hogsheads, and a
cannon at its based, beyond which appears the rays of the rising sun, and
forming a semi circle immediately outside of the rays, fifteen stars.
The motto "No submission to the North"—1860.
On the reverse rice, tobacco and cotton plants form a tasteful group
around the graceful sugar cane, and mix their varied leaves.
Around are engraved the words: "The
wealth of the South—rice, tobacco, sugar, cotton."
The finish of this pretty medal is as good and well executed as that of
any gold piece issued by the mint.—N. O. Picayune.
DALLAS HERALD, March 13, 1861, p. 1, c. 8
Flag of Louisiana.
We, the people of Louisiana, in
Convention assembled, do agree and establish, That the flag of the State of
Louisiana, shall consist and bee composed of thirteen horizontal stripes, of the
color hereinafter described, and to be disposed in the following order,
commencing from the upper line or edge of the flag, to wit:
The first stripe, blue, 2d white; third red; fourth, white, fifth, blue;
sixth, white, seventh, red; eighth, white; ninth, blue; tenth, white; eleventh,
red; twelfth, white; and the thirteen, or bottom strip blue.
We do further ordain and establish,
That there shall be in the upper of chief corner of the flag a square field, and
color whereof shall be red; and the sides thereof equal to the width of seven
stripes; and that in the center of said field there shall be a star of due and
proportionate size, having five points or nags, and that the color of said star
shall be a pale yellow.
We do further ordain and establish,
That the said flag and no other, shall be the national flag of Louisiana.
DALLAS HERALD, March 13, 1861, p. 2, c. 1
The Lone Star Flag floats from the dome of the Capitol at Austin!
DALLAS HERALD, March 13, 1861, p. 2, c. 1
United States Flag.—We tender our thanks to Lieut. Miller, of
Lancaster, for the present of the United States Flag, the genuine Stars and
Stripes, taken at Camp Cooper, at the time of the surrender of that post to the
State troops. This was the first flag surrendered to the State of Texas, in her new
sovereignty, and we accept it from our gallant friend, with feelings of mingled
pride and sorrow. This glorious old
banner that once floated so proudly o'er the land of the free and the home of
the brave, now tattered and torn, shall always be honored as the proudest trophy
of the late contest. The Stars that
shine in its azure field, although with lustre dimmed, still shed their mournful
beams as if in sorrow o'er the fate of our once glorious union.—The memories
that cluster around the dear old banner, shall ever be held sacred, while we
feel a buoyant pride in the consciousness that our first allegiance is due the
sovereignty of Texas. We do not
exult and rejoice that the Stars and Stripes are lowered, but the heart of the
patriot should leap for joy, to know that the Lone Star of Texas is now in the
ascendancy, and our banner floats over men as brave and homes as free, as o'er
in times of old. All thanks to the
gallant Lieutenant—we will preserve the dear old flag, with pride and
affection.
DALLAS HERALD, March 13, 1861, p. 3, c. 1
For the Dallas Herald.
Palace Hill, Texas, March 9th, 1861.
Dear Herald:--According to previous notice there was a goodly number of
citizens met at this place, Saturday, the 9th Inst., for the purpose
of hoisting the Lone Star Flag. At
about one P. M. the crowd being pretty well collected, they began the work, by
sinking a pit, after which we began to raise the Pole, every man taking active
part in the work. The Staff being
raised and well braced, the flag was soon seen floating to the breeze, on a pole
seventy feet high, amid the enthusiastic cheers of our citizens. It waves as if it knew it was and would be supported by the
brave and the true. It will be
remembered that on the 8th of Jan. last this Precinct went strong for
the Union Delegates, nearly six to one. On
the 23d. Feb., last, the vote stood, Secession 18, against 25, quite a falling
off on the Union side. And there
was present to day several who voted the Union ticket, and who were willing and
took active part in raising the Banner of Liberty. Every person present seemed satisfied with the present state
of affairs, and especially the inauguration of Jefferson Davis to the
Presidency, and Stephens to the Vice Presidency of the Confederate States.
DALLAS HERALD, March 20, 1861, p. 2, c. 4
The Flag of the Confederate State.—Mr. Howard, of the firm of Howard
& Buchardt, showed us this morning a neat silken model of the Flag of the
Confederate States of America, originated by the Congressional Committee, and
adopted unanimously. It is as
follows:
Blue union, with seven white stars; three horizontal stripes, red, white
and red. The first red and white
extending from the union to the end of the flag, and the lower red stripe
extending the whole length of the flag, occupying the whole space below the
union. The stripes are all of equal
width.
The new flag was hoisted on the Capitol of Montgomery, on the 4th
inst.—Galveston News.
DALLAS HERALD, April 3, 1861, p. 1, c. 6
"Old Virginny."—The Augusta (Geo.) Dispatch says:
The negroes employed in grading the Macon & Warrenton Railroad, near
Warrenton, have hoisted secession flag on their dirt carts, bearing eight well
executed stars.—On being asked why they added the eighth star, the reply was
"Ole Wirginnys bound to come."
DALLAS HERALD, April 3, 1861, p. 3, c. 3
The flag of the Southern Confederacy was raised at Ferry Point, near
Norfolk, Va., on the 20th ult., amid loud and prolonged applause.
DALLAS HERALD, April 10, 1861, p. 1, c. 6
The Flag of Our Country.—Last Thursday two or three hundred troops from
the posts above marched through town on their way to the coast. We did not see them, but we are informed by a paper published
in town the next day, that they marched under "the flag of our
country."
We knew there was great disaffection generally among the Federal troops
in this State, that many were friendly to the Southern cause, and had joined our
standard, refusing to return to a Black Republican country. But we must admit that we were somewhat surprised to learn
that the companies in marching out of the country, had adopted our flag.—S. A. Herald.
DALLAS HERALD, April 10, 1861, p. 2, c. 1
We hear of balls and rumors of balls, among the young people about town.
The Waco South-West announces that a "Calico Ball" was to come
off in that city last week. In
these hard times, we think it would be more economical for the young ladies and
young gentlemen "to wear out"
all their old party rigging, and save the expense of even a calico dress. We see no evidence of hard times, in the splendid toiletries
that are exhibited daily on our streets, proving there is no necessity yet a
while for calico parties.
DALLAS HERALD, May 8, 1861, p. 4, c. 1
A handsome new Flag with eight stars was made by the fair hands of Miss
E. M. Lane, and presented to the Davis Light Infantry, on the morning of their
departure for the Indian Nation.
It was an affecting spectacle to see the streets thronged with the wives,
children, friends, brothers, and sisters, fathers and mothers of the volunteers,
cheering and waving handkerchiefs as the company filed out of town.
Many an eye was moistened with tears, and every heart swelled with prayer
for their safe return and a decisive victory.
DALLAS HERALD, May 8, 1861, p. 4, c. 1
Hurrah for the Ladies!—The fair Ladies of Dallas have been as busy as
bees the last few days, literally making the "lint fly." Our beautiful young friend Miss Lizzie Thompson, has sent us
the first pound of lint better than the prepared charpie, for the use of the
companies just gone out.—Nothing more useful or indispensable could have been
prepared; and we take pleasure in returning the thanks of the Surgeon, and of
the whole company for her valuable contribution. Other ladies likewise sent in