New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-23
TIE TEXAS MYSTERY ENPLA{NED.

To u, kSrro- eJ rsS n T. ryitrn-.
SIR: In y,sw leafer OF the l6tb INST. ,be sursen-
der of Twiecs, healed "The Tex~ Myasry," how
ever truly you estimate The damasug csecs OF thas
betrayal you form just conception " the imPos-ibi
ity of retrieving tie Disaster after the treason was CON-
mted. You nver. the Hue chronology 0f impostala
events and tsls a wholly mistsksn view Of circuui.
stances. You thus place the sNcesscr Of rwse- is-s
position which might wefi demand explanation bad il
really been such as you imagine.
Yos iusimste tkAa when Col. Waite rehsred Geo.
Twiegs on thc.i9th a February, sil The oovsrnnAns
property sih in possession Of the army. and nssh
have been retained by him, bxi wss given ap nsely
in obedience 10 the order of traitor Whose authotty
had ceased-an order dated oaly the day before %
not accuse yoa u any willful TervsIssou OF th or
know that editors eeeiy mysihed bat, IN ioAuce
10 an officer whose character has stood the test of fsty
years service, trust yos viii ADMIT Tor pubifcaascn
statement Of scts from wao vas ou she sQes whom
they occurred.
mssonefs VI The State Of Texas were sent 70 demand
Of Gen. T~xgs Q surrender Of the Hny, properly GOD
ports In thai State. The GeneyL made Known las "a
teDtioa 70 withdraw the troops and give up portion
u the stoxs, snd he appointed three u hs oioeS -
Commissioners 20 confer with those Of Texas, and tx
The terms Of evacuation and surrender Ono of
tkss ofRees Mai. Maslin, WIZ traitor, already IN
the confdcoee Of te enemy and now IN their service
n.
ever proved themssives loyal mse. am NOT acquains
I'd win NE Deliberations Of that Conmision, bnt, a
eourso, oou not agree, and did no* become as IN
smment o( surrender, which was anticipated BY forc-
BILE seizure. Ibe Rebel CommHsioners. hndsng tne,r
Object delayed by the sou,crence ssieosd Ben MsCsl
osgh 10 their instruments for rtdden blow. Tue ds-
Affected pos.iou Of tho population bad then very
effective organization, In she shape Of secret associa-
tion, who's rauhaaitoIs peSvsded the whole Stats,
wsilo tAs loyal slemsnt Rsking such neans OF unity
sr4ion hf.au,e 0yarhUad DaYpl wed. Mg(,u}-
Oash and the easasries Of conspiracy soon mlutered
force OF 800 or 900 moanted rangers with which he
marched upoo Ssn Antonio There had already eeea
formed in that oity severA companies OF mks, some
Of them well drilled, aud most Of them composed Of
so!disriy material. 10 these companies Con. Twiggs
had Distributed arms when the place was supposed 70
he threatened by = large bandtti.
After he bal armed this militia, some leading Hem-
bers VI the secret society residing there addressed 20
him petition praying that most Of the regular troops
then In the town, or about to arrive there should 10
Withdrawn. They protcssed to spprehend disorder
among the reguhrs and assured the General that their
ownbody sDd the local companies would be sufficient
for the defense OF tile place. lie wss so consdeise us
70 comply with their request Some additional regular
oompaahs which Rad lately arrived were sent back TO
ffuies poxs; aud the marching OF others, which had
been ordered ~ san Antonio, was oouliermandcd.
The siAsn about bandiii was imaginary; bat when
ths danger feon revolution became real and pressing,
tho headquarters, with its depots, wac left with only
twoeompades OF infantry. The auning Of the militia,
and the sending of Of tie regulars, occurred few
weeks before Mccullough raid In the meantime the
influence Of treason and fear had told eectualy the
town companies, although than half Of them had
been composed of Union men. Finding that Twiggs
intended TO submit paseivey and believing that even
neutrality would be dangerous TO Themselves they
were persuaded that the only course to prevent blood
she'd and secure their safety would be to frater
niIe with Mccullough. They accordingly threw them
selves into the of the secret society and on the
nigh; Of the 18th February when Mccullough entered
the place. the local companies among the FIRST to
take possession o the depots. Yet many Of the
sgainst Secession, after aiding II In arms.
McCuoughs force, including his allies In own mum.
besed not, = you asss co. but q least zoo men, and