Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-05
Surrender Of United States Military PrOpsrty
In Texas. a


The San Antonio Herald, OF .tho 10th ult.,
brings Us some Of the cifcunstanoee, attending
the surrender Of tho military property Ia Tex.
as. 1t does not clearly appear that Gen. Twiggs
''surrendered," as has been alleged, unless Cap
tain Reynolds, at the headquarters, San Auto
nio, acted under his orders, when the old Texan
RANGER ,McCulloch, With 600 men, demanded
1t. Probably there was demand 10 surrender,
with forces, sent to each United States post,
and that Gen. Twiggs had laid the previous
train to bring about the surrender In detail. -
The editor of the San Antonio Herald, on hear.
ing that Col. Ben McCulloch was approaching
that city at the head Of q large force Of volun.
teers, with view Of taking possession Of the
United States government property, repaired to
the camp on the Sslado, and thus relates what
he heard and Witnessed;
We learn that the command consisted Of some
six hundred men. the real bone and slnew OF the
country; among those Of our acquaintances we
were pleased 20 meet with such men as Hon.
Thomas II. Duggan, State Senator from the
Guadalupe district; Hon. w. II. Stewart, mem
ber of the Legislature from Gonzales; John
Ireland and w. E Goodrich, Esqs, Of Seguin;
also Judge Douglass chief justice Of Guadalupe
county, and DR.. Smith, OF Lockhart. When
such class of men engage In an enterprise OF
any character, we may rest assured that their
object is legal one, and that their action,
though decided, will be characterized by pru-
dence and wisdom. Col. McCulloch is acting
under the authority Of the State, as represented
by the committee Of public safety, appointed by
the State Convention. ~
e. We understand from the colonel commanding
that 1t was the intention to enter the city to day,
at about ten or twelve o'clock A. NJ, , and carry
out the objects of his visit. si
"a oJotooty Gatr,dov xnorntno --nur
usually quiet city is full of soldiers. All the
important streets are guarded, and the main
ploza looks like vast military camp. Col. Ben
McCulloch, with his command, came into town
this morning at A o'clock, to take charge of the
government property. He was joined by the
various city companies and by our citizens
generally. The Alamo property has been Civ
en- up by the gallant Captain Reynolds, as true
a patriot as Texas can boast, who has resigned
his commission under the recent United States
government, determined to adhere to the cause
Of the South. The Lone Star flag now floats as
of yore over the renowned Alamo. Negota
tions are now going on for the other property In
this city, which, if not given up within few
hours, will be taken. te
We heard it rumored that large body OF
men, under the authority Of the State, were
marching upon Camp Verde, with view to
take possession Of the same, by virtue of the
authority of the State of Texas.
ln the course of an interview yesterday with
tbs veteran commander of the military depart
ment of Texas, we learned that he had been
relieved of his command by the War Depart
ment, and that Col. Carlos A. Waite, now at
Camp Verde, would be his successor. IL was
not without emotion that we heard that distin-
guished General, grown gray in the service of
his country, announce that his military career
was closed, it being his determination to retire
to private life, making New Orleans his resi-
dence