New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-04
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE. TUESDAY JUNE a. 1851.

" scattered over an immense extent OF country,
without means of INSTRUMENTATION, intelli.
eence from the North, instructions from their
Government, or knowledge of the policy of the
" Administration" The ALPHABETICALLY Re-
port shows where the troops were. They were
principally stationed at and around San Antonio.
aud on the line Of the Rio GraDde in forts and
camps at short distances and Of easy communl-
cation with each other, by the river and by the
two branches of the great overland mail route.
The story about the troops beng scattered az
Immense distances" from each ether will amaze
any one who looks at the map of Texas and the
Adjutant- Generals report. And what had loyal
soldiers TO do wash +" the policy of the Admins
"tration 2" ThGr duty was to defeod the
public property, and hold the forts and camps
and arsenals against the enemies of the Gov
eminent. Unhappiiy for the country, " the
"policy of the Administration" appears to
have been too well k own and too read
lily followed. 1t is further said cit is not
"surprising they surrendered on terms rather
than be butchered." Who was there to butcher
regiment of cavalry, thirty -thres companies OF
infantry and FIVE companies Of artillerj-an army
of over three thousand men. in forts and gam
sOns, complete in all its appointment as wa"
the army of Texasi The newspaper correTp""o-
ence from Texas shows that the whole reori
force at San Anton o, wcen this arrangement Tor
surrender took place. consisted OF Ben McCui-
Tough and FIVE or six hundred mounted raea-
mullins that he bad gathered up in weeks
time The City of San Antonio WAS known 70
be 10y al, and voted against the ordinance oi Sc
cession! ELyen thousand citizens of Texas voted
against that ordinance Were Ben McCullough
and six hundred or even ten thousand of bis rag
nmu1ins force before which an army OF the
United States should lay down lts arms aod'
without raising a sword or firing gun' surren'
der its forts AID arsenals 10 escape being outch-
cred Were Ben Mccullough and his Rangers
anything more than part OF the machinery
of this miserable drama perpetrated III
Texas2 They scarcely served to give
color of hostile force, scarcely to folm al
apology for surrender. NJ wonder tnat
the soldiers wept' when by command OF their
officers they were marched out OF their forts aud
| barracks before such force. Twiggss 0rder
was treachery to the flag of his county
| Obedience to such al Order-wbat was that
| Why Col. Waite did not indignantly counter
mand the order when no took command next
day, why any loyal officer Of the army ooeyrd
| it, may perhaps be- satisfactorily explained; but
no such explanation has yet been offered Ibese
officers are raid to be gallant aud loyal men,
some of them are asking aud perhaps deserve
promotion. aud no DOUBT will receive 1t. And
why not, since sbp.burnng and scuttiig Com
modores sull administer tue Navy Department
But great deeds must be done BY the Army and
Navy of tn. United States, many valuable lives
will be lost and much treasure expended, before
the Government can recover from the disastrous
consequences resultng from burning the Sn'Ps a
Norfolk, aud tho surrender OF tue aru'y OF texas
One Of the first duties Of Congress, when l
meets, will bo to take proper STRIPS To explain
the mystery that surrounds these tran'nc'Ioh'
for how else can the country be delivered iron
| Ike calamties'