The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-04
The Last Throes o, the Rebellion I'm
Texas.

Texas.
| The news from the Gulf, brought by the
Evening Star from New Orleans, is very
interesting and suggestive. General Banks
occupation of Texas, Of the progress OF
which we have informed our readers from
time TO time, promises to prove one Of the
important successes Of the war BY the oc
cupation of the RIO Grande he has at one blow
broken up contraband trade that was an i'm
mense source of supply to the rebel armies, and
every step Of his advance into the interior
touches the rebellion in vital point inasmuch
| as it demonstrates that the whole country, DE-
populated to ill the rebel ranks, is completely
al our mercy.
Elsewhere we give q number Of documents
of great interest in respect TO the position OF
Texas. That State as Governor Lubbock
elbows, has furnished, to maintain tie rebellion
in battle, ninety thousand men; whereas the
largest popular vote it ever gave was sixty
three thousand; and there are now left in the
State between the ages OF sixteen and sixty but
twenty -seven thousand men and the rebellion,
never satiatcd, wants chem also Magruder
has issued proclamation to this residue APP
parently, by which he informs them what is de-
handed by their duty to their country and
their own interests" Lincoln, he says. is
''ravenous cat and. though he may sometimes
seem to play with that '.harmless mouse
slavcry-he is a deceiver, and means to kill it.
And Magruder thinks that tie Southerners
had better kill it themselves, 50 as
to save it from Lincoln Besides, this
terrible Lincoln has sent ten thousand mus
kets to arm the slaves with and so the plant
ers, to save at once the niggers and themselves,
must run the niggers into the interior; and if
they do not do ii Magruder will do il "with his
cavalry in haste and as he intimates, with
out particular regard to those delicate atten-
tions to comfort that oil planters are known to
lavish on their slaves. All valuables must
also be sent IN the country in the same way
and all persons must GO but .the old and de-
crepit.' Northern progress, ''lke the car Of
Jugsernaut. is onward, and must crush what
ever it meets WITH and so Magruder thinks
that the Texans ought to have the sRoman
virtue to get out of the way. Magruder has
picked up some ideas since the battles at
Savages Station and Malvern Hill, and if he
keeps on at the same rate he will be o great
man by and by. Another Of the documents that
we give is a very curious cotton plan "Great
uncertainty it seems, "has attended all cotton
operations" in Texas, in consequence Of the
rebel governments very various orders and
1.-THE existence Of numberess government
agents." who appear to have been so many
thieves in Disguise thin disguise, certainly.
They got the cotton, but dedicated the pur-
poses of the government by putting the mo-
ney, perhaps, in their respective pockets, Some
new plan was necessary, that the government
might get more cotton, and SO have the where
withal to bsy army supplies. Kirby Smith,
therefore, declares "the use of the cotton of the
country to be "a military necessity" and has
appointed FIVE ancient planters to carry out
the views Of the government and make terms
with the other planters. And the five ancient
planters Immediately announce that they will
purchase one-half Of all the cotton, and upon
its delivery at a government depot will give
for it q certificate of exemption from military
impressment," which is to cover the planter
and the rest of his cotton. That is, for one-half
of planters cotton the rebel government
will give him leave to own and do what he
pleases with the rest. Further payment must
depend upon future legislation, as "to pay for
the cotton in confederate money would only in
crease the amount in circulation, and still fur
thsr depreciate its value"
And after that announcement the Eve ancient
and fishy planters solemnly give notice that
against all who do not at once come down with
their cotton the Impressment law will be immc
diately enforced with "a just, impartial and
firm hand" Alas, poor Texas! depopulated,
plundered, and finally hidden to stand and
deliver one-half Of the little she has left, she
should by this time be able to see pretty clear
" what it is for which she relinquished the
beneGcent rule OF the old Union.
REBEL CuRREScY.-While the Secretary OF the
rebel Treasury was complaining that the con-
federacy owed two thousand millions of dol
lars, and had seven hundred million OF dollars
in paper money aiost, aud while he was argu-
ing that unless this volume OF debt was re-
duced the csnfcderacy must sink he was pre-
pairing new dies and plates in this city in order
10 issue more worthless bills and bonds. These
;,nplements have been seized by government