Washington telegraph., 1865-05-10
General MagrIdeT..
From the Galveston News. !
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Editor .Nsn:: Gen. Magruder arrived in this
place on Thursday. Ills reception. WAS of the
most cheering character. TLis DAY he reviewed
the troops, and a;tsT the Tryrw, he addressed
The oEi.ers and soiuicrs IN TIC most patTiose
style. tic alluded bGi,hy 70 the wants xnd us-
ssssitirs u The army. pledgiug himself that
ia due lime ample Iapp.i1s should De furnished
lhcIn. 40 T-g1IuS IIv Leiences OF Galveston
ne assured thsm inat they should y. improved:
aud. like war-nOTn veteran, expressed his
VIII gness 20 tAkc oil his coat and roll up Ii.
s.rev,s, Ike ;ne shovel III his hand, and ixLoi
In DuIaIng deis ncvs ~ Galveston anu Houston,
Ana Alter ,hese Gsiences MeIe conplcted, ne
said the euu MY nIlsl cUuiv wiki a host VI zve-
wv troops, GuI s.III Galveston would be ivunu
impregusDIr, vi n = IIIll- more slime 10 com
YluIr ine works. Bar should We be compelled
~ eEscuaLe Las Glty le saGu L., together with
ia= brave .Ed s~il-nt SONS OF IeA4.. would
contest every IEcG OF ground, from the sea
Goan over the plains ~ shr Rocky Mountains
ANA as Tega.deu Despair, Lie looked upon il As
al Idle, Visionary fancy, e1pI,sssd oriy by the
tIrnlvs vi ouT cause. li!s sVul-eErenug sen
.lmehts 5, ~ ILTlll- VI JOY aAL hope every
EcareT, and lnc General ltit the rclL, lrzyiur
D. Alnd LIEI sIralrr CvIhGrLc, il the man auo
= more n1rL Al4 aet-l aimed ~I!I 10 the solller.
~ .iAnd Uy tASIG gT.4I AM lOU.r ..aIcr.
The General 49,, ,Idrd q mass meeting, held
Al Houston ON ih. 22l, aul delivered . speech
characterized by his usual courage and decision 4
OF CHARACTER. and hopeful in AS tenor. We
40 sone eIuaciA: -...- s.-
AT nrst il Was announced mat Gen. Lso
had surrendered tJ,JUU iIOUPs. hut IN hxpp.
10 inform YOU tAKi he surrendered only, &C
60 ding 10 the asln.ssiOn ot lks enemy, about
seven ur zig ht thousand. Nc. tns I0ss oi this
number OF men, IL is-lt, was NOS serious
misfortune. i: Il military point Of risr Tic
loss OF General Lee himself rasa greater loss
"A serious Ioss-but not n fatal oIo by any
means. such losses Arc cohUon, and 10 De
expected, IL great revolutions Sc nolIIhg
alarming in all ihis-noihiTg 70 iIigbten US
Let Us noi attack too much iuporiancs 10 this
We have siill EiAny great l~adrTs !riI. All u &c
stand by thrE. VIII gam Tic victory
The enemy has had advantages sast Of The
Mississippi he never can have IN eKss- 1 here
h- used nis steam te .dv,niag-, Lot sn!y on
| The coast. bet in all iho .aeans. large ana
| small. Here IN 1r2.s no can MAKO sso Of no
such power 10 back hIm up Here ne will
nave TO tght Us Oh bread Pr.igirs ihz: We caa
| roam over as well rs Lr; and " he drives as
\ from fortified place. &c can irilEy cur
\ selves N another, AID auUiLcI, ald worry oai
any army hc can bring Hero 70 k.rs pi.H.y
o! supplies.
! see nosbipg dseourasiug If nc are but de-
! lcl mined 10 4 .nt IL Vut Aud yoG who know
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when / can help it. Not dluaInieTVoy shall
| be sacrificed impTudeni.y. | nil take care
cf You. | shall not vet TsekIrssy rs saIdlvs.
| Of the rules OF war.
Come what may / shall stand ~ NY country,
and 1 Will never be . slave ~ Yankee power.
| | had rather be = Can4nchs Indian eLi,i lhan
| bow the knee TO YAnkerdoIn | viii only add
| that We nave Isi yh5vr near al hand. &c
not feel at liberty 10 say anything further con
ce;ring the matter a. Present. but II may %
that We may have sid .Iom = ssurc. unexpected
and at time when wo east dream OF IL. There
fore let Us stand w our leaders and all viii ye
| be- well do not ieel Ai al discouraged At lh,
present position OF matters, and ! ALI certain
you would not If YOU realized NJ the isctI
| which will develop tht psslves.