, 1865-02-23

lfFom the new Orleans independently
General E. Kirby Smith, ,ofthe rebel service,
Mississippi Department." has chance to
rave hltaself and his command from the gen-
era1 wreck of the insurrectlon, aud it ia
thought that he Is now making the most Of
it.
There yet remaius plenty Of cotton under
his control, nnd be ls practically Independent
of Richmond. II JET. Davis were to issue and
could transmit to hin o dlsagreeablc order,
and lie were to choose to disobey 1t, how
could It be enforced? Tie chance remaining
to General E. Kirby Smith IL obvious.
Suppose h be s Merc, (tnd,restly, Of course,) TO
purchasing agents Of the United States gov
e1nnent, and were to receive its current
market Talue In greenbacks, the trnnsactiou
would evidently supply him with money
enough to accomplish three objects which, II
carried out, would fully reinstate him in the
estimation Of ali whose opinions ore worthy
Of consideration.
1. He con1d honorably discharge a1t arrear-
ages Of pay due the officers and soldiers Of
his command, counting from the day they
entered service to the dag they could By ordi-
nary travel reach their respective homes.
,os.,1it :. H eo1ld, by paying liberal bounty,
10 enable him.. with the arms, ammunition
md equipments now in his handsto to march into
Mexico and maintain himself In the field,
tghtio:S, under President juarez, in the cause
ol free Government until Maximillian, who
il bling abandoned by Napoleon III, shall
hare been driven from that country, and the
puttd power they held In 1861.
). As a necessary consequence Of Ills taking
this course, he would leave the people OF
Texas, not bcggnred and desperate, but full
handed, and IL quiet to embrace the amnesty
offered, aud return to that allegiance which
,F %hNt n& kf,oi iA.,% =
from against their will. b the secret armed
organization Of the rebels, backed by Gen.
TWiggs, and under the neglect Of the then
betrayed Government at Washington. Texas
would not be subjngated, but peaceably oc-
cupied, not only with the consent, but at the
earnest desire Of Its Inhabitants.
If Gen. E. Kirby Smith should carry out
this programme, would he not be o made
man: Who in oil 1ebeldom Or IN Mexico can
prevent him from doing It If he desiress
Would 1t not fully meet the requirements Of
bis troops and satisfy the people OF his de-
partments After executing this plan, would
not he md such Of his soldiers and officers as
might choose to accompany him, be permit
ted to return to any portion Of the Unltsd
States and resume their status Us loyal citiz-
Gus US men who by subsequent honorable
career had wiped of effectualiy a1l stains df
treasen2
One Of the beauties Of this project is, that
~ Houlu uuL Ill lub leASt compromise 0ul
ueutrnli,y. No fo,e5gn power could find q
pretext OF hostility toward us on account of
the voluntary action Of IN officer In rebellion
against rs.
Beside, if it were contaminated, as the cot
ton would bring whatever might be paid for
it, the occupation Of 1.-THE trans Mississippi
Department. would cost our Government
nolhirg, md the operation would enhance
The yal1e Of greenbacks not less than 20 per
cent In the MARKET,
Is General Z. Kirby Smith the man to per-
nit such glorious chance to pnss unim-
proveds