Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-06-20
Texas Commissioners.

The following. from the Calves.
ton News. in reference to the mission
OF Messrs. Ashbel Smith and WIN.
=. Ballingcr, will give the reader
some idea Of the result. The editor
obtained the information here men,
TONED from Col. Smith himself, one
of the Commissioners
1t appears that the Federal author
tiles were agreeably surprised when
they heard from our Commissioners
that all further resistance in this
Department had been abandoned.
and that both our civil ano military
authorities and the people at large.
had agreed upon making surrender.
and that. in fact, the troops had al
ready disbandrd without even wait
| Ing 70 make 4 formal surrender. As
! desired by their officers. We UNDER
stand, from Col, Smith, that ,he in
formation they gave. showing Il state
| of popular sentiment :" different
from what it was supposed to be.
! ted to al entire modification, or
, rather change in the military move
ln"ms then in progress. Their, will,
OF course, now be no Invasion Of our
! country, and it seems 70 be the an
Outstanding that, whatever military
the purpose Of preserving order,
! putting down guerrilla parties and
/ the lawt.Ss bands that are said to he
trarerSing The country and lrprrdat,
I ing on private. property. HI. as
suranccs, given by our Commission
"rs Of the pacific disposition OF our
! people. seemed to satisfy Generals
! Candy and Shcridan that no military
! force was needed to enforce general
ohcdienc. to the authorities q: the
United States.
| We may here state tina. General
Candy has been relieved from his
| command, and General Sheridan APP.
pointed to the command of all the
country lying ives. Of the Miss!s.
! sipl,i and Arkansas rivers, under the
name of "Ihc Division oi the South
! West
Our Commissioners explained full.
! ~ the circumstances under which the
property in charge Of our quarter
masters. commissari-s, &c was car.
ri.d away. 1t was stated that this
was done against the express orders
! of our officers. and tina, 40 impu;a.
ton Of had faith could rest upon
them. Generals Candy AMI Shrri-
dan Were fully satisfied Of the truth
of the statement made to them. and
assured our Commissioners that they
should give themselves or us no fur
,hrr trouble about sach property.
! 1t was further agreed that our
/ troops should retain their arms, aud
! that no steps would be taken to dis
arm our citizens 50 long a. they cot
tlnu"d to b. loyal citizens Of tn.
| United States. II was also agreed
that our negroes should t." rrquir'i
and conprN-d t" continue on the
plantations, and in charge o. thcir
owners Jus, as heretofore, until such
time ~ their status shall De definite
~ settled 10y III" proper authorities.
| We further gather from the remarks
! of Colonel Smith tina. il is no: thr
intention of Gen. Sheridan to orCa-
nizr any negro troops in Texas A.
! soldiers.
! 1t has been decided upon dctin-
| itcly by the United States Govern
ment that neither Governor nor &
: Legislature can be elected or can
assemble and act as such in any
| State and that no Convention can
be called together by any existing
Stat" authorities. and any action by
such State authorities will no, be
recognized at Washington, but that,
on the contrary, any such action or
attempt to act. will be considered in.
trusive and hostile to the Fedora.
Government.
Pastoral Letter to the C1crsn Of
the Pr"tcst4at Eriscopui CAurch IN
he Dioccsc IF Yc-us.-D"ar Brr,h,
!"M: Ih- termination Of the war
| aud ;Lc changes which have followed
it. render it proper in accordance
with the teachings of scripture ;n
the practice of the Church, that there
should be Il return to III. Liturgy as
it was before our late government
Was established. Dnitting, there
fore, as already r,qnrsi"d, ;he "Spe-
cial Prayers which have br", toy
some time past in use, You viii, i'll
the prayer for all in civil au'lori-
~" insert the words " rr.sid-u; Of
the United States and also in that
for the Congress whenever it may
b. in session, say, las for tn. pco-
pie of these United States in yener-