New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-07
FROM TEXAS.
GaIveston Occupied by Colored Troops
Dreariness and DesOlaiion Of the City
Objectionable Loyalty Of the People
The Lone Star Cenfederacy Again
The Reign Of Terror.

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The Lone Star Cenfedcracy Again
The Reign OF Terror.
From Our Special Correspondent.
GALVESTON. Texas, June 90, 1865.
ARRIVAL OF THB TROOPS.
Galveston is now occupied by cOlored troops,
constituting provost guard for the enforcement OF Law
and order. Gen. Gordon Granger left this morning FOL
Houston with sufficient force to occupy the city and
protect the citizens In the vicinity.
The transports laden with part OF Weitzers corps,
arrived several days ago. but unable to cross the
bar on account of the high that had been rolled NJ
by strong southeast wind. large feet Is now nj
anchor of the bar. composed Of navy vessels. trans
ports, and coal barks. The Port Royal. NewLondon.
Preston and Cornubia are anchored in the bay.
The forts and batteries erected with great pains
are now deserted the SHE'LL shot and powder scattered
about with wanton recklcssness. Gen. Granger de.
clares that they are worth occupying at present.
and II is probable they Will remain In their desolaon
as mementoes Of four years unsuccessful treason.
Fort Bankhead and Fort Magruder are the two princi
pal but they do not deserve TO be called forts
being merely piles Of sand and railroad iron with hut
fewguns in classmates and on the parapets At dis
lance across the water these piles Of yellow sand
loomed up ominousy. and 10 an unprofessionai eye.
Galveston strongly fortified But after all the beet
defense Of the city by water was In The shallowness.
nsrrovness, and tortuOusness Of the channel.
CONDITION OF THE CITY.
Galveston city Of dogs and desoation II Is hard
to tell which stranger would be soonest impressed
wthhe multiplicity Of the canine the poverty and
degradation Of the human species.
took walk over the city few days since. and In
fcw hours found time TO visit about all that worth
seeing within the town or snburbs No other Southern
city Of its prominence and local importance s utterly
insignfcan, and God forssksn In appearance. II is
desolation desoated for before the war It was .
parched and barren land There is no shady park and
but pleasant ride The trees stunted and scraegy
like the people. Goats. pigs and dogs. like 50 many
happy families browse and bark in the streets
without let or hudrance.
entered the Post.Ofice, II was large room. yet
well nigh empty-for regular communication was e.
tablished only with the towns Of the Lone Star State
The houses mostly low, with marvellous tendency
to be painted yellow. Many Of tho finest residences
have been sacked by the Infatuated sodiery. seeking
vengeance for their own foles. The stores are small
and dingy with nothing TO exhibit but empty shelves
The women wait behind the oouDtsss. while their
lords loaf on the corners and In billiard
saloons.
/ asked for the bookstores. and was directed to a
small news depot. where had been. it is said. cir
cuatng library. the only library Of tho city. asked
for the churches. and was shown q large Catholic
cathedral the representative and prominent church
Of the island. did not ask for the grog shopsthey
were anywhere and everywhere.
LOYALTY
does not manifest itself There are loud professions.
There are bitter and doubt not sincere curslngs Of
Davis and Kirby Smith. There welcomes to
presence and especially 10 greenbacks. But true
loyaltyhat prefers the United States to Texas that
veneratcs Washington above Houston that loves free.
dom moro than Slayerys exceedingly pearl In
Galveston. know how hard 1t is to distinguish the
genuine from the counterfeit but am forced TO be.
leve the statement made TO few days since by one
who was we'll acquainted In every part Of the State.
asked him what he thought Of the Amnesty Procla.
nation He replied III 1t is carried out strictly.
with it, exceptions not q wealthy man IN Texas can
escape for all have aided and voluntarily assisted the
Rebellion"
THE LONE STAR CONYEDgRACY.
Even now. while Union soldiers petrol the streets
aud powerful fleet Is anchored of the city, these mar
minded and impoverished people cling to the idea
OF State independence. They want to fly tho "Lono
-four StGtes more and become recognized pow or
In the world Hreng editors and selfish leaders have
actually made the masses believe that Texas came into
the Union with the promise that she could 20 out again
next year II she chose 10 do So
The feeling Of the Texas people poor as well as rich
Is expressed In some parting words found scrawle
with pencil on the walls Of one of the barracks oh
Pelican Spit:
DEAR YANKEE BRErHRErSG: We Weld 70 military
necessty-but remember, '"'
lie who bghs and runs aysv
May live TO fight another dsy,p
Magruder delivered some fierce speeches inst nm ,bo
eve Of his capitalization, by which he and Kirby Smith
surrendered that had dsbanded in spite OF than,
days before.
hope for the honor OF human nature that Magruder
Is not such awful his acquaintance
BIN to be- They say he Is the wickedest In Torns
God knows what depths he must have sounded before
be attained to that high eminencei
THR SLAVES.
There are many more slaves In Texas than there
were before Tie Wal. brt The institution is waning even