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

The following. from the Calves.
ton News. i'll reference to the mission
OF Messrs. Ashbel Smith and VIM.
+. Ballingcr, will give the reader
some idea Of the result. The editor
obtaiued the information here men.
toned from Col Smith himself, one
of the Commissioners
1tappears that the Federal author
tiles We're 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 Il surrender.
and that. i'll fact, the troops had al
ready disbandcd without even wait
ing to make formal surrender. as
desired by their officers. We under
stand. from Col Smith, that The in
formation they gave. showing a state
Of popular sentiment )" different
from what II was supposed to be.
led to an entire modification, or
rather change in the military move
rn'n,s then in progress. There will,
of course. now be no Invasion Of our
country, and it seems TO be the un-
Outstanding that. whatever military
forces are sent here. will be sent for
the purpose Of preserving order,
putting down guerrilla parties and
the lawless bands that are said t" hr
lravsrsinS the country and drpr"dat
ing on private property. ih. AS
sUranccs, given by cur Commission
crs of the pacific disposition Of our
people. seemed to satisfy Generals
CANDY and Sheridan iha, no military
force was needed to enforce general
obedience" TO the authorities o.: til,
United States
We may here state ,ha. General
Candy has been relieved from his
command, and General Sheridan APP
pointed to the command Of all the
country living ives. of the Missis.
sippi and Arkansas rivers. under the
name of "Ihc Division ot the South
West"
Our Commissioners explained full
~ the circumstances under which the
property in charg. of our quarter
masters. commissaries, &c wa, cay
. ...u IVY 1 - N' =, '''s'" 'H'' "a "' &c
al our officers. and tina, no imputa-
ton Of bad faith could rest upon
them. Generals Candy and Shvri-
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| United States. II was also agreed
,l,at our negroes shou!l be- .eqr,irr,.
and COMPELLED To cou.inu. on The
plantations. and in CHARGE O; their
owners lust as heretofore, until such
time ~ their status shall be. definite
" settled hy the proper authorities.
We further gather from tn. remark
of Colonel smith that !, is mo-. ,hr
intention of Gen. Sheridan +, orra.
uizr any NEGRO ,roons in Texas n.
soldiers.
l, has been decided upon detin.
ityIv bv the United States Govern.
ment tina, neither n Governor nor .
Legislature. can h.. elected or can
ass.mbl. and act as such in auv
Stat. ; and that no Convention can
be called together by any existing
Stat. authorities, and any action by
such State au;!.ori,i,s will no, be-
recognized at Washington, but that,
ON iii. contrary. any such action or
attempt to act, will be considered in
trusive and hos,il. to the Fedora
Government.