Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-07-01
We take the following items from the
Houston telegraph of the 2lst:

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We take the following items from the
Houston Telegraph of the 2ls,:
The telegrap .ic dispatches state that 1t.
Parsons has been appointed Provisional
Governor of Alabama" the English Of which
is that Hon. Lewis L. Parsons has been 30
appointed. Judge Parsons has been for
tic last twenty-five years or more, resi-
dent of Talladcga, Ala, and one of the
most distinguished lawyers connected with
the able bar of that State, associated, as q
peer, with such men as Hon. Vim. P. Chill
ton, Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court,
Hon. Samuel T. Rice, his successor VIC be-
love, Hon. VIM. L. Yancey, Hon Geo. Gold
,nwaite, Hon, Franc ia ". Bowden, and q
host of others, Of different political parties
and shades of opinion. On the national
questions of TIE last forty years. Judge
Parsons, VIC believe, was always n whig,
aud conservative, if not union man in the
secession controversy. He is q man Of high
ability, ripe legal requirements, long pub
Mic experience, md is endowed with fine
Judgment and great force of character. His
appointment is indicative of a liberal poll.
cy in the government towards the State, for
we have no doubt that, regardless, of all
ALBANIA will look upon him Gs the friend Of
the State. 1t is to be hoped that in all such
Presidential appointments, until regular
elections take place, the people and Exccu
tives of tn states may be able TO harmon
izc in the feeling and Ianur5 rv, ti,a good
Of the country, however diverse in polite,
heretofore,
We hear that tho Federal authorities at
Galveston are bringing the negroes to COM
mon sense in summary manner. They
call them up ono by one, and ask who they
belong to. Those who tell the truth are
sent home at once, while those who aCAnoWl-
edge 10 home or master are put TO to work
on the streets, and on other labor under the
con troll of the military authorities. Negroes
who flat,er themselves that the new regime
has no labor connected with II will make o
greyious mistake.
Hon. YIN. L. Shuikey has been appointed
military or provisional Governor of the
State of Mississippi Judge Sharkey was
the President ct the celebrated Nashville
Convention" lie has long been considered
one of the mott eminent and accomplished
jurists Of the South. lie was, we believe
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Of the
was originally what was called Southern
rights man, hut would not forsakc the I'm
ion lie is highly qualified for his posi-.
ton.
The following urc fre'n the same paper
Of the 22nd inst,
General Orders No. !, from General
: Changers headquarters, require that "all
/ fE,ss cfls 10 al.
/ State Of Texas, and all persons formerly
! connected with the Confederate States or
/ my il Texas" report at once for plrole ut
! the places named Houston, Galveston,
Bonham, San Antonio, Marshall and
Brownsville. This includes privates as
1 we'll as officers, and is contrary to the i'm
/ preston created by the terms of the sur
/ sender, which require that officers give
their individual plrole and sign like pa
role for the men Of their commands. AL
though this was the statement in the pub
! lished terms, it nevertheless left q doubt as
TO lis practicabilhty, for il seems clear that
a soldier cannot be paroled by proxy. But
the matter is now plain the order is pub
| iished, AMI officers and soldiers are required
TO report promptly and give their paroles.
! The order also requires that all public
/ properly Of any description whatever, as
arms, horses, munitions, &C., formerly be-
| longing to the sO-called Confederate States,
or the State Of Texas" be turned over 10
The { nited States officers at the places
Aforementioned We have heretofore adj
yised onr readers that this would be the
case, and the advice has been in some cases
ill-naturedly received; but in this, as in
other cases, we have Judged correctly, and
haveedVised the parties concerned for their
I own good. All who neglect this order will
be sent North for imprisonment, and their
property confscated.
All gusrillss and jayhsvkers are out
I lsSed, and will be dealt with accordingly,
as the good citizens q the State. many Of
whom havr rtfftrr7 e. L cir ts-fr -sIf h