The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-15

seeks Executive ccmency There is surrender OF
state rights in all this Had resisted no one
o State would be affected. But the multitude resisted
the MAGISTRATES and people renounced their obgauons
10 the constitution OF the United States and swore 10 sup
port myth As Judged by the adm nifraton tne State
coroIaticn thus dissolved and the actors IN the re-
bellon became c0nspirltors We are thus Stae WIN
ont magistacy, who acknowledge the paramount law
people with organic ordinance, voted ior
by three lourhs which denies all connection win the
United states To take the oath recants that Vote ana
repudates that ordinance II restores citzenship Let
no paer with ais conscience or perlure his soul
Let him rather depart 10 some country where ts crown
| IS the sovereignty.
COTTON AND QUESTION:
| IL liz estimated by gentlemen who have given their
attention 70 the subject that there are one hundred anu
fifty thousand bales OF cotton of old crop in the
State of Texas Some few place the figures as low as
from seventy Ave thousand to one hundred thousand
bales The difference opinion from reports and
calculations made on losses incident TO nred glnhen
cotton The new crop will not bring in fifty thou
bales this year. This falling of Is attributable to
In the 1rst place the season Is very
backward one The spring was six weeks behind hand
until April, then dry weather set In, and It
has so far injured the crop materially. There
no rains this month The rains in July set the
''agoing as the people say here and the conse
quence great destruction to the crops Another reason
why full crop cannot be made this year owing TO the
lack OF labor it in and growing, to pick It,
Because OF the labor being lacking to work the land
plantations that were worth sixty dollars per acre before
the war considered worth only two dollars.
1t rs calculated that the present coored population Of
Texas is just double what il was in 1890
1t Is also calculated that there million pounds
wool in this State This wool has been accumulated
during years and can now be bought very
cheap. Some OF the opinion that Texas will eventu
ally be the most extensive wool raising section in the
United States The parties also say that it can
easily be made an extensive vineyard that grapes can
be grown extensively and protiaby.
The streets OF Houston enlivened by good many
visitors from the interior and deren parts Of the state
Many of the largest and respectable planters
well as the most influential of the country, are
coming in and taking the oath OF allegiance.
small garrison OF Union troops occupy Houston.
General 10 shelby and part OF his commrnd-abcut
three hundred strong-are en- route for Mexico Gov
Allen and Moore accompany General shelby to
Mexico These skedaddlers, including their escort all
20 TO Mexico AS emigrants They have arms, but gay
they only to be used in sedefence against Indians
robbers They further aege that they do not intend
to on either party on reaching Mexican territory Some
will pass through Mexico 10 other points, and some in
tend to settle in Mexico and b,come permanent citizens
The entire party have transportation and supplies for six
months.
The family Of Louis wigall had arrived Marshal
the l4h inst.
Advces from the Rio Grande follows
There has beer unprecedented rise In the Rio
Grande On Saturday, June 10, the river com
menoed rising continued until Monday 18th, and
subsided again on Tuesday 18th inst Al the highest
sta the 18th, Sprngtowu twenty feet and the
plaza at Camargc several feet under water About one
thousand five hundred bales cotton that had
from Rio Grande City the Mexican side OF the river
swept away by the current 1t s expected that the
greater portion of this cotton will be picked up and
saved Rio Grande City escaped the hood but six inches
more rse would have inundated the place
rHE CONDITION or THE COUNTRY
time Colonel Fines Ewing and were taken out
and hung to exort money from them until they were
b sa e s nuno anS %
tin last week Mr. Ben Stone Of Brenham, informed
Dr. Mccall that ay hawkers robbed two wagons their
way 70 Austin, loaded with merchandise. DR.. Robert
informed Dr. Mccall that Governor Murrah robbed
Of 50 200 the 14th ns at san Antonio, by ayhawk
There had been further attempt rob the
ury at the time DIR. Mccall left Austin.
The good citizens ali through the country hope that
Union troops will be sent put end 10 the
archy now prevailing.
INTERESTING TO sKEDADDlEa.
The Galveston Bulletin is responsible for the follow
The Houston Telegraph justly deprecates the flight Of
many of the secession leaders from Texas. The most
substantial offered is that the front rank, who led
an unsuspecng people into grief ought not TO slip the
halter and leave their victims 1.-The bag to hold The
people were forewarned however. Wgia told them
that the rich men and The great men would lind asyums
in foreign countries while the rank and file would be left
to suffer We inclined to think that the numbers
who have gone enjoy 'the succecaneum' already
sent forward foreign lands will require division too
large for comfortable quotieni. A friend from the
gruder, Price, shelby Hawes and lesser ones;
Ex-Governor T. o. Moore Of Louisiana; Clark and MUIR
rah, Senator W. 5. Oldham. Commodore Leon Smith,
with quite relieving list evacuated San Antonio on the
goth instant with unbecoming haste leaving other fol-
lowers to bring the This exodus Of notables to
nothing OF their file leaders, Butts Sneed and Mus
seit gives much for reflection
Magruder's criminal incarceration Of better than
himself and his criminal railroad burning because
the stockholders were unsound connected with his
blockade running enterprises have suggested his
light with the heroic Leon Smith. But what started
T. Kirby Smthf IL IL he bad the powers
of dictator and right well did he them in the cot
ton department. If he has no money outside his IA
voritcs will prove ungatcfu f they do not share
with him. AS TO Murrah he chief OF the Texas Mill
Board with HOLMAN and Pierce for his
Possibly an Investigation may show that all has been
honest aud that there motive for the short mode
OF balancing the treasury accounts But with their oppor
tunities If all these emgrans dc not live comfortable
in foreign lands IL will not be because the enr;ged ct
soldiers found too much to divide when they made
short work with the power OF these brave leaders who
now leave them 10 their fate. As to Oldham II ~
suggested that his cousin that excellent beef agent
George W. White preceded him George is an enter
prising nnancier who got rich during the
GALVESTON
The Mayor of this place thinks IL the yellow fever
visits Galveston this season. II will not be the fault of
General Granger he intends 10 enforce strict quar-
sntine vessels coming 10 port to see that the
streets and alleys kept cesn and 10 compel property
owners 10 thoroughly police their premises fhe Gen
era Is also determined to have the gas works In opera
tion before long.
A postal agent, collector Of customs, and other civil
officers are daily expected at this port
QuEsTTpy
In relation TO this question the Houston Telegraph
publishes the following
There can be doubt that whiIe the Monroe doe
trinc respected and observed bv Europe against
the ccnedcracy, is the feeling OF the late confcderacy
TO require it, observance against all other parts or
America Many think the doctrine will not he favorite
with our people We aware il is not avore at
this moment with many but we are perfectly sure they
will be compelled 10 accept land heartily support IL
when they realize fully its necessity to the
well being Of America a. well the heart
less Indifference OF all European Powers ~
all American interests that do not manifestly tend %
their ACKNOWLEDGMENT We recognized the fact that
interest alone induced interference In Mexico. When
we hoped for the establishment OF the confederacy
were willing to buy interest in success by acqu
| cscence in French designs upon Mexico The tender
not accepted Times have changed. We are In
another ship The tender fell with the power to
make IL valuable IL Is no longer binding. Let dis
miss M and rcassert the old doctrine, maintain which
viii always strike responsive chord in the American
heart
SEwsr.rrss IN TWAS.
There seventeen newspapers published In this
State. Two ~ them dailcs, published at Houston
There " one daily published here one semtweekly is
published ~ san Antonio The rest weeklies
POPULATION os GALVESTON
In 1850 the average population of Galveston and sub
urhs about eleven thousand The population within
the corporal" limits a that time eight thou
sand 40 time during the the population Of this
place reduced 10 two thousand nvc hundred u is
nov about siy thousand
NAVAL IviEIIGtyCr
The following naval vessels are of this pace Fort
Jackson tiagshirl, captain Sands post comnandant
Oueida Aihaiross, Princess Royal, Grand Gulf Katah