The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-06-17
Latest From Texas.
Kirby Smith Did Not Surrebder-IIis Army
Deserted IIim-Iiow tho Texans Take the
new Order OF Tbirgs-Thc Rebel GoN-
crnor Calls n state Convention and Com
NcnC- the Icaisinturc.

Galveston and Houston papers have como 10 hand
which bring date, to the 9Th instant II appears That
the recent surrender Of Kirby Smith not by that
individuals authority, but In spltc Of IT, In order
which h. srued at Houston, the Jnth ut he states
that he intended 70 either terms o surrender
to his osn li'in-, or
" To struggle to the last, aud With any army united
In putp0sc rm In resolve, mud battling for the isht
believed that tod would rrt fi'e us tho victory. !
reached here 10 und the IcNa- uooIs d!rbanded and
haFenins to thelT h9lcr' hey hm ifsAath tnclr
COLOR and commsEdctt had abandoned the oNu'e
for which were struggling, and appropriated tic
pa lie proper ty 70 their I-rrona use. 30 aiers am
ltft a VolumAuL'T without an arm beuegA With
ont uoop'. You have lnHGt your 'hoict' II = Ut
wise ard unpHttiotc The en'iuy wlll No" por-''s
your country, and dictate he o"n lhws. Nol have
voluntarily dyuiro"ed your organization, aud thrown
away all mcanr OF Icrlstnncc'
Nevertheless, having done the deed" Smith al
vises his men to 90 home, aud hchsvc Themselves
properly, etc etc What be proposes to DO with
himself or where ne has gone toll anywhere does
not aTyyar Tho Houston ItLruEAru say, with
regard 10 the suuoldeT
1t dec. mo- seem that he Coumlssionors Of roIss
reached sew p ans m tine 90 take ANY p.rt in the
matter while the ComIni-soncr appointed ~ tbc
Governor 1t MaI.ua, u hc sent INTO the Federal
line at all, had no weight Rhstcycr, ten Buckuef
il hut hrcn rep0;tc3, wont % Ncw Orlcen. to rcu-
dor Tho D..tfirt Of Louisiana. 1bn report now IL he
surrendered thc hole teplrtnC It ptcsoG'el him
rf rs having authority to do 20. lie ftct II pltcnt
thntwc are IN Ter FcdoIa authority, and thst au-
ho-itv II 10 be enforced, in ali pfohnliIit, by A
military garrsou While mi. 4 N lc re-. cttci il
ftil lCay,. tut one thus a. de-, and that II 20
submit gracefully ~ ~ can. We NUT ACCEPT the
| n uation, aud by evidence Of submission t. the
Federal Guthont, II possible iore'th military oc'
| Cupa ion"
The Galveston SFwe greet. tae surrender In these
words;
But Yesterday, We were all looking Will the most
pangulue Gnticipauous 10 the future gOrUu. career
Of tho Confederate states and TODAY II to be-
among the thlnfs that stIe. History ahurd- no in
stance of such sudden cplap- Oi ApoWeItul uAtiOn,
that four has supported armies aIua 20 the
largest ever rIsEed hv the uH ions oi luluIe aud
Rrmie- that have LchisvCd victories hat ia De the
admiration Of future generations Tie greatest wal.
~ not paced lv the COnsuuA,e military genius
e. thr commanders Ot tho tOn'CttIs'c Ruui"s II II
humiliaunr to reflect that thr tIst p.opc re-
corded history uuW' crius Cight millions Ul ire.
/ mou tog sAQ one boastcd ol lcsns Heemcn!, " ho
. have bsrn suhurn'ci,
The rebel 'rioycrnor" Mnrrah s'ucd an address on
the l't int, urging the prosor alton of Law and or
der, and "a ing:
"Your brethren from the hattle-neds he, ond tho
hi-sreppi are on their to meet you. They hrinl
heavy heaIs. hut they hring -OuIr true TO duty aud
| Instinct with honor. All that bravery could dar,
and instinct suffer, they did lOr you there Here
they ask from you only tImness ana patience bIic
time, tor your common Texas. SoldieTs! What will
you have to tell tLemf hOdiers! How will they re.
gard you! VIII they rec0- niZo tho name Of 'IeIU
soldier 20 belong TO you y you ial them and TAI
star st hoats in the nee winds OtheIsbsye gone
down II Ia yet tull high adyanced.' lti. iu YOU
keeping II dishonor aud shame ever stain its bTigh
gloTleh ! tell you plainly you will he the meI
who do IT, That flag s entitled 20 your allen
ARce md sgH, True 10 III viii remain the em