The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-26
FROM CAIRO.
Proclamation of the Governor Of
Mississippi---The Surrender of
TaylOr'S Army, &C.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Times.

Special Dispatch to the Chicago Times.
CAIRO, May 16.-By the courtesy of the
officers of the Lady Gray, / am in possess
sion of New Orleans papers of the 18th
inst:
Gov. Clark has issued the following re-
markable proclamation to the people of
Mississippi:
MERIDIAN, Miss, May 6, 1865.
To the People of Mississippi:
Gen. Taylor informs me that all the confed-
crate armies east of the Mississippi River are
surrendered, with all the government cotton,
quartermaster's, commissary, and other stores.
The federal commanders will only send such
troops as may be necessary to guard public
property. All officers and persons in posses
sion of public stores will be held to rigid &C.
countability, and embezzlers will certainly be
arrested. Arrangements will be made to issue
supplies to the destitute. l have called the
legislature to convene on Thursday, the 18th
inst. They will doubtless order convention.
The officers of the State Government will i'm
mediately return with their archives to Jack.
son. County officers will be vigilant in the
preservation Of order and the protection of
property. Sheriffs have power to call out the
posse comitatus, and the militia will keep arms
and obey orders for this purpose, as in times
of peace. The State laws must be enforced as
they now are until repealed. If the public
property is protected and peace preserved, the
necessity of federal troops in your counties
will be avoided. You are therefore urged to
continue to arrest wanderers and plunderers.
The collection of taxes should be suspended,
as the laws will doubtless be changed.
Masters are responsible, as heretofore, for
the protection and conduct of their slaves, and
they should be kept at home, as heretofore.
Let all citizens fearlessly adhere to the for
f,1po off no toto cist
obtain civil employment. contemn twelfth
hour vaporers, and meet facts with fortitude
and common sense.
CHARLES CLARKE,
Governor of Mississippi.
On the 9Th Lieut. COL James McClosky
arrived at Mobile to confer with Gen.
Candy in regard to carrying out the pre-
liminaries of the surrender of Taylor's
army. The rebel infantry were at Cuba,
fifteen miles west of Meridian. The same
day Gen. Andrews, Gen. Devins, and
Capt. Ouhee left Mobile for Meridian to
receive the parole of the Confederates. 1t
was thought that it would take two weeks
to complete the rolls.
In Mobile large numbers of stores are
now open, and well stocked with goods;
but, unfortunately, the citizens have no
money to buy with. Sugar retails at 25c;
flour $1Oa12 per Dbl. Dry goods are a
drug. In less than ninety days dry goods
will be shipped to New Orleans for
market.
The fleet has surrendered to Admiral
Thatcher, who is hourly expected down the
river.
Gen. Tucker, commander at Jackson,
Miss, writes to the authorities at Natchez,
saying that confederate money will no
longer purchase provisions, and actual
want threatens many. He says that most
citizens have few bales Of cotton, which
they would be glad to convert into money.
He also GAYS to cotton buyers that, if they
will come to Jackson, he viii protect and
gladly receive them, and will also protect
all suffers who choose to come.
A portion of Gen. Steele's army had
returned to Mobile 1t is understood
they are on the way to the trans-Missis-
sippi' department.
CAIRO, May 16.-The steamer Lady
Gay, Williamson, master, Beltoover, clerk,
furnishes New Orleans dates of the 18th.
They contain the following:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY AND DIVISION OF
West Mississippi, Mobile Alabama,
May 10, 1865.
General Field Order, No. SO
Cotton belonging to the Confederate Gov
eminent in East Louisiana Mississippi, Alaba.
ma and Western Florida, having been surren-
dered to the government of the United States,
its sale to private individuals or its transfer to
any persons except officers or agents of that
Government, is prohibited
This order applies to all cotton procured by
subscriptions to the cotton loan. by the sale of
Confederate bonds or notes. by tax in kind, or
by any other process by which title was vested
in the Confederate Government. whether in
the possession of agents OF that Government
or still in the hands of producers; and all per-
sons in whose charge il may be will be held
accountable for its delivery to the agents of the
United States. Commanders of districts will
be furnished with transcript from the records
of the cotton agents CT their command, and
will give the agents of the treasury department
appointed to receive it such facility as may be
necessary to enable them to secure it. Any
sales of this property in violation of this order
will be treated as ENLIGHTENMENT of public
property.
By order of Maj.-Gen E. r. 8. Candy.
G.. T. CHRISTENSEN,
Lieut. Colonel and A. A. G.