The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-20
IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS.
Portions Of the Twenty-fifth
Corps Mustered Out.
REORGANIZATION OF THE COMMAND.
The Negro Troops to be Discharged
and White Soldiers Retained.

Our Brownsvillc COrrosp0ndenoe.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Sept 20, 1855.
NEGRO TROOPS 10 BIZ MUSTERED AND TROOPS
RETAINED.
mail from the North reached US to-day, bringing
hles OF New York papers, OF which Is contained
the statement that In the reorganization Of the army
about to take place the coored troops will be mustered
out OF the service Several orders have been received
here indirectly conhsmatory Of this vew and the quos
ton naturally excitcs much interest and comment the
more so as the general impression is among officers OF
the Twenty fifth corps many whom including itsgaant
commander are Of the regular army that these troops
are or can be made efficient any OF soldiers
That they are susceptible Of the highest discipline end
the completest drill, is no longer mooted question
This is allowed by every who has had any opportu
nifty of judging Will they Aghts is a question upon
which there is more dispute but all experience teaches
that discipline will make pract ally brave Of the
verest towards in the world and cannot be supposed
that the negro forms any exception this admitted
rule Again, II is small item in their favor
that the universal testimony OF officers who have
commanded them Is that they behave we'll in action
as a rule, and that If at any time they have
behaved badly 1t was only when there good reason
to suppose that any troops would have acted in the
manner under similar circumstances II Is not, how
ever, my purpose TO recite the various arguments in
favor Of retaining the coored troops in the service with
winch the country Is familiar and which, IL not unan
swerabe at least unanswercd; but rather TO state
the results of my observation Of these troops upon this
prominent commanding officers.
Said distinguished division commander In my pres
ence but recently, "You cannot make laborer and
soldier out Of one man.. Tho truth of the observation
is obvious enough; and yet this what the commanding
officers in the Twentyifth corps have been required
to do since its occupancy of this frontier The details
for labor in the Quartcrmaste Commssary and Medical
Departments have been enormous and still So and
the morale of the command has been seriously affected
thereby. The perform the duties required OF them
cheerfuly enough they TO their labor beneath the
scorching sun of this Southern cline with many laugh
their Nfyrp tbaUa
msned out for DIR II parade, their step not elastic
their dress not so Clean their in good con-
dihon as though they were only required TO perform
their duties soldiers And yet spite of these and
other disadvantages which these troops have had TO
forth the highest encomiums from our own and foreign
officers account of their fine appearance, solderly
bearing and perfection of drill
BROWNSVILLE Texas, Sept. 80, 1885,
In accordance with instructions from the War Depart
mont the following named regiments OF the Twenty NTH
corps will be Immediately mustered out OF the service,
viz:-In the First divson-the Twenty -second United
States coorcd troops, Twenynnth Connecticut volun
teers coloredl and Forty third United States coored
troops In the Second divison-The Eighth Forty FIRST
Forty Afth, Twonty ninth and Thrtyrst United States
coofed troops In the Third divsion-The Twenty
eighth, One Hundred and Twenty seventh United
States colorcd troops and the Fifth Massachusetts,
cavalry (colorcdl These comprise all the reg
ments in the corps which organized in
the Northern States; the instructions from the
War DEPARTMENT directing the mastering out OF ali such
regiments. This will materially decrease the force
upon this frontier leaving OF the Twenty dh corps
about eighteen thousand men, OF whom not far from
twelve thousand present for duty There is IN add
ton one brigade of white troops stationed near this
place.
OF the corps and establishment Of posts nccessated
by the muster out Of these troops as follows
FRS. Nneeents and One Hundred and
Fourteenth United coored Headquarters and
second 6IsadsThr.y eighth, Forty sixth and One Hun
quarters at Whites Rancho The TSiriyesSth and Forty.
sa.h g take post At wsss Rancho and the One Hundred
Hundred and Fifteenth United coorcd troops Head
st. r9s "a 3
and sixteenth and One Hundred and ssyenteenih United
Posts as already ordered
TEp DI Untsd States coorea roop.
and First and second United States eored cavalry Head
second brssae-rsnth and One Hundred and Twenty.
heary artillery ooe aa os as
at present. -
b. D. WmnELTn. Lieu. Col and ASA. Adi't Gen
Tho Sixty-second United States colorcd troops Colonel
Barrett commanding, has been ordered to Fort Nc
Intosh Lorcdo, about hundred and thirty miles
from Roma, the present terminus OF our line.
The regiments to be mustered in accordance with
the instructions mentioned, being tor the most part
made up Of Northern men, were composed OF the
large details made from them for clerks orcries
and other positions requiring greater or less education
Already II has been found necessary TO Introduce large
number OF citizen clerks into the various departments
Of tho corps aud others must necessarily bc added
oil tho places of the enlisted men, now about leaving the
service
Tho staff OF the First DIVISION Major General
Giles A. Smith commanding is almost entirely made up
OF officers from those regiments Their names and posi-
tons are follows ~ H. Ross, Major Twenty ninth
Connecticut, A. A. !. g.. H. @. Marshall, Captain,
Twenty ninth Connecticut A. A. A. g. John Bishop,
Jr, First Lleutenent Twenty ninth Connecticut A. d.
.. ~ Ice First Lieutenant, Twenty ninth Connecticut,
a. captain rovS ssr' Mrsb Sn ha Ts
Lieutenant Fortythird United States coiored troops,
A. c.
The anticipated occupation Of Fort Mcintosh. by the
Sixty second United States coored troops Colonel Bar
rett commanding, herein before mentioned has
created some interest here concerning the navgaton Of
the Rio rande Of the longest rivers on this CONT
nent The river now considered navignbe TO point
near Ave miles above Roma, where the channel Is OBJ
.tructed by a OF sand stone rock In 1s47, Lieu
tenant Paten the regular army, was sent to examine
these and other distractions and report upon the
practicablity OF their removal After thorough cxami.
nation he reported to tho War Department that hey
could b, removed at cxpsnse OF not more than
$40 600 Nothing further done. The removal Of
these rocks would the river to the falls or rapids,
Loredo, around which Lieutenant psten reported
canal could be easily constructed distance OF less than
three miles. Above that point, for over five hundred
miles the river broader and deeper than at any point
below and the channel IA free from distractions.
While heretofore for obvious reasons the navigation
this has attracted but little attention above this
point view OF occupancy Oh TINS frontier by
considerable force for come with the POSI-
biy military operations Ia the not distant future with
the new impetus TO development which viii follow upon
the settlement New Mexico and other territories
tg,ous to Northwestern Texas, the day cannot be far
distant when this question will excite the ntcressboth of
our government and OF capitalists.
THE COUNTRY LoREDo
Is open, rolling and very productive Two hundred and
Atty miles above that place extensive vine growing
country the cutivaors Of which have hcrc oore sent
their products the river into Mexico where the
remuneration afforded them has constituted small In.
centive labor and would be thousand fold enhanced
by the unobsrcted Of the river TO the Boca
del Rio.
GRSERAL
recently paid visit this frontier fer the purpose OF
personally inspecting this portion OF his command He
was received with appropriate honors review Of the
First division and OF the Separate Brigadcn white
troops) took place salute fired "a he arrived
the ground During his stay here he visited atamoros,