The New York herald., 1865-05-19
General J. B.. MagraAer Proposes I
Fight Ii Out.

0eueSot Ne Mo8t0Mor EToRoeeD 70
Fight IL Out.
IN SEES NOTHING piscouRxono IN TIE STATE OF
TIRE C0Kv8DBRAoY.
tFSem the Houston Telegraph, April 26
was announced at the great war meeting 10 this city
last Saturday that Major General hagrudsr would Id
neuucsmsut brought large number Of troops e this
city 70 hear him. - the General not Wish to disas
fs The Gen, General spoke 10 suessancs M @ Is fOlows~
HBIhow solDIuAs-AkhouSh too III 70 cay much 70
a. a ;s time an most happy 70 nee: ~ s0s
my insrsss identified with your own 10 the FUTURE
e in times pssl, yoa win siYays nnd me At my post
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am happy 70 inform you thst be surrendered ,enly,
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10 ITSELF not serious misfortune IN military point
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Such losses common and TO b expected great
volutona ] sec nothing alarming in ths-nothing 70
frRhten Let not attach too much importance TO
stand BY them We will gain ths victory The enemy has
had advantages Of the Mississippi he have
In There he used his 70 advantage only
the coast but In all the streams large and small Here
IN re1ss ne can MAKE use o. no saon power 70 pacx nm
VIZ can roam over us well az and be drives US from
one fortified place. We can fory ourselves in another
we have plenty OF supplies see sothing discouraona
u wc are bw determined % fight = ow. And you who
can help it. Not drummer boy shall be sacrificed i'm
prudenty. will take you. shall not act rock
iess regarales oI sne rules o, war we s,l nave am
ing false reports One Of these came 70 my TO day.
which that General Forneys deserving in
large numbers aud going home This, thanks to the
telegraph wire am able 10 brand base ie Nothing
OF the kind has occurred commanded that division
disciplined set Of troops breathed They
will stand BY sheir ooios to the last, and let
slanderer dare 70 tell that they are
deseriing their companions 10 arms II is q base
le Nothing OF that kind will occur among the Texas
be slave 70 Yankee power had yder be Cdmanche
Indisn eAisr than bow the knee to Ysnkeedom. win
only add that soe Aose ns0Abor at hand do nat
ss praeI But L may Be That ws may have s.d from a
Of IT. Therefore LEI stand by leaders and all wn
yet be we'll do not feel Al all discouraged a. the pre-
selves Yea '''''' " ' '-'- ''''' W" ''''''' '''''
At the close Of the address three rousipg cbesn we're
Colonel Carter, Colonel sydnor, General De Bray,
Colonel Murray, Major Waller, Or Farmer and others
made few remarks each TO the immense crowd NJ
sembIed.
Parsscslars OF she KiiIing or the Rebel
Gsaeral wharton.
Prom the Galveston News May ~
From the testimony Of General J T. Harrison We sx.
On the morning OF this day the cth) General Wharton
and Myself M. w,rs IL buggy going to the ear. % 90 ou,
Baylor and another gentleman, coming frou the dnec
ton Of she can when General wharton told me Il was
%a,y,ns, % 70 stop He then 'ad & to coSSnel % Baylor: %
Hampstead or words toethat effect General Wharton
remarked 'You Ind better be with IT, and asked II
there had been any desort,ons Baylor then said ss
understood ham) that there had boen none; but
there would be a damned sight ~ they were or.
Sons ossa n him I'p0 sepe, Wharon spono .ses @ S'
and asked who had done him njosties. BAY.
upon me-" mentioning several circumstance, whom
both parties became much excned. General wharton
ordered Colonel Baylor 70 report:by this train, TO his
hfadquarters under arrest Baylor replied, IL will see
General Maeruder and have jusficen General Wharton
then said You VIII report 20 him General Msssder az
under arrest" Other angry words passed, when Baylor
told Wharton he was demasogue, and ranked him, but
tbore was day coming when they would be on equal
ground General Wharton said u was false, or lie,
when, think, Baylor struck at. wharton remsrtipg,
''You are a liar and demagogue." moved the buggy
Immediately u prevent collision Wharton repeated The
General wharton determined 70 proceed 70 Msrudsr's
hesdqusrten. What occurred there The witness thus
detais:--
Colonel Baylor was sitting 90 the ads q ,bs bed.
suited most grossly this morning." approaching the
bed a. be spoke then, fearing collision, hurried 10.
Very asgy words were being used by both parties Gene
caught Wharton, and ~ did be struck at Baylor.
do not know that The blow reached him. got between
them. Baylor drew his pistol sti sitting on the bed:
of the pistol pusbing Wharton back az much ss could
Wharton, IN the struggle, exposed his body on my left
side. The pistol was fred by Baylor killing Wharton
almost instantly The muzze OF tho weapon must have
been very near, " not touching Wharton when nred.
The whole Transaction occurred In the shortest
Lossb bio time after Wharton entered tho room.
Oeneral hagruder's relation is 10 tho effect that
while no was at breakfast at the rannin House.
the morning " the 9th, Colonel Baylor came in much
SseIed aud sa he had been grossly insu,cd by General
Hay vac w much excited that ho went "a ho spoke