Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-06-15
From tho Marshall Republican.
The Closing OF the War.


without having been, properly speaking,
overwhelmed or subjugated, has abandoned
the contest. Three hundred thousand soldiers
East Of the Mississippi, and at least fifty
thousand under arms in this department,
have concluded, as if by preconcertion, to
abandon the contcst-to give up the idea Of
an independent government, and TO take
their chances of success and ultimate pros
perity, once more under united govern
ment. In the Cis- Mississippi Department,
both army and people seemed all at once to
have come to the conclusion that they would
struggle no longer. In no other way can We
account for the sudden and otherwise remar-
kablc surrenders that have been made. Out
of upwards Of four hundred thousand fight
ing men on the muster rolls, less than sixty
thousand laid down their arms. The infer
ence is, that the others deserted and went
home, and that in doing 81, they were sus-
tanned by public opinion in that section
The movement in this department has been
even more remarkable. Three weeks ago,
there was o large army, we'll organized,
thoroughly drilled and disciplined, abun-
dainty provisioned, and with an immense
accumulation of ordnance stores. They met
disaster manfully. Resolutions were pass
| for ninety years. To-day it is doubt
fui whether there is either stores or army.
| In this vicinity, nearly all have gone. With
no enemy nearer than two hundred miles,
| the soldiers determined that further pro-
traction Of the struggle was useless-that
they had not even sufficient patience to wait
for formal surrender, but that they would
simply quit and return to their homes.
Such scene has no parallel in history,
Nnless in the brief Biblical account of the
dispersion Of the immense Assyrian host in
q night. With q hall million of the best
soldiers the world ever saw, immense re-
sources, and territory as large as oil Eu-
rope, the south has yielsed and placed her
self completely at the mercy of her con-
quercrs. 1t may be that the contest seemed
intsrminable and hopeless. The Federals
held complete control of all the border States
and had possession of over one.half the cot
ton states. Texas was the only State in
which the Yankees had not acquired foot
hold. They controlled the mouth of the
Mississippi, and had possession Of our en-
tire sea coast.
! We are one Of those who believe there is
! supreme Being who controls the destinies
| of nations, and although we may not, with
our finite reason, comprehend why it is He
permits events to transpire that seem in
themselves wrong, we may rest satisfied
that everything will turn out ultimately for
the best.
The absorbing question with us now, H.
, That is to be our condition. Are we to hc
/ treated with kindness and conciiation, og
oppression and tyranny? Will the North
"'VFlot' 20 ca, ou' its laws OF conhscatioh
| HiL uIs'Iahcn'sSu!eh' WIN they plsce
y'e' US hu "''uea so'".eFS' the major por-
t."ii 10, Pi 'n'A' c'h poSeu '' n!ack troops T.
'AH l-Py EysenpE 10 equ%'ite the races, Hr
/ 70 e'tyate inc negro ABOVE 'hs WHITE mr. r4
/ Or "ili LheL ehieaSgi TO- restore INC Chi'.
10 one OF "Eec'I?h ma 1HE'EeSt /" or.
| up ana PoaF Oh into me "ouanF grease' "
TINS war 10 revive the energies end IA
| uustry OF 'hc people ana restore con ncJc.
II they determiAs upon the latter coms
good results Will follow and ten years ma
ma us more united peop!e than We svSF
we're before. II the former, we cannot se'
the end. Our armies, it IS true, are 7e.-
troyed, but the spirits OF the people are I'M
broken. lhey are not yet ht for slaves,
and the result Will be the commencement OF
guerilla system OF warfare OF which no
man can see the end.
! Let US not look on tho dark side of the
picture, but hope for the best 1t is obvi-
ousiy the interest OF the North to pursue
course Of kindness and Cancellation, and We
should certoinly not unwisely exhibit q
spirit which may defeat it. The most of
our soldiers have gone to their respective
homes, and we presume the few who remain
will promptly surrender. The citizens are
| disposed to submit cheerfully to the laws,
and Will be, we feel assured, guilty of no