New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-12

missions to long string Of fvortes recommended BY
ISmith It that out OF the whole list JEFF Davis
selected only two Names and these happened to be two
names placed there by Kirby Smith Is matter OF pol
icy though the men personally irimical to him
These officers were Prince Polignac and Gen. Pagan
There are two parties in Texas. one known as tao
Kirby Smith party and tho other as the antl-klfDy
Smith. Gen. Walker, who commands at Ga'eston'
leads tho latter. Well informed refugees from Texas
are Of the opinion thu. tho Rebel armies in the trans
Mississippi Department will quickly disband. and the
leading officers will so to Mexico to await events.
The guerrilla business In this State has been reduced
to 1t, proper status by the treatment ofthe Rebels as
simple outlaws. One Of the most successful affairs In
Killing of these wretchcs occurred yesterday near
Sturgeon on the North Missouri railroad. Three OF
G en-. Fosters scouts left Macon some time ago and
played Rebel They ipgratiated themselves into Rebel
adence and finally joined gang Of bushwhacxers
Yesterday they got them into tight place and killed
four oftbc principal Rebels in the gang and brought
their bodies and horses Macon City. Several small
affairs Lave happened lately in Boone and Randolph.
In Boone james S. Rollins. eI,member Of Congress
distinguished Conservative. was robbed by bush
whsckers On his way homo. II was Jim Jackson's
negro hanging crew who robbed Rollins. II is humor-
vote for the new Constitution.
There will ts lots Of trouble when tbs Rebel Mssour
ians, who have been paroed, return 20 their homes
The insolenco Of these fellows moy be inferred from On
instance which happened to-day. merchant met an
old acquaintance. and after asking him where he had
been for several years. insulted by tho reply that
the party had been In tho Confederate army engaged
in the Job which he Qhe St. Louis merchanD predicted
could be finished In so days. whereas it had taken four
years. This is tho sort of treatment which will insure
many knock down.
Attorney General Speeds decision that the word
passes used in the stipulation for Gen. Lees surrcn
der does not include any but the disoya States leaves
Missouri and Kentucky In a bad fix. The Rebels claim
both these States seeded States and they were rep
resented in the Rebel Congress- 1t is true that In
each case the pretended act Of Secession the verest
farce ever enacted being wrought by mere handful
Of men without authority from any source except Keoe
bayonets 10 perform any act whatever Now. Is Mis-
souri, disoya State in the category Of Virginia and
Sopth Carolins The people Of Missouri were oppose"
to the return Of rnroied Rebels and will use them
roughly when they do return. II ever.
The indications point each day to decided majority
for the new intuition. A half dozen Radical coun.
tics In the interior may go against It, and all the
Mcclellan counties OF will st. Louis is doubtful
but the chances are in its favor here The war on tho
Rebels through the new Constitution. will carry the
vote In the affirmative.
As On evidence Of newspaper prosperity The Msour'
Democrat tomorrow Will remove its Office a
ne four story blding in the Broadway OF ST. Louis
Fourthst TIE Democrat In prosperous and as hearty
In opposition 10 pro Slavery doctrines as ever.