, 1866-08-07
The Rebel Resurrection in Arkansas
No Hopes for tho Ratification Of the
Constitutional Amendment ~ Letter

1fNn Governor Murphy.
i',cclal Despatch to tue New York Trioune.]
NAsHNGros, Thatsdry, Aug. 2, 1865.
Governor Murphy, Of Arkansas, ln writing
to 1. Il. Bingham, endorsing the call Of the
rni'n Convention, dated July ~, states that
thee IL not paper in Little Rock that will
publish the Gull, aud but one In tue whole
StWc in thu interest Of loyal men. At our
clrttlon in August the rebel element will
asT full 4geteIn s9q1e essspns psTFp' Ts ina II
toward Congress is more hostile than during
the war, and hatred Of Union soldiers aud
unitn men Is h matter Of ambitious pride.
The industrious classes arc being o litt tie dis
affected toward their LATE leaders. Their tone
~ SO vcnor,ous and disloya1 that they begin
the scenes sE the pass. W. Just hear Of the
ratification If the Constitutional amendment
by the Tennessee Legislature, aud hail 1t as
an omen tiat the measure will become a law.
would hGe called session Of the Arkansas
Legislature had 1t been possible to lave pro-
! tions and renewals to other States, II could
not have hc:1 had. / regret this much, rs
the Legislature to be elected will be chosen
from rcbcls allo have done gond service In
| the war. Enrythlng cnn do to unite the
Union scntfErnt Of the South will be done.
| speech Of Governor Hamilton, Of
1'exn%, It Harrisburg, Penn.
| at the Republican mnss meeting held in
| Harrisburg on le 1T instant, General Cam-
eron acted rs Ptsiaent, ami introduced Gov
| crnor Hamilton whose speech was received
| with frcqucst pYlausc. After reviewing
The course Of Tcsidcnt johnson before the
war, lie saId:
johnson promicd the colored men that he
would be their "1escs." Tic did not become
| so. Tic change caunnt account Tor. He
said that trcaso, should he made odlons.
11nw different It $ taught. Now We hear
way to relieve tlmsclyes lfon, oppression
In New Orleans, 1Mtc been bntchcred, mud BY
the men who fought against The 1Iag IN the
| sehctlfuu> Under tlt Urltcrs of NnFOr Monroe
WIN wue Mayor wru rnrragut took the city.
OIL! that VIC Ind ,tot1,er butler there now.
[App'ausc.] And hose acts Of elalencc 1,ave
lwcr perpsstra!ed un.lrr thxf implied
flo ects the Grcrnor OF the State
at defiance, hut tr1cyrnpfss to his tool,
thr Attusnpy Genera. to put down tlu Con-
vrttIun., Mr. Joh,son't! predecessor, I'm.
nrasnrniiy hit snruinr, Ind endorsed tlat
t"msrntton. whieh by his wttnn had vMt.
tnl",t. lie l!a!l IN more r!;is 70 Interfere
thau lie would lavc had to htsrfcre In the
Statc Of Pennsylvania. Nuw thu relIcls cry
TINT they nrc tliil IN tic Unitn, at,d lllrrn!.
for .A,Nlrrw Infatun lecauae II says 10. II
llr Ind gonc s.'uti twn years. sEo MD snid u,
hi. htnes wnnl,l 10 ..lrachl,y there ,mw. I
rn'!r.lnra with ic llah Enur 0cre nnl said
~. The t'"ynrMa,snt meyes lel Jurisdiction
ever the Southern States. Th 1,euple wcrc
our enemies: W. vnnnnlt'cd l!rtn, aud WI
haa ti,r, right I" ass.hsc whit tern.s We
:' Ma: hry ssss; et; e "3 s"ns ,sx|r e rssss ss;,
euccured mud br"u9lt IL greatness by t'lc
t}nvcrnn1cnt+ ehc Turned llcr buck
nl",ls uf mud l,a1u war 1ll'rl her i,rn
tertor without rausc. Win casulstry
or precedent can withhold II. fton .l'c.at'nr
,nuy come hack Under the protection OF III,
tsuyesnmcntG Tic rebel con1s.s. rcsolvct
that they would never come ba.k into til,
rnlon .a,lA tnnkc treaty If relec witt, u
nnt't thry taw l,sorcr. Prncsfeasy, {fe see
K wae Government sie .ft'tta, as rather I
military 1cr,oststlI. Tho States rerc. wtc,
taetn!ss. making war u;,oH ~. They Writ
hrlllscrcnte 9tld uladc wur ,;sou lib. TIL
rrctldrht makes . krcnt tnlo atnxt adopt
l',g constitutional nrnri'titnc,its w'sr srrtas
whcn they wsFo ruheliloua, with no.hll
lnne to r.'sinfu them 10 their iur!nrr l"'sltin'
cxcerl W thn appointment, Of lroyls1onn
G"yrr,!ors wlilci, were. In aae,. Atl
thsy Governors, hecAuss .peaco In
n"l ., been declared: an;! " ~ h.@ ~, y,
| y" "~N+h1nGAft-e ~ $htA Nt+tt
ind navy but how conld hc say WHO shnnl
ynley Tho Supreme GnMrt had decided TT
whites to se alien cnetnlea hut Mr. Jnhnso
said tl,at only those Should voto who Wef
used to that tight under the lava Of TT
State. The 10y al black men who had tbnSi'
for tho Union wcre debarrcd that right. III
rcbcllEnus whites were allowed TO Tote upo
taking the oath Of amnesty. Whence mas b
| rot tlIs powcrr It Is nothing but usurp:
lion on Ills part. It is for Congress to dcteI
mine when aud how these States may return
and events ART rapidly showing tAat this
20, that Congress had tho right to blot OF
State lines II Unnecessary, and femap the eoun
r. as It thought proper. Applanse
These rebels, their hands red with the hioo
J of your sons. shall not demand their resto
alton and the payment Of the rebel deb
| They shall not demand that the slaves sha
tc paid for. They are for wagins war 4po
| ali The interests Of the Government. The
will take any OATH aud Pcrjurc th:nsc!vt
| as the leaders did when they aWore 70 o5e
the Constitution Of the United States. II
speaker referred to the utter hopeiessncss
| Justice for the negro in the South. The
hope was to rc.ens1ave hln-thcy won
never help him. They will not resist 4
Government. They profess great lore z
. | Andrew johnson, because he quarrellcd vii
= ! Congress, and might perhaps expel them I
: the I,oint OF the bayonct. Congress has bet
the salvation Of the country, and the hop
| nf the rnn11try rest uppp It. fApplause.l