New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-30

Of President Jshnson's Message.
From Our Special Correspondent.
CAVALRY CAMP, NEAR AUSTIN, Jan. 6, 1866.
The tone of the people and press of Texas is dis
loyal The press with two three timd exceptions as
much SO as it dare to be during military occupa
ton The causes that have brought this about appar
en On the one hand while United States Courts have
been organized that 1t has been and Is impossible to
punish any for treason, or for any other infrac
ton Of the criminal laws Of the nation to conscate
dollars worth OF forfeited propery the other the
President has been pardoning In advance the most
prominent offenders that have applied to him. Many
have not thought it worth woe to apply but are biding
their time. waiting for what they style general am
nesty" Just though tie general amnesty. in the
true sense Of the term had not already been Issued
leaving only minority without its pale As example
Of punishment by law has been exhibited either as to
person or property. those who have offended, though
ready to concede submit to anything when the State
was first occupied, have come TO the conclusion that
treason is q mere yenal Of Judgments mistake,
not a crime. They now think that 1t has been suf
eiently punished by the disappointment caused BY Its
failure and that II has been greatly orpunshed BY the
emancipation of the slaves Such being their view they
ore both soured and arrogant They expect compensa
ton. They regard the eniency shown them as the
effect Of cowardice. Believing that there exists
breach between President johnson (who until his mes
sage appeared. they thought had Tyerized0 and the
" Radicals" for so they style the Uni IN men Of our
National Congress- they are preparing to reorganize
themselves into place and power in the State Govern
ment with the REV of reinforcing the Opposition at
Washington at the earliest day practicable. To-day
they have. in all probability. elected q decided
majority Of their way Of thinking to the Convention to
be held next month.
II Congress does not, by . wholesome recognizing
act put stop to the premature attempt at reorganza
ton making in Texas (and it has been set on foot
against the Judgment and wish Of Gov. Hamilton) the
result will be another expensive failure, smother L.
compton like Constitution, the chief end Of which will
be to practically resnsave the socaled Freedmen"
and to put down the ,n-savehoding whites.
As to the Freedmen" save when near our forces
they free only in name. They are not free in fact
When men like Judge Hancock in public speeches
have advised their late to keep them In hand"
0hese were his Words and they doing hoping
that by test suit. some political compromise
the United States Government may be made to pay
them you can Judge whether they free no. when
outside of the immediate shadow Of military power.
1t is difficult for persons not in Texas to realize the
tua condition OF affairs here Only imagine State
no loyal newspapers penetrated for years
Then consider that during all that time the local
papers have been busted in nvening and circulating
flsehoods Bear in mind that mail service Is only
getting organized and does not extend beyond few
leading routes Finally recoect that the 10y al white
element has been bowed to the earth or driven into
exile for weary years. not months, and has had It's
hopes crushed BY the course OF the Administration
which, while "conciating" traitors has forgotten
ihem aud that the freedmen" treated even worse
and you will have some correct notion Of the condition
OF Texas to-day.
President johnson. with the aid Of Congress, can
easily repair the errors that through transformation
and undue haste have been committed.
Tie question to be considered nov Is, what is the
American people under existing circumstances, bound
in honor to dor The answer Is justice. They will be
disgraced in tie estimation of the civilized world they
go to coddling their enemies instead Of aording and
securing justice TO their zeal friends The loyal whites
should be protected and encouraged to organize and
the freedmen should he secured the right Of suffrage
without which they VIII never be more than nominany
free.
What good can result from reorganization Of tie
insurgent states without having the loyal element in
tie lead is the increase of the opposition in Congress
likely to facilitate or to impede legislation Would 1t
add TO the confidence felt in national debtf
Those who are Rebels at heart here very anxious
TO get the United States troops removed to the frontier
and indeed except far required to keep OIL the
Comanches out OF tie limits OF the State No doubt
they would he better pleased they were disba Dded or
sent outside Of tire limits Of the United States alto
cether AS it is their presence affords the only pro-
lection that the loyal receive. II they were removed
the old set OF politicians who are now to great extent
vhitewashed would at resume their old tricks.
By invening insurreetions among the freedmen they
uoud b. able to call out State troops who could insu
rurate anew the reign of terror put down into Slavery
the blacks and lynch intimdate the loyal whites
Lest you may suppose that the picture presented Is
oyerdrawn let me call your attention to the bills intro
duced by Mr. Kenner in the Legislature OF Louisiana
The programme of the Rebels here at present is to pro-
fess Dot only confidence in but devotion toward Pres
dent johnson and sPPear, far they can to be
loyal until reorganized and rcadmtted When that Is
done they expect to throw of the mask.
A spurious version Of the Presidents Message was
printed here and elsewhere. As was usual In
time Of the war; when bad news always
caused the telegraphic wires to break the Message
caused the wires to break in Mississippi After while
they were splieed sufficiently to permit this spurious
version TO be received. and i-Eth reriasionsis tia
ony psion TIA, YET has been published IN the South
Vest Even perverted it must have thrown wet
blanket upon the bills which Mr.. Kenner after much
correspondence and consultation throughout Dixie,
hoped TO get made laws 10 Louisians.
No recent documents or papers from Washington
have reached Austin. This is 9 favorable symptom.
Uuwecome news not only breaks the telegraph wires
but greatly retsrds the mails in Che disoyal regions Of
the South.
Gov Hamilton i, to make public speech oe ths 10th