New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-18
LETTERS From TIE PEOPLE.


points in the struggle for equal rights Mayor Horton
has appointed several respectable coiored men on the
police force and Mr. L. s. Berry the cote IeaaeF ana
orator. having entered sun aEiliis' C,,rnssinr m
count of being fOrcbly elected IRON l s.tet cars lle
Commissioners has bound the defendant over 10 answer
the arge at tbe next term OF the United states District
Court. $50. orootI,. 60 en-, li.oo,,
nro ~ te ReheIs acting under the instructions Of Gep
Pope he being their immediate superior ana having yet
issued orders TO modfy MS t5 rar ~ WHICH ID
ment AS consequence TINS course eXces great pas
sion. An attempt TO prevent epoy es ITo registering
tne ioiio"lnS '0'''' I" NOBLE, June 81 1857.
",Nvs.vs ToRRaSs Recommendations. We have been In
formed that YOU have threatened to discharge hands they leave
stsr We would that You subject youeyes to trial By
a cam eoSe and register ard 7oa cannot ali
once they singB until all registered Rspe9;l
W. @. JouSsoS
"The charge is denied, but the letter will have good
effect We have registered two wards ana there Is col
Ored majority Of about 200.
"a large Radical meeting was held June %, in the ad
joining County of Pollard. Speeches were made by
Albert Griffin the Rev.shas. Leyens and H. V. Berry
the latter being of the most eloquent men OF the
sOutha slave until the Federal occupation, he Is mar
vel TO all who don't believe IN the neSrOs capacy anu
delight TO his friends"
Limestone County-"We need but two or three amend
ments TO the Military acts 20 insure Reconstruction
Briefly them Congress ought TO provide for the vacang
of these provisional Governments all but the municipal
officers, ard the DlStllCt NOnlIudNu FgNtI w
ganize loyal military police, white ana black III sdc
county Of the nsurgent States AT TINS post we nave
only 60 soldiers, officers ana men, 10 Keep QIuS! III ~ %
counties There are not 800 soldiers in the state Inc
consequence is that we have 10 protect ourselves.
force Of from 20 to 80 armed cooIed men needed 70
ground and patrol all through Its continuance We never
hold League Council without armed sehtihes AZ Vno
door and Belgian rifles within the room
ARKANSAS.
Helena Registraon is progressing favorably In this
county (PhillpS the ratio being two ooored TO one
white which, in q population OF some 6,OOO will make
large majority Of voters All here excepting the ReDs
are stanCh Republicans. The COl0red men ~ ms WhOo
section of country stanch Radical RtpuDMcahs' VI
that there cannot be shadow OF doubt Inc negro
knows full well who are his friends and who arc not
Registering goes slowly in this part Of the state as
yet Quite number Of the planters boast that they can
vote their hands for whoever they please venture 10
assert they wrong am almost certain there Is not
county in Arkansas in which the colood man 10 Oe''o
posted"
JilLe RocL-" The registration ia going on slowly In
this State Gen Ord has, the appointment Of Registers
taken middle ground He has aimed, in each County 10
appoint citizen in sympathy with the people a. e.,
having Rebel sympathies and two cXFedcial oces as
Board of Registration. It sometimes occurs that two
officers cannot be conveniently found ana Two
are taken in When, (which frequently happensJ one
~ Tho exoficcrs is johnson man. the majority OF nc
Board against My confidence III inc cOioieV WIZ
is increasing They are acquiring Information ColoIed
men are being sent quietly into the COunte9 TO inform
the people of their rights The interest an take; womT
well is sufficient 10 assure US thaI pu1 10" vi"
be without this information
Warren-"A large meeting was held IN this bradley
County the LIST ult. Speeches were made by Col j.
W Bradley aud others Radical resolutions were adopted
and a County Committee appointed This meeting was 2
great blow at the thirdpiry interest "a IL estaD5neI
the fact that the freedmen know who arc their best
ii''"u' FLORIDA
Pensaooia.-"The Commandant Of thelNayyYard here
saws that those living on the navycserve cannot vote
Are they not entitled to the privileged Our strength In
this county Is there"
Jacksonville We had a capital meeting mere on the
c9th ult. Col F. w. Bardwell presided. A county and
other committees were organized. Speeches were made
by Coils Barlwel, Hart, williams and Mr. Robinson We
have called State Convention to meet on the th VI
July at Tallahassee
GEORGIA.
AAana-"It was very fortunate Congress resumed It's
session. on the the inst otherwise their law of recon
structon would have become dead letter; now, some
body else is likely TO become can see better feel,
ing obtaining among the people toward the measures on
Congress which they find much more leneht th" ,y
had been taught they were. and that reaction u taxing
place aud think that Convention VIII DO Noeu IoI y!
very large majority 1910
"rbe Rebels are telling everywhere tho thr most nfa-
lies TO induce the coored people not 10 fegiser'
am organizing associations among the colorcd people In
the large towns 10 send 10 through the county
and cOuntcfact these lies Most Of tho Whte REGISTERS
arc corrupt as are some cOOrcd ones"
Aug,sta-" We are organizing this Congressional DIS
trct as rapidly as possible There Il counties In the
District We propose to have County Committee each,
10 consist of 10 persons equally divided between white
and cOored citizens All these committees are not YET
organized. John r. COston is now actively engaged Ia
This work We have an executive committee here Of the
number. The CITY is quite wei organized We nave
each Ward Mayor Foster Blodcett is President Of the
white club II numbers about 90 members-all proml-
ucnt citizens WecNpeCt 30 enroll about 400 white voters
the club and shall easily carry clty alG county a.,
our Republican clubs organized on the plan presented
by the Union congressional Committee"
Hainesboro-"wo organized fully on the Goth ult,
and
John T. Coson Of Washington delivered powerful speech
in favor Of Republcansm. The meeting was the largest
ever held in this county Some OF ths ne"yeniranesed
walked over twenty miles to attend"
KENTUCKY.
Lexington -" President Johnson Is looked TO by the
whole Rebel party OF the State their friend and CO.
worker to exerminae the Radical party, and do not
doubt justly. All your laws for our protection will be
imperative while he has Their execution LET mEacl-
series OF usurpatios bold ana daring that WILapall
the nation Elections will be carried by fraud and yo-
lence, and nothing but another cll war VIII save Ihe
Republican party from overthrow and subIugatOn This
the object nearest bis heart and he can easily find
may do viii be in vain without his removal and with
him deposed more Is necessary to bring the nation In
submission TO the law"
LOUISIANA.
Eetc Orleans" large meeting OF the Sixth Ward Club
was held last evening upe 25 at which the Central
Commit tee, Gov b. +. Flanders President, recog
nized. Speeches were made by leading men.
The only salvation for these ten Rebel States now in
the reassembng Of Congress In July that they may give
absolute poorer to the District Commanders, as Johnson
once said they had that the meaning and intent OF the
Military bill may be made plain and papabe that
duasrcbel be he Attorney General President, can
dodge It's provisions or safely set at naught by legal
chicaneTy II Congress does not meet then farewell
reconstruction for two years, and the loyal citizens
the United states white and black, must live Of they
so permitted under State Governments that regard
loyalty as crime and It's vOtaries as the worst Of
criminals
"We hone that Congress at its coming session will
sustain the military commanders AT the South In their
line Of duty"
Homer" test OF loyalty worthy OF notice is in
the fact the negroes the only persons in this State
are preparing to celebrate the ensuing Fourth fitting
manner"
Baton Rouge" very large Union meeting held
here on Saturday he 23d and an excellent speech was
made BY Z. c. Morgan Of New Orleans"