New-York tribune., 1867-09-02
1EXAS.

an ABSURD REPORT ABOUT TIE BLACKS.
g, LorJs. Aug. 31.-A private letter received
IN California, Mo-, last week, fromR former EeSen "
that mace now living in Northern Texas says '"V 'o
negroes in that part Of the state had guy %4rR & 1 o
S tass fiI iGS s% SH into Tc'i tieir I own hands,
rrfoVA OF DISTRICT JUDGES IN TENAs.
HDORs. GALVESTON. Texas, Aug l5 1907
cprcrH OHDERs No 153.-Ihe following Dls-
trct Judges removed ir1m once on account Govern
ment; j Ireland Judge of the Second District ., l
shepard Judge of the Third Districts HP Many Juuse
o. The Ie following appointments are made JJ Thornton
Jpde Of the Second District; c. b. Sabin Judge OF me
ShTd District; Winston Banks, Judge OF the Esh'h DIS
Tbc Iudces appointed will file at this Office the dp
cate oath prescribed by act of Congress ia J9y & = I m %
suafy all other respects a. required pd dnie ,e u
o'ate, tau ,s,d of '" Breyet laiorGen griffin.
Tur CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE HON. E.
M pEAsE AND COY. THROCKM0RION.
~ ATsIIN. TEXAs August J. 1867.
j. w. THROCKNORToN, esq-DedT or In, liaNv We
the honor to ncose yGn cory oi my @ ai have
Ills day taken and subscribed the oath OF office eSefeo
hy the Constitution OF this State ana inc laws oi "'o
MI ySa please inform il it win suit yonr con, con
yenence deliver the Office and It's records at ~ uCn
a. N. on tomorrow Very respectfully y0qI pgF ppeGen
serS 1r;rvr DEPARTMENT TEXAS AUSTIN, Aug. 7, 1861.
NJ ~ PEA>E, e,q.-Dc0r Sir: have the hohoI 10 ~
acknowledge the receipt Of yoi comm SomnuSo"S" NC iG e T
from the Headquarters Department tlith Mhl,a,H e., is
M sniff nv CONVENIENCE tc turn you, at 10 o'clock
o IN tomorrow, the Executive onSe OF TINS state state anu ana
lie records lcrof Very respectfully your ooyHtnt ser
want j. W. TnROCHMORTON Governor OF IeNaS'
GOV. THRocKMoEToN's Defense
GOV ThruclmOrton publishes IN Ihe Houston teNdp
so 6,,eiie docm elt which lie calls defense against
the charge Of Gen Griffin, that he an npediment III
The WAY Of reconstruction. We make the following eA-
tract:
ucarot he forgotten that extraordinary mpedmeuis
tS,oSIl I'M the way F,a BY Circular order No. ls
With filed the whole country Win e9nstergaOh g ,b 9aG
mn
81 difference what they did they We're not 10 70
and hnniliated by the exercise OF unlawful power.
&o,d: BY refusing 10 appoint persons s - 81 nn es, atl
m STATE offices except such a. could take ne te' Ga,
TL,yd By DELAY in appointing Boards OF Registration Ia
many counties IheIe, LAD aPboiIu' i,s JI Nv select,
ig registrars but those 0i one pOtedi parry an9
they as general rule oi me host a,Ee % nr p @ NE
81 tnSlr IsrH' ~ Who g are inpotoronsy inc0neent
when respectable and intelligent white men could have
been obtained without trouble, Who had been through
The war and are Vet loyal the Government SiIh By
lie exclusion OF Of cemeteries OF auciOneeis
police jurors. managers and clerks OF elections henbels
police, under-wardens OF work houses school directors
Sc from recstratlOn-uot to mention feIIymeh; over
Of the roads foiegnCrs by birth VINO attained ttT
md many other classes not excluded by law, but eN-
tneiHatiSn of the military authorizes believe the s-
certy of the declarations Of the state ocals lhe news
I1sI I I PFI s;s anf @ co%sr IS SS' VI 'er Os's 'Op
The propert OF citizens used without compen
safion-not i'm d few isolated cases hut IN many not
alone The property oi those Who 9ngas9uM IN IN t Inc ~Gl
ANA are yet faithful to the General Government
The Ffeedmans Bureau has exercised power NOT con,
ferre upon II agents have made arrests and imposed
penalties not Justified by the law nor sustained .! t.,o
Under pretence thatthc Civil Rights act bad been Violated
citizens have beenarrested ana restrained OF ther nhely
without the process or forms required ny NAV law au
f0r offences alleged 10 nave DeeH couullteu Vns dVOi
The town Of Brenham was set on fire by United state,
soldiers and large amOuut OF property destroyed II
the deed not instgated by the oieer III command
po efert made 10 prevent IT, nor TO punish the OF
The judgments and DEGREES Of the courts have been
prevented executed, aud have been ordered To
te set aside. aud indictments and papers ~ cinim ana
civil have been forciby taken ana DESTROYED ana
tile judges required TO dismiss suits i'll number OF
decree Of the District Court of the United states for
the Western District Of Texas was nterieed Win, ana
Freedmen charged by Indictment with high crimes have
protected from arrest and traI one charged WIN
taken fom aii by order OF oi the Freedmeus
Bureau and when the facts were made known the agent
not punished, nor tire criminal returned 10 the ON
Two citizens arrested 10y and in custody Of company
Of soldiers, murdered Ia less than hOuraer their
arrest, by the person ihnse fugitive from ustcel who
pointed them out and al whose nsugauon they were Ar
rested. Upou the testimony OF soldiers who were present
murder. vet he was rot delivered up FOR trial.
following Is specimen OF some OF the orders that
have been issued-his by an officer OF the grade OF First
SrrSAi Gsprs. 40 sitt,yns come NY Inosleiy ,h.
s,s,.. .rTpsh,sr. .ier. Cl.rs.
~ S.i Ss,s ,1 s .si 7. e5nc, sa hs16s
~ & ~ tse,,gE ,h f'I'.a nas ~ ,s ] . a, a I 10 s
; 70 I'D .s e "a II oI % & 'ls 1Sn s sYg 81 . iaI & Sqsa i
srti quarter viii be s tie latter that they a be
te d respous.4lr 'n aac pToyerF
Under order Of this officer ior Of citizens house
surrounded at night Two Of tile inmates shot,
was that RESISTANCE made and The sOdiery fired
OH.
rhe dying declarations Of one Of the men sain cor.
r0hoTaed by the sworn statement OF survivors OF the
family that the house surrounded by un-
known them, and THEN surrender demanded, which ri
drst refused But When the father was informed
that the military authority OF the United states demand.
ed the arrest uf his the officer informed
thai taey would WELD and he invited 70 INTO
tLe house and that upon the entrance OF the officer, fol-
lowed Of the men, the work OF death
Tne need THIS man stated further that when he had
Ing the crowd la yard he seized his gun aud fired
them, aud then cItwied ont ana eIngshed tbe nre at
end The house. The Executive or the STATE INFORM
ed Major Gen Grimm OF the occurrences ana without eX'
pressing e1culpdting the citizens OF any
offence expressed tia fear that great wrong had Deeh
committed aud made respectful request that c0innis-
sion OF army Oicer. should investigate the acts BIS re-
quest was not compiled with.
Certain laws Of the state set aside, and others are
not allowed 10 be enforced.
IN accordance with Tie Constitution the Legislature
abolished nNe OF the Judicial Districts Of the state and
out OF Office Two Of these districts have been
revived and two Judges restored By military rcsciipt
Tie other three districts are not restored probably be
cause the pOlics iah OF The Judges is character
10 suit those who exercise the power.
The Jury laws OF the state, II NOT abolished been
amended By edic and new qualifications are required
in many counties jury can1ot be had others. only
by taking negroes the panel who have only the hso
qualification, and Of the other requisites demanded
5y the law. In many counties the courts cannot be held
~ the trial OF criminal Offences and the counties are
1ufde led with seeDmugpng debts Jn Others. the lives