New-York tribune., 1868-09-07

"Thcy who recognized and sustained the
Southern Confederacy" have thereby proved
themselves so wise and capable that all power
at the South should be placed in their hands
with "the whole people of the South and they
will be liable to give peace, law Order ana
protection" to that people, and to the Whoie
county. 1t strikes us that all the people Oh
the South could be trusted to achieve these
ends quite as well as the Rebel hall exclu-
sivoly. Why not
| We have before us n private letter from Mr..
Frederick w. Sumner, well known to many III
this city as capable, intelligent and trust
worthy mechanic, who having migrated hence
10 Texas, was, in 1861, hunted out OF that State
for Unonism, barely escaping with his me-
! Having returned to his home and family since
the War, he was chosen member OF the Con-
stitutional Convention now sitting ut aus'ln'
whence he writes " friend here as follows
"In my opinion, it matters little what sort OF
Constitution We make as the Rebels are determined TO
defeat it at ali hazards. and the failure TO convict
Andrew johnson has encouraged them TO come out
| boldly and murder Union men in open daylight.
'slnce left my home, there have been no less than
ten or twelve loyal shot by Rebels lii my Vicinity
and OF that number about eight were Killed on tho
spot Several OF them my personal friends. What
are we 10 dot We have become 30 used to hearing OK
our neghbors and friends being murdered in cold blood
that IL almost to create any sensation MY biohef
iuaw at Sherman in writing a few days ago. stated
ironically that times had become quite peaceable as no
one had been killed in the two last days!
81 assure you that awful state OF things exiSts III
this State Could you be in Committeeman. aud
uten to peope giving their testimony oath. you would
o made heart sick and faint by the dreadful accounts Oh
murders and other Outfages that are daily committed III
Texas.
81 think most Of the loyal people have lived in hope
till now when have come to the conclusion that 'here
is no peace no protection and no hope Often when we
hear OF friends having been murdered we ero cohSoeu
by the reflection that the poor fellow is no" released
from hls troubles.
"Mr Comstock loyal member Of this Convention has
had his family 10y the Rebels since he came to
the capital
"a few days since the following notice posted on
five different houses at Pilot Grove s miles from sher-
man
Look cut The DEVILS den bloody Al Onion Leagus
have lcsre the eoualJ II theJ dOa't - for this
White Mans County aud they will rVOl h
"tDf Cole. bundle up and bee of. quick X X X
"'If this i, dsvs h house Ul e responsible
81 am Informed By Mrs Cole that there was not man
who dared to take of these notices down Nor would
the men whose houses notices were stuck permit them
10 be taon down. fearing that their houses would be
burned aud themselves assassinaed " they did In my
opinion several Of the members Of this Convention VIII
uo in great danger Of assassination while returning to
their homes"
Such is the state of things from which
Cen Rosecrans proposes to evoke true,
enduring peace by disfranchising the Blacks
and giving all power to the Rebels OF whose
Chivalry and Magnanimity he chcrshcs most
exalted opinion. We hold. on the other hand,
to Universal Amnesty with Impartial Suf-
frage