New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-19

1861 are determined to vote in the face of law and
against law. and as Rebels and citizens OF tie Ion
federate States. and not lawabldlng citizens OF
the United States the next question s what 90 they
intend to do with the votes when castf One OF their
leaders in the Constitutional Convention declared
the other day that they intended to vote even should
they have to do with shot-guns in their hands.
And such is the general sentiment of their campaign
orators their barbecues and of their presses Men
SO deiianly determined to vote when they have no
more legal right 10 vote, and possessed OF no
more loyal sentiments than they displayed III 1864,
must have some purpose in their temerlty That
purpose is lust as little concealed now as II was then
They intend to vote despite the law; and they expect
that if the six votes thus cast by the Texas Rebels,
and by them only, added to what Seymour and Blair
may get elsewhere. will give them the majority, then
the Democracy will flight for the crown" that is,
fight, to inangurate Seymour and Blair; ana III, IN
this fight they calculate upon President johnson ana
the Army and Navy OF the United States ana TIC
militia thereof.
Now from these Texas leaders. who just as DIES.
perate as they six weeks after the surrender OF
Lee, when tho privates of the army dsbanded ana
administered upon the Confederate and state muhl-
lions of war. expect nothing; but to the Northern
Democracy do say
draw short breath"
Your Southern allies have to overcome certain
other little infOrmal;ties, beside the violation OF
positive law and the absence OF law Inc tnlfd
section of the Fourteenth Constitutional Amehnhleht
declares that, - No person shall be senator or kePre
sentative in Congress, or Elector OF PRESIDENT &C;
who, having taken oath, Nc, shall have engaged
in instruction against the same or gwen ald OF CON-
fort to the enemies thereof NOW, ''iO
electoral tlcket and atenates all of them had taken
Oaths officers in Texas and elsewhere ana OF the
some had been captains, some colonies, ana some
lesser lights, in the Confederate army All,
save one or two, are disqualified Rebels VINO
never can hold office until relieved by two-thlrds
vote of Congress Last night, the name 0i COL Jones
WAS proposed as one to be recommended by the SOn-
yeniOn for relief from disabilities. Gov Hamilton
called attention TO his c0ntnmaclous position as
revolutionary candidate for Eector, and the name OF
George w Jones was stricken from the Lst; but
what matters this to men who acknowledge no
chanpe-who deny that the Congress which proposed
the XIlIth and XIVth Constitutional Amendments
was a Congress and that the Government was a. 10Y
/ eminent after they left il and who deny that the
States which ratified these amepdments WeIe states,
or that the Legislatures thereof were Legislatures
| and who deny that the Secretary of State VINO pro,
claimed the amendments was Secretary OF state, anu
the Chef-Justce who has pronounced III favor OF IL
! is Chief-Justice because, say they tney were ap-
! poIntcd by the usrper Lincoln and confirmed by the
! Rump DespOts" the American Senate go
do not affirm how far each aud every one OF lhese
insurgents is prepared to 60. But do say that Tue
has been To deny the power OF the nation anu Oi tue
national authorities, and that, instead OF growing
better they grow worse, because the issues when
They present are the most insidlous and dangerous
character of nulliIcaton, and the war when tney
| now invite would arm nelghb0r agaiIlst
ncighbor and tend to extermnation. And
| appeal to the nation to say whether the
party which embraces these desperate allies
rs part of their cohorts rs to he trusted with pOWerf
! The men who deny the changes and necessities of
! ment in the South; who fail 10 comprehend the
danger of the aid and encouragement which they
! are giving new rebellion; and also do not that
! their success would drag them into another war
| else TO aid them 10 regain the " lost cause" art
| too blind To be lntTusted with power.