New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-10-31
TEXAS
TIE REBELIION'S LEADERS STILL At TIE roLHf
CAL OAR-THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
70 the Editor Of The Tribune.

TIE REBELLlON> LEADERS STILL At TIE PoLIH
CAL oAR-THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
To the Editor Of The TribaDs.
SIR: THE TRIBUNE has already made kno0n
to lis readers the why The people OF Texas o
not vote in the approaching election The order OF Gen
Reynolds suppressnc the intended election by the SEP
mour and Blair Re bells has produced little surprise IN
reasonable purpose of voting under the Law - elects
President and Vice President OF the Confederate states
America" and IN face Of law of Congress when deelTa
that the vote shall not be counted. WAS 80 lals 'na
that the outcry against the commanding general cer
mands little respect The effort TO make Il appear ~
PREMISES l. too absurd for belief. Gen Reynolds "a.
men al the state assembling and declaring -
they asked the votes OF al men IN the state VINO oa
to b, GA0Wcd TO vote by which they meant tA,I "a
who engaged IN ia, Rebellion, their tynpaiit,s.,css
none others They openly denied the binding ooIgs.s
Of the NiNth Amendment OF the constitution ai" ~
they c0uteuded that the disqualification o. Rebel se
fac of treason as electors for President. mon
strous usurpatiou. And a. the Governor o. the s,Ss
had ordered election, they assumed tne nSu A..
require the commanding general to DO 80 ana u' "
failure they prepared a proc .amatIon vlth @sa ~
"whereascs" OF tho celebrated proclamation 81 w
sky one colslaIofs OF IetV VINO tAlen -
10 overthrow HuustOn's state Government, ana ~ P.
Tue oe''tSI.l, v,,l'i, s H., 49,, :. ir,,sn ar1
Presidential election, Was sgntu by the tht4i i''
SECRETARY Of the Democracy ~ Texas t"u 81 -, 80,
truculent and ntolcraut Rebels OF Texas, and W
identical with the reFonnonary ast OF lV, IN a ma
roctiOns for AN election without Official machinery
IL part OF the programme. Gen. koynoid, hM ,rs
doubted adNlces mat thcy were orSHh14lIF N ,qss
troops all over the state, snd preparing Z" carr. Ia
ptdtChhlN or tOfOkhlN. the tAEthtN hikHA Nr".a
The General WAS. therefore, left no course bNt 10 %
quietly by md treason organized ano oie' tors ia
under tie lar Wader rhifh IeIds rod tpf bd'"e
1861. else h, order "a prevent ths lisS
and DISORDER" lie chose tho line al d'.lt 80
trust he has at least deferred another clNit W IA
feIve ouVrN az the sheets winch 70 ia'cN ~
the ~ DAVIS and stephens shows no" niue" w."
tolerant Government ~ the United state, tha"
thu Conf deracy. Let tle Rebel syntthzets Noi'" ly
tho OF tins suppression Of the ueset leA s
force them e. present the facts they are those rs
plain and simple. The constitution declares thee "a.
States shall lgolide how electors shall or @PvN' AZ
and IL also dlsaranfes certain parties rom sotNln.
electors The Legislature or Texas III lHtc pro
the people sbo,d ehoose the electors but the IL
of Astl fcpeal.d tbat Jaw and provided fer the
of President and Vice President of the tonIed'.-,,
States and under that law those engaged an "" "a
against the United States voted for Jefferson DAVIS "a
bcNAuO.r H. stephens That law II u stands uni's .s
ON the statute book and No provision bas been uau
choosing olcetsys by the people Ana Vel theSe "a
Rebel leaders were running ticket of kehe1 ,0on.S
Lessor officers, all of whom were disQuah~ ,.lO me
hans one who did not discover what clever ieONs
ReheIs were until the " me topps I,
can make anything Of this fact. lei them sVhe
their ppos They may disregard the preparau Of
ngainst the Constitutional amendments ana th avs
Congress II they unwilling 20 believe we truth t
cannot but regard II as exceedingly niuo ,r5h
Texas cannot vote IN the Prcsldcntal tAtclioH ,eu
fair election could have carried the Stair butic
had we failed should have united stt"h-, -. N
working Republican party upon the great am.
the Chicago platform. Whereas, in the ab-'l
vas-. men who suppose thculselNeS To nt - I'm. ia
invent new aud local ISSUES little Nss M'N"''N