The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-06


social war between the whites and blacks Of
the South A combined attack is 10 be made
upon President Johnson 70 force him to permit
the negroes ~ vote We have no fear that he
will yield 10 This attack; first bec he is not
= man To he bul!ied. and, second, because he
has nothing 70 surrender. He could no. give
the negroes the right to vote, if he wished to
do so, without violating the constitution and
his oath of office. The suffrage question ia
clearly reserved to the several States.
I,ut inst at present it is nation
ally important that the whole question
should be reconsidercd; That all the states
should be unanimous in regard 10 it; that the
suffrage should be 40 extended as 10 represent
the taxes paid 10 support the government and
that there should he no such differences ia
regard to the qualifications of voters ~ now
exist between the several States. For these
reasons constitutional convention should be
called TO arrange this matter forthwith. We
take il that the people Of this country desire
no more agitation, no more controversy. no
more trouble. They have passed through four
stormy years, and they wish and need rest.
They are ready to concede almost anything IN
reason for the sake of quiet. Let those con-
cerned improve the advantages afforded them
by the present disposition of the people, and
call constitutional convention to remedy all
ments, 80 that we shall be able to live happily
and prosperously under the constitution for
another century.
THE AssAssrNATIoN-THE EVIDENCE AGAINST
THOMPSON, TUCKER SANDERS, CIEARY AND Clay
The testimony OF Sanford Conover, James Il.
Merritt and Richard Montgomery, for some time
suppressed, but now before the public, makes
some remarkable revelations. It will be read
ers who were 80 disguised by the fact that
President Johnson offered reward for their
capture. 1t il to be hoped that it will also be
read with deep interest by that part Of the
London press which argues that all these men
are entitled TO an immediate pardon.
President Johnson offered rewards for the
capture of JEFF. Davis, Clement c. Clay,
Jacob Thompson, Beverly Tucker, George n.
Sanders and W. C. Cleary. jeff Davis was
the only one Of these who heard of the
fact in silence. All the rest united to fill the
papers with Mortified outcry of injured inno-
cence. One declared it was an attempt to
degrade his sChrstian Notwithstanding
JEFF. Davis, that superfne Christian who
ran the prison pen at Andersonvlle.
They declared they had hardly heard of such
man as Booth, and certainly had never seen
much less known him. One man gave himself
up to stand his trial, and the Others declared
that they would do 50 if they thought il pos
sble that they could be tried fairly; but in the
meantime they kept at very safe distance.
Now il is given as evidence on oath chat all
these men were actively engaged in the ar
rangement of this plan TO murder Mr. Lincoln.
II we could accept the STATEMENTS of Thompson,
Sanders and the rest "a to their innocence of a
crime that they are charged with, and it they
were not all before so deeply periured as to be
out of the pale of credit, even then the straight
forward stories of these unmpeached witnesses
must impress every one wifi the truth of The
accounts they give of their intercourse with the
conspirators in Canada. Bat os it is, with
these consprators telling their own stories on
one side and the witnesses on the other, it is
everything to nothing in favor of the vcracity
ofthe latter. II is impossible any longer to
doubt the completely Of every one named in
the Presidents proclamation.