The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-20

native ate and has been stronger for the Union than
any Ytner Confederate State and may be he thought
70 give her better terms than the others; lot s
proclamation and now everybody apnears 10 tare fr
nted tnat the President opposed 10 negro Suffrage
ane however he may feel in respect to the alb
Ine mistake 80 often made in respect 10 Mr. Lincoln
..vsrw nov - made @ daily in respect to Mr. johnson f
phrase OF Mr Llnoon's later days vet the idea was
~ MS mhd and In his conversation from the begin
aon't ne IN some way overthrow slavervPu Seeing
ne ala not touch slavery mon said, ahe is weak
Ua ozs tha. or decefu They would not recog
;. maG .nas a mans conviction OF what he could or
'sn' 90 could De at variance with his private Judgment
" 1ns 10 wnat wonld be desirable to have done Mr.
Johnson may think the Southern negro ought az n mat
yer OF simple justice, to have the right OF sufrase he
% M vsen peieve that public policy would be furthered
honest in his view OF power and its limitations psntiy
snce,e IN believing that the Presidential office gives him
no autnority for granting that right
nave taken much pains 10 learn what tho presdor,,s
s,Sy spvn .he questions involved are am entirely
4; ~ "r mas ne would gue all negroes wAo hnve been
Aaoe not M privilege Of pono II Se sessd q ~ Ss I"d c.o %
tscsy mndsr he ocnsom do So 0what docs the
the 9r chairman say about negro sufngef" asked of
soutnerners In the city ''well he don't saw much he
.nd thsn W seems fair to make the negro fight
sna .nen refuse to let him vote; and he tells us that
y hach al you Northerners seem to be in favor OF
I'm ,. MN ~ vote and he says at though he hasn't let
In respect to the idea these last ITALICIZED words nav
% say 'ha. Know the President remarked to high officer
ss 'ue i. Time the North Carolina proclamation was
issued s Wen try this plan first, and il il don't work
Siws,e,t sneh, we'll try something else" Mr.. Ashley
nsen III @ rs authority that the President "desres
", ~ msn s,u should vote without distinction Of colsr
hrsIS & Sumner @ was undoubtedly told that between
~ nr,n, ana the President there is no difference
aaa u Ip,n,on on the question that justice and ex-
srtaay aike would sanction the extension Of the
ta ~ 70 negroes Judge Yerger, of Mississippi was
the peon no good reason aside from the predces OF
;nt could be given for excluding them from the
gn' OF suffrage and IL said to an Alabama gentle
; a. ne would do well to his influence in prepar-
general suffrage "
resident however at present clearly Of opinion
% e mas no power to say that the negroes shall vote
thn;r a.es nave never been out Of the Unon though
oom proper practical relations'' to the Union have
ior the time being, suspended He do no more
the~ tnan set them back where they before
ncy passed ordinances Of secession Yet nasmuch as
people OF the State have been in rebellion he can as
head Of the government, say that pun
n .sument Tor crime they shall not now vote He can
~nnold the right Of suffrage from certain here
% Sore exercising 1t; but he cannot extend it to other
Sasses excluded by State constitutions Briefly I un-
oerstand this to be his position.