The New York herald., 1866-04-30

war. IN regard 10 the equel rignts anu imuu-
mites of citizens we had supposed the Civil
Rights bill was intended to meet the case;
and concerning the admission Of rebels to
federal Offices we had imagined the test oath
in force was sufficiently stringent. But If
Congress can do it better by doing its own
work over again, as well as that Of the Presi-
dent, let the two houses proceed to business.
The plan of their joint committee, it appears,
is approved by ell its republican members,
twelve out Of the fifteen, including Messrs.
Stevens, Washburne, of Illinois, Morrill,, Bing-
ham, Conkling, Boutwell, and Blow, of the
House, and Messrs. Fessenden, Grimes, Harris,
Howard and Williams, Of the Senate. Messrs.
Grider and Rogers of the House, and Reverdy
Johnson Of the Senate, democrats, voted in the
negative. According to this division of the
committee it would seem that the republicans
OF both houses are, in body, disposed to sup
port the scheme. To pass their constitutional
amendment they must secure twO-thirds vote
in each house, and here will be the test
Should il thus pass the two supplementary bills
will of course follow, and then they will go
before the States and the people. The plan is
ingeniously contrived; 1t is considerably milder
than anything heretofore emanating from the
committee and nearer the policy and the
views Of President Johnson. It may be un-
necessary in some things, super6uous in others,
and unfair in its continued exclusion Of the
Southern States after having, on their ;;: Pal,
fulfilled the conditions of the administration
charged with discretionary powers over the
whole subject; but we have only now to await
the issue before the two houses.
The Society for the Prevention OF CRU
city to Animals.
For thirty years we have been bothering our
selves about cruelty to the negro, and now tits
quite time that the horses, mules, oxen, cows,
calves, sheep, dogs, cats and other animals
should receive some attention. We are very
glad, therefore, to notice and to approve the
movement recently inaug2rated by Mr.. Henry
De Berg and other prominent and worthy
gentlemen. The Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to the Negro has turned out to be o
pretty expensive affair. It has cost us, North
and South, nearly a million of killed and
wounded soldiers and four thousand millions of
dollars. It's managers involved us in tre-
mendous war, which lasted for four years, and
which they are not yet willing 10 terminate. Our
efforts to preserve the negroes from the cruel
ties of slavery have resulted in inficting much
greater cruelties upon the white race More
than this, we have placed at least one-third of
the whole number of Southern darkes COM
pletely out of reach Of all cruelty in this world
by sending them to the next, as parish
beadle gets rid of annoying and inconvenient
paupers and vagrants by kicking them over
the boundary line Of the adjoining district.
Nevertheless, those negroes who remain in the
country now have their civil rights, including
the right to work, the right to starvs and the
right to take care of themselves or not as they
think proper. This having been accomplished,
the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to the
Negro ought to adjourn sine die; but instead OF
this its representatives at Washington persist
in making the nation more uncomfortable than
ever by keeping the Southern States out of the
Union for purely political purposes and in
order to give tho negrocs tho right TO vate.
This is clear case of cruelty to the American
people, and an immense society, of which
Andrew johnson, Esq, is President, is being
formed to prevent it. We feel assured, how
ever, that the organization over which Mr.. Dc
Berg presides will not be led into any such
extravagances as those which have rendered SO
unpopular the organization oficcred by Mcssrs.
Sumner, Stevens, Greeley and Wendell Phil
lips. Fortunately, the horses, oxen, dogs, &C.,
can be dealt with upon very simple prin-
ciples. Preserve them from blows and kicks
and give them enough to eat and you may save
your civil rights for uncivilized negroes and
present your ballots to the starving freedmen
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals was Incorporated by the benevolent
Legislature which has just adjourned, and was
organized at Clinton Hall last Monday. Mr..
Henry De Berg was elected President, and
may be regarded as the Moses Of the movement
the children of Israel Mr.. De Berg may
be TO the animals. The members Of the society
are mostly very cstimable gentlemen. Mayor
Hoffman, who has nothing TO do in his office
except to afllx his signature to few papers
and keep watcbful eye upon nitro-g glycerine,
will have plenty OF time to devote TO the relief
of the su6erings of hack horses and impounded
CANNES. Mr.. A. I. Stewart, who has always
warmly protested against cruelty TO clerks and
cruelty to Broadway, will contribute any
amount of money TO carry out the objects of
the society. 1t is comforting to observe that
Mr Auonaf Ralmant and Mr. Jahn Van E,,rou
have reformed and are prominent among the
active members. These gentlemen have been
guilty Of n great deal Of cruelty to politicians
in their day. Mr.. Belmont invented that DEM
ocratic guillotine, the Chicago platform,
whose planxs were stained with the blood of
Mnllalln.