New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-17
TIE PLAN or CONGRESS.
batant

Why IS IL that those who assam Congress as OBJ
srucsDg the restoration of the States lately in revolt
never set before the public what Congress proposed,
and did, 10 promote such restoration They daily
reiternte tina. Congress oboruets tho return Of the
seeded States to their proper positouthat Congress
seeks to hold them as conquered proyinces-that the
Republican psty is afraid of their return to power,
&C.. &e.-but they conceal from the people, to the
extent Of their ability, the terms Of reconstruction
maturcd and adopted by Congress. Is this the con.
duct of men strong in the consciousness Of right
Here is the proposition of Congress- which We have
already repeatedly printed. Ask your neshbors to
read and thoughtluly consider it,
JOr RESOLUTION DroPS endmri 70 the Constitution Of
enacted BY senate HsIs Of Rprntates' 81 "a,
Hos. s e sSnoauS Tsi BE iosns @ be pIopo.c to t
iios o. tie United State whed when sGei by irss fas
ssd lie ssture shall be valid Of the Contribution namely
ARTICLE XIv.-sEoIIoN l. All persons born natural
the United States and subject TO tho Jurisdiction thereof
United States and Of the State wherein they
reside No state saa make or enforce any law when sna
abrdge the privileges mmunes OF citizens Of the United
States shall any state deprive any person OF life liberty
or property without due process OF law nor deny 70 any person
within it, the eqoT OIL A sm aSS the
erel States according their respective numbers counting
the whole number Of in each state excluding Indians
But when the right 10 vote AZ election for the
choice q Electors President aad YicePcsiden Of the
United States Representatives IN Congress the executive and
being years Of age and citizens OF the United
S SS O or o any ~ ome @ basis " preentaon therein
shall be reduced in proportion which the number OF such male
citizens shall bear the whole number OF male citizens twenty
SIC No person shall be Senator Representative ia
Congress- eector President and icePresident hold
any office civil military under the United States or under
any State Who having previously taken an oath as member
Of Congress officer Of the United States or ns
member any State Legislature as an executive or judi
against the or given aid and comfort to TIE enemies
thereof But Congress by vote OF twohirds OF each
Hose remove such disability.
SEC l. The validity Of the public debt OF the United States
Y law nspDs Gsoi ur on
aud rebellion shall not be questioned Bat neither the United
lion aid Of nsarecon or rebellion against the
United States claim for tie oss or emancipation OF any
slave, but all such debts obligations CT claims, shall be held
SIC & The Congress shah power enforce by spprO
pirate legislation, the provisions OF this article
Here is simple, terse, lucid basis Of RecOnstruc
ton. carefully framed by the Joint Committee on
Reconstruction, adopted by very large majoritios
(about three TO one) of either House. and already
ratified by several States, including Tennessee and
New-Jersey. The Governors of all the Pacific States
emphatically indorse it; the late Republican Union
Convention of our State approved and accepted
II, declaring that the loyal representatives
Of any Southern State which shall hereafter
ratfy IL should be promptly admitted to Seats
as those OF Tennessee already have been.
The Herald says that plan is substantially right
that is in substance Andrew Johnson's plan and he
ought at once to accept tthat the Southern States
should make haste to ay it, lest they go further and
fare worse. The Times considers it pretty fair so
does Mr.. Beecher: they only apprehend that the
eI-RebeIs will not accept it, To-day, they will not,
since they expect to do better; but only let the Mid
die and Western States thunder as MAINE has Just
done, and they will think better Off
The only question still at issue is this; Shall the
South come back Rebel side up with the loyal Blacks
under foot Or shall she como loyal side up with tho
l2gal Blacks ggGsglqst GSa.2s! Rs9i R2rs92atiHa