The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-25
THE CONSTITUTIONAL ArrsamEsr--rs NECESSITY.
From an article in the Atlantic Monthly FOR Novcmbe

from article in the Atlantic Monthly for November
In regard 70 amnesty the omeriment 10 the consul.
tuition which Congress has passed dsqual cs rebels
frnm voting, and only disaaaiGes them from holding
office when they have happened TO adj perjury 10
SON In reg1rd 10 suffrage II makes II for the political
interest Of the tn 70 Just H. coloed cit by
basng representation on voters and not on population
and hs places tho indulgence Of class prejudces and
hatreds under the penalty OF corresponding loss OF po
ltca power in the Electoral Colcsc and the national
House OF Representatives IT the rebel States should
be restored without this amendment becoming part OF
the constitution, then the recent slave States
WILL have thirty rrsdsnta, electors and thirty
virtue OF populate on they disiranchise and
will carry with IL than doabis tho power OF a
loyal white In Massachusetts or Ohio. Tho only ground
on which this dispartvcan be defended Is that ~
southerner is moro than match for two YANKEES,
has an Inherent, continuous uncondoncd right 70 have
this super GRITTY RECOGNIZED NJ the ballot box. Indeed
tho Injustice Of this Is 20 mcns'rous that the johnson
orators md convenient dccry all conditions Of
representation than 20 the ncontrovcri!be
for exacting the condition which bases
be, 10 Mr. sheilabarscr's vivid illustration TO allow
hai Lees vote should have doubl, TIE elective power
Of Grants semmes double that Of Farraru!s Booths
tdid be iive) double that Of Lincolns, bis vrtimi"
IL aso 10 b considered that thirty votes wonid In
almost all fsturc sessons OF Congress- decide the fate Of
Congress il constituted only had majority Of
twrnty votes In alliance with the Northern demo-
REPEAL the civil rights b tbs principle Of which is en-
bodied W the proposed amendment II night assume
she rebel deot, which = rcpudiaed 10 that amsadmsnt
affirmed In that amendment We are 70 accustomed IN
look the rcbci debt dead beyond all power OF
recon to forget that Il amounts with the valuation
" the cmapcipatcd slaves 70 o00 900 600 II tho
South and its Northern democratic allies should
mo power there strour probability that measure
would be brought In n at least portion OF this
debt-eay e. 600 600 900. The Southern members would
BE- nearly unit for assumption, and the North.
em democratic members would certainly be CO.
posed 10 the most irghiful temptation that
legislators had 10 resist suppose were necessary
70 boy hty memb ri million or dollars apicce-thst
sum would only be two and half per cent OF the WHOLE
Suppose II wers necessary 70 give them ten m Hons
apiece thai would only be deduction Of twenty
ave Per cent from claim worthless without tcIr
Tho bribery might be conducted in such way as TO
euds discovery, n mot suspicion and the would
certainly be trrnpeted al the North ~ the trAnd
eat Of all scs OF ssatesmanlks "conciliation" binding
the South to the Unon In ndssoublc bonds Of in'ers
Tho amendment rem 'ers the conversion Of the rebel
debt into the most enormous Of ali corruption funds
mpossibity.
but the character and necessity Of the amendment are
too well understood 20 ncod explanation, enforcement
deencs. II II, or somo more stringent one. be not
adopted, the loyal people will DO trckcd out OF the
fruits Of the they have waKef At the expense Of
srcb uuexamplcd sacrifices of treasure and blood II
never will be adopted unless II he prsct caly made
condition Of the restoration Of the rebel staies