Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-05-01

~ First--The President and Vice Presi
dent of the so-called Confederate States
and heads of departments thereof
countries as Confederate agents. n,
| lThird--Heads Of Departments of III,
United States, officers of the army ant
navy Of the United States, and all per
sons Of the Confederacy, so-called, at the
military academy of the United States
Judges OF courts of the United States
and members of either House of the 36th
Congress of the United States, who gave
aid or comfort to the late rebellion. I
Fourth--Those who noted as officers
of the so called Confederate States, above
the grade of Colonel, or master in the
navy, or any one who, as Governor Of
either of the Confederate States, gave
aid or comfort to the late rebellion.
Fifth--Those who have treated the
officers or soldiers, or sailors of the army
or navy of the United States, captured
during the late war, otherwise than law
fully as prisoners of war.
II is understood that the vote upon
them was IL against g. AS it is known
that Senator johnson and Representa-
tiyes Goodyear and Rogers only hold in
the negative, the affirmative must be
Senators Fessenden, Grimes, Harris,
Howard, Williams, and Representatives
Stevens, Washburn, of Illinois, Morrill,,
Bingham, Conkling, Boutwell, and Blow.
The New York Tribune says that a
plan for reconstruction has been agreed
upon BY the committee, and that the ex-
ultation of the proc ontederates over the
inability to agree of the joint committee
of fifteen proved ill-timed. The com.
mittee, twelve againstthree, have agreed
to proposition to be reported to-day
Our views are well known, says the
Tribune--universa amnesty and impair
tial suffrage. tstaa %
The Herald says the plan is ingenl-
ously contrived, and considerably mllder,.
and more with the views and policy OF
the President than anything heretofore
eminating from the committee. 1t may
be unnecessary in some things, superfiu-.
Gus in Others, and unfair in its continued
exclusion of the Southern States after
their fulflment of the conditions pre-
scribed by the Administration. We now
anxiously await the issue before the
Houses.
The Times says the scheme would
seem sweeping enough to satisfy the most
exacting Radical. As plan of paeifi-
cation and reconstruction, the whole
thing might be styled a farce.
The World says the purpose OF the
scheme would not have been more appa-
rent if it had been labelled, an infalli-
Bile plan for preventing the South from
voting in the next Presidential election.
1t is not an honest proposition, and is
not offered with any expectation of its
acceptance, but with deliberate design
that it shall be rejected. HoG.
The 7ribnnes special says that after
four months of most searching inyestiga-
ton and dispassionate discussion among
the members of the committee, it is be
lieyed the plan viii meet the entire sane
ton of all shades of opinions No Union
man of either House has expressed any
dissent, and the friends of the President
gave assurances, tonight, that il Con-
gress comes out for the scheme in good
faith, it will receive his approval and CO.
operation. $50 gl ~
1t is stated here that neither of the
Presidents organs will commit them
selves upon the proposition on to'mor-
rows issue
Thaddeus Stevens avows readiness
to acquiesce in the measure.
The Lieutenant General expresses his
approval
1t is not anticipated that any material
will be carried, and that
the States will be invoked to convene
their Legislatures to secure its adoption
by loyal States thus stimulating concur
rent action by the States recently in re-
bellion.