The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-09

fruitful theme Of remark only second 10 the secession In
the ranks OF the Brotherhood and the of ire which
have prolincaly sprung thercfrom The proceedings
conducted 10 the end in very harmonious
| lecture on negro industry and trade was delivered
last evening in Hope Chapel by Rev. sela Martin, the
colored preacher The lecture contained some humor
| and expressed hope Of success.
At meeting of the New York County Medical Society
held last evening the College Of Physicians and Sur
ceons an interesting paper suicide its and
of prevention was road by DR.. Jerome c. Smith
evening the friends and supporters Of Jim Kerr
gan, who is expected TO fight Morris Phean In "the
ring" the 10th inst for thousand dollars gave
him benefit at 1ls Bowery, which was numerousy
attended Jim spared with Doony Harris and the per
Torrance gave confidence to Jms admirers that he will
win in his encounter with Phelan. IL nothing should
occur to break on the engagements Of which oil the de
tails have been nearly completed.
A fire occurred last night In No Is Chambers street.
corner Of Centre occupied lawyers chambers shirt
and hosiery store and hair-cuttug saloon Nearly
the whole Of the contents Of the building destroyed
The store 81 Ferry street was entered some time be-
tween Saturday night and yesterday morning by bur-
glars who blew open SAFE extracted therefrom three
thousand dollars worth Of government bonds and es
capped undetected.
There were four hundred and thirty three deaths In
this city during tho week ending yesterday being an
increase Of twentyseven the preceding week and
OF two over the corresponding week last year. or the
number one hundred and eight were men, seventy nine
women hundred and thirty three boys and one hun
dred and thirteen girls
recent arrival from Key West reports that the health
OF Lieutenant General Scott who Is spending tho winter
at that place. ia improving
The State Educational Conventions Of Michigan, In
tons favoring tho proposition, already preached in
Congress- Of establishing national Bureau Of Educa-
ton.
The stock market was weak and disturbed yesterday
Governments we're heavy Gold declined 10 1891 at the
close.
The fall in gold and the thermometer combined
had the effect Of greatly curtailing commercial
transactions yesterday. and very small amount
Of business was done. Domestic produce still
tended downward, and most commodities were lower
Cotton steady. Petroleum was dull and lower
Groceries were dull. On Change -four again do
cidedly lower, under very moderate demand. Grain
was also dropping. Pork was irregular and lower
Lard was dull and declining. whiskoy was dull aud
entirely nominal
The Rights OF tho Southern BIacls~ --Tho
Anei-Siavery constitutional Amend-
ment.
The leading idea among the republican
members Of the present Congress appears to
be the necessity for some additional amend
ments OF the constitution beforehand, in order
to make safe and sure work of the full restora-
ton of the late rebellious States as loyal men,
bers Of the Union. In this view various propo
sitions for amending the constitution have been
brought before the two houses in reference to
the rights OF the emancipated blacks, the bind
ing obligations Of the national debt, the repu-
diation Of the debts Of the rebellion, and the
right of suffrage. One Of these amendments at
least, promises TO become leading measure Of
this Congress- We refer TO that which seeks to
apportion the representation In the popular
branch Of Congress on the basis Of the voting
population of the several States.
General Schsnck, Of Ohio, a leading member
Of this Congress Of the dominant party, in his
recent speech at bis State capital insisted that
this amendment "should be adopted by three
fourths Of the loyal States before admitting the
other States" and that they, the now excluded
States, as . condition Of restoration, should be
required to ratify it; "for, otherwise" said he,
"they might defeat 1t, and ultimately gain such
power as to undo all that has been done to pre-
vent repetition of the late disasters" This
apprehension, 1t seems, extensively prevails in
the republican camp, and under its influence
It is possible that mono Of the excluded South
ern States, from Old Virginia to Texas, this
year or the next, will be admitted into this
Congress. Tho object Of this aforesaid pro-
posed amendment Is to compel the Southern
States to give their blacks the right of suffrage,
or restrict said States to the alternative Of sacr
fcina their four millions Of blacks in their emu
meratious for representation In Congress
We spprehend, however, after some consider-
alton of the subject, that this proposed amend
ment, if made, would be productive Of little
good and much mischief. The proposition Is
TO make the legal voters Of each State the basis
Of representation in Congress, leaving to the
several States full authority to declare who
shall aud who shall not be voters Under this
provision, to gain as many Representatives In
Congress as possible, the policy OF each State
would unquestionably be to make ~ many
voters as possible. We should, therefore, soon
find tho right OF suffrage In many States ex-
tended, not only to the black males above the
aye Of twenty one, but to white and black male
minors above the age OF sixteen, aud 70 white
and black females above the age Of fourteen,
as beginning; and finally to babies end to
strangers aud aliens Of days sojourn, aud TO
lunstics, feloDs aud jailbirds OF all descrip-
lions, to make up show. But, even with the
amendment OF the proposition In Congress