The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-12

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| at the Hague.
Mr. J. Ross Browne, who has lust arrived at washing
ton from Arizona, says that Is scarcely possible that
the massacre at Fort Goodwin could have occurred He
says that there are not than seven eight hum
ored lighting Apaches IN the entire Territory whereas
report states there were two thousand engaged the
| butchery
The losses consequent the failure Of Messrs Bayne
q Co., OF Baltimore, and the Merchants National Bank
AZ washington, are affecting OF the mercantile
houses more dsastrously than at FIRST supposed.
Two houses in Baltimore are known to have lost nearly
hve hundred thousand dollars and others have suffered
! considerably, but TO what extent Is not known.
Mr. henry g. Wheeler, who has been before the gu
preme court at Boston, yesterday allowed reduc.
ton OF bail from $780, to 100000 The stated
that IL did not think Mr. wheelers intentions were
criminal
large meeting Of Missouri radicals to celebrate the
anniversary OF the capture of Camp jackson was hold
on Thursday evening in 81. Louis Resolutions
adopted conforming the Presidents course advocating
the enforcement Of the Monroe doctrine endorsing
the passage Of the Civil Rights bill over the Veto
The Hood in the Mississippi shows sign Of abating
The Faotious Democracy OF Congress the
Reserves Of Thaddeus stevens.
The distinguishing feature in the intensely
exciting and unfortunate proceedings in Con-
gress on Thursday last was in the division of
the House upon the proposition to open the
door to modification of the third section of
the constitutional amendment under considera-
ton. The proposed exclusion till the Alb Of
July, 1870, of all persons voluntarily aiding the
rebellion from the elections for Congress and
the Presidential election was obnoxious to a
majority of the republican members. They de-
sired modification, they voted for it, and yet
they failed to secure it. The democrats came
to the rescue of Thaddeus Stevens, and by
shutting of any modification compelled the re-
publicans to take his whole scheme or nothing.
Mr.. Stevens having moved the previous ques-
ton, Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio (republican), in
quired of the Speaker whether, in case the mo-
ton was not seconded, it would be in order to
move to strike out the third section, and to
substitute the amendment offered by Mr.. Nc
Kee, of Kentucky (another republican,, pre-
venting those persons who had voluntarily
taken part in the rebellion from holding any
federal Office. The Speaker replied that if the
previous question should not be seconded, mo-
tons to amend would be in order. Mr.. Gar
field then expressed the hope that the previous
question would be voted down. The House
divided-yeas 80, nays SO, as counted by the
Speaker. Another count was demanded by
tellers and ordered, and the result was the
same, nearly all the democrats voting with Ste
vens to cut of all amendments.
Next, it appears that on the question, "Shall
the main question be now putt" the yeas and
nays were demanded, so as to bring the demo-
Gratis to the record, when they began to shuttle,
so that at the close of the roll call there was
one majority against ordering the main ques-
ton. Then, it appears, Mr. Chanler, Of New
York; Eldridge, of Wisconsin; Kerr and Nib
lack, Of Indiana, and the famous Jack Rogers,
of New Jersey, either changed their votes or
asked to have their names called, when the
main question was carried by five majority.
The republican conservatives, thus baffled and
betrayed by the democrats left them in disgust,
and in solid body voted for the Stevens
| proposition, third section and all.
| By the same tactics precisely the democrats
gave the assistance required by Stevens TO
carry through his District Negro Suffrage bill.
| This is the old destructive game Of the South
ern secessionists over again. As during the
long agony of the slavery agitation they
played into the hands Of the Northern aboli-
tionists, so now, as il guided by the same reck-
less and revolutionary designs, the democrats
in Congress play into the hands of the North
ern abolition radicals. Between the abolition
isis and secessionists the Southern States at
length were plunged into the fearful abyss of
their late rebellion, and the loyal States into
| the enormous sacrifices of blood and treasure
| required to save the Union. But the rebellion
| is suppressed, and slavery with it. The con-
servatives Of the country, merged for time in
the fierce extremes of the tive sections, with
the return Of peace begin to show their
heads again. Public sentiment is in favor
Of reconciliation and restoration. President
johnson, in adopting this policy, is sustained
by public opinion. The democrats in Con-
gress, copperheads and all, profess the
warmest admiration of his course. Indeed,
the most intractable copperheads are the noisi-
est in their pretences Of Johnsonian enthusi-
asm. And yet, when they might act most eff
GENTLY TO strengthen the Presidents hands they
serve as the rear guard of Thaddeus Stevens.
What is the meaning Of such trickery! We
cannot account for it upon any theory of hon.
esty or common sense. We see only that stu
pid Bourbon infatuation which forgets nothing
and learns nothing. II is the old democratic
party, is it, and its reign Of power and plumber
that are to be restored' But that party existed
in the world before the last deluge. II Is
among the fossils Of o transition epoch. II is
superseded by new order Of things. Nor can
the surviving relics Of that party hope to play
successfully the role of the abolitionists be-
tween the old democratic and wing parties, in
playing fast and loose between the radical
party and the administration. The one or the
other Of these two forces must prevail There
is no ground for an intermediate party. In
fastening upon slavery the moral strength Of