The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-14

braced in Geographic report from Halifax Published
in the HERALD on Thursday. Thore is nothing add.
tonal concerning the German question.
To-day being the anniversary Of the assassination of
Abraham Lincoln, orders have been issued by the Pres
dent closing all the public offices.
The steamboat Fnancier bound from Pttsburg to New
Orleans, was last night burned at Remington, twenty
miles below Pittsburg Several lives lost and the
vessel and cargo were entirely destroyed
The Governor of New Brunswick has accepted the
designations Of the anti.confederation administration
No new government has been formed.
The German aborer who suspected Of killing the
Deerng family Philadelphia, has been arrested and
confesses the deed. He states that he assisted by
accompics, and gives full description Of him. An
immense crowd collected around the police station and
threatened lynch the prisoner but he was safely
Quoted to Moyamensing Prison.
Edward Green, the Maiden Bank murderer, was hung
at East Cambridge yesterday. The execution was very
much buneied, and he died with fearful contortions
Green 1t will be remembered, killed young lad Frank
Converse, in the bank at Maiden, in broad daylight
and robbed the safe Of five thousand dollars When he
was sentenced Governor Andrew refused to sign the
death warrant account Of nformality but Gov
Bullock coming into Office after took up the
matter and signed the fatal document.
bridge across a carrlageway Willston, on the
New York Central road, burned Thursday night
and the next morning at half past four O'Clock the night
express moving at full speed, the chasm One
killed, the conductor badly wounded, and six
eight others more or less hurt.
Navigation Lake Erie is reopened between Cleve.
land and Dunkirk.
Choleric diarrh@a was very prevalent in Montreal,
Canada April H. The streets of the city are exceed
ingy filthy
Richard Paterson, of Tiverton Stone Bridge, Rhode
Island. was killed at Boutwell, Canada, April II, by
being struck the head with the gearing OF derrick
which gave way when he was at work under it.
Southern Rest0ration-Ndr. Senator Stew.
arts Amended Proposition.
Mr.. Senator Stewart, of Nevada, has modified
his proposition of universal suffrage and uni
amendment, declaring that all determinations
among the people because of race, color or
previous condition of servitude, either in civil
rights or in the right of suffrage, are prohibit
ed, but the States may exempt persons now
voting from restrictions on suffrage hereafter
imposed;" and (section p that "obligations in
Cured in aid of the instruction or war against
the Union, and claims for compensation for
slaves emancipated, are void, and shall not be
assumed or paid by any State, or by the United
States" Mr.. Stewart next proposes that, when
any one of the late rebel States shall have rati-
fed the foregoing amendments of the federal
constitution, and shall have adapted its local
laws in conformity Herewith, said State shall
be fully rcinstated in Congress, and q general
amnesty shall exist in regard to all persons in
such State in any way connected with the late
rebellion.
The objects thus contemplated by Mr.. Stew
art are, security against any efforts hereafter to
assume, in Congress or in any State, the debts
of the rebellion, or compensation for slaves in
volved in the abolition Of slavery; the con-
cession of the elective franchise to the black
race throughout the country, under such re-
strctions as the several States may hereafter
think fit to impose, withou. distinction OF race
or color, and, upon these terms, universal am
nesty to all persons concerned in the late re-
bellion. Now, this seems TO be a fair and rca-
sonable compromise, but il involves the tedious
process Of an amendment OF the federal con-
stitution, and its ratification by the several
States concerned. If passed at the present
session Of Congress, it is probable that
the amendment In question could be
brought to q ratification in all the Southern
States in season TO get them into both houses
at the next session which ends, and ends this
Congress, on the 4th March, 1867; but there is
hardly probability, from present appearances,
that this amendment, or anything like IL, can
be passed at the present session. Meantime
the States most concerned are suffering, and
will continue to suffer, from the absence of an
established system of law, order and public
confidence, resulting from their exclusion from
Congress
We think that there is q shorter and more &C
ceptable way to Southern restoration than this
We have no fears of the assumption by Con-
gress, or by any State, Of the debts Of the re-
bellion; nor do we believe that Congress will
hereafter undertake to pay for slaves set free
in consequence of the rebellion; but il any
such approximations exist in the public mind,
we think that a simple act of Congress will be
sufficient to allay them. Surely such an act will
stand as the law during the existence Of the
government, IL the acts of the rebellion are null
and void, and If the war measures Of the gov
cannot be questioned. So far, then, there is
really no necessity for a constitutional amend
ment MS security for the future.
The main point, however, Of Mr.. Stewards
proposition is, the equivalent of negro suffrage
in the South for general amnesty to persons
concerned in the rebellion. But has negro suf-
frage anything to do with the right Of the
Southern States to a restoration to Congress
with their submission to the legal and practical
consequences of the war; We believe that the
public sentiment Of the country is against the
enforcement of any such condition Of restora-
ton. We believe, too, that as, since the pas