The New York herald., 1866-01-29
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Views of President Johnson on Con-
SlituliOnal Amendments and
Negro Suffrage.
lie DepreCates the Congressional
Mania for Tinkering with
Our Magma Charta.
Suggested Representation and
Taxation Basis Of the
President.
The Negro Suffrage Agitation
Condemned.
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It will Result in a War of Races
and Negro determination.
&c. &c. Ae.
The Negro Suffrage Agitation
Condemned.
wA.aiSGroS. Jan. %, 1865.

wAsniNGr0S Jan. 2s, 1865
| PRESIDENT JoHSsoS's VIEWS ON THE coSsrITU
rIoNAL AMENDMENTS AND THE AGITATION OF
! TIE NEGRO SUFFRAGE QUESTION.
The following is the substance of a conversation
which took place to-day between tho President and a
distinguished Scnator:-Thc President said that he
! doubted the propriety a this time Of making any
further amcndmsnts TO the constitution one great
amendment had dready been made, by which savcry
had forever been abolished within the limits Of
United States aud national guarantee thus given that
/ that institution should never again exist IN the land
Propositions 70 amend The constitution wolc be
coming as numerous as prcambcs and rcsol;
tions at town meetings called consider Inc most
ordinary guest ons connected With the administration ot
local affairs. All this his opinion bad tendency Ia
diminish the dignity and prestige attached 70 The consti
tuition of the country and lescn the respect and
Gdcncc OF The people toir great charter Of freedom
IT, however amendments TO be made to the consi,u.
ton changing the of representation and taxation
aud he did not deem thcm at all necessary the pres
cnt mel he knew of better than simple proposi
ton, embraced In few ncs making IN each State the
number OF qualified voters the bass Of representation,
aud the value Of property The basis Of direct taxation
such proposition couldsbe embraced IN The foioa ing
| terms
Representative SHAH be apporioacd among be seve
| corhng % the number ot qualified voter IA ea'h
| state
Dircctisxes s.au w. apportioncd among N. .cveral
States which nay be lneludod wthii thig linton &C
cording 70 the value q all taxable property N each
Stale
| An amendncni or this KIND would hi opinion,
place the of representation aud direct taxation
upon correct principles The qlahhed yotoos were, Tor
tle most part men who nbiec, to duift ,ni en-
lsiuen hsn Il va. Necessary 90 repol INVASION, sp
press rebellion and qe domestic violence snd ,nsur
rec'ipn rhey risk their liycs, -hei their blood sud
y ul te.r an TO uphold the government and sire pn'
s--sc-~-ecuruy and ya.,e properly u hceh'i hnt
ju. ts, property should compensate Tor ~ b,ucht-
thus conferred by dc',pyIng ,h" expense ocdeni
o. a. protection aud cnbpyment such an amendment
M rresd"n, aiso suggested would remove from Con
.fos a islnos Ia rcforcnce toe political 20 ally Of
fhc rarcs n would leave che ars e. docr,nu' sb.o
,te'y the qualifications of fhsr soie- ritu rceard
color an1 thus the numb "i fopr, tnta '-s %
which hey would D, entitled iu to1ec.s vould dcp'nd
apnn hr nuatber Up1n which tncy oouftrd the utht
of suffrage w.. pt-id"nt ia tli- ,pnn'stou 80
pressed tht o,iaian th't b. agitation - thc negro
ftanch.e aa, lon r. the % uict Of ColImb.. 81 this
lime h .dfe 60 tue asii't on of u"
ane..loe tpnshou, tic state ud als % timed,
..,ra n- sod calculated DO rslt harm nc bie,o go
thai 90 aaud .ngondcr eumig contention md stllfc
hatwern the two r. ros and lead between thcn,
which '~jld result guest nltrr 10 10th aud tie c"t
tan eStsrmuaou 81 the Hcgru papaiaron Pre+ei'ure
be- ihouehi should BE- given important and
alYep' maltf.. leg aiion apon witch was cs'eni o.
for tha alton 81 hc tnon hc ace oftne oo-tuf
and ths property 81 he people
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