The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-01
NEWS VIA NEW YORK.

NEW ORk, April OU.-ll6 ITI-
bu,ae says of the plan Of Reconstruc-
ton agreed upon by the Committee:
The exultation of pro-rebels over the
inability to agree of the Joint Com
mittee of Fifteen, has proved illusory.
The Committee has agreed upon a
proposition which will be to-day re-
ported to both Houses, and which has
received the votes of II to 3, all but
the Copperhead members. We may
therefore accept and consider the
. Union partys plan of Reconstruction.
Our own preference for much
shorter and simpler plan, is we'll
known. Universal amnesty, impair
tial spffrage-such are its conditions,
and all of them.
The Herald says: The plan is in
4geniously contriyed. 1t is considera-
bly, milder than anything heretofore
emanating from the Committee, and
nearer the policy and views of the
some things, to the purpose in others,
and unfair In its continued exclusion
of the Southern States, after having
on their part fulfilled the conditions
of the Administration charged with
discretionary powers over the whole
subject. But we have only now to
await the issue before the Houses
The Times says: Thescheme would
seem sweeping enough TO satisfy the
most exacting Radical. 1t could
/ hardly be more sweeping, indeed, un-
less It provided for the wholesale con.
iscation, determination, or banish-
ment of the Southern people. As a
plan of paeifeatinn and reconstrsae-
ton. the whole thing is worse than a
burlesque. Itmight be styled farce,
were the country not in the midst OF
a very serious drama. Its proper
designation would be, a plan to indef-
nitely prolong the exclusion of the
South from Congress, by imposing con-
ditions to which the Southern people
will never submit ~.
The World says: The purpose oi
the scheme would not have been la
beled by the Committee an infalliblt
plan to prevent the South from voting
at the next Presidential election. Sc
transparent is its intent, that it fails
In respect to its secondary object O
putting the onus of exclusion on tn,
South itself It is not an honest propo
sition. 1t is not offered with any ex
pectation of its acceptance, but witt
a deliberate design that it shall no
be accepted. egg
The Tribune's special says after fou
months of the most searching investl
cation, indispassionate discussion
among the members on Committee,
is believed the plan will meet the en-
tire sanction of all shades of opinion
Thus far no man AMONG the UnioI
members of either House has express
ed any dissent from this plan. Ths
friends of the President give assur
ances tonight that If Congress carrie
out the scheme in good faith, it vii
receive his approval and cooperation
Neither of his organs here, it is sta
ted, will commit themselves upon tn
proposition tomorrow, Thad. Ste
yens avows his readiness to acqu
esce in the measure The Lieutenar
Generalexpresses: his approval, and 4
measure of Congress has challenge
such universal assent IN all quarter
1t is not anticipated that any materii
amendments will be carried, and tt
States will be invoked to secure i
adoptiomby loyal States, thus stiml
lating concurrent action by the State
lately in rebellion.
The Worlds special says:
A member of the Reconstruct
Committee called upon the Preside
Yesterday, and presented him with
copy of the plan which they h.
adopted, and asked him what
thought of it. He said he would
them know after he had carefully,
amined it. He said he thought the
was considerable backing down trt
all their former propositions.
The Times says: As 1t IS kno'
Senator johnson and RepresentatiN
Grfder and Rogers only voted IN
negative, the affirmative must be 3
ators Fessenden, Grimes, HoWa
Harris, and Williams, and Represe
atives Stephens, Washburn, OF Ii
morrill,, Bingham, Conkling, BodtW
and Blow.
Many Union members assert t
they believe the proposition can
carried through both Houses By
two-thirds vote 81 ts. II.A -
f.a9 " The .Hefold's special says: 1t
500 everywhere looked upon as a "
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