The New York herald., 1866-07-23

known. The captain OF the forecase. John H. Peters,
died OF consumption while lying there and was buried
ON shore The Kansas to have left on the 4th Of
April, returning to Montevideo.
The Admission of Tennessee-President John
son Master of the situation.
The adoption by the Senate of the House
joint resolution, slightly amended, recognizing
the State of Tennessee as restored to the Union,
and consequently entitled to representation
in Congress, practically settles the question in
regard to the South. No matter from what
point of view it may be considered, it amounts
to a surrender by the radicals Of the points for
which they have been contending so long
against the unanimous sentiment of the coun-
try. When we recall their former position in
'relation to restoration, we see at once the COM
pleteness Of their defeat. They formerly held,
with Mr.. Thad Stevens, that the South was
mere conquered territory; that the Southern
Legislatures were illegal; that the State gov
ernments of the South were not republican in
form, and that negro suffrage must be adopted
as sine qua non. Now they admit that Ten
nessee is in the Union; that she is entitled to
her rights as a State; that the action of her
Legislature is legitimate; that her State gov
ernment Is republican, and that her refusal to
adopt negro suffrage is no bar to her restora-
ton. A few Of the more honest and consistent
radicals voted against the resolution, both in
the Senate and the House but Wade and
Stevens led the majority and hauled down
their colors. The defeat Of the Austrians at
Codoxvo not vnoro doo;c;vo
The pretence put forward by the radicals to
cover up their abandonment of what they
called their principles, ID that the Legislature
Of Tennessee has ratified the constitutional
amendment proposed by this Congress. That
amendment simply provides that representa-
tives shall be apportioned to the several States
according to the number of male citizens
allowed to vote in each State \; that federal or
State officials who violated their official oaths
by joining the rebellion shall not be eligible
for office, and that the rebel debt shall not be
paid. This ground has been covered before BY
the Southern Legislatures, under the advice Of
President johnson; and, as Mr.. Sumner ex-
planned in the Senate, and Mr.. Boutwell, in the
House, it does not touch the negro suffrage
issue, once so vital to the radicals. Neither
Sumner nor Boutwell,, however, could muster
even corporals guard to preserve the con-
sistency Of their party. The season for re-
nominations and elections is approaching too
nearly for the radicals to continue to defy the
opinions Of their constituents any longer upon
the restoration question, and their panic was
general and their rout disastrous. Probably
they hope that by restoring Tennessee as sop
to the popular Cerberus they may keep the
other seeded States out q little longer; but
the people are too intelligent to be deceived
by so transparent scheme. They know that
the admission Of Tennessee comedies the whole
subject Of restoration; but they will not be
any more disposed to favor the reelection of
those radicals who have by their own votes
confessed themselves wrong. The idea Of
party retaining place and power by repudiating
itself is perfectly absurd; but it is precisely
what the radicals have now attempted.
Great stress was laid, ,both in the Senate and
the House, upon the whereas" which preceded
the joint resolution. II was altered and
tinkered in every possible way, and some con-
servative members declined to vote for It.
Unquestionably the radicals hope to get the
whereas" into shape that win present some
appearance Of consistency with their former
utterances and record but we advise them to
waste no more time and trouble upon so pue-
rile an undertaking. Nobody cares what may
be said in the whereas" The resolution,
which has been adopted, is the only thing that
r. oRo ~nA hat oI,x-
ton makes President johnson master Of the
situation After all these weary months Of
bitter animosity Congress has adopted the
Presidents policy. The manner Of doing SO
has been most ungracious. but the fact is none
the less apparent The President did not ap-
prove Of the constitutional amendment which
Tennessee has endorsed; but his disapproval
only led the radicals into a trap, for the Presi-
dent does approve Of the principles Of the
amendment, although he thinks their repetition
in this form unnecessary. The first article Of
the amendment provides that all persons born
in the United States or nsturalized here are
citizens thereof. This everybody admits ~ .
logical consequence Of the abolition Of slavery,
and President johnson has repeatedly asserted
1t. The second section provides for the
apportionment Of representatives according
to tho number Of actual voters; but
this President johnson himself suggested.
The third section excludes rebels from once,
as President johnson has done. The fourth
section prohibits the payment Of the rebel
debt; but President johnson has already Sc
cured this prohibition. Thus Congress has
only done the Presidents work over again.
The amendment will never become part OF the
constitution, because IL ia unnecessary; but
the other Southern States have only 70 endorse
II, like Tennessee, and they are at once re-
stored 70 the Union. CONGRESS thus adopn the