The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-16
The Administration, Congress, General
Grant and the Next Presidency.

Grant and the Next Presidency.
There is hitch between Congress and the
administration. Reconstruction is the difficulty.
The President has adopted his plan, which is
denounced by Congress- and Congress has pro-
claimed its plan, which is opposed by the Presi-
dent. There is an 'irrepressible conflict be-
tween the two departments, and yet the recon-
struction scheme OF Congress in oil its essential
features is but rchash Of the scheme of the
administration.
After sitting for five months upon nest full
of all sorts Of reconstruction eggs, good and
bad, white, black, blue and speckled, the joint
Committee of Fifteen have Matched out the small
brood of chickens over which the Senate is
now clucking. And what are they! They en-
brace a constitutional amendment declaring,
first in behalf of all citizens of all races the
equal protection of the laws. This Is super
Huous safeguard, or the Civil Rights bill is
mockery. Secondly, where suffrage Is restricted
on account Of race or color the enumeration OF
the people for Congressional representation
shall be proportionately reduced. This is, sub
stantially, the amendment suggested months
ago by President johnson. Thirdly, that
neither the United States nor any State shall
pay or assume any debts Of the rebellion, nor
| any claim for emancipated slaves. All this has
been provided for in the actual reorganization
Of tho late rebel States under the Presidents
instructions The plan Of Congress, by bill,
further provides TO exclude from all federal
Offices certain classes Of leading and active par
Elephants in the rebellion, provision which is
also based upon the administration policy.
Thus far, then, the plan Of Congress is but a
clumsy revamping and halfsoling Of the Prcsi-
dents plan. The point Of divergence Is the
third section Of the joint committees amend
mcnt, which proposes to disfranchise till the
4th Of July, 1870, all persons concerned In Civ
ing voluntary aid and comfort to the late re-
bellion. Strangely enough, too, this PROPOSE
ton passed the House against q majority the
other way. But howl The answer to this
question solves the whole case. There
are three factions in Congrc@-the radi-
cal republicans, the moderate republicans
and the copperheads The radical faction
and the copperhead faction are each operating
on IN independent tack for the next Presidency
Inc mO0efaOOeS, OE tuiTu ieCuOu, uEo cutsiuH
In and out for the spoils Of the present ad.
ministration, but at every blast Of the party
trumpet of-Stsvens they fall into tho wake Of
the radicals Mr.. Raymond IL specimen
brick Of these so-called conservatives Mos
conspicuous am ong the opponents Of this afore
said third section In the House, his adhesion u
II in his vote, under the whip Of Stevens, wa
the most prominent feature In the days pro
cecding.
II is the next Presidency that has divided
this Congress into these three wranglins
factions-the next Presidency and the spells o
the present administration. But II we caI
settle now, as We think we can, this question
} OF the next Presidency, we are satisfied tina
Congress will end II easy work to fall in fairly
with President Johnsons Southern policy. II,
has declared that he il not . candidate fol
another term, and we believe him. He l. not
therefore, engineering for another election
The copperheads are noisy in their admiration
Of him; but who imaglnes that they dream o
making him their candldatci The moderat
republicans 20 with the administration for tb