New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-19

grave nature, IL VIII be found willing to refrooe its
steps as speedily possible unless forced by precpI
tate action on our par to defend the honor Of tie
French flag"
Whatever importance may attach to such promises,
however little trust we may place in French diplomacy
the event Of with hrst.class European Powers
a matter grave enough for to make US consider
whittier will not be best to exhaust all tie Of
peaceabe negotiation before measures are resorted to
which would force the French Government into hos
tile attitude against its will Neither the con-
dition OF our national finances nor that Of home
affairs are such to permit to listen to passionate
counsel with mpunity There arc people here who seem
bent upon precpitatng matters before those adyces
can DO received from Europe which must inevitably
give us clearer view of the situation; and il Is ri
mored-I fear not without reason-that in some quar-
tiers 1t is deemed expedent TO rush into complications
with foreign powers, for the purpose of giving new
turn to our home affairs. However that NAV be- the
nation owes it TO its good name, well as 10 It's true
interests to place itself in attitude which, even IT,
after ALL We should be obliged to resort to sterner
measures will permit nobody to say that the American
people insisted upon precpitating themselves into
difficulty without taking the tmo to listen to con-
ciiatory propositions from the other SIDE
As the Legislative Body of the French Empire viii
assemble on the 18TH that is tomorrow at the latest
we may expect TO the Emperor's opening speech
here about the list of February. Leading men in Con.
gress do not consider that ortnighs delay win com.
promise either our dignity interests; and what
ever pressure may DO brought to bear upon them the
Committees on Foreign Relations are not likely 70 bring
the Mexican business TO the attention Of Congress until
such official adyices are received from Europe will
enable them to take clear view of the case. Every
eonsiderate man will thank them for it.
While we are thus in state OF expectancy far as
our foreign relations are concerned home affairs
receive their due share Of attention The Committee
of Fifteen is busily at work, and. as it is now
authorized by both Houses TO send for persons
and papers, it may reasonably be expected that 1t
will soon be able TO lay before the country that
reliable information" which wiltform the basis OF the
future action Of Congress and the people AS the
Operations Of the Committee are conducted IL secret
ard that secret is well kept it would be useless to
indulge in speculation Imay say, however, that the
news We receive from the South, while giving favorable
indications Of the willingness of the negroes TO work,
does by no means indicate that the whites as class
eIe willing to treat them as free laborers ongbt 20 be
treated and that Unionists and Northern people living
in the South find their residence there agreeable or
even safe The testimony Of travellers and officers
recently returned from the South is almost uniform in
ton Of things as it exists, By INDUCING in vain deia
sons, or by expressing unwarranted hopes.
The deliberations of Congress are likely low to take
more practical turn To-day Mr.. DOOitte willspeak
on Reconstruction Mr.. Trumbulrs bill viii then form
the chief subject of discussion in the Senate for some
time. Mr.. Hendricks from Indiana who is considered
the abest man on the Democratic side of that body s
expected to lead off with speech in opposition to the
bill The speech is looked for with considerable inter-
est 1t win turn out that the Democrats, who are in
such firm array against the theories advanced by the
Republicans, viii oppose with no less .enacity every
practical measure calculated insure to the free labor
ing population Of the South that protection without
which their condition will be that Of new form Of
seryitude.
The Committee of Ways and Means is now getting
ready to lay before the House propositions OF great i'm
portance concerning the financial affairs Of tho Govern
men the discussion Of which WILL in its turn interfere
with the speedy solution Of the negro suffrage and
other kindred problems
The question whether there will b rupture between
the President and Congress Is as interesting topic OF
conversation as ever although one might think people
would grow little tired Of it. That mysterious thing
the Presidents Policy continues to haunt Congress
siona discussions well private talk like rappng
spirit. Is the majority in Congress in favor OF the
Presidents PoicyT III is the Presidents Policy
40 lsyu the Rebel States readmitted without exacing
from them any further guarantees for future good be-
hayior than the majority in Congress is decidedly not
in favor Of 1.-THE Presidents Policy And to Judge
from the indications we have of the sentiment Of the
people. the Just little in favor Of the
Presidents Policy" the majority in Congress. If it
is the Presidents Policy" not TO admit the Rebel
States without such guardses then the President
somebody authorized to speak for him. ought to say So
and an effort would be made to find if possible, basis
for harmonious cooperation
But at present people talk about and indorse' the
Presidents policy each individual endeayorpg TO Pit
such construction upon 1t suits bis taste, and thus
virtually Endorsing his OWL views The worst Of il H.
that this ndoysing' mania is interpreted by the Pres
ident and represented TO him by his particular
friends as meaning that bis policy is enthusiastic
cally sustained by the people rha,err mag Be. In
fact he recently expressed himself to a Republican
member Of The House to the effect that he understood
his policy to be heartily Endorsed" BY both IaTiies.
This is certainly pleasant illusion to indulge in Aud
under the influence Of that deluion it is quite natural
that the President when speaking of his desire to main
tain harmony between himself and Congress. should
mean that kind of harmony which would result from
Congress tremendously accepting what ne thnks NJ 10
do or say. 49,.
business 10 cArup this confusion Of ideas. lie would
do more toward bringing about an understaDohR DC
tween Congress and the President than the most ast
cally qualified Endorsement of the President policy
49, observer
WASHINGTON, JAN II, 1866
The Constitutional amendment, introduced in
the House by Mr. Conkling. has been incorrectly rem
! dorod In ,he nepers IL Is as follows: