The New York herald., 1866-06-15

OF the newly appointed cadets VINO may present Them
selves They will report their proceedings to the War
Department,
The best rotng time to wagons on record was made
by the stallion George Wilkes the Union Course yes
eriay, tho first heat bnng made in eo7 the second in
2:25 and the third in a:a5s This beats the time Of
Flora Temple in her match with Ethan Allen In 1859,
b. two seconds and quarter in the aggregate
The Magnolia burned 81 Louis yesler-
day morning. The loss is about 100000
The Reconstruction Scheme OF Congress
Passed Over to the states.
i The House Of Representatives, by vote OF
10 TO a2a strict party division of republi-
cans and democrats-has passed the proposed
) amendment Of the constitution as ii came from
transferred from Congress 10 the legislatures Of
the several States for th h-ir ra.iications If
thrsc-fourths of said legislatures, counting all
The States of the Union, or, peradventure, il
three -fourths Of the States represented in Con-
gyess shall approve it, said amendment will
become or be accepted as part and parcel Of
the supreme law of the land
This amendment provides that all persons
born or naturalized in the United States, of all
colors lcxcept Indians not tayed), are citizens
thereof and Of the State in which they live.
and shall. have equal protection under the
laws; that the basis OF representation in Con-
grcss shall be regulated according to the re-
strictions which the States may severally ini-
pose upon the right OF suffrage; that large
sch. dule Of rebels shall be excluded from all
federal Offices hereafter, subject to admission
iii each case by a two-thirds vote of each house
OF Congress: that the national debt and SOL
ders' pensions and bounies shall be held IN
violate. and that all debts OF the rebellion or
Of any rebellion, and all claims for losses Of
slaves shall be everywhere and utterly repu-
diascd. All these things are in the amend
meme which the State legislatures will now
DC called upon to ratify, and no doubt
every proposition VIII meet the ap-
proyal OF that great body OF the peo-
| PIE which carried the government tr-
umphaniy through The fearful ordeal of the
late terrific Southern rebellion. Congress, in
other words in rejecting the violent and OBJ
noyioas IDEAS and propositions OF Thaddeus
| Stevens, and in adopting The policy OF Prcsi-
dent Johnson. has saved the republican parry
from dissolution and has given il powerful
platform for The approaching fall elections.
YET The leader of the radical majority OF the
House. the disgusted Stevens, while pleading
the necessity which has cxacted his vote tor
this amendment, cannot forcgo the opportunity
for 4 Parthan shot or two at Prcsidcn, John
-on. Stevens complains that The Executive has
le,ar tha oro.f Morplat of rnaanctrr oii,,
choosing that 1.-The slave States should remain
a. nearly as possible in their ancient condition
with such small notifications as he and bis
prime miniser might think tit 10 suggest with
out any inpertinent Interference ron Con-
gross" that .hc anticipated the Legitimate
action Of the national legislature, and by rank
usurpation erected governments in the con-
quered PROVINCES. imposed upon them instiu-
tions in The most arbitrary and unconsiia,-
| tional manner. and now maintains them as
legitimate governments and insolcntiy de-
mands that they shall be Represented in Con-
| gress on equal terms with loyal, regulal
| Siatos;' that ito repress this tyranny and af
Tie same time TO do some justice to conque ed
rebels requires caution and that '.the grsvc
danger is that the seccdcrs NAV soon over
! whcm the loyal men in Congress Hence
while the supposed implacable Stevens is con-
strained 10 take this Senate amendment as be
best he can get he is inclined TO ''hope fcr
better things in further legislation, in enabling
acts or other provisions
Here, in these confessions and denuncil-
tons OF stevens, it is apparent that in falling
back upon the reconstruction policy OF thf
administration the radicals have moi abated
| jot of their wrath against Andrew Johnson
They appropriate his work they steal his
thunder but they like him none tue better ID
being driven to this course. They have, how
ever, lankcd him on reconstruction: they cai
hold his republican supporters to his owl
| terms, and watch and wait for the opportu-
nifty to subiugate him entirely or crush him out
In this condition OF affairs what is President
johnson doing to strengthen himself among he
| people Turning out twopenny Office
holder here and there and putting in so-caIled
johnson men from the same general class Of
loafcrs that furnished the materials for the
petty officers Of Captain Tyler in his day.
Something better than this is wanted, Mr.. presi-
dem, to bring your administration in front Of
the republican party and not behind IL
| Something in the way Of bold and positive
measures and proceedings is needed for this
purpose. What they are we have already sufii-
ciently indicated. We cannot, however, refrain
from repeating our solemn warning to Mr..
johnson that there Is "no half wav house OF
diplomatic rest Tor him between Andrew
jackson aud John Tyler.
| DECISION or THE CorRr OF AprrAts \ rBs