The New York herald., 1866-04-25

co9pzapt. though not ono will alude to them, for
he knows we'll that somebody viii call him oemcr anu
the rest will stand by TO hear him called why can
not the negro be declared citizen and nvesed win al
the rights of The real answer Is that he Is not
or a lay We have unfortunately, lad little expe-
rence OF our in tn matter. We gave tue Jamaica
negro in common with his white master cv 10 sqaay ha
and the right o. sslf-sovenment and see no" mas
ended. Au hs ngros tssihcs and ha5's 70 ~ tne 9nr
diecin lie is careless, erednous ara d:pemas%, ~
easily ercied easily duped EASILY f9aened a1agS tis
ready votim of the t Onger wH IL IS maer'dt Jor ms
hands of dy ,cho 10 make use Of him. csEd
with faH pl1col rights, 0e race must o. m1gasane
mbibe at days notice any absurd deiusion az 10 the
authority and wishes Of the British Queen OF the Con
nssoncrs or anybody else but what they were always
looking for something TO be given them or some
thing be done for them or some law TO make then
all rich, happy landowners, and tax Tree ior ever
Such men are not citizens call them 30 as we WILL fres-
ident Johnson his Message takes into accoun. tue
education and as wen as 'ho race re
slavery and he notices that the United states
Ave years training in republican institutions ana nao.s
before they admit European foreigner TO citizenshp
Even an intelligent Engshman must go through this
probation. The slave must have at least az much-we
fear ve,y much more. He has his virtues In some
respects ne contrasts favorably with the white man
Nobody wishes to speak i'll OF him, Dut ne slmpy
is not capable Of government IN ne sense 0s mean wsem w
to usS Have we no class at homo that even our most
liberal politicians content to SOC out OF the pale OF
citizenship like tho four million negroes President John
son is obliged to leave out Of it9 For tho answer we
state single fact. Nobody on either side Of
the House OF COmtnOuS nav UOppso WNu
a5cut he eamchisenet c t,ocIve hnd ed thousand
agriutslaL Gborers, representing, as they DO much
arger population than the negroes in the United states
Nobody praises them; nobody abuses them nobody
sary to give reasons why they should no, have votes
But If the matter Of the Presidents message mas
q singalar bearing upon our own present case so
also has his argument he Is engaged upon the
work of reconstruction, he says. He has TO MAN.
tain tho federative system OF limited powers, ana
the barriers which preserve the rights OF the states.
This Is an actual and traditional system arising
out of great variety Of circumstances. For such an
actual state OF things the President declines to SUBSTITUTE
a universal equality, with nothing to control IL out
central government OR case is not so very dssin
liar as il mi hit SEEM In great variety OF classes
cond tons and interests, and tho consequent variety Oh
arrangements that have sprung out o them, we havo
parallel TO the relation of the United states one Win
another There is no American statesman OF note
who has not looked with dread to tho possible day
when more crowd of self called citizens might usurp a
the rights and powers now residing III various comuni
ties and adapted to Their own local circumstances
America has had her anomalies, Dut they nave peer
amply justified by their working, and has only been Dy
| their exaggeration that they have ever proved mis-
chievous But tho first thing. says the President, Is
restore the balance, TO repair the Unon TO mend TN
barriers and re;an much as Is allowable OF the OH
state of things After that and in due time, he init
mates cautiously it may be necessary to proceed TO al
enlarged and Comprehensive d inition OF the c1en
| That il the order taken by a man toho has htterc
| shoton singular sag1ci'y and .irmne@ IL is Tn
precise contrary of the order taken by her Mestys ad
visers Though it appears with quito as great d1
cutes before them the president and with quite
little intention of tng those difficulties, they never
theiess will tako FIRST the definition OF the citizen par
tal and unfair it must be- and postpone TO the inden
nte future the reconstruction-at Is in our case Tn
distribution OF seats They d, not propose 70 enfan
ciisc millions Of ld taborer bat they have iran
chse TO give and citizens to make and this thoy Will
hand lot who may do tho rest If II ever be done