The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-05-02
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Plan Of Reconstruction.
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New YORK, April 27.-The Times spe-
cial says the meeting and action Of the
New York congressional delegation last
evening with reference to the question Of
reconstruction, has been the subject of much
comment to-day, and has created considere-
bic surprise among the extreme men WHO
counted on the majority Of that delegation
as sure to favor forced negro suffrage in
any event. The following is the substance
of the proposition, which was received with
the greatest favor by the meeting: Is
/. A constitutional amendment basing
the representation upon the population,
and providing that whenever any State de-
MES suffrage to any class Of citizens of the
United States for any reason except for
participation in the rebellion, such disfran-
chised class or portion shall be deducted
from the basis of representation.
2. A constitutional amendment prohib
iting the payment Of the rebel debt, and
providing that there shall be no compensa-
ton for emancipated slaves.
8. As part Of the plan of restoration,
it is proposed that whenever these amend
ments be ratified by a sufficient number Of
States to make them part of the constitu-
ton, then each Of the rebellieus States
shall be entitled to the admission of their
representatives on their taking the required
oath Of Office.
4. The following classes Of persons to
be forever debarred from holding Office un-
der the United States Government The
President and Vice President, heads of
the departments, members Of Congress and
judges Of the Supreme Court of the Confea-
crate States, their representatives at foreign
courts, all persons who LEFT official positions
under the United States Government to
aid in the rebellion, all who served in the
rebel army above the rank ofcolonel, or the
navy above the rank of master, and all per-
sons guilty of treating our prisoners contra
ry to the rules ofwar.
This proposition was not formally adopt
ed, but 1T was agreed that it should. be pre-
sented to the Reconstruction Committee
as that which would be generally acceptable
to the New York delegation. The question
Of negro suffrage, eitlssr immediate or re-
mote, was received with very little favor.
HA. A decision Of great Importance was
made to day by Judge Underwood, of the
United States District Court for Virginia
setting in Alexandria. Thomas Garvi,,
was tried some time since before the Pro-
vost Judge under the freedman's bureau law
for assaulting and injuring negro boy,
found guilty and sentenced to pay five hun
dred dollars damages to the boy and to be
imprisoned until the damages were paid.
The sentence was approved by Gen. Augur,
commanding the military district. An APP
plication for a writ of habeas corpus was
sued out by Garvin's counsel, under the
supposition that the Presidents last proc
lamation restored that writ and set aside
the operations of the freedmen's bureau
court. The prisoner was brought before
Judge Underwood, the case was ably ar
gued for six hours, and decision rendered
that the Presidents proclamation did not
restore the writ Of hebeas corpus Wash.
ington Dispatch.