The New York herald., 1866-05-08
RECONSTRUCTION.
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FORNEY FRIGHTENED.
The Last Flutterings OF the "Dead
Duck" Of Washington.

tFrom the editorial correspondence of the Philadelphia
Press.
nAamoNy-THE REPORT .oP THE COMMITTEE on
RECONSTRUCTION SURE TO BE ADOPTED BY CON-
GREss AND RATIFIED BY THE STATE LEGIsLA.
TuREs--IT GUARANTEES FREEDOM AND EQUALITY
TO ALL OUR CITIZENS, AND hAGNANIM1TY AND
GENEROSITY TO THE RECENT ENEMIES OF THR
REfUBLIC.
WASHINGTON D. c., May q 1855.
Very little careful attention is required prove that
1hc article Of the constitution Of United States
reported by the Joint Committee Reconstruction
Satures Of ne adherlg States When this fact becomes
cIsar TO the people, as it must in very short time the
effect upon their material interests will be SURPRISINGLY
eudden and salutary. is unnecessary to repeat the
powerful arguments in support OF The remedies provided
1n this amendment to the fundamental law Let
weigh the considerations that will induce its rapid
Ratification First, we must recognize not simply the
constitutional power, but the numerical strength Of
Congress TO give this measure the requisite twothrds
1ote. This accomplished the proposition goes to
he States BY that time it will have been so fully dis
pp the general mind that opposition will retire before
She overwhelming necessity aud logic Of the case Most
ssspye gas s%Sas aSe s @ but their
4on Of the Southern people, and moved by the appeals
Of their own constituencies will convene these bodies
extra session. for the express purpose Of ratyng the
pew amendment The Legislature Of Connecticut meets
today and that Of New Hampshire early in June, and
Doubtless before they adjourn they will nave done their
number Of States viii be thirty seven w ''eS Of whics
sne requisite to the completion Of the
Araordinary unanimy Of the Committee on Rcconsruc
hon agreeing 70 mako their report, and the almost
certainty that their plan will receive moro than two
Ahrds IN each House, and that such precedents will be
Followed by corresponding and responsive popular favor
~ s safe TO predict that the following States will ratry
She amendment the 18th article Of the national
conssitution Illinois Rhode Island, Michigan, New
Indiana, Nevada, Wisconsin, Missouri, Vermont
io These States oIssSe ss1e s and vos, T
- be obtained from the remaining fifteen. Among
snsse latter are New Jersey Tennessee Delaware and
and the copperleads who have been sustaining him and
clamorng for the instant representation of the South
err States II they attempt TO resist such array and
10 throw themselves before this complete and sasfac
Sorry restoration Of the Union, they will not only make
Shemselves ridiculous but viii rather accelerate than
obs,ruct the object for which they have SO devoutly
prayed They will do more The copperheads will prove
Shat they have been as hypoctcal in their recent course
As they were reasonable during the war The Southern
people not blind to the fact that under Andrew
Johnsons called policy, explained by some Of his
Congress until they take the test OATH That our Amer
rrbune anxious force them in irrespective OF
She oath, or to frame oath to them Of record
bui he finds this be impossible In view NOT only
Of the determination Of Congress adhere 10 that oath
at also IN view Of the fact that the Supreme Court Of
she United states will probably decide in favor Of the
consttutonalty Of that restriction, applied to the
lawyers Hence 70 attack Ae congresaonat proposition
ssa,s. % a. ' iii S Or rs.satisn ss" Ms ss%'f. % IL
.alfnat goverameat. Nor are NE Southern people
cannot be opposed by Andrew johnson on the qnes.
son Of suffrage because here il is known that hIs
don the i'd falsely alleged 70 have been enteraned by
1he radicals OF forcing suffrage uponhe States by Con-
sressonal cnactmens In other words that the second
section OF the amendment relating representation and
franchise alsso iH subsfaRe tohat ksos hntsH kas
yspatefy recoamended and what he now, through his
tug the report OF the joint committee The President
w ind difficult convince the Southern people
10 what ored FOR ther oWn nns Ssos dhe% I'm
swo-thirds OF each House OF Congress- and what
" s pr PGedis. .,,i,,. %, be ratified BY all or nearly
he did when, after having sssailed the friends Of
Gle soldier and the champions Of the freedmen he in
ssumphan,y proves that the friends Of my policy" are
c9ssyous Of these facts than their attempt 70 rekndie
ss s q s hatred = s SCUM y that
Senis certain enumerated classes from voting unta 1870
Suppose however that Congress- satisfied that the
socsp, the other portions of This ccmprehens,ye
programme, should consent to Allow these classos
~ vote, and should follow this by granting
@yery Southern State that rades the article Of the
Constitution immediate representation, what then be.
Gomez OF crusade which, s the experience OF the
ty the meeting OF Congress has 100 sadly shown
las hod otYr ject tm the grdiifcati Of s,lGsh
an.i ae hand and .ncsncsiratie psit e re-
!, is longer question that the power OF the gov
srnmebt Is with the Congress of the United States d
with the people whom they represent in his crisis IL
ShIs we're a question in which tho Executive. ne, o..
could perform other but ministerial function
III were an appointment to obce the enforcement ofa
law, or the punishment OF Criminal the would be
different; but when the whole subject OF restoration s
resolved into the question whether Congress shall
when certain Senators and Representa- ives shall bs
niited and when upon their admission the whole ma
chnery Of government will be reset its old grooves
snd forward 10 it's appointed cestinyt ~ absurd
20 suppose that what Andrew johnson may may
do materially Affect or long retard the decision Of the
parties Immediately interested II would be accepted as
= partial compensation for his inconceivable
JnfAtus.iop, and for the calsmitous course
of his immediate adviser the Secretary OF State anti
spating the future Andrew Johnson would oppos
ing the inevitable. But TIE extraordinary speod,ie e
pwvtshed procecdtn0s Of meeting s Cdbiac which
zSs coSaifindl odr,sg Quofed-id hope faissiv
ns taking distinct and explicit ground against the action
seem 10 show that Ne q resolrsd 10 deprive hiwseV
q he odrdatage u contributing 10 ne certain ssf.
elsmess Of 0is qseftcs on ne oys's g ne report Of
tNs Joisf Commiuee Resonavsdion II will, there
fore, appear that the obetructonists be found
among the Presidents friends. That the Southern
a'es 10 be held out OF the Union by the man who
has aiery profsefsd 70 be their exclusive champion
.nd thu! simply because Congress will permit him
decide the question which 10 exclusively s own he has
attempted . experiment that will prove to be the
moet fatal Of all bis enterprises The souA<rn people
rs'ssd, are, sn Issf, " neir Iss Jriendsp Speaking
for the millions who conquered the rebellion,
sbey win, predict now ,ha. the chief guarantees
and c n' can q
bosiness interests North South, already appreciate
tbs justice Of this prediction and preparing for the
consequsncss Of ts realization. There 10 radical
s a. Ss~as ord NJ Ssssai x 1s xoss. ,sao ,ssi NE
oseeid al ne processing Jtesds @ he SestAen people
efs @ practice, bsweropes and ssbstastsal Joreipsks
- p.cpls gf,r ds yseses~ oecspf Me generous condo
he who mosi bitterly doubts the sincerity and the jus
sce OF this deliberate declaration wiz be most completely
ueceved OCCASIONAL.
The Madame Jumsl Win Case.
ANOTHER APPLICATION TO POSTPONE THR TRIAL