The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-23
The New York Press on the Recoa.
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After a whole session of discussion,
and,a prolonged and bitter contest,
the Thirty Ninth Congress has given
TO- the country, in the Military Gov
ernment Bill, its policy on the recon
struction of the Southern States.
Some Of its 0proEisi66sS Weis strongly
opposed by a few Republicans, but
when the jarfing party differences
were compromised by the Committee
of Conference. the solid party vote
was cast in its favor. 1t will be in
Eteresting to our readers to know the
iviewssof the New York press on this
. important measure. Mondays papers,
at (which time Sherman's amendment
had passed the Senate, and it was
plain would be adopted by the House
are received. The Times, 7ri6uneand
Herald. approve the bill, while
the Word is savagely opposed to it.
The Herald says:
This measure pretty thoroughly
sweeps away Mr.. Johnson's State es-
adjustments and all his legislative
acts concerning them. To this COM
splexion the conflict between him and
Congress comes at last.
:" Briefly, the bill provides, first, for
the absolute reputation of the recon
structioh labors of Mr. johnson; Sec
ondly, for the establishment, for the
time being, of martial law over the
ten outside rebel States; thirdly, for
universal male Suffrage nc grQess and
all, without restrietioHsl eAee pt for
crime, and except such persons as
may be DISTINGUISHED for participating
2iR the rebellion E1ttAy. for State
organizations upon this, basis; and
lastly, for the adoption Of the pend
ing Constitutiena harnen dment.g Thus
in this Senate bin the Stevens bilf.
the 1Lodisiana House. bill, aud ,the1
all together it is test which will set
tie the qpes5ioneof Mn J6h6se1'ss
surrender or removal from Office
: The Times concludes its article
ill.gaiyHb AZ sAIIlVee Af4t
ue7<ltsft
{, ''We hope the good sense Of. Com
gress may secure the passages of this
bill as it has passed 3the Senate. Z Its
all that the emergency requires, and
more even. than the, country demands
1t will settle controversy that be-
comes more perilous the longer it
lasts, and will revive the confidence Of
the public in the possibility of a res,
stored and prosperous Union IF
this fails. the political future is dark
and gloomy indeed, 'a'sfcg no 7f9es
Fine Tribune, after quoting the en-
tire bill, says: .s,rSTLzr -E0c
Here is complete basis of reconlo
structlon enacted by Congress flor we
Gaannotdoubt the concurrence Of the
Hcuse) which enables the sece led
states to take the steps necessary. for
It's restoration to rself-government on
the one hand and to representation
ID Congress on the other,gss a.s.s ! a
- 1t is easy to cavil and to criticise
We could wish, most certainly. that
our own simple platform of universal
amnesty with impartial suffrage had
been made the basis of this nron-
osition. We think that. would have
been more polite, as well as more
generous, than the conditions actuaE !
ly profered. But we have mot in !,
sisted that Congress should initiate
and proyiderfer Reconstruction in o6r
bRay,isb but In some way Mr.. Shermanss
bills a great step IN the right d.
reotion. abd a decided inpro veinent
on the two bills it supercedes. We