The Van Buren press., 1867-02-15
Frcm Washington.

W ASIllNGION, req. i.
1t was telegraphed on Wednesday night
that the Administration had earnestly un-
der consultation new plan of restora-
ton, which, in the main, has been most
fayorably received by the Cabinet While
no details have been furnished, it is learn
cd from those who have been consulted
or conferred with regarding the move
ment, that it is substantially based on a
wcll-llnOwn plan of rendering to the South
universal amnesty, and requiring of them
in return partial suffrage, This feature
has not been finally agreed on, but it is
the ground work on which the plan is be-
inc arranged.
The President entertains no idea that
the present Congress will accept any such
plan, but he will most assuredly present
| it, or its equivalent, in his message to the
fortieth Congress.
Gov. Orr, of South Carolina, ex-GOy.
Parsons, of Alabama, eX Coy. Sharkey,
Of Mississippi, and eX-Gov. Marvin, of
Florida, were consulted by the President,
on yesterday, on the new movement, and
Gov. Orr expressed himself in favor of it
| in preference to the Constitutional amend
ment.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.
The highly important consultations
which the President and his Cabinet have
been holding with leading Southern men,
on the new plan for reconstruction and
alluded to last week in these dispatches,
ended last night in adjournment, and that
a series Of resolutions were drawn up at
the conference in favor Of suffrage based
on reading and writing, and property
qualification of two hundred and fifty
dollars should be submitted for adoption
to the Southern Legislatures to pave the
way for the submission Of the question
by the President in his message TO the
40th Congress These resolutions were
sent to the Governors Of several of the
Southern States to-day accompanied by
an advisory letter stating that they meet
the President, approval. The question
Of amnesty does not appear to have been
an essential feature of the proposed plan
The Governor Of North Carolina was
talegraphed to night to keep the Legisla
ture in session, to consider these propo-
sitions, and similar dispatches were sent
to the Executives Of Alabama, Georgia
and Mississippi Gov Orr, Of South
Carolina, left tonight to submit the Lew
plan to the Legislature of his own State
WASHINGTON, Feb. t.
Another feature Of the new Recon
struction plan accepted on Saturday by
the Southern Governors and eX-Govern-
ors, who have been here in conference
with the administration is to submit to
Southern Legislatures the proposition to
disfranchise only the prominent men en-
gagged in the rebellion, from holding any
Office in the Federal Government, the dis
ability to be removed only by vote Of
two thirds Of each House Of Congress-
They claim this will be more acceptable
to the South than the third section of the
pending constitutional amendment, which
in addition disrranchses such persons
from holding any State Office. If it is
found that this is complied with, qualified
suffrage can pass the Southern Legsa-
lures. The plan will be submitted to the
10th Congress on the day Of its organ-
zation. In addition to the prominent
Southern men here engaged in this move
ment, Howell Cobb has been telegraphed
for and is on his way to Washington.
New YORK, Feb. g.
The Times Washington special says
the following is the amendment to the
Constitution which the Southerners in
Washington and President agrees to
Art IA, Sec mo State has right
seccde, nor has the Federal Government
) a right to reject q State, or deprive it Of
representation in Congress.
} Sec 2,--The United States debt shall
be held sacred and inviolate, but the rebel
debt shall never be paid by the nation
nor any State
: Sec. 3.-All persons born or natural
lied in the United States and subject to
its jurisdiction shall be citizens, and shall
have rights and immunities of all States
} life, liberty and property are guaranteed
Sec, Misrepresentation shall be based
on the numbers, counting all persons but
Indians not taxed, but when n State ex.
cludes any of its population on account
of race or color from voting, then those
excluded shall not he counted in the basis
Of representation.
Also the following to be part of the
Constitution Of each State.
Every male citizen in the State u year,
and six months in the county immediate
y preceding an election, and who can
read the Declaration Of independence.
and The United States Constitution in the
English language, and owner Of $3.50
worth of taxable property, shall he en-
titled to vote, provided no person who