The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-14
OUR RICHMOND CORRESPONDENCE.
The CONGREGATIONAL Amendment-New Pro-
sramme-The PardonisG Pewer-Terriserial
Scheme-Freedmen's Bureau AlortaIity-In.
GantIcide.

The CONGREGATIONAL Amendment-New Pro-
sramme-The Pardoniss Pswer-Terrissrial
Scheme-Freedmen,s -MortaIity-In.
RcuxoSn Va, Jan. O. 1867.
The constitutional amendment has been rejected
to-day b. almoet unanimous vote Of the Legis-
lature and Is argued hero THAI ts acceptance
would not advance the State a step further towards
restoration In the Union and this 10 one OF the chief
grounds which the present Legislature rejected that
document This Is made particularly forcible by re-
mark Of one Of the members when the resolution was
Introduced IN the House-that the honor dignity Of
The State demanded s rejection He said that though
hc would not for m ne did consider that either
tAs honor dignity Of The State demanded any such
thing and The large vote sxteen) against urging the
committee 10 which the amendment had been referred
70 hasten their action 10 another evidence that the
people Of Virginia, assured Of the admission OF their
representatives 70 Congress, would have forced its
adoption by the present Legislature the speedy
means Of restoration 70 their political rights harmony
with the North, and the consequent welfare Of the State
Another argument advanced 10 that In the event
Of its adoption suffrage for the negroes would be
forced upon them before representation would be
admitted and though some grounds are given
for this by the assertion OF Mr. Stevens that no State
should come in without negro suffrage, il is by no
means fully established that such would be the opinion
OF congress enouid virginia nave accepted the amend.
ment As the fierce, rampant and nfiammatory express
sons Of extreme Southern reater and Southern iour
mails are taken In the North evidences OF disloyay
and rebellion also the doctrines and uitences Of
Mr. Stevens and his partans looked upon Of ths South
an Unsuitable desire TO Cypress the people here con-
fscate their property and possible exterminate them
Al time when several Of the States lately in rebellion
evinced strong desire for restoration on the Congress
sional pan such extreme language the part OF the
radical leaders was undoubtedly nudcious moro par
ticulary % as the question Of suffrage II left 10 the
Southern people themsevesn view Of the representa-
tion gsinsdwcud soon become part OF the consttu-
uon Of every State The same may be said Of The
amendment ITSELF because the radical party have said
"You must adopt II, and until you do so you can stay
out in the cold.n 30 the Southern people have an
swsrsd back In spisi Of densncs I'VE viii moi adopt
H. nor do wish 10 be represented By any such men a.
you would admit 10 your radical Congress- . the very fact
OF this concession being demanded Of them humia-
tion, considered hewtlsss oppression, and conse-
quenty the opposition 10 r.
The new programme a. announced IN the assurance OF
Secretary Seward 10 the Arkansas delegation, that %
would be right" and the announcement reject the
amendment received from nearly every member Of the
Iabns has had IL erect hsrs and Iscosss some new spd
perhaps important nsvs on The pan 0 w PreadestAal