Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-20
FROM WAsHINGrOx.
About General Sweeney's Reinstates
neutrality-suspicious. Concerning the
Proposed Presidential Coup d'Etat.

About General Sweeney's Reinsfate.
neutrality-suspicious. Concerning the
Proposed Presidential Coup d'Etat.
New YORK, Nov. 19.-The report that
General Grant objected to the reinstatement
Of General Sweeney is absolutely false Gen
Grant desired Gen. Sweeney to be promoted
10 higher grade than the one he formerly
held in the regular army.
The statement made to-day, by a number
of leading Representatives, men Of both
Union and Democratic parties, tends to con-
firm the previous limitations that have
leaked ont from the recent consultations at
the White House, that the President is on
the verge of a coup fetdt that will CRAFTY
his friends and bewilder his enemies. 1t is
safe to conclude, at the very least, that there
is an earnest desire on both sides to settle
upon some feasible plan of securing har-
monious action between Congress and the
Executive.
The Tribune has the following: Mr..
Chase's first interview with the President
was merely to give the latter some opinion
on judicial matters. The second interview
was merely friendly one and Judge Chase
took occasion to advise Mr.. johnson to de-
part from his present policy and urge the
Southern Legislatures to adopt the constitu-
tional amendment as a final settlement of
present difficulties; that in case they objected
to the second and third clauses of the
amendment, to compromise by submitting
universal amnesty and impartial suffrage.
Not only has Judge Chase urged this
course upon the President, but so also have
several prominent men of his own party,
from both the North and the South, C. Z.
Clay among the latter. Whether these ar
guments and the facts on which they are
based will change the course of the Presi-
dent remains to be seen.
The Times has the following: Mr.. John
son has indicated his purpose relative to the
amnesty suffrage plan, as mentioned on FRI
day last. The gentlemen who advocate the
proposition represent that the President has
given them encouragement to expect that
he will adopt their suggestions substantially,
if not exactly in the form they advise
Several newspaper correspondents have
endeavored to create doubts of the existence
of such combination of leading men for
the purpose of inducing the President to ac-
cept the proposition and advise the South
ern people, as set forth in my dispatch. In
order to put at rest such doubts as exist, l
will say from my own knowledge that such
a combination does exist. A number of
gentlemen cooperating in it have had in
terviews with Mr.. johnson, and they have
been laboring in the matter for about
month, visiting and corresponding with in
fuential men of berth North and South.
A Tribune Washington special says: Not
the least important work of the approaching
Congress may be looked for from the special
committee on retrenchments, appointed to-
wards the close of the last session, with leave
to sift and take testimony during the recess.
They have been hard at work during the va
cation, and are now in session in New York.
The number of patents to be issued for the
week ending November 18th, is one hundred
and eighty-nine. This is the smallest num-
Der issued in any week for some time