The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-26
VIEWS OF THE PRESIDENT.
His Views on the Amendment-He
Thinks 1t Will Become Part of the Con-

His Views on the Amendment-He
Thinks 1t Will Become Part of the Con-
stitutiOn. ..
Spec ;ot Despatch 10 the Pi tsburg Commercial.
WASHINGTON December o. Representative
Eggleston, oil Ohio, had long interview with
the President to-day. He spent more than an
hour in conversation with him on general mat
tiers, reconstruction among the rest.
After talking of the results of the late cleo
tors, Mr.. Eggleston asked the President if he
did not think ii would have been better for him
to have surrendered his views aud opinions in
'favor OF the popular verdicts in October and
November, and not to have pressed his poiicy
in his last Message.
The Pl ldent replied to this that he did not
think he had shown further opposition 10 the
popular verdict than merely to express his
opinions to Congress on what he thought would
but conduce to the welfare of the country.
He thought the radical party had made great
mistake in spending so much time as they did
last session before announcing upon what terms
they would agree to readmit the Southern
States, and what great damage 10 the public
welfare had been the result OF this delay, aud
no " that Congress had passed the amendment,
and it was about to become part of the Constitu-
ton, he could see no guaran ee that the Southern
States would be admitted even after the ratit-
cat ON had been fully accomplished.
Mr.. Eggleston replied to this that there was
an implied guarantee in the speedy admission
OF Tennessee after the Legislature had ratified
the Amendment, and he thought the party with
VIII ch he acted would be nearly unit on the
admission of other of the late States, as soon as
they had complied with the conditions exac;ed
from Tennessee.
The President said be hoped this would prove
TO be true, but he feared there would be strong
opposition TO such a policy from the extreme
radicals,
Mr.. Eegleston said he felt little doubt ON the
subject. There might be some opposition from
Sumner and Stevens, but it was good charac-
| ocC hat 4 ha Init rat haf
he wanted, he would take the best he could get
yes" said the Presdens, "that's true of Ste
vens, and always liked him for 1t. A practical
| man, but he seems TO me to be working in the
| wong direction The President repeated the
! hone that the South would be admitted TO repre-
sentatiop on the adoption Of the amendment
| IT was useless now, he said to discuss the pro-
! p1iety or improperly of the conditions en-
| braced in that measure
1t had been agreed upon, and all ne coulu
| now ask was the guarantee that Tec0nstructon
| upon that basis should be faithfully Kept oy
| the party that had offered II: he expressed
| regret and surprise that SO lew memoers OF
| ConeIess had called upon MN Since the hpen-
| ing of the session. . A.. - S,A 4h,.l
| memhers Of Congress should carry their antago-
nisnn 90 lar as that. He believed in fighting ont
| ni5 poIitical battles before the people, and
thouPht that opposition to the views OF the Pre-
| siSent ought not TO deter members from con
| terring with the Executive or consulting on
business matters.
The President concurred in this view exactly:
He would like to have men OF all political
compilations call on him and tell him what
| they wsDtSd. No harm could possibly come oil