Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-11-20
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FROM. W AsHINGTON.
The Presidents POsILIOu-Mr. Oh use 4
Interviews.

| NEW YORK, Nov. l9.-The statements
made to-day by number of the leading
representative men of both the Republican
and Democratic parties, tend to confirm the
| previous statements that have leaked out
| from the recent consultations at the White
House, that the President is on the eve of a
grand coup d. etat, that will crafty his
/ friends and bewilderhis 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.
y On the esame subject the Tribune has the
\ following: Mr.. Chase's first interview with
the President was merely to give the latter
some advice upon judicial matters; the
second interview was merely friendly
one, and Judge Chase took occasion to adj
wise Mr.. johnson to depart from his present
policy and urge the Southern Legislatures
to adopt the Constitutional Amendment, as
a final settlement oft the present difficulties !;
that in case they objected to the second
and third clauses OF the amendment. to
compromise by substituting 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 North
and South, G. G. Clay among the latter.
/ Whether these arguments, and the facts on
! which they are based, will change the
! course of the President, remains to be seen.
! A couple of Democratic Congressman who
I lately conversed with Mr.. johnson, state
, that he has no idea of altering his present
! policy, and claim that the elections have
had no effect except to make him more de-
termined in his old plan. They claim, with
what truth is uncertain, that he insists that
the people were hoodwinked and deluded,
and will soon begin to see their mistake
and adopt his views.
The Times has the following: Mr.. john
son has not indicated his purpose, relative
J to the amnesty-suffrage plan mentioned in
these dispatches on Friday last, though the
gentlemen who advocated the proposition
\ represent that the President had given
\ them encouragement to expect that he will
| adopt their suggestions substantially, If
not exactly in the form they advise. Sew
eral newspaper correspondents have en-
7 deavored to create doubts of the existence
i of such a combination of leading men for
the purpose of inducing the President to
accept the proposition, and advise the
d Southern people as set tforth in my dispatch,
4 In order to put at rest such doubts, | am
/. enabled to say, from personal knowledge,
that such combination does exist, and a
number Of the gentlemen cooperating in
4 1t have had interviews with Mr.. johnson,
\ and they have been laboring in the matter
I tor above a month, visiting and cores
ponding with influential men of the North
and South.
The Posts special says: Facts divulgod
to-day show that there is little hope that
The President will recommend impartial
suffrage in his message to Congress. He
will stand with Mr.. McCulloch Oh financial
questions. '.... ...r r.
Several Republicans were removed from
Office last week. .".
The Commercials Washington special
says: 1t is confidently expected that the
reconstruction will be amicably settled
early in the approaching session of Con-
gress. Negotiations for that purpose are
in progress between the President and the
leading politicians of all parties in the
North and South. The basis of settlement
will be universal suffrage and genera
amnesty. The President partially accedel
to this proposition, but he insists upon con-
stitutional guarantees that the question O
suffrage properly belongs to the respective
/ States, and is so far adverse to any action 0
Congress upon that subject. If assurance
! can be obtained from Southern leaders o
the speedy adoption OF universal suffrage
the President will waive his objections
1
| plates the abandonment of the constitution
| al amendment as a condition to Southern
4 representation. tl
4 Retrencb bment-Number of Patents tC
be IESued-A Canard.
\ The Tribune's Washington special says
Not the least important work of the ap
preaching Congress may be looked for from
the special committee on Retrenchment
A appointed toward the close of the last ses
sion, with, leave to set and take testimony
during the recess. They have been hard a
work during portion of the vacation pc
riod, and are now In session in New York
The number of patents to be issued fol
the week ending November 18th, is lS9-
This is the smallest number issued in any
week for some time.
| A ridiculous report has been telegrapheC
to New York paper, and reiterated, OF thu
abstraction or theft OF arms from an armo
ry in this city. The absurdity of the can
lard will. be appreciated when the fact il
stated that there were no arms in the arm
II ory, nor has there been for some time, i
being used for the storage of old tents anC
other military debris belonging to the Gov
ernment. tr
Affairs at TampicO. EW
Il WASHINGTON, Nov. 19-The Navy De
partment has received information of tn,
arrival of the TaAapoosa at Galveston from
off Tampico. No foreign vessels of wa
were off the river or In the port OF Tam
pico on the both of October and only on
American vessel In the harbors, Tampic,
is at present in command of Col. Gomez
with a force of 500 men, controlling Gus
toms and enforcing payment OF loans. Th
authorities of Victoria, the capital of tn
State, do not recognize those of TampicO
and their guerrillas seize all goods fOunC
en- route for the interior markets, dispatch
ed from the Tampico custom house.
/ BY letters from San Louis Potosi it is as
certained that Mejia and Dupire are to leav
that place in the early part of November
with an pxpeditionary force for the recap
ture of Tampico, .,L atls .
/ Gen. Pavor, who has force of l,500 O.
1000 men in the HaustIa, and is now hold
ing Tampico, has issued proclamation de
claring Puebla Viejo open to foreign com
merce, which it is feared will lead to opel
hostilities between the forces under hi
command and those under Col. Gomez
Under this state of affairs the inhabitant
For Tampico are in constant dread of tht
most serious disorders, and probability
of the indiscriminate plunder of the town
Among the many visitors at the Presi
dents house to-day was. John Morrissey
Congressman elect.
/ The Charles ton m ercury Resum ed.
II WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-The Charleston
Mercury was issued this morning for til,