Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-02-21
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The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette has the following in
relation to the attempted compromise at
Washington: ft AHH att w
About twenty-five persons, all told,
met in the interest of the President last
night, at III o'clock, ut the Club Rooms,
corner of Fifteenth dhd streets. u
The President is regarded by hisfriends
as completely broken down, and ready to
abandon most of his policy. The news
from the South that his new policy is
likely to be repudiated, and the failure OF
the attempt of those in his interest to
arrest either the Louisiana bill or the
military bill of the Reconstruction Com
mittee, has led to this. Sons two weeks
since several Republicans, among them
! Bingham, Banks, Blow and Raymond,
were parties TO an interview with MIR.
| Johnson, and its nature may be inferred
from the action of those gentlemen in at
! tempting to defeat late measures. About
q week since, second interview was had
with the President. Both were intend-
cd to he entirely secret. Friday, when
| the passage of the military bill was assur-
cd, there appeared on the floor of the
| House Il messenger, who represented HIM
self as authorized to speak for the Presi-
dent, who wens to u number of the
more conservative Republicans, and in-
vited them to come quietly to the meet
! ing already referred to. The messenger
was well known habitue Of the White
House. Only part of those invited con-
sented to go, but among those said to have
! been present about midnight, were Kay
mond, Latin. and Ketchum, of New
York Dawes, of Massachusetts; Blow,
of Missouri and Hubbcll, Delano, Buck
land, and Bingham, of Ohio. Banks
and Lawrence, of Pennsylvania, We're in
the movement but could not attend.-
Several Conservative and Democratic
newspaper correspondents were present
by request, that they might have the
! plan unfolded to them, and cooperate in
preparing the public mind, and rallying
the people to its support by. simultaneous
and similar statements. The proposition
which the President really authorized to
be made has only transpired in part
Those invited were informed in distinct
and unequivocal terms that Mr.. johnson
was ready to adopt the Constitutions
, Amendment, urge its adoption in all thu
, Southern States, and give negro suffrage
. in addition, and that he would make thu
proposition public the moment enough
: votes to sustain him were pledged on the
part of the members of the House. Iht
J chief men acting for the President arr
: conservative newspaper men, ana mel
who figured largely in the Philadelphia;
and Cleveland Conventions. Judging
from the character of those invited
! those watching the movement think /
a an attempt to make a new party, ant
leave QUIT Radicals. Some think 1T {
. complete surrender of the President, ant
, believe that, prompted by the probabl
reputation of his new offer by the South
. he will work with the Radicals to fore
| the terms the South richly deserves upoi
! it. Others declare it only feint oi
: Johnson's part to check the passage o
+ the new reconstruction measures through
:. the Senate, and in spite of fair oilers, n
will, if listened to, betray the Republi
, cans. A second meeting is appointed TO
| half-past nine tonight at the same place
q Some messengers were on the floor of tn
: House just before the adjournment, qui
: city and confldentially inviting thos
present last night to come and bring al
/ they could persuade with them.
Nearly the same parties met ut tina
room as assembled last night, with SOM
additions. Lawrence, of pennsylvania
declined TO go when he heard that news
> pupefmc were getting names, and SOM
, others have been frightened Off by TIN
= same means. Shrewd observers among
: the soundcst Republicans, Judging from
n the little that could be found out, fee
r confident that it is a plan of the johnson
q men to defeat the new reconstructiol
: measures.