Smyrna times., 1867-02-20

has created quite an excitement omonr a.
hehi9efS who were engaged in the matter and
1u'a;uurs VINO are anxious to know all. JJnon
.I'lunyi we h1u the facts to be substantisllu
rnuse polle Gays ago, there was casual cor,
ETfGrsatlQn between one Gen. Este Wb;to
tAouse politician, who held a comm;ss;on i'teS -
secretary Of New Mexico Territory for ovar =.
year, ana Alr. Warden, newspaner corroS corr, .
tbn b,ISat E ae 10 the probability Of Congress ard
n.y. a'C t11ccutIVe agreeing on some basis or com
lou pan oy which the Southern States conId
IL L"Nf tLa pe restored to their proper relations
ndT;ttoJ Joi, 4o1, ana Their loyal representatives
eJ ,bo','dI ~ congress. They mutually express
% nlr. JohnsOn's views and of the opinions ofa =
lumber OF Republican Congressman that to
tIn II,InS ABOUT cooperation Of the branches of
.!:le government III the matter of reconstruc- i
probably upon the basis Of the ConStitu-
uonal Amendment proposed by Congress- and ,
impartial or qualified Suffrage-it was only ma
iGoooaly lor some one to go tq work energetical
y, ana make known to Congressman and the
i / IeSluent that there was probability of their
U UCFlS able to agree. Accordingly Este and
" "luen a ueteEnlned to, and did, invite num-
W. W. ~! u 3epuDIlcan Congressmen to meet them ]
~, " u ueqhgSuay evening last at the MetropoT c
'aH ~ OIuD hoQmS, and III a semi-social informal r.
manner, talk over the matter. Betwo- tbtl ;,a y
ana lorty members were advised of the mr., "
Pose I ana llslted to the Club Rooms. Au .
"Ho were spoken to approved the object bnt W
!, large number declined to attend. Thrv d. c[
lAed to make themselves public In tLn n.tta, n
'uI promised, II 1t were received well bv new h,
(aPerS and people, they would sunn6rt i " h,
''hy malt OF those invited were nresent - ta
1.no"8 the number present were Mrssrs /
,aMcS' a DeLano, Blng ham, Buckland. Davis ~
anlI' .aI' ~ BMetch4m, Dodge Lawrence, Pa. Raw 40
~ T II'Ty' i,iI"' an an Horn, Missouri; Defrees frc
l' it3ooara' west Virginia including Rep ia,
sehtaIiveS 0i seven or eight States and ar,
&c ana frank Interchange of views was g;var wa
~ IL was round that there was an entirr on No
ciuGnoe OF opinion among those present ,s 70 far
= -, oNIi"cter oI measures that might be agreed be
'on Dy a majority of Republicans ;n tbo
DuSe Ior the immediate restoration of tLo
ate governments of the South. and tLa oJ Tsa
SSloh OF their loyal Representatives ~ tboir Wa
lis IN Congress. The main features Of tIn~n Mr.
assures ~ on which it was believed majority the,
'nc hepuOHcans could agree, were tbe (ion. wor
'utlODal @ a. Amendment and Negro Suffrage = in h
'Sio' Es5e ana arden gave their impreSs bad
80! ~ ~ Nc Nc disposition and views now enter eav
~. ~ H. oohhSOn but expressly disclailn kn0t
w =, "u'HGiIt0 70 speak for the President and
i. ~ ioicIore' requested to make known tOun
IL ooHhSoh the opinions of the Conrrny. mill
PIIoeH'' ana 70 say to him that. if hn H. obta
,at inJ;c.+'J i0Gt IneLn upon such plan reco1
~ VIII than' anG was deslrous Of co-ope Of ba
y WIN Ihem III their efforts to rpstnra op,, he :
lec Il! INC UOVcrnment and effect bar,1l currf
ac'lon hereafter between its rn.or'I;nlt,
':+i cueS' they would be glad to meet and cor,
lVH nm. ~ The President was acrordin@i,, hrnt
l0 IoLoWIlIg day, informed of what M route
pace ana ne Instructed Este and W ing c
. Say 10 the Republican members tbat Lo u DE
iITS "e'ifed to work with them in tIa;r
lDlc purposes, and he would be pleased 70 Road
iGri GT whenever they deem it advisable to hoaI
nio message was delivered, and on poQre
>day evening a committee of R.,1nIiom om and Il
reSsmen had an interview Of ahp,'t Crn t,. regior
with Mr. johnson, and at y snbsa', JDu' tmo Nd. {
nal meeting ON Friday night at ,ho ,oH' m ed to
OF Ar. Dodge. Of New York tbo,, ,nI montl
'rt OF what had passed between tben a,,J per &C
resident Mr. johnson. tbrv rnHnnt'I u'iu porto
zen very frank, and freely gave bisv;ouI since
due such promises Of co-operation aS
.ntlrciE satisfactory to all present In iAF-
eahWhlle, and since the commencement P|W9
GHortS to bring the Congressman tos aI2nS>
Inv luz -nHI'aTl Government bill has pass Nv. +. -
iiou>c' ana 1t Is difficult to say whether - ~ was
In loI'lctlon3 1t has received in the t ia
VIII meet with the approval fthe Com Io'tllo ~
We Republicans. Republicans who M II mad
'nlS congress Presidential compromise ~ sum
+ state that the Military RecoDstruc "IInppg4
Il, as Il has passed the Senate, viii re. Dr; .
~ ony the sohd support of the Conser ' a,iu ucI
.'o PTMollcah members, but also that of a T'i'S h
~. VI IIIfnl9cTatI,, ~ such as Rousseau, of La no
ny Ilu3beH, Hunter, and Winfield. Of las
''"' u 'i0 tennessee mem Hist,
We und