Public Ledger

THE CABINET POLICY.
A Wild Goose Chase After Suppositions.

Washington, November 17.-Chief Justice Chase was again with the President to night and remained with him until a late hour, interchanging views with Mr. Johnson relative to the proposition proposing a general amnesty in consideration for qualified suffrage.

Governor Swann and several members of Congress were also in waiting for an interview with the President, but the evening being spent in consultation with Judge Chase, the rest of the visitors failed to see the President.

The amnesty suffrage proposition meets almost universal approbation from the representatives of all parties here assembled.

Chief Justice Chase is again at the White House this evening in consultation with the President upon the subject of the compromise measures, which the leaders of both the principal parties are now urging on Mr. Johnson.

The compromise is said to consist in offering to the South general amnesty, in consideration of their accepting universal suffrage, with a qualification of either property or intelligence. It is believed that this measure will be well received by all parties. The President seems inclined to give the subject full and fair consideration.

The Cabinet meeting to-day was attended by all the members with the exception of the Attorney General, who is on a visit to New York. The meeting lasted several hours.

Conflicting rumors are afloat respecting Mr. Chase's second interview with the President. It is said that the question of impartial suffrage was discussed, but all the statements thus far are speculations and unworthy of credence, as neither Mr. Chase nor the President has communicated a word concerning the conversation. All that is known is that three or four individuals, Democrats and Republicans, have advised the President to recommend impartial suffrage to the South in his message.

It has already been stated that during the past week President Johnson has had audiences with prominent gentlemen from all sections in relation to the present condition of political affairs. Chief Justice Chase, General Grant, and Major Generals Sickles and Dix among others, have freely given their views, being actuated by a desire for such action as may be best calculated to fully restore the late insurgent States in all their relations to the general Government.

The idea seems to be, that as long as the executive and legislative branches are divided in opinion the South must remain unrepresented in Congress: hence the desire to effect some arrangement to accommodate the difference between them.

According to the current representations the President lends a willing ear to all suggestions in that direction, but thus far nothing definite has been accomplished.