, 1861-06-26

JeG. Davis Tampering with the Ad.
mlnfatF1tion-No Compromise with
TTA1tofHs
fDiepatch to the New York World.1
WARRINGTON, June q, 1851.

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For some DAYS past, il1.omened Tumors
have fitted through the semi official circles Of
this city, which Rave found their echo In the
editorials Of the World and Its contemporaries
Rumors that affected the public T1riously, aud
Which gave promise to breed trouble In the
Cabinet, trouble In the camp, trouble In the
city and trouble everywhere mysterious
whisperings concerning glest events yet shad
owed by the wing Of coming time, have made
ell men shuideT, from the President IN his
office to the greasfest mechanic u Massachu.
sets. We hnve heard that the secretary Of
promise by which the present inharmony
might ride into place and power; but we
could not credit 1t. In fact, we heard such
stories concerning men IN whose Integrity We
had hitherto trusted, and In whose firm, M
yielding patriotism We placed reliance, as to
make Is shrink from the next conner, lest be
ehonld bring word Of treason, and perhaps
We have falIy appreciated the anxiety oftho
country to know II such things could really
be, and it was because We respected SO thor
ough.y the integrityof our government TINT
ne haze declined thus far to send Oh the ru-
mora. I nm enabled, however, today to give
you, somewhat In detail, this fact concerning
one Of the most II 1srkable, and yet most nat
ural events Of the age ! do not send them
nnadyised1y, bnt only after patient investlga-
Of my information cannot be made public; it
is sent privately for the satisfaction OF the ed
itors Of the Ho4ld but the, people may rest
assured that truth is The corner stone of this
dispatch.
1weu know that the readers of Tho Wor1d
will believe that the rebels are frightened, and
|; tha} they are most anxious to make terms
with the parent, government, and an fally
prepared for their. astonishment when they
read that their commissioners are in Washing
It It eeems that Jefferson Davis having become CO.
thoroughly frightened, has, in sems-ofaelal
manner, made oveftures to our government.
When his commissioners reached the capital
they we're desired to state their case, aud to
tell what they wished. They submitted two
propositions:
Fsr.t, That the United States uncondition-
| ally recognize the existence Of the Southern
! Confederecy, ard that the latter be permitted
| for term Of one, two, OF three years, to carry
| on their government as an experiment. That
| the expenses Of the var, thus far incurred, be
| equitably arranged between the two sections,
| aud that each do it's best for the maintenance
Of friendly feeling and intercourse between
I the two peoples. And TINT il, at the expiz,-
| ton OF the time agreed upon, it be found that
the experiment cannot succeed, commission
Ee appointed to reconstruct nnion.
This proposition was premptorily rejected.
! Whereupon they modestly put forth another,
| as follows:
Second, The South will bs content 4if the
| government will pledge itaelf to paas, at the
! coming session Of Congress, an irTepealable
constitutional provision recognizing and le.
! galizing forever the institution of slavery be-
low thirty.Eix thirty, which is the southern
boundary line Of the State Of Missouri This
| done, The southern provisional government
| pledges iteef instantly to abandon the War,
and TO reestablish peace and the most cordial
relationship 80 far os it's section is concerned; !;
to redirect the course Of trade into its accus.
toned channels, and in every way restore the
happy days Of our forefatEers.
As to the reception which this proposition
received, my informant Tas positive, though
frcm another source I gather doubt. He
states that it, also, was pe1emptorily rejected
| It seemed to the party Of the second part q
| more iEteneiGcaticn Of the Crittenden amend-
ment, and not varying greatly from the Adams
proposition. Others say that the acceptance
to the Secretary of State; and, therefore, will
meet with 1uyor from the President. Between
the two cannot decide,
AIr. Davis says that his retreat from Harper's
Ferry was stroke Of peaceful policy. lie
bad troops enough there to Withstand any
force which General Scott was prepared to
bring against him, and it was not thai he fear
ed tie result Of IN engagement at tiiat time,
but because he knew that he had no force
with which to meet what might subsequently
be sent against him. The secession govern
| swallowed up Ia a disastrous defeat upon the
battle field Honld prove the distraction OF
what it row Hustalns- He Is sensible Of the
fact, that If once defeate,, there would rise
such tide Of popular Indignation ainst him
| and his co-Wofkers, th5t they could in no way
Withstand, and igroninious flight or 1gno
minions death wu12d be the lot Of one and all