Daily national Democrat., 1861-07-14
The Rumorcd Desire of Davis Tor a
COmprOmise.

We published recently lengthy wash
ington dispatch taken from the New YORK
World, in which it was asserted that agents
I of Davis were at Washington, empowered to
sue for peace, and to pledge the rebels 10
submission upon certain terms. The follow
ing from the N. Y Tribune of June 25th,
-four days later than the Washington dis
patch) is part of the same story, the terms
being identical with those specified in the
first verson. The presence of Hunter and
Bayard among the New York Wood-ites, Is
very different affair from an effort by Da-
Wis, through accredited agents, to make ms
peace with the Government. The Iribunes
article commences as follows:
We learn from sources in which we place
perfect confidence that r. NJ. T. Hunter, OF
Virginia, and James A. Bayard, of Delaware,
have both been in this city within the past
ten days on mission to Fernando Wood and
the leaders of the Democratic party, and to
various magnates of the financial world in
Wall street. Indeed, for aught we known,
they are still here. 1t is almost unnecessary
that we should add that their mission is a
gentlemen have conducted their negotiations
with all possible privacy. In fact, from pru-
dent regard to their personal convenience,
they were both disguised and went about
their business under the cover of darkness,
and in the secrecy of close coaches and back
parlors.
This business was nothing else than to ar
range the terms of new compromise for
satisfying the rebels and settling the rebellion,
to be presented to Congress at its session next
month. How far the Plenipotentiarics were
furnished with evidence of their authority to
speak in the name of jeff Davis, we do not
pretend to know but that they did assume
to speak in his name there is not the least
reason to doubt. The propositions made by
them in behalf of Davis Co, in which firm
Hunter is full partner and Bayard sleep
ing partner only, were as follows:
!. That the independence of the seeding
States be admitted and recognized; or else,
III. That the United States give a perfect
constitutional guarantee for the maintenance
and perpetuation of slavery in all the pres
ent and future territories south of the paral-
lei of Sc deg. so min, north latitude; that n
complete amnesty for every olfense connected
with the rebellion be agreed upon with a
guantce to every former citizen of all rights
OF citizenship; including to hold office Ut Is
evident that Hunter still hopes to be Presi-
dent,) and to every military and naval officer
| officer of his appropriate rank in the service
On the basis of these guarantees Hunter add
Bayard say that the insurgent States will
lay down their arms and return into the
Union. They would much. prefer separation
and independence, but they will put up with
this compromise.
Under the inspiration of these eminent
statesmen, petition has already been pre-
pared and secretly circulated for signatures
praying Congress to make peace on these
terms the gentleman who gives US this in
formation estimates that, when it was offered
to him for his signature, it already bore more
than a thousand Names lie kicked the
bearer of it ont of his place of business We
know also of one leading banker in Wall
street who refused TO meet the plenipoten-
tiaries, and even declined to be told who they
were.