, 1862-12-11

be the reeclt, would be alike disastrous to fhc |
eved that. if the North was disposed to trent On
the matter Of settlement it could he much more
satisiactory and !,eniaciaijy determined upon by
Mr- Davie also spoke Of Mr. Lincoln's emaucipa-
tio,i proclamation: That probation accmed to an
Mor nG iii M enseey oH rcsea led that
been baptized and Joined the church. h.-ED.1
After making the admission to Green that
the proclamation would play hi with the
rcbcls,'' Davis began to explain and modify
his meaning, and went over tue usual secesh
harangue about the horrors Of scryilc insur-
rection, and added the stereotype threat that
if the slaves were declared free, the rebels
would massacre and "exterminate tile whole
"colored population, unless European pow
"ers interposed to prevent it." The sccesh
editor who wrote the narrative, at this point
improves the opportunity to inject into the
belly Of the story-a first rate puff Of JEFF. Da-
Wis, extending to him asympathy in {; pre-
eminent degree.''
Before leaving Richmond, Green had several
more interviews with the head Of the South
ern Confederacy. At the final meeting he
says;
Whether 3fr. Davis had', doubts as to the recep
tlon or rejection, or entire neglect, Of his pr0po
sails by Mr.. Lincoln. cannot say; bnt he casually
remarked, Should the admin njstration be disposed
to drop these propositions and do nothing in refer
ence to them, should The facts become known to
thu people Of the North, here 7c0uld be Such a
laoaiiag GTorhd tleir ears ds acould compel them
10 do s6tnethiHg.''a
This is evidently where "the gazelle
comes jn,'-on the supposition that the
whole story is not sheer fabrication.
Davis thought there would be 1'howl1ng
around Lincoln's ears'' that would compel
him to accept the monstrous proposition of
which Green was The bearer, and accordingly
the bolder Of the tory press and politicians
have commenced the sshowling," We'll let
them howl. But to go on with the story
Green reached Harrcr's Ferry on the 29th of
October, and, instead Of going directly to
Washington and submitting his budget to the
President, returned to his wife, and wrote to
Lincoln that he had been in Richmond
seen The great s. c. a. himself, and that ssif
| certain matters which had transpired were
| properly followed up, they would lead to q
cessation Of hos:iliti and tho restoration of
| the CnIcn. On the night Of 18th, Nov. about
halfpast eleven o'clock, he received telc-
gram, signed E. n Stanton, Secretary Of War,
requesting him to come Immediately to
| Washington.''
N-hcn 1,c arrived at the csnito1 he 7vas +,1xen
charge Of by Secretary Stanton and cross ex.
amincd, and then sent MP to the White House
and admitted to an interview with the Presi
dent, to whom he related JEFF Davis propo
si1ions. He had nothing, however in writing
nothing to attest tho truth Of his statement
Old Abr. he saws. treated him eoci natureil,
md did moi cat him or throw him into For
LAFAYETTE. of which lie had previously stoof
in areat The editor who wrote ont Grean,,
yarn makes him nut tlis lauerare info III,
pro.7dent,s mont1,
ises'oene noutn
MI L:heoln sald might SPEAK t7ankly-that b
Of My Hls:t 10 Mr. Hasle, as lhe5 are here1nbefor
written. VT. Lllsfo!n nrst femaIk. made with
= out q momynt nes:ta!1on, va. ~ 5ee nothln:
oEicctio.'ablc IN them. ! naderstood him to re
Ter to the proposals OF ar; pav1s. as cease
speaking when Z n'me1 them. suppose Iii
Lnso!, faW at anct I the pleasure e. pd
Metllate1y to modify the expression, in view, ar
parerily: Of certain contingencies.
toi eo"ise :. - l'@'ee tn'. tn1 icsioelt ssl
''he saw notfilnS oDJectionaH1e i'll t1em.'
. This assertion roes far to brand t!.. entir
s4e ~A-AA
statement as J. sIeer lanl1eatlon.}
Cr,cn then proceeds to describe divers onf
| ,4.-., ~, c- - 7.T
Hunut3 mse 49, 'u1 4,a s'elels ~ u war
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wv Nv IN y, -. so0Is.'s ..I'' 'us G.ea.es
a,.l1 ..' - ~ ~ ths e'oille
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~ "oA~ '>S>A0 I'D S'4e< eA4' ''As'a ''Sno'e' III
r,>o :,,,,
in rcfercp.c to liz. Davis views respcrtin~ III
emancipation nproc'an,atio'',the President takin:
omjy rc1,tl,men vho eee,,ed to nrescrvc t}a i,,ni
ts Ct their position and rightly to estimate tl
sen,i aenish yinGictiycneEs came M, % ont nr,m;
nen:ls n :very leok, IN every motion Of lead I'M
jiKes stagtousl II seemed to srcatIV please til III
. PRESIDENT, BECAUSE it nsttered hs vanity, and
ilee1nci ihat proclamation stroke Of Statesman
ship TIA: poSteEty would regard as tue holdesta
fary necessity sunk into utter nothineaess til;
winch gih,fa r. 91s1t es1eem ,ts unconstlutlonalit
before nc in ali my ideas Of liz: Gespof whoseoen
wit IS law, as did those Of Mr. Lincoln on that o.
Z Tncsrot Th,4,s .orv cooa p,+ u,
:, o,;t +1,,+ +bo socoeh aa;t., ,,4ar 49, x,-.
: c,rn7nc in his n,jn+s-oo,ors ~ b;r,,,,.
:, no,ro o,,xo 7ro,,1d hare hae,, hot+or ~
e Tho Termination, of +ho ,,:b1,1o H.,
I Stanton s,7o hin, SIM ~ ~, IL. o,-,,o,,.
: and frce ,,.ss bono ~ p;++sh.,r,r 49,
p ofrcturriro homo 1,c wont t, ps1t;n,oro 49,
fron, thence com. to f.h,,ro u;,1,,r,t ~ -.
,oro,,t ,,,,s;,,oe, oxoo,,+ - o,,,,,+. 1.:- =: -
m,tic braect ;nto The scccs1 ,,,,,or uh1
1,o ,sff R.,1in,o,c 1e scems ~ b,re n,s.oa ,,;r
self off as one Dr. E,,7,,, and ,rh1;sboa II
ter claiming IN 1axc Ind ~, ;ntcrv;e1,. 1v+r =,
C President and submitted The 1off 0,r;a mn,
It ovcr,ures IN }im-t,,e same snhs,,nti,i1r~
j. aboxc stated From Ra1timorc 1,a wont
New York and there had IN ;o+or1,;a.- 49,;
Fernando Wood and other scocss;on;sts -,
told Them his story. m tho atreno4,, ~ ,,,,;
Fernando made bis s7,eccb r., tbo r;ro D.;
- 1oaf;,rs rc,,t;,,o +,,o roho1 -ro,ora,c ",
p warmly endors;ne 11,nn Tho socas1 80 -
y this c;tv con;od tbo snoocb ora -,
u ;ts ,d,,cs;on n 4be sebo,,a oe ao.o,
it ,unestv n tbo ~.,,o1 7o,ao.- s' 49,,
oanso1;5o+ion of +ra ,a,,1 aas+ a.,s ,.1lo. nu
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1rs s.a..s a.,,s '''a s'',ss
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, 80 49, @'e 'tAoA, sAA'' Va