The New York herald., 1862-12-19


and sympathy with the rebel cause General
Butler has so well protected his enemy's wifs
that even the rebel newspapers have had No
complaints, real or pretended, to utter upon
ths subject. Coming, as the present incideaA
does, amid the resounding clash of arms, it will
attract general attention both in this country
and abroad; and we trust that 1t may do some
thing to modify the unjust estimate Of General
Buffers character and cancel some Of the
harsh epithets which have been wrongf0lly
neaped upon him.
Moro Radical 0vsrt~res fro@ sAs
Rebels.
We predicted, long while ago, that tho
radicals would be the first TO open negotiations
for peace with the rebels. The old proyerb
that extremes meet seldom fails to come true.
Having hitherto greatly assisted the rebels In
their attempts to divide the Union, 1t Is not at
all strange that the radicals should now try =
stab the nation in the back by arranging COM
promise with JEFF. Davis, by which all the slave
holding States shall be allowed to secede and
the Northern republic be left with no slave
within its borders The radicals have nothing
to gain and everything to lose by recon
struction of the Union If the South secedes,
slavery seccdes with it, and the radicals remain
masters of the situation and Of the government.
If the South returns slavery returns also and
with it the conservative voters of the slave
States; and, consequently, the radicals will not
only be defeated upon the slavery question, but
will also be incontinently kicked out and kept
out of Office. What, then, do the radicals care
for the Union! Why should they be foolish
enough to fight and labor for their own de-
struction! When it is their interest to disrupt
the Union, how can they be expected to restore
it? As their very existence a. party depends
upon the success of Southern confederacy,
why should they not labor to secure such
success For these reasons therefore, we have
not been surprised at the course Of the radicals
during this war, and we are not sur.
prised now that we find them offering disunioa
resolutions in Congress, through the Rev.
Mr.. Conway, of Kansas, sending ambassadors
to Richmond, and industriously endeavoring to
prepare the minds Of our loyal people for The
reception Of the idea Of pecoguition Of JeG.
Davis republic.
A few days ago we exposed the trick Of The
Tribune in regard to peace propositions said to
have been brought from Richmond by the Che
Waller Barney. This morning we republish from.
the Tribune q singular story in regard to over
lures of peace transmitted from JEFF Davis =
President Lincoln through the agency Of The
Chevalier j. Wesley Greene. We call the a.
tention of our readers to the fact that both
these peace proposals have reached the public
through the radical Tribune and its accessories
among the radical papers, and that the radical
editors and leaders are always the frst to b
apprised Of this kind of news. These radicals
have always been In favor Of what Greeley
calls the new Union," and are endeavoring
to secure it by destroying the old Union.
Greenes embassy is means to this end. Conn
ing, as this tale does, from the very headquar-
tiers of the Northern disunionists, we cannot, Of
course have the slightest doubt Of its authen-
ticity. According to his own story. and the
remarks of ex-Chief of Police Matssll in the
Police Gazette, Greene is just the sort Of man
for o radical ambassador. Matsell says that
Greene is zone Of the most plausible and
arraut impostors now outside of State prison !"
that he is "on the confidence lay !" that hs
came to this city some eight years ago and Gin
troduced himself among the Methodist brethren
as the Rev. Benjamin Greer y that he turned
this introduction to account by obtaining goods
under false pretences; that for this offence
he was convicted, on confession, and sent
to State prison, at hard labor, for
three years and that, previously and for
another similar offence, he had been imprisoned
for two years in Pennsylvania. A few days
ago. and shortly after the publication Of his
peace romance, Greene was again arrested,
at Chicago, for swindling. Greene says OF
himself that he is an ornamental japanner and
worker in sheet iron, brass and copper, and
that he did his friend JEFF. Davis personal,
private service during the Mexican war. A
confidence man, worker in brass and friend
of JEFF Davis was the very individual for .
radical agent; for in al these respects he was
an admirable representative of his employers.
Mr.. Greene was therefore sought out in .
mysterious way and sent of to Richmond. He
says that on the 22d Of October . man whom
he did not know-and who may have besp
Greeley himself---called upon him, asked h1k
about his intimacy with Jee Davis, told him
that Davis had sent for him, and urged him to
20 to Richmond. A taunt in regard to his cou-
rage decided Gresne-ss he tells us-and 70
Richmond he went This smacks too strongly
Of the romantic to bs believed upon the am
davit Of anybody but the Chevalisr Greene.
Arrived at Richmond, the Chevalier Greene
had an interview with JEFF Davis, who received
him cordially and assured him that he had been