New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-11
Gle entitled "Overturcs for Peace" of which
the following are the opening paragraphs:

Gle entitled Overturos for Peace" of which
the following are the opening paragraphs:
It may be stated positively that the Administration ct
Washington have before them propositions from Richmond
for peace and restoration Of tho Unonuorma propositions
but the lees authoritative aud the less Of exaod
nary interest the people Of the North and indeed the
civilized world We DO make this announcement on the
9Th Of tho speech Of Fernando Wood, 10 NewYok
Saturday evening asthoush Mr. Wood spoke positively
and distinctly of such propositions having been made We
mako It the strength Of INFORMATION direct, explicit and
which ourselves knew TO b paSecsy Trustworthy
OF the precise terms Of thu propositions not at
liberty speak but they Suoh South could honor.
ably ard the North could houorsby accept They
such az made the basis OF settlement would restore the
OLD UNION.
The Chicago Times, which is Democratic
journal. intensely PrO-Slavery. and of strong,
undsguised Secession sympathies, goes on to
reflect in terms of bitter denuncation upon the
Government, declaring its belief that the pur.
pose is to conceal these overtures from the
Rebels, that they have been =" centemptuousy
rejected" that the " demand is still for blood"
and concludes then in these words:
We believe the Union be restored without another day
Of war We DO. believe Slavery be oyerthTown BY
endless
The time has about come when the grand purpose Of the
Administration A. the must be unvaed.
In another column we publish a statement
published in The Chicago Times of yesterday,
by Mr.. J. Wesley Greene. This Mr. Greene
is undoubtedly the authority for the assertions
made in The Times of the 4th inst. They are
identical with those of the Barney letter from
Washington published by us on the 9th inst.
Here, then, are three independent witnesses
to the same story-Fernando Wood, in pub
lie speech on the Doth of November; The Chi.
caro- Times of the Attn inst, which now gives,
as We conjecture, this Mr.. Greene as the
source OF its information and Major
Barney, as his story is told in our
letter, as yet uncontradcted. Mr Wood
we presume, will remain unimpeached; Tie
TimeS'S testimony was, not at least suggested
by the statement Of our rrespondent-shoud
that be pretended-ior the substance of Dir.
Greenes evidence was published a day earlier
than ours; and the Barney story, as told by
our correspondent, we not only know to be
true, but we unhesitatngly call upon any of
the gentlemen referred to in that letter-ex-
cepting only the Presdent-to deny it in any
essential particular.
Now one of two things is certain Barney
and Greene either were the authorized bear
ers of oyertures of Peace from the Rebels or
they were not. If they were, and those prop
ostions were ever laid before the Government,
they must have been so preposterous, or came
in so questionable shape, that they were re-
jected, or refused to DO listened TO, by the
Government without moments hesitation. A
word from the State Department at Washing
ton could very easily settle that question.
But if, on the other hand there were really
no such oyerluros. but Barney and Greene.
deceived BY casual aud unmeaning islk OF lead
ing Rebels, aud intoxicated with the hope of
becoming great paciicators or meaning merely
10 manufacture some little nOtoriety for them.
selves, have built up on the slenderest fouldl- 7
tons this scheme Of peace. what then becomes
Of Mr.. Fernando Woods assertions Have be-
aud his couied,rates really received some other /
intimAlions than those brought by Barney and b
Greene that the Rebels are desirous that
the war shall come 10 an end on lny
terms Or have they-Wood ia tie
East, The Chicago Times in the Wes.--
ayailed Themselves Of the untruslworthy state
ment Of two crack-brained enthusiasts, to SOW
the seeds Of distrust in the Government 10 the
popular mind, 10 throw new obstacles in the
way OF the Administration, 10 obstruct military
operations, 10 give time to the Rebels, and TO
pave the way 10 delay ia the contamination on
the lst Of January Of the Proclamation Of
Freedom to the Slayesl II this be al-il tie
Woods. Seymour, Vallandigham, Cox, aud
their felow-plotters have rosorted TO such base
as well as pucrile measures to deceive the
country, it is well the country should
know it, 1t Is proof Of bow
weak they are, 10 well as how unscru-
pulous. liut If there be any more evidence
than these stories Of Barney aud Greene OF
how desperate the strait is 20 which the Reb.
els are reduced, let that also BE- known, tia,
new energy and new hope may b. infused both
into Government and people, TINT by a few
more decisive blows the war may be- brought
to an honorable conclusion, and the Rebels
reduced to submission with such measures rs
shall make the peace substantial and permanent.
TIE Ey.iHGIpAWFCN PECgEiTA-