Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1863-08-01

The New York Express publishes the following,
and says that the authoris ian intelligent gentle
man from New England , BE- iii4 1a 81 fp
Fernando Woods Peace Proposition. '7
To The Editor ofMe NJ Y. Express
We have all heard much about the "peace pro-
positions" which Fernando Wood says the Con-
tederate authorities submitted through himself,
to tho Federal Government before Barnsides bat
tic Of Fredericksburg, Mr. Wood 4 tells Us that
these propositions were honorable; were such, had
they been entertained by President Lincoln, as
would have received the ready approval Of the
whole people, ending the war and restoring the
Union. But be also tells US that he cannot make
these propositions public until he receives perms.
sion as understand him, from the Federal au-
thorities and when that permission is granted, he
will publish tha propositions. .+-..t.a .1
Now, the people have got weoried waiting for
the disclosure, and as am under no obligation to
keep uDspoken what maybe the Whole truth about
these peace propositions" | make the following
statement: l..,.a.
Some time last summer the superintendent o.
the Old Capitol Prison, Washington, asked /;
prisoner of state il he would 20 to Richmond ani
take to the Confederate authorities certain pro
positions of settlement-pr that woulC
be semi official coming from Secretary Stantoi
thorough the superintendent Sufficient eyidenc,
was presented to convince the prisoner Of stat
that the propositions did come from tho Feden
Government And these werp Ma nronnsitons.
/. The Federal Government will assume all tn
debt Of the seeding States. ' = NJ =
/, 2. There shall be two Conoresses. The ont
, called Federal Congress- shall be based upop tn
+ white population alone; the other. or Souther
.tConeress having Jurisdiction over slavery and n
domestic questions. shall be based nnpn Inc Who'll
Southern popuhlion.
. 3. Slavery shall be eyclndcd from all ,ho torri
y tories Int i unon their orconizo,;nn ;n,o sta,o
lbcv cboosa to establish sIoyory ,hor ,U o, o ' a
y All motive slovoo shau 'o ra,4.nn2 ~, II,
> staies intn yblch ,bay oocamo ,rIa Sto,o! ~; III
ina to retn,s tbem o,sy tIo roIno - , ,So r. a
= tiyos T'' 81 '1' w . '1' ''e
: mis- nrisopar or .t,,o soy, bo wo. ,on,; or;,i,
IL inyi,aJ bv socyoo,v Stanton ,Y OV' r'
nos,ions 10 P;cbmnnd ror ,ho U." '"no s"V'e 'i m
mitting tbem Ia tha ronG,da,o,o rr ron,rho.;,;o. n
!, further snvs he bas evidence to woLa % aood h
y atotoments Rnt nnon roodrS tba rS sVGG
he snvs ho inrormad tbe snnayiotsDdopt @ iS"t ~
: onssc6 mission wb snGh nr"nos,iOna r' wO1 w
bp onv fools erronG bo therofdro ror"so, Wv w y
~ althongh be nav reoro,s tbo raS,sai as so,o,b
! of ADVANTAGE to tbs conntrv n msbt baSo cnmo n
Ior the miss,oo 'e"' ""'' 1'"'' y
~ ~ Tbis prisoner Of stolo sov, bo than vro,o Ia
~ fer 10 Fernando WOOD acna an ocoonnt ~ ,bo
!! semi-oNicial visits octhe Federoi Goyorn,nont
u u The letter or conrse had IN lava tL. 0lJ ror
~ tol surreptitiouslv A Conrsdrrots @ Contnn O vi
y y expected to be exchanged al baltimore agreed
y, take this letter and place It in tbe hapds Of
~ ~ friend orhis in that city, who would Sec that
~ y, was safely transmitted 10 Mr.. Wood, Contra
Is however, to expectation, tho captain was not Q
m es changed at Baltimore, but at Fortress Monr,
: and was Immediately taken within thc eonfsdt
ma ate lines. So the letter got to Richmond. a
II doubtless into the hands Of the Confederate q
thortles, thus acqullntlng them with the propo