Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-10
IN WOOD TO rarsrpEST LrSooLs.



To Hon Abraham Lincoln. Prssident Of the
United Sfates:
DEAR SIR: On the 25ih Of Novenber last,
vas advise ~ auth rity which dsem d kelly
u be well ir.formei a. veil relish aud truth
ful that the Southern States would send repre-
senrati, e. to the NIX C.neress pro-, ided that
full and general amnesty shoul permit them L
do so. No guaraniers or terms we're a-kei for
other than the amnesty referred to- Deemine
this information oi great value, II well i0uf ded.
| communicates IL in substance to the Hon. Geo
OOiyke. the Mayor of tins city, whom knew To-
hold Confidential relations TO members of your
administration. and proposed through him th Z.
ii the Government would permit the correspond
ence under It's own inspection. | would under
take To procure something definite and positive
from persons connected with the called Con.
federste authorities Mr. Opd,ke stated in reply
that sever, Senators from the New Englanf
States were then in this city their way 10
Washington, 90 whom he would at once cOmmn
nicate the proposition and advise me of the
answer Knowing that these gentlemen were
your ends. and surprising that they would i'm
mediately confer with YOU on their arrival ut the
ca ,tal. and supposing that should be speedily
informed of the result, have della, ell until now
making a communication direct 10 you. / now
| lie arm. however. from Mr. Opdyke. this dav. that
and that he had not made the proposition. and
that, therefore. Won not in possession of il
| As coming from myself. IA an humble but loyal
citizen. deeply impressed with the great necessity
of restoring the Union of these States, ask your
! immediate attention To the subject The magn
tude OF the interests NJ stake warrant some ex
! etrltive acton predcsted upon this information
| IL il be ouly to ascertain if it be grounded upon
/ even prnbste foundation
hall los harr, hall k.ro
been done, provided the inquiry be made, AS it
can be- without comp omising the government or
! injury To The cause IN which it j. now engaged
! If, however. il shall prove well founded here il
no eStim,te too high to place upon its national
v,lue. Now. therefore. Mr. President. suggest
TINT gentleman. with former political and social
! relations with the leaders ofihe Southern revolt
NAV he allowed to hold unofficial correspon
,leuce with them on this subject, the cor, espon
| deuce 10 he submitted to YOU liz be
thus ascerfained what. if any. credence NAV he
/ given To those statements, and also whether "A
peaceful solution of the present struggle may not
be attanable. am sure that nothil ! can saw
can aid To YOUR well known desire tn pro-
duce this result Your exalted position. the EN-
barrassments and the responsibilities which sur
round YOU on all sides. the bleeding condition OF
countr, becoming exhausted not only in the i'm
poveri-hment of it, best lie blood and industrial
1 prOOuctlnD, D.sb tue DETERIORATION ana consequent
destruction of our political institutions all call
upon YOU, as our chief ruler, to take one step
upon the road of peaceful effort, by which to as
certain whe her the time hns not arrived when
other methods than brute fighting may not nc
cOmplsh what military force has failed TO do In
the origin of this struggle you foresaw that such
a time would come Your Inaugural! address, de
livered near two years ago. pointed out with pro
phetic vision the certain results of the impending
| conflict of arms Your language then was:
| Suppose YOU go TO war, YOU cannot fight al
WAYS; and when. after much loss on both sides
and no gain on either, YOU cease fighting, the
| Identical questions TO terms Of intercourse are
| again unon YOU You SAW that. after a bloody
and terrible struggle. the still. small voice OF
re IsOn would intervene and settle the controver
| sv. YOC know that since the establishment OF
Christian civilization, negotiation and c0mpro-
mise have sooner or Later defermrnei every mill
tary contest. IL cannot he otherwise here Has
not the time arrived when. To quote your own
language, se should cease fighting at least long
| enough 10 ascertain whether the Identical ques
tons about which we began the fight may not be
amicably and honorably adjusted. aid the I. rm~
OF intercourse he more peaceably established
Ii is To this end that | now address YOU, with
confidence in YOUR p,trioism. and with no desire
to interfe with your legitim constitutional pre-
negatives
lam with high respect yonrs. very truly.
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