The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-21
PROGRESS OF The WAR.

4 PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
THG wA.HIraror CABINET, TBI.Ksss TIE CO- 4.
| FKDERACY sUBgU6Ar1D IS CoksIDSEfNG
| pzACx MR SEWARD WISHES To ogFsR az An
Sxs1Y 70 rHesUpJOeArED cosfxDERATEs.
Among the riches. kilograms from Wash
ing.on that we fnd in the New York Herald
| is one dated on the l2.h inst Sines tho Eews
| from Nsw York we rather think that an am
! nesty to the 'rsbeis ia that city haa better
first be disposed of. The correspondent Gays
am enabled positively to announce that
tS,., anestion of peace has already been con
sidered in Cabinet circles. More than that we
are actually ip t,.e midst Of a Cabinet cr,s!s,
| growing out of a proposition msda by Mr
| Seward for the issuance of Presidsntia! pro
I clama.ou Offering all amnesty to the people OF
the Scu.h, withdrawing tie emancipation pro-
camatlon suspending the liabilities Of t.ie con
ii :cation act, and Offering, in short, full aud
free paydon and protection IL their personal
and property rights TO the people OF Iha Sonsh,
only excepting the military sal c,Vil IeaieF'
in this great rebellion. Even these wr. Saw
ard suggests should be allowed their property,
hut not to bs eligible to hold ofii ;e unier the
Government. This proposition has been CON
! sidsrsd in Cabinet council 30 Tar informal; but
, it has developed two parties.
Mr. Bates and Montgomery Blair favor it
| with certain moditi cations while Messrs Stan
ton and Chaae violently oppose it. Mr. Weliss
! is supposed also to be opposed to it. Mr. Csh-
\ e., who always vOtes with the President, will
/ decide whichever way that funcionary does
a. Ehe President has as yet expressed no opinion
! el this subject; but his speech at the ssrsnaie
1 wouid sesm to indicate that he is in favor Of
/ trying TO make good his promise TO free the
\ slaves before consentipg to a peace i'll the pres
eDt emergency.
There are a number OF leading Republicans
now il this city, and the matter has been
Drou& ht to their notice. They have arranged
n programme, which will be submitted 10 the
PRECEDENT to-day or Tomorrow, under which
.hey are willing that peace should be declared
aud the Uuion restored. Ii embraces the fol
lo,wing points, which, j. is stated, Were s;Ig
4, eted by Mr Chase;
First-S avery shall cease in the whole Uni
tel Safes after tha year 1876, tle minors a5
that tims 10 remain slaves until twenty Ola
wears Of age, and slaves over forty years old
TO have The option Of their freedom Or To re.
main with taeir masters. Provision IL made
for the loyal slave States receiving eompepsa
ton for their nlanumitted nSgTues but 10 com'
pc ns.tion " ill be allowed TO The reoel States.
Sscond--A convention shssli hs cS,iisd to re-
visa Jh o ConsitutiOu Of .as United StAtea,
with view to striking ous the ;hrae-hfthh
provision rsco sniziDg slavery ae basis Of
repraaen .ative population, aud providing for
! the emanc, patton OF tho saVts III ace0TdaHco
| with the above programme.
] Snch is the echems of the Republicans and
| if Mr.. Lincoln will consent TO 1t, and the
| South is willing we may have peace wl'hln
| two months. Mr. Seward q proposition Is be-
| ing vetemently denounced in Republican cir
| c!es He is called q traitor. Stanton insists
| that the rebas must be driven 10 the wall; that
40 proposition shall be made to them; that, ss
! they opened the fight frat az Sumter, go they
| mus. cODssEtto make the ii7st tenders Of peace;
, that it would be Euni isting, after two and a
| haii Years OF war, if toe United States shoud
! endeavor to open peaceful reiatons with arm
| ed Insurgents Heioslss upon war to the bit.
| ter end, and is backed by the violent Adolf
t;oais:s and the enormous contracting Interests,
| which Of course dc not wish to set tie great
| source of their profits swept away. This last
party will exercise most powerful inf1asnee
| upon the deli 1sr rasions ON this sub set They
| are all powerful here IN all the departments,
| especially in the Navy, and War, and Treasury
! departments Hence il il supposed tDat Air
| Weiles. Mr. Stanton, and Mr. Chase can be re.
| lied upon for the strongest opposition 10 ali
| means looking towards az early peace.
. I,sccL.'sP,I.CY ,ssI.s0UR.-1Is PRIVATE LIT
TsR PUBLISHED AND rHx iuBLisHsR sR AsRasT-
I'd
William Mckee, the senior proprietor Of the
| st. Louis Democrat! has been put under arrest
by General Sohoieii. The grounds fer tina
| arrest are stated to bs the publication OF the
| letter of President Lincoln to General Scao-
field, explaining the reasons for the removal
of General Curtis, and for rsfasing,to state
in what manner such letter came in.o his
! hands. The following is the letter:
| Executive MANSION. !
! Washington, May2f, 1853
/ Gen j. ~ Schefetd
Dear Sir: Having removed General Curtis
and assigned you to the command OF ths De-
partmsut of Missouri think is may be OF
some advantage for ma 10 asats to you why
| did it. did nc. rsiisvs Genera Curtis be-
| Gauss OF nay foil conviction that he hat doEa
| wrong, by commission or omission. did IL
because of conviction in my mind thai she
| Union men Of Missouri, constiiutip2,, when
united a vast u q orisy of the whole peopis, ,aaFs
ensered into p5stilsnt fsotlonaI quarrel anGng
| themselves Gen ClrtIs, perhaps not 5y choice,
being tne he ID IT Gus fiction. and Hovefaor
Gan,bls that of the other. After montQs o1
labor 70 reconcile tee difficulty, IL seer 10
| grow worse and worse, Until felt it my duty
| u break it up somehow, and as could not ra-
move Governor Gauabie 1 had to remove Gen.
CARTS Now that you ars IN the position,
wish you to undo nothing merely because
Cen Curtis or Governor Gamble ald 1T but to
exercise your own Judgment, and do right for
| the public interest. Lst your military measures
be strong enough - rspel the invaders aud
Keep the peace, and not so strong as TO unns-
cessarily harass and persecats ihs people. Ii
| is IL difticAt role, and 30 much greater will be
the honor if you perform it well. II both fae-
tions, or neither shall abuse you, yon viii
probably be abou. right. Beware Of being
assaiisd by Que and praised By tho other.
/ Yours, truly,
/ A LisoeLs.
| LIsur READS ACCOUNT or rHs RfA:oE n { COULD
| sur EsCAPs VITA rHf aUfflh eusssa8
| The Northern papers pubiiah privats letter
from Lieut. C. w. Read, of The Tacoay, now
in Fort Pssbis, to Ii. Barrctt, &, s. ~, now in
Fors Lafayette. We givs an extract from the
letter, showing that it was not Lsu.. Read 8
fault that the steamers sent after him were not
sunk:
] Me- Dear Barrolt-AsI I have jast noticed
your arrival 1T Fort Lafayette, an company
| with the eli sefs and crew Of the late ram At.
lanta, have concluded TO drop ycu = few hlea
informing you OF my being bagged, and nicely
closstsd II well built fort III "Ofd Aos g. do
minions.
Ga The moruias OF the 26th Wa made Port
land light; u sunset We sntsrt0 ths hafOor ~
l;30 We boarded tas revenue cutter Gushing