New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-11

in aid Of military operations hostile to the
Union, was signed by him with reluctance and
after much hesitation. In all this land, no other
man has eyiuced so much and such constant,
overruling anxiety that the Rebellion should be
suppressed in such manner as to permit the
speedy and complete restoration of fraternal
feeling between the North aud the South as
has Abraham Lincoln. And no message Of
Peace--no overture justifying a hope that any
other than DisuniOn Peace was nttainable--
has ever been repealed by him, or has failed to
secure his warmest welcome. Witness the sue
cess of the arch impostOr and swinder, j..
Wesley Greene. who, on the strength OF merely
presenting himself as an emissary from JEFF.
Davis bearing proGers of reconciliation, was
favored with repeated and confidential inter-
views, and was sent on his way rejoicing with
his pockets replepished. That the villain lies
with regard to many incidents of those inter.
views 10 clear enough; but that they took place,
substantially as he alleges, is undened aud un.
deniable.
V. And now word with regard to real
." overtures from Richmond" Briefly, We pro-
nounce them groundess fabrcations, and shall
cite our witnesses, hard as it is to prove
negative. Mr.. DIR. Major Chase Barney, went
to Richmond last Autumn on " Peace " mis-
sion, returning in November. He talked with
sundry persons in the Rebel capital, for he is
fluent talker and was well acquainted al.
ready with most of the Rebel notables, but he
did not venture to approach Jeil. Davis, and
admits that he brought away no Endorsement
of his /" Peace scheme from the highest quar-
, ter. All he could make out OF his conferences
was that Secretary Benjamin, Congressman
Boyce, aud perhaps one or two others, would
like to have Peace (who wouldn'tO if the
terms wero made agreeable. Count MERCER
had previously been there as the representative
of France, aud certainly thought himself au-
thorized by Gov. Seward to receive and trans
init any overture looking TO Peace, but he did
not bring back any. Lord Lyons, in bis con-
fdental dispatch last November to Earl Russell,
reports free and full conferences with New
York Democrats looking to Peace, whence he
iniers that they would accede even to Disunion
for the sake thereof but he reports not even
an intimation of any response from Richmond
TO these conciliatory dispositions. Now We
know that thousands, including some OF Mr.
Brooks's old friends, voted the Democratic
tickets last Fall in the belief that the Access
sion of Pro-Slayery party 70 power in the
North would awaken peaceable dispositions in
and lead TO conciatory overtures from the
South, and have been sorely disappointed at
the failure of the hard reality TO correspond
with their fond anticipations. We believe the
recent course of Mr.. John Van Buren,, among
others, gives token Of such disappointment
VI Early last Winter, we we're approached
by parties favorable to Peace, and entreated
to contribute to its attainment. Having always
been most anxious for the earliest possible
repo. consistent with fidelity to those hopes
for Humanity which Ars bOund up in the life
of the American Republic, we listened to the
appeal, and resolved to do our utmost toward
the achievement OF tolerable Peace. To
that end, We abored faithfully SO long as any
hope of attaining it remained, willing 70 brave
a
we might at whatever personal cost, contri.
butte to an early conclusion of this desolating
war. A private letter, which We wrote at
that time by bis request to the most active agi-
tator for Peace, having been given to the pub
lie, by him, most unwarrantably, las been
widely quoted by our political and personal
adversarIes as eyiDcing an undue anxiety for
Peace. IL is as follows:
Esv-YoRx. Jan. .. 1853
w {. JEwYrr, eco ,W,shuFton D. c.:
DEAR s Ia wbsevoE yoa do to restore peacs TO
di,tIscted conuiry. bear tnese things in mind:
l. Whatever sction taken must be between the Govern
uen United and su,botus. Of tho
oufedeae' There mus, De no geatioe' or conditions
thoIed neSoslstions possible by opening way them.
Ia such negotiations, our Government cannot act with
the initiative Tue rupture originated with them
they must ssnce prsiminary willingness 90 make peace
snd GA being assured What this recpIocsted they must n
II arbitration hal be r-rorted to- th-s. conditions mus.
be respected; FIRTH srbtsr must be Power which has
o'ineed no partially or uniendnes 70 ei1he party second
Que that hes interest IN the psiion or downfall OF cur
u publican principle In government Great Britain and
France nscsssy excluded by her h..n virtually
po.on bs, e,p.e insT-. in wing republic. impIsc
tcsble For the republican 10 legitimate bsnetesnt form
destroyer OF tbs French kepublicl
You viii lind, think hearty supporter Of the Union
who will agree that Government sLA 10 the premises
except frank open proposition from the Confodsrses
prop 5sius Arbitration by friendly Power Powers
consider friend Of the Union who mskesa parade Of
Your, HORACE GREELEY
Mr.. Jewett, in pursuance Of tho above. did
his best whatever that may be, to discover
through their friends in the loyal States and
in the Federal District, what the Rebels would
do toward Peace; but to no purpose. No
word Of cancellation or arbitration could be