, 1863-08-22

The Morning Post maintains that the
union of the three great Powers against
Russia is not assured. The Herald con-
troverts this notion, and maintains that
Russia is disposed to defy the Western
Powers.
Parliament has been prorogued, the
Queens speech being delivered by COM
mission. 1t says: The civil war con-
tinues in America, inaicting much evil, not
only on the contending parties, but on
other nations in the West However, we
have no reason to depart from our strict
neutrality policy"
The Polish sympathizers in Paris and
London, continue very active in their
movements.
The Peace Question in Cabinet Council.
Correspondence of the n. Y. Herald. "
WAsHINGroN, July 10, 1868.
l am enabled positively to announce that
the question Of peace has already been con,
sidered in Cabinet circles. More than that,
we are actually in the midst Of Cabinet
crisis, growing out Of a proposition made
by Mr.. Seward for the issuance Of a Presi-
dental proclamation Offering an amnesty o
the people of the South, Withdrawing the
emancipation proclamation, suspending the
liabilities of the cOnGScaton act, and Of
fering, in short, full aud free pardon and
protection in their personal property rights
to the people Of the South, only excepting
the military and civil leaders in this great
rebellion Even these Mr.. Seward suggests
should be allowed their propety, but not be
eligible to hold Office under the Government.
This proposition has been considered in
Cabinet council so far informal but it has
developed two parties.
Mr. Bates and Montgomery Blair favor
it with certain notifications while Mcssrs
Stanton and Chase violently oppose it -
Mr.. Welles is supposed also to be opposed
to it. MIR. Usher, who always votes with
the President, will decide whichever way
that functonary does The President has
as yet expressed no opinion on the subject !;
but his speech at the serenade would seem
to indicate that he is in favor of trying to
make good his promise to free the slaves
before consenting to q peace in the present
emergency.
There are a number of leading Republi.
cans now in this city, and the matter has
been brought to their notice They have
arranged programme, which will be sub
mitled 10 the President to-day or tomorrow,
under which they are willing that peace
should be declared and the Union restored
1t embraces the following points, which, it
is stated, were suggested by Mr.. Chase
FarSt-Slavery shall cease in the whole
United States after the year 1876, the mi
nors at that time to remain slaves until 81
years of age, and slaves over 40 years old
to have the option of their freedom or to re-
main with their masters Provision is made
for the loyal Slave States receiving compen-
SETON for the manumtted negroes but none
will be allowed to the rebel States.
Second-A convention shall be called to
revise the Constitution Of the United States
with a view to striking out the three-ffhs
provision recognizing slavery as basis of rep
resentative population, and providing for
the emancipation Of the slaves in accordance
with the above programme
Such is the scheme of the Republicans, and
if Mr.. Lincoln will consent to it, and the
South is willing, we may have peace within
two months. Mr.. Stewards proposition is
being vehemently denounced in Republican
circ'es. He is called a traitor Stanton
!
wall that no proposition shall be made to
them that. as they opened the fight at
Sumter, so they must consent to make the
/ first tender cf peace that it would be hu-
miIatng, after two and half years of war,
| if the United States should endeavor to open
peaceful relations with armed insurgents
| He insists upon war to the bitter end, and
is backed by the violent abolitionists aud
| the enormous contracting interests, which Of
/ course do not wish to see the great source
! of their profits swept away This last
| party will exercise a most powerful influence
upon the deliberations on this subject-
They are all.powe:ful here in all the depart
ments especially in the Navy and War and
Treasury departments. Hence it is supposed
that Mr.. Welles, Mr.. Stanton and Mr. Chase
can be relied upon for the strongest oppos-
tiOn in all means looking towards an carly
peace.
1t will be remembered that in the con-
versations between Lord Lyons and Mr.
Seward, as given in the British Blue Book,
Mr.. Seward informed his lorbship that when
the time came for treating with the rebels
the United States would furnish an exhibit
tion of magnanimity such as the world had
not yet seen. Mr.. Seward further indicated
what this magnanmity would be in his dis
patch to Drouyn de pHuys, 10 which he
said, in declining the offer of the French
Government to arbitrate between the North
and South, that the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States were
opeu 10 the Southerners at any time they
chose to enter, to deliberate upon the cOndi-
tiOns of peace between the North and South.
He is, therefore, in favor of at once tender
ing, in some official form, TO the Southern
people the privilege of coming back to the
Union with all their rights, including the
right to their slave properly the same as if
no rebellion had existed. Personally he
would even be willing, as he has stated to
NJ Mercer unoficialIy, to meet his old as
sociates, jeff. Davis and the rest, in the
Senate chamber. The really statesmanlike
and magnanmous scheme of Mr. Seward is
not very likely to be appreciated by the
bgoted and passionate faction, reinforced by
the army contractors, that now rule the roost
in Washington.
Bear and Forbear.
If we would have life move on smooth
| ly, we must learn to bear and forbear. We
must indulge the friend we love in the lit
tie peculiarities of saying and doing things
which may be important to him, but of
little moment to us. Like children we
must suffer each one to build his play
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