New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-15
TERMS OF PEACE.

Most intelligent readers are aware that, IN
q confidential letter to Mr.. Colorado Jewe"
last Winter, in hearty response to his solci'a-
tons that we should do our best to restore
Peace to this afflicted land. we warned nun
that there must be no negotiations or condi-
lions on the side of the Union save by the
Federal Government and its agents duly
accredited to this end. Although, when that
letter was written, we did not expect it would
ever be published, it's suggestions were founded
in settled convictions, which we shall not
lightly depart from. When, therefore. we are
asked to enter publicly upon such discussions
as we then pronounced contraband. our re-
Spouse is already indicated. Months ago. when
1t seemed proper and useful to do so, VIC FUZZY
expressed aud defended our conviction that the
President of the United States has not en-.
shaved himself by his humane and glorious
War edict Of Emancipation; that he is and
ever has been at perfect liberty to accept the
submission of the Rebels on such terms as be
shall at the time Judge expedient and right
The necessary effect Of that War ctict on the
legal status of those whom it declared free
is question for the Courts, and will
doubtless in due time receive their pro-
foundest consideration. lf-as good men have
hed--it has made them all legally free, then
no future stipulation of the President, no action
of the Federal Government, can possibly affect
that consunmatiOn; for no man has ever yet
contended that the power TO enslave freemen
is among those conferred on that Government
or any part of it. And it seems to us very
clear that popular and journalistic discussion
Of hypothetical terms Of reconstruction in
the loyal States can do no good. Whenever
those now or hitherto in rebellion in any
State, Territory. County. District, or City,
shall propose Internationally to return to 10y
atty. We trust that they will be Internationally
welcomed if any shall propose to submit on
certain specified terms, we undoubtiRgy trust
that those terms will be promptly and ear
nestly considered BY the Government, with an
anxious desire TO find them consistent with
National safety and public faith Those who
see how they can do good by urging or OPP
posing the acceptance of these conditions will
do so: but we shall probably see fit to leave
the question to the unembarrassed action OF
the President, in whose sagacty. humanity.
and patriotism, We implicitly conhde. This
position does not satisfy TIL, World which IN
| its last issue assails us as follows:
THE TRIBUNE Sorrs.-Tay TEiBrsE pre-
serves al obstinate senes In the mds Of the renewed gene
raj discussion Of terms Of recos.ucop It hs. nothing
~ he
wsd reduced and reen,ng Rebellion. Thai Tns TEirrSs
should shrink thought Of seeing tue linton
suucied Of old. 10 natural enough This everybody can
easily comprehend. But tina. The TRIBUNE should be
Indifferent to the prospect; in which the se,hed soul
Sumner reJooe Of behodps the defeated South led 10
chains by negroes company Of conquered ,srOrs' each
ancient shoru Of its sovereign honors may spp.af 10
require explanation Tne erpanson 10 ready aud obvious
THE TEBrsE wne. TO have further political connection
Of suy Kind with the South II IL now what always has
been the brn.', ally Of the party Of Secretion"
Il Before we begin to answer this TRADE, let
us ask The Borid why, if The TRIBUNE has
always been the firmest ally Of the party Of
Secession" Mr.. jeff. Davis still keeps our
two captured months ago while
running his batteries al Nicksburg-in his
Richmond prison. while The Uorid's man was
speedily released and allowed to come home
There 10 no preteDse that our correspondents
have specially offended him in any way their
sole crime in his eyes il their connection with
THE TRIBUNE. II, then, be thu. treats &" the
firmest ally of the party Of Secession" who
would not rather be that partys enemy Z
And now as to /" seeing the Union recon-
structed as Of DID," let us make statement
Of naked facts:
A prominent Democrat who lives and does
business in our City (and whose name, not for
publication but for the verifcaton Of this
statement, 10 at tho service Of The Worid) was
induced some years since, to buy an estate IN
Eastern Virginia reputed rich in gold. He
employed foreman to develop it, hired twenty
five or thirty Of the Poor Whites residing
upon or adjacent to it to assist as laborers,
and came here to attend TO other business.
But few weeks had elapsed wien be recev-
cd dispatch from bis foreman, urging him to
hurry back to Louisa County and help the
said foreman out of trouble. lie promptly
obeyed, and, soon after reaching bis estate,
was waited upon by three gentlemen. who pro-
claimed themselves q Committee from the
neghborng proprietOrs, appointed to notify
him that he must not employ white labor on
his estate, but must hire or buy slaves. lie
ventured to ACKNOWLEDGEMENT that he had
imported no laborers into VirgDia-tbat his
men were all natives of tho State and
fixed residents Of tho vicinage. &C.,
INIT yuas rut sbort nv the sDok amman (n0w the
Rebel Gen. Jenkins,) with u curt reminder