The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-09-12

ARaasas UssrespenAenee.
1lkkkd6 sV6od WEc SEN 70 bes Find
Of go-between for the traitors, took it up
on himself nearly year ago, toplay rase
in their Aehalf in the hope that tie
President wsald b humbugged into TIE,
raisous folly Of suspending hosdh.ies. =
With his usual good sense and cAation,
howevsss Ar. Lincoln simply tufas6 ~
bait around, just to let Fernando know
that he saw the hook, and so that worse
thAaaA zaela teek nothiag fer hisz paissy
but was constrained to close the CORES
Pondence BY . rigmsrole Of regrets, too
shallow to conceal the real chagrin of the
reckless conspirator. s
In the first letter Wood tells Mr.. Lin
coin, that he is advised upon good author
ity, the. South wanted to resume their
REPRESENTATION in Congress. and would
do so on guarantees of impunity &c.
To which Mr.Ailesln responded as
follows: RTs5rS
EmtUffsf3IAss1os, ]
WASHINGTON. Ddukf2s 4S62.
Hon. Fernep4S ed
My DEAS kssrletter of the 9Th,
with accom- - - - d u Esme NE,
was received vsetlk ID - nApst i'm
portast, ,nga4Sh 1esss, = 1econ-
side1fs in these words - On the s3o<h
OF NovoYb seslsst ms advised , pan Ad'
| tho.ity which | deemed likely to be well
informed, as we'll as reliable and
truthful, that the Southern States would
send Representatives to the next Congress
provided that full and general amnesty
should permit them to do so. No guar
ansee or terms were asked for other than
the amnesty referred to-" strongly
suspect your information will prove 10 be
groundless, nevertheless thank you 70.
communicating it to me. Understanding
the phrase in the paragraph above quoted
the Southern States would send Repre-
sentatives to the next Congress-, to b,
substantially the Same as that the people
of the Southern States would cease resis
lance, and would reinaugurate, submi
to, and maintain the national authorit,
within the limits of such States, undo
the Constitution of the United States
say that in such case the war woul,
cease on the part Of the United States
and that, If within reasonable time.
full and general amnesty were necessar,
to such end. it would not be withheld
| do not think it would be proper now Il
communicate THE. formally or informally
TO Che people Of the Southern States
My belief is that they already know j,
and when they choose, if eyer, they cal
communicate wi,benA ubsquivocally.-
| Nor do thinkit proper Avw to suspen,
military operations to- try any experiment
of negotiation 4 shonld nevertheless
receiys-xith great pleasste the exact in
, formAsicn YOU now have and also sue
other as you may in ANY way obtain. :
Such Informal ton might be more yaluabl
before the LIT Of January than aftel
wards ~-s
While there is nothing in this lette
which Ishail dread to see in history, it
perhaps better for the present that its e,
istepce should not become public.
therefore have to request that you will IT
/ gard this as confidential.
Your obedient servant,
A. LINCOLN.
Mr.. Wood is distressed at this auswe
he is sorry the President would not a
sumo the the initiative aud seek recol
Citation with the traitors before the cour
try, both North and South, is inevitabl
ruined &C., but has no word as to ii
source of his pretended information ja
mentioned.