The New York herald., 1863-10-21
srore Impor,sn. Negotiation. for

! we have already been favored with large
crop OF independent peace negotators First,
there was poor Greeley. who oorresponded
with Count Mercier and Vallandigham. Then
there was J. Wesley Green. who reached Rich
mond via the pcnitentlary, ana obt2ned hun
dred dollars or so from the War Department.
Then there WAS Chase Barney, who was taken
prisoner by the rebels, aud subsequently nego
tiatcd himself out Of captivity and into oblivion
Then there was Louis Napoleon. who could
not get the shrewd Palmerston TO join him, and
was consequently rebuffed by Secretary Seward
Then last, but not least, there was the Cheya-
lier Jewett, who turned Colorado, Europe and
the rest of the world upside down to Mind a
| chance for peace, and who is now cooling him
self off under the Falls Of Niagara. Indeed,
| almost the only amateur diplomats who have not
negotiated and intrigued for peace are the
Cheyaliers Weed and Wikoff. They have busted
| themselves solely with contracts and gunnery
and musketry; and the former is now buried
under load Of Charleston stones and election
matters. while the latter is ornamenting and
delighting metropolitan society. as usual.
But a rival to all these distinguished person
ages has now appeared in the person Of the
renowned DR.. Zacharie. We remember when
the Doctor made his debut upon the national
stage Just after the war was fairly inaugu-
rated DR.. Zacharie went to Washington, re-
splendent with diamonds ind surgical iustru-
ments, and cut the corns Of the President, the
Cabinet General Mcclellan and the entire
Army of the Potomac For some time after
this the movements Of the administration and
the soldiers were astonshingly rapid. Now,
alas! both our administration and our armies
stick in the mud The cOrns have evidently
grown again and need cutting However, DR..
Zacharie did tho country service then,
and Mr.. Lincoln and Secretary Stanton
were not ungrateful. They sent DIR.
Iacharie to New Orleans to cut the corns Of
General Banks and his brave corps. Zacharie
performed his operations with his usual mar
vellous skill, and the result was the almost i'm
mediate capture of Port Hudson. This fact
shows Zachare's value as an ally in the vigor-
Gus prosecution of the war. But Dr. zacharie
did more than this. He talked with great
many friends and adherents Of JEFF Davis in
New Orleans, and he learned that the Southern
people earnestly desired to have the war set
tied without further bother. With this intelli-
gence the acute and diplomatic corn cutter i'm
mediately started for Washington, and, having
escaped the tolls Of the rebel pirates, whom
Rip Van Wrinkle Wolles allows to rule the
wave, he arrived in safety at that goodly but
ungodly city.
Again 10 Washington, DR.. Zacharie called
upon his friend, Secretary Stanton, who, mis-
taking him for some visionary fellow, like
Greeley or Jewett, refused to listen to his
story. The Doctor then left Stanton and went
to the President The moment Zacharie en-
tered the Presidents private reception room,
the Chief Executive held out his foot and
complained of his corHs. Zacharie removed
the corns and told his tale at the same time
Old Abe was greatly comforted and interested,
] and gave Zacharie pass to 60 to Richmsnd.
Zacharie took the pass, went to Fortress Mon
roe and embarked upon the flag Of truce boat
At some point near the rebel capital he had in
terviews with JEFF. Davis, Secretary Memmiuger,
of the rebel Treasury, and Secretary Benjamin.
Of the rebel State Department. He agreed
with these rebels upon a plan Of peace.
II
rebel armies are to 60 to Mexico. Our govern
ment is to furnish them with transportation TO
that favored land and with rations on the way.
JEFF Davis calculates to land in Mexico with
one hundred and fifty thousand veteran fire.
eaters each of whom can devour Frenchman
at meal, without salt and without the slightest
injury to his digestion. With this force he will
ota.,
himself President of the new Mexican republic.
Simul ltapeously the seeded Southern States
will return to the Union with whatever negroes
are left in them. This will end the war salts
factory to all concerned. Such is the
plan which DR.. Zachare has arranged with the
Southern leaders. aud b. is only waiting for the
President aud the Cabinet TO ratify it ia order
to carry it into instant effect II he succeeds
he will be the greatest man Of the age aud
neither Talleyrand nor Metternieh can be COM
pared to him. Strange az this narrative may
appear, there is a great deal more ia it than
most people think. aud perhaps the skeptcal
will soon have to acknowledge the corn and the
corn doctor.
TBE GARB oF HoNeR-- Fashion, though we
acknowledge her virtues, is goddess at whose
buckram shrnes we do not very assiduouSy
kneel. lie Foti is not exactly our style Of lite
rature, and consequently we are not, a. a rule,
particularly posted in the hues and forms that
| fashion takes: but we have noticed that one
/ fashion has become wonderfully prevalent in
the past two years, and that il grows constantly
! more so. II is the fashion of that customary
| garb Of solemn black that kind OF common
/ law in our civilization has allotted to those
! who mourn the loss Of loved one. Go where
| you will you see it-not here and there, OF
| now and then--but at all times and in all
places; and ii gives solemn and serious air to
every assemblsge, whether at church OF in the
smaller private circle
1 There is no afeside howe 'er defended
| But bath vacant chair.