The New York herald., 1864-11-04


Now is the time to strike the blow and " tbs enemy
not driven from soil it win be your fault not thos
HOWELL COBB, Major General Commanding, TO.
Kirby Smiths DepagtEaort.
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM rhs TaAas-MssrssIrPI
DEPARTMsNT-THE sPLENn,D GENsEALsHP or
sMIiH TO LIDEgATs THE 0HIvALRy.
fFrom the Richmond Enquirer, Nov. IL
Mr.. wpgues government messenger. has just arrived
from Shreveport with the most important dispatches
broua h, from the Trans. Mississippi
Although give particulars Of what is passing
on tho western bank OF the Mississippi Gays the Mobile
Rg,so still q, liberty to assert that tho
Of the niosi enc6 urdgii1 d'd sn,roriaa nature.
TRANSIT hissssipp' carried with secrecy the
dispatches al bei,g In cypher and the powors thar boz
that devoted portion Of the coufederscy from toe East
ern brethren.
destroyin S,eele's reinforcenenis and supplies.
Magruder Is IN Arkansas, operating in the most VI
laad ho is one q those barking dogs ina, bs) thai
steele and no cannot live long In she same State
begun sooner but that s owing difficulty OF trans
portation, &C., and We cannot oompiain.
ne snad ssne nip Of Ks,by SsiA saoaid ysi act he
fs0a! part in ne bsra.ior OF oar glorious eot'y
Reconstruction.
VICE PRESIDENT STEPHENS LEr1HR TO KING IN
We mud In the Richmond Hhfo Of Tuesday last the
letter OF the rebel Vice President General shermans
messenger in FOIL We yesterdaysgave important
tsact from IL and to-day NO publish it in full
CHAMPIONSHIPS, Ca, Oct. I, 1904.
SRI have considered the message you delivered
yesterday rom General Sherman with all the ser,as-
and gravity due toe importance OF the subject
The message vas . verbal Invitation By bin. through
you uoe 10 visit him at Anata, TO see II we could
agrea upon plan Q! ;ermip atnE this fraricdai
without the further eIIsior o blood. The objec, s
which addresses .tsel with peculiar Interest md great
iriead of ty TO every patriotic every
tached tie priociptcs OF sesovernaicnt established
by common nCesior5. reed noi assure you there
fore that Il is IN Gb.scl very Gear me,
sacrifice would make, short OF principle and honor,
to obtain and no olort I'D spare, under the Bane
limitations vita any reasonAs's or pTooaoie prospect
of
nut in the present instance the entire a5eerce any
power my part iuo such peso,iacns, and the
Ike sbHarce OF any such power On bis part lar s
pears from his message, necessarily reclodes ry accept
ance ol the nvisaoo thus rendered. in eating
this intention 70 General Shorman you may also gay 10
him that he o. opiaon that there Is rros?ect OF
agreeing upon any terms Of adjustment 10 be submit
led to tho action OF our respective governnens even
though ne mas no pawcr 70 act III adFsncs ia tne pe
ses, aud will make this known 10 In oTma. and
authoritative manner loeng 30 desirous Tor peacs hin.
sels you represent ha TO have expressed hinselp
ouId cheerfuy and Willingly with the consent OF
authorities, accede 10 bits request thus nau'iesio,
enter with all The caraes,nes OF my nature upon the
and arduous task Of restoring peace aud har
moDy the country upon The primo pies honor, right
and Justice 70 all parties Tbs does not seem to me to be
AZ all mpossoie truth and reason should he permitted
TO have their full sway. Yours, most respectfully:
ALEXANDER y. STEPHENS.
MrRAorroABILIrY OF THE PLANS FOR cosysN-
lion or STATES As rRorosaD BY STEPHENS, Borcs
- ifrom the Richmond Enquirer oct 20l
Al this particular tme aud for the whole tme en,,
peace II has been declared IN every form which public
uerance Of the press the q Presidon, Davis
the solemn declarations or Congress, tho embassy of
war The mission Of Mr. siepbens to Fortress Monroe,
and the overures OF Mcssra Clay and Holcombe July
from IN sySy ..a.
has been spurDed with contempt His ansuer
has bcsn Uniform and consistent, Return 70
rsS.uon sS ' again. The .ssss sovornnep. The world
over saw acknowledse my auth authority, throw
and such rights are now meecd out to prcstrao
Maryland Kentucky Tennessee and New Orleans" such
approach him sgau without degradation We are unable
70 perceive. Nor any idea snat he VIII do
Mr. Davis anxious for peace but nos JET ready for ais
As 10 Mr. Iincolns temper and purposes insre be
nous os sSs ds~oraiiasd scnsomsn who are vsusssns
schemes OF peace have ventured 70 suggest such an
/ abeurdty ss 20 approach him again win tender OF
honorable nssolistion Bsa .ere are ir~ scAo dram
(,Asy 10 no, arpsn or ysson--G thsy did 'cs houh
o. csaS s5 ss... !, s s s''s.s Ss s a sS s
| can napotiate How We are 10 manage " snoy
s snS snsys s1
hardly end In any practical result These geu,cmen bavs
authority % bind or y loose anybody sacsp. them
soon shut down them. What then : Are ~ We to Try
Govsrsor seymour, Of New iosk-a worthy gentleman
enough, VINO dnre3 nOk fettN iVhuy u's WV
Who would AZ soon think OF jumping from abe TOP OF
Trinity church stcepo as q making any sors o. pas. Or
agreement with the Confederate s.ateaY Are We 70 wy
conferences with some Democratic mass meesingf ny
what route are they 70 travel, what hoie 20 atop AZ
aud what they W ask from the encoiy or promise
| on our partf Who is 10 protect the conferences
from Mr.. Lncolns msllleryf by what sors o. sop
business ssos 10 '.ss0 csS n. .' 30 @ stu
peasd with ehorofcrm, made drunk or brbsdxDlh tho
treaty - signed sealed and deIlvoredf VINO 70 sign
on the part o. the sncmyf takes two 10 mako bar
gain. Wears ready 10 the other siae2
Tho whole thing 10 absurd. Just now the North 10
ANXIOUS not Tor peace, but for conquest They
ndcHt they conquer aud proefrng that TO any
other mode OF treating the hoy mean 70 70 elect
Abraham Lincoln, Who they think, The man 70 doit.
II matters that four years OF war have
that We canpsl be conquered, that many years Of
Mr.. Lnco MS bundcrng have greatly sImplided fos
the Office OF meeting the superior forces W tho
y We know hat We csnnot be su0dued The Yankeoe 10
evs drecsv reverse, and, whifc they do 20, %
| not rssdy 10 treat Whenever they change .nei
| miud Ne shall - aps 70 hear from them heansAs VI