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undertaken Sy him and one oof. JaqUssI
has written = letter purporting q b u
reply n III. 4HSHamipS ihS 1kA.
ceived for the PnFposera ,Resy GupeEs.
roRaeory one Il would oeem-&of proyinR
that both be end his SsItst0it' 'wst6 Il Ht.
tlsaccQ9Stiu the Wea Of la.
cola. He says:
"Our mission to Richmond was inI.
tiated ssld executed sOlOlS On our own
privatp aepOunt Gnd rssp0AMhilltyE and
ne hare ppitormlY and alwRyp esi9RO
both inside and outside Of the rebel lines.
M. Lincoln gave me pass. i read
~ follows: p" dos
"'AlIOw J. r. Gilmore aAa friend to
pass, with ordinary bsgeaee, to Gen.
IA. tuc0Ls.'
Hs also gave me- n0ts 70 Gsn. Grant
That read e. follogA: ----.-.>
"'WiA Gen. Grant slow !. R. gilmore
and friend TO paaA Vpr lines, with OFaiCA.
~ baggage, and 60 South. 80 .-----
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"AMd that is oil that the nsssidset q,
OF wrote, or said, Or caused 10 bA dOass ~
written. or said IN relation; 70 this iWAsss
matter" ~v fa1t-
Melody has ever charged, ~ repFSssnt.
ed, or said, no far as wO ars aware, tAAt
NJ. Lincoln " initiated" or prpmpasA khO
mission Of ~. R, Gilmore and ditkisAA."
or that he ever authorised" thNm -
make any proposition 70 the RshMeed
authorities IN his name, either perspAAII
or ot6ciaIly. Bot q Mr. Gilmore dophg.
lees informed the President what WA the
motive oH bis desire 70 visit RiGhmop4-
o. we must presdm6 that tb6 = oSi, As
solicited and obtained from t6e II lasat
was given only GlteF such e4plRhsti6GS6A
would have justIHed The PFs FssidedkIh q.
lowing To him and COL 'JGQass t1l8xz.
traondinsry privilege-it follows tAit vas
mission was undertaken with the 4d1
knowledge and consent Of the President
The President, having II in his power 70
refuse or deny the ''pass". Of the Self;ccp.
tstitpted emissaries Of pea(N, Che "paes"
being their commissiOn.) choose 70 gTapt
il, and therefore to this e4Sent gave hts
ussent to their experiment. 'T'e
And if the President die not Know
what Mr.. Gilmore and Col. jaquess were
going TO say to Gen. DaViA, with What
face could these extraordinary eHpoys ..
sure Mr.. Benjamin, as they did, thatt thGg
"wers acquainted with the Siews Of .alis
Government Of the United StatesF AID
hence We are left to understsBd that q.
ther Messra Gilmore and Jsquess pEeyaE.
icated, or that the following pFopoeilioas
made BY them are In accordance with ths
President's "views." We quote from Ns.
Gilmore's narrative Of his mission :.
"Suppose the two GoVernnsnis Should
agree to something like this: To 60 to
the people with twO propositions: say,
peace, with disunion GRd Southern iMde.
pendence,as ,as your proposition and psSee,
with union, emancipation, no c0uGEcdtioa,
and universal amnesty, a oura bet 4he
citizens Of ell the United States (as lheT
existed before the waT) vote yes oR nj
on these twO propositions. at 3 special
election within sixty days II majority
votes disunion, our government 70 BE-
bound by Il, and 10 let you 60 in psacs.
The two Governments can contract ip
this way, and the people, though cOnsu.
tutionally unable to decide on peace or
war, can elect which Of the two propo.
sitions shall govern their rulers Let
Lee and Grant. meanwhile, agree to an
Armistice. This would sheath the sword
and. IL once sheAthed, it would never
again be drawn by this generation"
IfMessrs. Gilmore and Jaquess were
possessed" Of the Presidents "views,"
as the say they were. when they made
this proposition. then it follows that the
President at that time (early In June
last) was willing to consent to an arMis.
ticc for the purpose Of trying a peaceful
method for the settlement Of our troubiee
If Messrs. Gilmore and Jaquess had not
authority to make any such proposition,
then it follows that in protesting to know
the Presidents "views" without know.
ing them. they transceDded the lmtts Of
truth. Either the President at that datp
was not indisposed to an armistice on the
conditions in question, or Messrs GIL.
more and Jaquess are convicted of having
more presumption than respect for verify
and candid dealing. In the former case,
it.would not be prudent for any friend Of
the President to make objection TO an af-
mistice under certain circumstances II
the latter case it would not be prudent
for anybody to cite the testimony Of Mr..
Gilmore in order to sustain any represen-
tation which is not capable Of being sus.
tained by better testimony. Non nos
tram tantas, &c.