The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-08-03
WHOLE NO. 4O7.
From the Buffalo Courier, July %.
The Peace Negotiations.-.Suppr

Letters.
The administration papers contemplat
taking the ground that the President snub
bed Mr.. Greeley in his volunteer efforts TO
peace and the Union that he-the gov
ernment-at the opportune moment pounc
ed on this reasonable negotiation and ter
minated it. We, fortunately, have it il
our power to make short work of this lin
of defence. Two letters, forming portion
of the diplomatic correspondence
which were delivered to the Associated
Press reporter, were suppressed. The fol
| lowing is one Of them:
"NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, July 20, 1864.
"W. C. JEwErT, Esq:
DEAR SIR-In leaving the Falls, feel
bound to state that have had no inter.
course with the Confederate gentlemen a,
the Clifton House but such as toas fully
authorized to hold by the President Of the
United States, and that I haze done nothing
in the premises but IN tu!Jstlment Of his
injunctions. The notes, therefore, which
you have kindly interchanged between
those gentlemen and myself can in no case
subject you to the imputation Of unauthor-
lied dealing with public enemies.
Yours,
"HoRAcE GREELEY"
The following is letter from Mr.. Jewett,
also omitted by the telegraph:
"NIAGARA FALLS, July 20, '64.
'Hon. c. c. Clay, Hon. j. 3. Thompson,
Hon. Geo. N. Saunders, Hon. Beverly
Tucker, and the other Hon. Representa-
tives of the Southern Confederacy:
"GENrLEMRN-I am directed by Mr..
Greeley to acknowledge the receipt of the
following telegram from Mr.. Clay: st.
GATHERINGS, July 90, 1864. To Geo. n.
Saunders: Will be with you at i've o'clock.
Detain Greeley until l see him. G. G..
Clay,'-and to state that in view Of his mis-
sion being ended, through the rejection of
the terms of negotiation in the letter of the
President of the United States delivered to
you by Maj Hay, he does not feel himself
authorized to take any further steps in the
matter. - He regrets the sad termination of
the stepSttaken for peace, from the change
made by the President in his instructions
given him to convey Commissioners to
Washington for negotiations uncondition-
ally.
''He will be pleased to receive any answer
you may have to make in writing through
me or any mode you may desire.
II inclose you copy of a note from Mr..
Greeley addressed to me, justifying the in
tercourse have had with you during this
short negotiation for peace. In conclusion
| tender you my heartfelt thanks for the
kind and generous manner in which you
have received me personally, and for the
noble and magnanimous sentiments yon
have advanced in desire to end the bloody
conflict between the two sections. can
only regret that our government should
not have seen the policy, duty and justice
of meeting your generous offer to meet in
council nconditionally of peace
to depend upon circumstances transpiring
during negotiations. My efforts shall be
as ever unceasing for peace that shall Sc.
cure to the section you represent that jns-
tice that shall meet with the -apnrogal OF
tional Congress proposed by the wise and
noble Napoleon.
"Very truly, WV. CORNELL JEwETT."
The following is a 'dissolving view" OF
Maj Hay:
"Maj. Hay has just received Mr.. Hol-
combe's note Of this date, and, thanking him
for his prompt response, will start at once
for Washington. Both Mr.. Greeley and
Maj Hay understood Mr.. Halcombe to say,
yesterday, that he would send to Maj. Hay
any communication he might wish to trans
init to-day, and on that supposition Mr..
Greeley set out for New York yesterday,
and Maj. Hay remained.
"It is matter of no special Importance.
Maj Hay only wishes to explain his note
of to-day.
international Hotel, July 2l, 1864"