Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-07-26
a Peace Conference.

4 dispatch from Niagara Falls saws, An i.
tervew has taken place between Messrs ~,
Thompson, and Holton, who claim 10 M LIZ
nissloners from the rebel government Ia .oe
terms OF peace and Mr.. Greeley, authorize T.
Mr.. Lincoln to acl III the matter
The commissioners propose the rlstoratl4a..,
the Union, in statu quo, upon tbs basis
LIST, All negroes who have been actually lra.i
by the war, to be secured in such freedom
I'd. All negroes held al present az slaves I.
remain SO.
Sd. The war debt Of both parties to be p.5 il,
the united States.
4th. The old doctrine OF State rights Ia h.
recognized IN reconstructing the Union.
This proposition was laid before Mr. lio.r.
by Mr.. Greeley The President at one ii.
graphed Mr., Greeley the terms upon which \.
would propose settlement and rocousIucu.o
viz,
The full and complete restoration Of the ni.,
IN all its territorial integrity, the abandonm"
Of slavery by the seeded States, under e,o4.
tions which should while respecting the rroa.
erty and rights Of all loyal men, afford amp.a
security against another war in the interest n
slavery.
Alter considerable correspondence between tba
parties, it was concluded to refer the matter
back 10 the two Governments for reconalderati.r
BUFFALO, n. Y..l
Thursday night, july 81.
The correspondence with tho rebel agent, Nr
peace shows that Messrs Clay, llolc0..b AK
Sanders asked, on The 18th, Of Horace Gfp..ey
the protection Of the President OF Secretary +.
War for "A visit to Washington Mr.. Giec,ry
/ IN rariu an thu I4th ,pd.ratandtr,. tt.4 *
were the bearers OF propositions from Rich.
mond looking to peace, rendered them he ya
conduct OF the President They then replied
that they were not accredited with such pi pI.
sltion, but were in the confidential empuv9l
their government, and feltauthorlzed 10 dae4a
that II the circumstances disclosed In ths COS
resp0ndence should be communicated b ltu
mont, they OF other gentlemen would te invested
with full powers. They then asked d sale ea--
duct 70 Washington aud thence a. Richmond
NJ. Greeley answered that the state III Aas
beng materially different from that understood
10 exist by the President, II was advisable H.
him to communicate by telegraph With him a.
obtain instructions. After some further t5r
rcspondence in relation to Mr. Greeley com.
municaton with President Lincoln the follow
Ing letter was sent BY Pfesldcu Lincoln t. MI
Greeley
EXECUTIVE MANstoN
Washington, July is.
10 whom II may concern Any proposition
which embraces the restoration 81 prace, jHe
integrity OF the whole Union and tic abandon.
ment Of slavery, and which comes BY and w.
an authority that can control the armies fr4e
at war against the United States, viii
eelycd and considered by the executive 1lyt.-
ment OF the Unlled States, and viii Do us. t.
liberal terms on other substantial aud collateral
points and the bearer Or bearers theieo -.4.l
nave safe conduct both ways.
ABRAnAA LINOlS
Maj Hay, the Presidents private secretary
On The 20th, 10 note asks iolcombe aoI ota.f.
II they have any communication 10 seud
Washington by him. H0Iconbe rcrlts au tas
2lst, regretung that bis stay has b3eu delayed
by an expectation Of an answer TO hls eaumu-
ncation to be delivered to the Presideu 3. taa
United States, adding that the communication
was accepted as response 70 the letter Of Me.se
Clay and ioIcombs 70 Mr.. Greeley, and Is .hat
gentlemen All answer has already been transmit
ted
The rebels, IN their letter to Greeley, rejected
the Presidents terms saying 4" Ii There De aHy
military autocrat m the North who If entiu j
70 prpler the conditions Of this manifesto there
is none IN the South authorized to entertain
them. simultaneously with Greeley'- visit to
Niagara, another ol the Tribune Writers (Johu
K. Gilmore alas Edmund Kirk aud Col.
Jacques Visited jeff DAVIS at I,ichmond, and all
they got was declaration from Davis that he
would treat on no terms that did not EN- brace d
tYS0s"it'o" % 'hs Independence OF the Southern
Conteeeracy. Thus 1t will be seen that the re-
bells scorn the chance for peace offered by Prsl.
dent Lincoln.
Mr. Gilmore says the President knew moth
iog Oh Col. Jaques accompanying HIM 10 Rich.
mond. Ills pass, direc ted to Gen Gfunt. read
Allow j. Gilmore aud friend to pa OH
lines and % South. Mt Gilmore rcmatks
How the newspaper statement IN rel steng-
TO 0ar visit = Mr. DAVIS, originated, 10 Mt
know. nntll twelve o clock last night-when
! returned 10 my home in Boston, had com
inunicated to no human being except Generals
Butler and Grant and the President. the fact
OF having boon IN the rebel capital at all
have not exchanged word with Ml
Greeley, or even seen aim, for fully three months.
and have no connection with IN Act know
absolutely nothing Of, hs negotiations. Tai.
much, however, IN retore &c To that much.
talked OF matter being Yankee, can glee.
II piR result IN nothing jefferson Davis sail
to me last Sunday (and with all his l4llss be-
llese him man OF truth) This war must e.
on TIL the last Of this generation falls in bis
tracks, and his children seize his muske, and
light our battle, unless you Acknowledge ow
right 10 set-gou1nmenf. We are not fighting
lor slavery. We are lighting Tor INDErENDENog,
and that or determination we ,oh have. "
The newspaper publishers and primers 9l
Western Massachusetts, met at Springfield,
FRIDAY to consult about the greatly increased
prices OF materials ami labor in their business.
ami the necessity of corresponding advances ia
the charge Tor printing and newspapers /.
was found on comparison that the cost vi prJ.
duction, IN their business, had increased nearly,
II not quite 100 per cent within three year.
aud that on many classes OF work only a ear.
responding increase in charges would afford
proht On weekly newspapers, it was general,
" agreed that those heretofore afforded at ! so
year must come up to 50, and those a; -
to $3.50, as least, in order 10 escape absolute
loss.