Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-08-18
rhe aPence NegotiatIon, Mambag.

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The Alta has received by mail COM
plete copy of the correspondence which
the reader win recollect recently took
place between Horace Greeley and certain
parties in Canada, whom he mistook for
rebel ambassadors, on the subject of peace
negotiations, which contains some facts
which the telegraph failed to report. The
letter which started the correspondence
was written by Geo. N. Saunders, and
reads as follows:
CLIFTON HOUSE, NIAGARA FALLS, 9. w. !
July 18th, 1854. s;
DEAR SIR II am authorized to say that
Hon. Clement G. Clay, of Alabama, Prof.
Jas. B. Holcomb, of Virginia, and Geo. n.
Saunders, of Dixie, are ready and willing 70
go at once to Washington, upon complete
and unqualified protection being given, either
by the President or Secretary OF War. Let
the permission include the three names ana
one other. Very respectfully,
To HORACE GREELEY.
This letter was written at the Clifton
House, and was sent across the river to
Horace Greeley, who happened to be So
journing at Niagara Falls. 1t will be
seen that there is nothing whatever in 1t
to warrant the conclusion that the per-
sons therein named had an official cha
racter. Saunders simply said that Gle
ment c. Clay, of Alabama, Prof. Jas. b.
Holcomb, of Virginia, and himself, were
ready and willing to go to Washington,
but for what purpose was not stated.
Mr.. Greeley at once jumped to the con-
clusion that they desired togo to WASH
ington for the purpose of making arrange
ments for the establishment of a lasting
peace.
An examination of the whole correspond
ence shows that the whole affair was one
of the humbugging transactions of that
meddling ass, lunatic. and rogue. VIM.
Cornell Jewett. Whether it was gotten
up for the purpose of bearing the gold
market, or manufacturing Copperhead
capital, is not very clear. Probably the
first was the primary and the last the ul-
terror object. That the plotters were dis
appointed, the country is already aware.
When the safe-conduct was offered to
them, they at once denied that they bore
any official character at all. Then, when
the note from the President was placed in
their hands, directed to whom it may
concern" and announcing that I" any pro-
position that embraces the restoration of
peace, the integrity of the "whole Union
and the abandonment of "slavery," etc.,
would be received and considered by the
Executive Department of the United
States, they considered that it was time
| for them to exhibit some indignation. and
in that way get out of the scrape. They
accordingly addressed long letter to Hor-
ace Greeley-a letter which the telegraph
did not furnish-from which we make the
following extract:
ga document has been presented which
provokes as much indignation as surprise.
| It bears no feature of resemblance to that
which was originally offered, and is unlike
any paper which ever before emanated from
the constitutional Executive Of a free people.
Addressed to whom it may concern, it pre-
cludes negotiations and prescribes in advance
terms and conditions of peace. 1t returns to
the original policy of no bargaining, no nego-
tiationS, no truce with rebels until every
man shall have laid down his arms, submit
! ted to the Government and sued for mercy.
What may be the explanation of this sudden
and entire change in the views Of the Presi-
dent--of this rude withdrawal Of an overture
for negotiations at the moment it was likely
to be accepted, of this emphatic recall Of
words Of peace just uttered, and fresh blasts
of war to the bitter end-we leave for the
speculation of those who have means to PEN
citrate the mysteries of his cabinet, or fathom
the caprice Of his imperial will it is enough
for US to say that We have no use whatever
for the paper which has been placed in our
hands. We could not transmit it to the Pres
ident Of the Confederate States without offer
ing him an indignity, dishonoring ourselves
and mourning the well-merited scern Of our
| peace pervades the people of the Confederate
States, we rejoice to believe that there are
few il any among them who would purchase
it at the expense Of liberty, honor and self
respect. II it can be secured only by their
submission to terms Of conquest, the gener-
alton is yet unborn which will witness its
restoration. II there be any military auto
crat at the North who is entitled to proffer
the conditions of this manifesto, there is
| none in the South authorized to entertain
| them, Those who control our armies are
servants of the people, not their masters, and
they have no more inclination than they have
right to subyert social institutions OF soyer-
eign States"
We have here only modification of
the letter for the PRONUNCIATION of which
Messrs. Clay, Holcomb and Thompson
sought the British possessions. They ex-
pected that their application for safe
conduct would have been rejected, and
then they were prepared to lament through
several columns of tspes the handkerchief
ness of an Administration which refused
even to listen to the terms of peace which
they came to offer. Having been taken
up more quickly than they expected, they
pretended to feel annoyed at the terms of
the address to whom it may concern"
though in a preceding letter they con-
fessed they bore no official character, and
then tried to get of their gun, but the re-
suit was only fash in the pan.
BLANK CARTRIDeEs.-In Colonel Woods
memorial to the Board. of Supervisors last
night, asking for an appropriation for the
purchase of blank cartridges for the use Of
the city soldiers, occurs paragraph to the
effect that there are indications Of trouble
about us which would seem Of sufficient i'm
portance to induce the city authorities to
use all such precautions as are at hand to
guard against surprise and possible disaster.
| We suppose Col. Wood alludes to some Sc
cret organizations Of the Secessionists and
their sympathizing Copperhead friends, hints
| ~ ,,h;ch have escaned snma of their nrinci-