The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-29
THE PEACE MOVEMENT.

THE PEACE MOVEMENT.
Highly Important Corresponde"oe
between the Rebel COmmissiou'
ers, Horace Greeley and
dent LlncOln..Tho HeDeis
tnOrized to Treat.."L1 ncoAu ~
Advance Declares that no rIoPo.
sitiun will be Received whicn
Does NOS Include ADolisioh'
BUFFALO, July 2l.-tne ioAo" lns 'or'e'pon-
dence explains itself
ORNATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.
CLIFTON HOUSE,, Niagara Falls, C.w.l
July 10, 1854
DEAR SIR: am authorized to say that the
Hon Clement G. Clay. Of Alabama Prof. Jas.
3. HOlcombe, of Virginia. and Geo N. San
ders. OF Dixie. are ready and willing to 90 at
once TO Washington upon complete and un-
qualified protection being given either by the
President or Secretary of War. Let the per-
mission include the three names and one other.
Very respectfully.
70 SI HSns Aos.cr en,r GEo' n SANDERS
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, July IL.
duly accrs dted from Richmond as the bearers
of propositions looking to the establishment
of peace: that YOU desire to visit Washington
in the fultillment OF YOUR mission, and that you
further desire that Mr.. George N. sanders
shall accompany YOU. If mylntormation thus
far is substantially correct am authorized by
the President of the United States to tender
YOU his ga ETY. of conduct on the journey pro-
posed and to accompany you at the earliest
lime that will be agreeable to you.
l have the honor to be, gentlemen, yours
respectfully,
(Signed) HORACE GhEhLEI.
To CLEMENT C CLAY, JAcoB THOMPSON and
JAMES b HOLCoMB Clifton House, y. w.
CLIFTON HOUSE Niagara Falls, G.. W.T.
July 10, 1864.
S1R-We have the honor to acknowledge
your favor of the 18th inst, which would have
been answered yesterday but for the absence
of Mr.. Clay.
The safe conduct of the President of the
United States has been rendered US, we re-
greet to state, under some misap JrehenslOn OF
facts. We have not been accredited to him
from Richmond rs bearers of propositions look
ing to the establishment of peace.
We are however, in the confidential en-
ployment of our government and entlrely Ia
miliar with it's wishes and opinions on that
subject, and we feel authorized to declare that
III
pondence were communicated to Richmond,
we would be at once invested with the author
ity to which your letter refers, or other gentle
men clotht with full powers would lmme'
diateiy be sent to Washington, with the view
OF fastening Il consummation so much 10 DE
desired and terminating at the earliest possible
moment the caanlties OF war.
We respectfully solicit, through your inter-
yentiOn, a safe conduct to Washington, and
thence by any route which may be designated
to Richmond. We would be grattied if Mr..
George N. Sanders was embraced in this prlvl-
lege.
Permit us, in conclusion, to acknowledge
our obligations to you for the interest you
have manifested in the furtherance of our
W shes. aud to express the hope that, in any
event. YOU will afford us the opportunity OF
rendering them in person before you leave the
Falls.
We remain, very respectfully, yours, &c.
JAS. P. HOLCOMBE.
PS. 1t is proper to add that Mr.. homp-
son is not here and has not been staying with
us since our so Ourn in Canada.
INTERNATIONAL HoTEL, NIAGARA FALLS.
New YORK, July lS, 1864. !
GESrLEMEN-I have the honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt OF yours OF tals date ey tne
hand of Mr.. w. G Jcwe,t The state of facts
therein presented being materially different
from that which was understood To exist by
the President when he ntrusted me with the
safe conduct required it seems TO me on every
account advisable that l should communicate
with him 10y telegraph and solicit fresh in
structions which shall at once proceed to do
hope to be able to transmit the result this al
ternnon and at all events do SO at the earliest
moment -
Yours truly, HORACE GKEELE1.
To Messrs. g. G. CLAY and j. HOLCoMB,
Clifton House Niagara Falls, G. w.