The New York herald., 1864-09-28
Reported Peace Movements o.
CsOvernOr Brown or Georgia.


In another column VIC give despatch from
Louisville which reitcrstes the statements
hitherto made IN relation to peace over
lures between General Sherman aud the
Georgia authorities. II We attend to the
particulars Of this despatch We should be
inclined to discyedit il. 4 tells us,
for Instance, that Governor Brown, Of
Georgia, has rendered peace propositions to
General Sherman" and that 'sthe General has
Appointed commissioners to go into the
rebel lines and confer with the State acthori-
tie. Of Georgia" Unfortunately, between
the State authorities Of Georgia, at Miliedgc-
Vile, and General Sherman stands the army
OF JEFF Davis or Of the so-cslled Confederate
States.n under General Hood; and ia tue
movements referred TO Hood is the first man
with whom General Sherman would have to
| deal. As the guardian OF "the coE.cderaey."
is II likely that Hood would become party to
or permit these alleged communications be-
tween Governor Brown and General SLer-
mani No. General Hood il called upon to
assist in any sue. game, would squelch il at
! once; and General Sherman has no other way
OF reaching Governor Brown. We may
| be very certain that commissioners from Geno-
ral Sherman cent TO treat with the State sutho.
rites Of Georgia "within the rebel lines
would be gobbled up by Hood; for, although
( the rebels pra.e eternally aboat State
rights we have seen that they care marvel
/ lously little for such rights. or any others,
when they are likely 10 interfere with the
| machinery of the Davis government.
| But. though there are these objections to the
| despatch, Ii il also true that, whale Is may
nlisstatc the particulars Of this matter, II may
| be correct on she general fact that such nego-
tiasions are in progress. Georgia has never
drawn well in the rebel harness. Its Gov
ernor has been at open variance with
Davis on several occasions OF question. o.
! general interest to the State, and in the
failure OF the rebel government to save At
lauta lie regards the State a. practically aban
! doned for the sake OF Virginia. Cover
nor Brown has declared BY proclamation tbs
| the rebel cause would be loaf in the Cul
states IL Atlanta fell; and nov alat Atlantis
has fallen he would, by any longer adhereoot
TO the Richmond experiment, either convic
himself Of the exaggsrstion OF a public dsngel
and stand as On alaruIst, or show q mad per
sistence In dciuslon unworthy the executive Q
a great State. l. Is rot tbcn, at all incredible
that be bas proposed pesoe. There Is no ree
sou Why bis disoonGso' with The Riahmon'
authorities should not take that form, aud Their
Il every reason why hs desire 70 act for th'
} best interest Of bis State should lead him to
wards return 10 the Union, just ~ the SUP
: posed interest Of The State led TO the origins
attempts 70 destroy the Union.
Moreover, the Richmond journals bekra
their fers that chs State authorities Q
| Georgia sre msditsting another trial Q
! Southern State rights, Stats sovereignty an'
che divine right af sscsssion, In the secesso
Of Georris Pom the Davis confederation. No
can TO central organs OF Davis produce an
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