The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-08-03
From the N. I. HerdH.

From the ~ ]. HcrdM
The Peace Movements - Addi-
Details Of the Niagara Falls
Peace GOnference-AHOxy Gree
ley Obtained Authority from
President Lincoln TO Become
IL Peace DiSctpEe-The Miss
ing Letter-GreeIey Declares
that HHe has Acted 9nder the
InjunctiOnS of Old Abe, sc. .,
&C., sc.
INTERNATIONAL HoTEL
NIAGARA FALLS, July 90, 1864.
GREELEY AND SANDERS.
] notice that now and then word has
been dropped or accidently left out of my
dispatches in the Wauld OF to-day Friday, J
In the first place it would look as though
Sanders declared to Greeley that this was
not the end Of this affair, when the fact is
that the reverse is the case. The following
is the correct version After Major Hay
delivered this message from Lincoln to
Messrs. Ilolcomb and Sanders, and as they
were leaving the Clifton House for the
American side Greeley turns to Sanders and
says: This Is not the end Of hiS dBuir; y0u
mast nat Mink that all tic rclubliom party
are btdcEgu0rcS," intimating as much as
that he Greeley looked upon Lincoln as
being blackguard The above expression
was actually made by Greeley, and not by
Sanders, as some may infer by my dispatch
in Fridays HeraH which is made IA little
ambiguous by the dropping Of one or two
words either by the printer or telegraph op-
orator. '..
THE RCMoRs OF TERMS.
My despatch of the same date, stating
that all the reports OF negotiations for peace
in other morning papers were false, and to
place no reliance upon them referred cxcu-
sively to to the account i'll the Times, tcle-
graphcd from Rochester, giving the details
of the propositions which it was said the reb-
No such detailed propositions nor any other
had been made nor have they at the pres
ent time, as the published Off cial cores
pondence shows very conclusively. With
the above explanation, that the whole mat
ter may be presented in connected shape,
[ will review the whole affair.
COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEGOTIATIONS.
The movements for a negotiation have
been going on much longer than is supposed
by the the public. 1t commenced fully four
weeks before any suspicious was aroused. 1t
originated as near as | can understand, be-
tween Sanders and Jewett, in a general con-
vorsation over the probability Of the com
missioners getting hearing from President
Lincoln. Jewett suggested the idea of see
ing Greeley, and prevailing upon him to
get authority from the President to move in
the matter. The idea of having anything
to do with Greeley, the 'whitc-coat philan-
throphist, was secuted by Messrs Clay and
Holcombe when Sanders suggested the idea
to them. But Jewett, with his usual peril
nacity, insisted that nature had invested
him with the diplomatic qualities that wo d
enable him to bring about Just that result
While Saunders Clay and Holc0mbe We're
debating the question whether they would
have anything to do with Greeley, Jewett
starts off to New York for Greeley, and
came back Just in time to inform the above
gentlemen that his mission was success, to
prevent their rejecting Greeley altogether
vocate of seeing what could be done through
Greeley; but the other Confederate gen
tlelnen, as Greeley calls them, held out to
the last, and even reluctantly agreed to meet
him.
GREELEY COMMUNICATES WITH OLD ABE
Soon after Greeley heard Jesett's story,
he sent Il communication to the President,
through private hands, declaring what rep
sentation had been made to him, and sug-
gested the prOpriety Of going to Niagara,
vested with full power to ascertain whether
these men could not be brought to direct
communication with him tthe Presidcnt)
and thus ascertain, through the only legiti-
mate way, what terms, ii amy, they had to
propose for settlement.
Several messages and communications
passed between the President and Greeley,
all Of which were kept perfectly secret, and
were not even entrusted to the mails. The
result was that Greeley left for Niagara
Falls authorized to the fullest extent neces-
sary to bring about an interview between
them and the President, without any condi-
tlons whatever being agreed apon be-
tween thcm as to terms of settlement. Their
visit was to be unconditional in regard to
the terms or details of their propositions for
peace, the only condition being that they
were willing to present terms of settlement
OH their arrival, all else to rest with the
was authorized to give them safe escort
to Washington and back, or through our
lines to Richmond, as they preferred. None
of the, messages, verbal or otherwise, came
into the hands Of the rebel commissioners,
and, therefore, have not been made public
with the other correspondence. Thus the
most important link-namely, the authority
and the original conditions asked for by
the Pfesident-yet remains serlct No
person or persons have these documents but
the President and Greeley. The latter has
the power 10 clear the whole thing up in
this respect, and events may possibly force
him to do so for self-vindication. He may,
perhaps, think best to hold them back, in
order to make an original chapter in his
history of the rebellion, when he will record
all the ups and downs Of this wonderful
peace movement. That Mr.. Greeley had
delegated to him all the powers stated above
appears 10 me certain from the best infor-
that can gather here. At least he gave
all with whom he had anything to do with
the matter here SO to understand; and so the
public will believe unless it is contradicted
by the official correspondence.
GREELEY GOES TO NIAGARA FALLS.
Having thus fortified himself with au-
thority from the President, Greeley packed
up his traps and started for Niagara Falls.
Iie arrived at the International Hotel on
Sunday, about noon, and there made it his
headquarters during the negotiation. His
first move was to bring about an interview
or communication direct with the parties OF
reputed representatives of the Souther Con
federacy, stopping on the Canada side. -
Here Jewett was again brought in use. AT
this point the correspondence commenced
which has been published But all that
was done was not placed in writing. But
a short time elapsed before Grccly secured
an interview with the reputed rebel ambas-
sadors ON the other side, when he informed
them verbally of the conditions on which he
was authorized by the President to guaran.
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