The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-09-01

fNNGuN'"thNH aN VIII result va u slOfiNE ]
peace g. the two sections oi our distracted
county.
"rhtv therefore. ask an interview with
the President, and waiting your rsply,
are
"Truly and respectfully yours"
/ This was signed by both ul us; and
when the Judge called, as he had appuint-
( cd, we eent it. together with conmcn.
datofy letter had received on setting
out, from y near relative OF Mr.. Davis
/ to the rebe Secretary. In half an hour
Judge Ould returned soylug: Mr.. Bcnja.
min sends you his comp imeotS, and viii
be happy t. see you at the State Depart.
mcrt."
We found tho Sccreiary--a short,
,plump. oily little man In black, with
keen, bl,rck eve, q Jcw facc, "a SelllW
skin, curly black hair. closely -uimcd
black, whiskers, Ond poUderous gold
lwltch.chaiu--in the no-th west room of
tho "Unitcd States" Custom-houso.-
Over the door of this room were the
words, estate Department" aud about
its walls were hung lew ipaps aud
battle.plans. In one corner was a tier
lol shelycs filled with books, among which
| ulticcd Uradlcy's lllstory," l. ,ssing's
l"Pictorial," !" parlous Butler" Greelcys
l"Amcrican Couhi CT" u complete st Of
lihe "R bclion II cord" and a duscn
numbers aud several bound volumes OF
the "A,lantic Nonthly;" aud In tho
c ntrr Of the apartment WIS u black.
waluut table. covered with green cloth,
and filled with multitude Of estate
Papers" Al this table sat the Socretiry.
H. rose as we entered, aud, rs Judge
IOuld introduced us, took our hands aud
sad:
Il nm clad, to meet you, gentlemen. -
have road your note. aud ug- TO
IN the lc,trryuu bring Your
,rrOnd commands my resp CT and syni.
pathy. Pray b. seated"
Az wo took the prrTtred seats, the
Colonel, drawing of his "duster,' aud dis
pl.ying MS uniform said:
"W1 thank you for this cordial recep'
tion, Mr.. Benjamin. We irust you
will be us glad 10 hear us as you are to
see us"
No doubt ! shall be, for you come
To talk Of fpeace. Peace ia what VIZ all
want"
at is, indeed, and for that reason We
have come to see Mr. DAyls. Can We
see hun,
do you bring any overtures to hin,
f from your goyprnRcnt"
"No, sir. We bring no overturcs, and
, have no authority from our Governmc M,
We state that in our note. We would be
, glad how var, tu know what terms will
T. b. acceptable 10 Mr.. Davis. I they al
4 all harmonk1 with Mr.. Liucoln's view.
I vc will report them to him, aud 50 open
. the door for official negotiations"
y "Are you acquainted with Mr.. Lincoln'u
,. views"
"One Oft IL, fully"
(, "Did Mr.. Lincoln, in any tsay, author
~ yuu ~ DOu.s h-,Nf"
q "No, sir, W. came with his pass,
+. but not by his request. We say distinct
I ly. we have no ofli:lul authority w,
come us men and Christians, not as diplu
j matisls, hoping, in frank talk with Mr.
r DAVIS, 10 discover some way by which
, this war may be stoppeG."
h "Well, gnntlcmrn, will repeat wha
you say Z the President, and if ho folowi
\ my adyice--and | think he will--he vii
, meet you. lie will be at church thi
[ afternoon, so suppose you call here Il
nine this evening. Ifany thing shoul,
A occur in the meantime 10 prevent hir
4 seeing YOU, | will let you know through
u Judge Ould." t.-.
Through this interview the manner o
i. the Srcretary was cordial; but with thii
), cordialitv was strange constraint anc
1 diilidencc, almost amounting TO timidity
which struck both my cOmpaion aud my
q self. Contrasting his manner with the
Ii quiet dignity of the Colonel, | almos
- luncied our 1s sitions reversed that, in
. stead of our being inhis power, the Sec
retary was in ours, and momently expect
pi ed TO hear some uiwclcome senteuc
il from our lips There is something, a fte
II alt, Ia morul pnwcr. Mr.. BeWamin doe
% not possess it, nor is he great man.
: lie has keen shrewd, ready inteIligenc
=, but not the stamina to originate, o
: even to execute any great good, or grea
# wickedness.
After day spent ip our room, con
d versing " ith the Judge. or watching tn
n passers by in the street, would like I,
=, tell who they were, and how they looked
d but such information is, Just pow, contra
Il band-we cllled again, at 8 O'clock, o
n the State Department.
l. Mr.. Benjamin occupied his previou
ID seat at the table, aud AT his right sat
l. spare. thn.feo,ured man, with iron gra,
hair aud Beard, aud clear. gray eye
., lull Of life and vgor. He hua broad
u mass ,vo forehead, and q mouth and Chi
n denoting great energy and strength 0
u will. HIS face was omaciatet aud muci
J. wrinklsd, but his features were, good, es
II pecially bis eyes-though one OF then
bore scr, apparently nude by som,
s sharp instrument. He wore suit o
o gruyish brown, evidently OF fosegI
81 manufacture, aud, AS he rose, saw tha
e he was about FIVE feet ten inches high
e with slight stoop in the shoulders.--
y His manners were simple, easy, AM
most taseinalingj aud there was an in
d ldeAcrbabe eh lrm in his voice, al he ex,
/ tended his hand aud said TO us; 30
IL am glad TO Sc you, gentlemen
You are very welcome to Richmond"
d And this was the man who was Presi
dent of the United States. under Frank
J. lin Pierce, and who is now the heart
y soul, aud brains of the Southern Cou
q lederacy!
n His manner put me entirely at m
e ease--the Colonel would be at his il h
: stood before Cesar,--ind ] replied;
e "We thank you, Mr. Davis. II is NO
}" often that you Ia get men of our cloth
s aud our principles in Richmond"
o. "NUt otten,--not 80 often us | coul
Y wish; and trust your coming may lea
P, to more frequent aud friendly inteI
course between the North and lb
Sonth -