Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-07-30

have vegetated and ripens d into well defined pic.
lures Of a return Of tho haley on days Of pesee,
the re'establshmeut the div ne institution, the
cementing of Democratic sym athies, and the
return Of that party to power and peIf Bat the
vision wss dispellsd. and vanished into thin
air--a lsborsd bat b armless piece of tricksry.
which ne pnblish merely for the amusement
OF our readers. BY showing what clever and un.
scrupulous dogs these rebels and their sympa.
thisers are.
{ BUFFALO. July Il.
tPRivArE AND coNFIDENrAILl
cLiyros Horss, NIAGARA FALLs,
July II, 1854 = :
DEAR Sta IL sm authorized to say tha,
Hon. Clement @. Clay. of Alabsma, Prof.
james b. Holcomb. Of Virginia, and Geo.
n. Sanders, Of Dixie, are ready and willing
to 60 at once TO Washington, upon com.
pl to and unqualified protection being
gwen either BY the President or the Secret
sry of War. Let the perrnissions inclnde
the three named aud one other.
Very respectfully e.,
To Hon. Horace Greeley.
NiAaAnA FALLS, n. Y, suiy II, 1854.
GENftEMEN:-I am informed that you
are duly accredited from Richmond. as the
bearers Of propositions looking to the es.
'abii.hment Vt peacej that you desire 10
visit Washington in the ful6lmeat of your
mission, and that you further desire that
Mr.. George N. Saunders shall accompany
you. 1t my Information be thus far sub.
stantially correct, am authorized by the
President Of the United States, to tender
you his tsfe couduct On the Journey pro.
posed, and to accompany you ct the earliest
time that will be agreeable TO you have
the honor to be gentleman, yours, -i =
' HORACE GREELEY.
eonbe, Clifton House. CIV. i1 a' os l'Ii'1 3 !
M d., yarj fstio r7 s~ 1H .sIt If
CLIRror Hoosn, NIAGARA FAILa I
ID. 60 July IA, lss4.
Sir I'VE have the honor 10 acknow-
ledge your fayor Of the t7th inst, which
would haze teeh answered on yesterday,
but for the sbseace Of Mr. Clay. The SAFE
conduct Of the President Of the United
States has been rendered us, We regret to
state. under some misapprshsnsion OF facts.
We have not been accredited to him from
Richmond as the bearers of propositions
looking to The establishment Of peace. We
are, boxeser, In the confidential employ.
ment OF our Government, and entirely fsmi.
liar With its wishes and opinions on .ha,
subject, and we feel authorized to declare
that II the ciFeumstapces disclosed in th:s
correspondence were communicated TO Rich.
mond, we would be at once iavested with
the authority to which your letter refers,
or other gentlemen, clothed with foil pow.
ers, would be immediately sent 70 w asking
ton with the view Of hastsuing consumma-
tion so much to be desired, and terminating
at the earliest possible moment the calsmi
ties of war. We respectfully solicit,
through your intsftentles. 9 safe conduct
to Washington, and thence by any route
which may be designsted through your
lines to Richmond.
We would be gra,ifed IL Mr. George N.
Saunders ives embraced ip this privilege.
Permit us 10 conclusion to scknow ledge our
obligations TO you for the interest yoa have
manifested in the farthersses Of eur wishes,
and TO express the hops that to any event
you will afford rs the opportunity Of ten,
dering them 10 person before you leate the
Falls. We remain very respectfully. &c.
'''T' s.. s S.1P.GsaS; 81. aofo;5sbr. 'sb
p. SIT Is proper to add that Mr..
Thompson 10 not here. and has ncs besa
staying with Us since our sojonrn 10 Canada.
ab. ISfHRsArioxAL HorKL. "a
NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y, July IL, iseA
GENrLExEN;-I have the honor to &C.
knowledge the receipt Of yoors of this dale
by The bend Of Mr.. W. @. Jewsts.
The state Of facts therein preseated be.
Jog materially different from that which Wss
understood to exist BY the Presidest, when
he estrssted me with the safe ecndrct re-
quired, it segms to me, On eSery account ad-
visabls that / should communissts vih
kiw by telegraph and solicit fresh iDstrac.
'tiom, which = shall ~ ohcs pccsed 10 do.
Y hope to be able to transmit the result
this afternoon, and at all events ! shall do
SO the sssllsst usot1eut. S-s5.
Yours truly.
f-...-a ~ = sfft~.7 HeaAon 0RknLY.
10 cls. y.P. RoIsous. cliasa nesss, Eis
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To Hon. Horace 0reely. Niagara Fallss
Sn:-Ws have the h0Hgr 20 sstaowlsdge
sbe rsceIpt a your note Of thls data, by
the hssAs of Col, Ssselt and. Nh awsit