, 1864-08-17

1fUs UAF1s ana ka&h AEF4n5 Oh EEHces
At Pawtucket, On Wednesday evening, Mr..
Gilmore (" Edmend Kirke'') delivered lee
tuse, in which he described bis interview
with JEFF. DaTls during a late visit to Rich
mcnd, and the substance OF their couyersa-
ton On the terms OF pence. Tho Prov.-
dencc Hess gives the folio wing report Of Mr..
Gitrore'a remarks: ..
"1went to Richmond with the Rev. Col.
Jaquess, and went with the. hope Of niaklns
negotiations which, might result In peace If
w should encceed, we thought that the con-
eciousress Of having eeryed our country
would par our expenses. II We failed, re
mfrh still serve the country by letting the
people OF the North know what was the rea-
s3n Of our failure; for I went with PROPOSE
tipns, on the basis OF which I might have
mace an arrangement Of peace with Mr.
Davis, md If we were unsuccessful, It would
be useful for the country to know what prop
'oeitiCna were rejected. We went to R1ch-
mond INIT ambulance, aud were three hours
We entered Richmond at 10 O'Clock, and
planted our white flag Id the very heart Of
the rebel capital.
AS we stopped Judge Ould, the rebel Com
missioner otaExcsange, directed Col. Jaquees
to button up his eyefcoat, as It ~as dangst,
streets Ot Richmond. We were taken to a
>hotel, and shown up to "No. co." a shabby
room nth some fine furniture tn very bad
order. We were provided with supper, and
directed how to apply for an interview With
the President. The next morning We direct
ed note to Secretary Benjamin, asking IN
interview with thu President, aud We're invl-
ted to call upuu him, when we made an en-
e.gement to: meet the President TINT eYcn-
Ing, which was Sunday -
On meeting our engagement, We were
shown into the stlte Department, where we
saw Mr.. Benjarnio, small, plump, black.
, haired, black.e5ed: man, seated in bis usual
place. and ut his: right pale, thin man,
dressed In suit OF darkish gray. with u
mouth and chin expressive OF tht greatest
determination We told him stmpiy that we
came Without official authority, but knowing
/ the opinions Of our government, to see on
|. Nhat-terms peace might be made. -
+ Mr. Davis replied, quietly, withdraw yonr
| ar1utes from our territory, and peace y Ill
follow of itsclf We: told him that ethe
/ Northern people would never fagree to any
! plan which did not include the establishment
| OF the UnIon.' Mr., Davis said that we never
| could live in peace. The North had sowed
| ench bitterness between the two secti01s,
that we never could have peace in this geo-
duty to use every effort to put IN end to this
monHtrous .bloodthed. He acknowledged
| This, and declared that none OF the blood
| ehed in this war could he lay to his own
charge. They, the South, we're not fighting
Ter slavery; they were fghtlog for independ.
ence; and independence or determination
they would have. We then tried to show
him that the position Of the rebel armies was
such that it was better for them to give np
the contest while they could d. # With honor;
but he was unwilling to admit that his ar
mics were in such eesperate pos!slo9. IL
4 laid the blame OF the barbarjty Of this VA
en,irely upon the North, utterly ignoring the
Instances of-,;rebel b1rbarity which ~
brought to bis 1otice. I then had consid
e1abls conversation with Mr Davis, In Maief
Indirectly. odtred him the terms ~ Wh1eh IL -
did not chow any disposition to meet me,
did not stste thtn explicitly. These term @
viii he given through the newspapers II
short time. They were, In general, entir'
abolition, general amnesty, no conf1scation 81
the debts of the Sonth to;-hc Ignored, tn
debta Of the General Government to be born
by all the States. Mr. Davis declared TIM
such terms could never be acespee41 1.3; ny .tb tn
mit to theIn they! would stake their who'll
property and their national existence.