Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-08-26

lowing those of President DAvis?' Both
,uurc,sd in tho affirmative, and then said
that the President w0ul4 go itom i: ny oiiica
tho ranln evening. ct =. H., that, at ioast'
presumed i.o would, Eut il he .! .ec;.d Gltor
hearing my report, they shnn'd 'Es- iiHed;
Thcy wcse then rsaamnnittea to the charge 81
Colonel Quli, with the understanding that
they were t. be rccunduu!ci to ny olies ut tho
appointed haur, unless nthrrw:sc directed.
This intsrricw, connected Tei''i tho terHFt
previously made by Go'ol"l ''nii, lei "n my
mind the decided imp.cesOr that ii: Lincoln
was Gyerse 10 sending formal cI'ui:n;si'oncfs
to open neg tiations, leat be might th''e:'ysbe
deemed to hayo recognized tho .nd"Fc"'icE'n
OF the Confederscy, md that bs wns ANXIOUS:
10 learn whether TITO conditions on winch "sono
he would be willing TO take such strr. would
DO welded hy tho CoElederany; tia. With tow
| yiew.be Ind p.Gcej hja messengers n cJh1l
ton to satisfy Ia thai thas really e.iac icIm
him. without committing hGlse!t to anything
| in the event Of disaSrcement, 10 su3h condI
tons as be considered to be ,rdisreHsahi"-
| On informing The President. therefore, Of my
conei,la2us ho determined that no question vi
| furr ur e:iGnetfa should In s.n obstacle TO ~
receiving uny Ur:iiuses TIA, pro:ni-ui, ho"<
svcr remotely. 70 result in putting in eni to
tho oarnage witch ma Eel the continuance OF
hostiisirs.
The President CANA 10 Ing afii3r 81 : o'c!Hck
| in the evening, aud C,l1pcl geld cane Is lev
moments later, with Me:sTs. Ja;4G"sa and
Gilnore The President saii TO them t1at ho
had heard, froIn me. thot they came 81 meg
senecrs Of peace from, Mr.. LinooIr thnt as
such rhey were wuloome: that tina ConIclcra-
cy had never concealed ita desire inT rsHoc
and ttat hs wus ready to hear nahteyer ihcY
had to otlyr ON that gu! jet.
Mr.. Gilmore then Addressed Tie i'r.-.iant
and in fsw minu.es had conveyed Me mio!-
nation that these two gentlemen HAD V3!Ht |"
Riehmond impressed w.;h tho idr. ;h9t thiS
Guvernmen; would gc,c?t peaca "' the ba-
sis Ct reconstruction Of the Union. tha nhd-
li:ion of slurcry. and Tho grant of nn amnesty
t. tho people Of TIC States rs rcpontant crl MI
nails. In order to accomplish tho '.f@n'IE "i
slavery, !. was proposed tiGt thcrc fL"n1 Dc
a general vy,e OF nll the 1co1ioot h"ti tc'1'''
raions, in mass, and tito mr. ollty OF til" v'''
thus taken WA ~ dctcrniac ;hh. a5 Wei! -
all other di.puted questions. Ihese "eTc
stated to be Mr.. Lircoi;.6 Sic"1. lie fTefi'
dent answered, that as thcse prnpo.a'' nae
been prefaced by tho remark that 10 ;ronle OF
the North were IL maj jritv. 30! AJAX :. H:.JI'l
ty ought 10 govern, tho Il r was III erect, .
proposal tina: the Confederate SsAc' Should
surrender at discretion, 9dris tHh: Ia Esd
been wrong from the bcRinring3t tho c,atcSt,
submit. to tho rIcrcy Il their eneN.iea, and
avow themselves to be in reai + pA.don Tor
crimes; that cxtermiHatiol WIS preferable 20
such disho!.or.
BE- stated TIA: if thry we're themselves ~
acquainted with the Term CT tlit'r own GOV
crnmert az to make such propositions. NJ
Lincoln ought to have knGwr when GIVING
them bis views tbs: it was cut If The power ~
the C0nfe!cra.e G@vorDmc:tt1 A., om m! sub
iact OF .he domestic lr.sti:n;,"r9 81 TIA '>T"!'tt
Sta.ea, each State hnvin, exclusive ju'.riit-
ton On tlis. point still less H. limit III" de-
ei5iun If such u question to the vol" o! !: Tor
| eign paorir; THAI tho separation OF the c.Gi's
waa an accomplished facI; that he hmd 70 ga
thori;y to receive rrOpoaals fer negotiation e.
oept by vir:ua Of bis Office a. President Of i,
| independent C1nfedarAcy, :E+ on this bass
alone must }posals be msdo 10 Kim.
At orn period .! the conversation, MIR. G'i-
moro made use Of s0nc language referring 30
these S:ctes % 're!els." while rendering IN
account of Mr.. Lincoln'a views. ard aprio-
gizcd for tho word. The President dcsirt d
him to proceed, that no CiTrnce WAS taken, and
that he wished Dir. Lincoln ::ingn9ro to te
repea'.A g him ns exactly IL, possible. Some
| further ctny srsalion took place, SUBSTANTIALLY
10 i;e san:o effect as the iorcg9inz, when the
| Pros;Gcnt rose to indicate that tho interview
! was a. M end. Tae tSTo gentlemen vera t!tn
reco,nnii.tcd to tho charge Of Col. buii. aud
loft RE! mund The n6xt day.
This account of tho visit Of Messrs. Gilmore
and Jacques to Richmond has been rendered
necessary by publications made by enc or both
Of ther, since their return to tho United States,
Notwithstanding the agreement that their visit
was to DO kept secret. TEeY ksvo, perhaps,
concluded that as the FrCp,iGe Of so5FGey was
made at their request, It was perI1issibic 10 die
regard it, We had no reason for desiring to
conceal what occurred. and have, therefore, Cd
complaints to make Of the publicity given 70 the
fact Of the visit. The extreme inaccu'a2y q
Mr.. Gillmore's narrative will Ia a;p.y.n: IL
you from the iorcCoir statement.
You have no doubt seen. in the HJrlrrn
papers, an account Of i.no,h,r conference ~,
the subject Of peace, whlch ia2k place i'll Ca
nnda, vt about the saule dGIa, Eatweca Mcssrs.
0. @. CLAW end j. p. Hglcenibn, Confederate
citizens Of tho highest character AID position.
aud Mr. Horace Greeley, IF New York, act
ing With authority of President Lincoln. |:
il deemed no. imrrnrfr TO nj rim yoa that
Messrs. Clay ard IInlaombe, although Ell ~
ing in eu eminent leET3e tho confidence sLd
esteem of the President, were sf'ic,lf accu
rate in their statement! ;hnt they wero without
any authority from tits government ~ treat
with that Of the United SGle5, on any sub
ject whatever. We lid 40 knowledge If tlscir
conference with Mr.. Greeley, nor Of tbcr
proposed visit 80 Wa-hinct n, all We
saw tho newspaper publications.. sig
ni6onnt confirmation of tho tInt!i II TIE
statement Of MeaSrs Gilmore and ,IEclIsss tu'
they came NJ messengers from Mr., Lincoln is 10
bs found in tbs fact, ths: the visws OF Mr. Lin
coin, rs stated by them to the President IRE IN
exact conformity with The offensive paper I'd,
dressed "to whom it may concern" which was
sent by Mr. Lisco!n 10 Mrssrs. Clay and IIo-
connie ly lie hait5 Of his private Secretary, Mr..
Hay. and which WAS properly regarded By those
gentlemen as all iutimstion that Mr.. Lincoln WIS
unwilling that this war rhorll cease while III
his power 20 cont!nus hosiiities
Ism "rry respectfully.
Your obedi:nt serToIf
j. p BESJAsIS. Secretary oi STATE
Hon J,rnhs NJ. Mason, Com,nissIoLeI To i:ir
Continent, Sc, g., &c, Paris.
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To The E3iiOrs of tie Enquirer:
TX TKEYc1sa,
NEW MARKET 1lEIcuTE. vs. -
August IS, lsG4. IL
Gantlsmsn--ESclossd please find LET Of
casualties Of the Fifteenth Alabama R.gi.
ment, Laws Brigade, in the cngagcn,ont near
Fuzzls'd Mills. On tho l6Ih instant. beg
that you publish this list for two :cesoGu:
First, for the bentf; OF those Interested IN it
secondly, to show, Thoughts ststcA III Ycur
news column this m"rpiag Lanes North
Carolina Brigade did iii the aaian; charging 10
rctske the works los; by Esshi'H BIigadc on
that OCCASION, they were net tho only c..cs
who suffered.
If you had list of cnsuai:irs from e.2h
brigade engaged in this fight you would Ct
once SEQ that lts magnitude was much greater
than you now imagine; ard ii you had been
m eve witness Of the pgsgem snt, you would
ha-r n,on d;nnnrarna h. I,nnn's Rrinnd.