The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-07-28

Had the representatives OF two Govern.
ments met 10 consider this qucetiOr. the
most mumcntouS Cvr submitted "a
human statcsmanship, IN n spirit Of he.
coming moderation and qmty followed
as their deliberations would bc, by th,
prayers and bcncdirlious ul cvcsy patriot
aud christian IN the habnablc globe, who
IS there So bold az to rrnnounr" thai
the frightlul waste ur Individual hapri
ness and purlic prosperity which is daily
suddcning the universal heart, might not
have been terminated w 1t the dcsula.
ton aud cafnagc Cf war must still, be-
endured through weary years blood
aud suffering, that there might not, az
least have b, en- Infused into iis conduct
morc ct the spirit which solt,ns,
and partly rcdccms its bru,aliiics. In.
stead OF the safe conduct which we
sol cit. ard which your iirst lttcr gave
ns every reason 20 'uHp' >" wru'd be *
tcudcd, 10. the purpose of Initiating ncgo'
tiutlvns ia which neither Gov,rnmcut
would compromise It's right ar its dignity
n document has been presented which
pruvOkcs az much Indignation ne surprise.
II bears no feature ofrcscmblancc to that
which was originally offered. aud is un-
like any paper which ever before cmana.
ted from the constitutional Executive Of
n free people, L IL addressed To whom u
may concern. II precmdrs negotiation
aud prcscribcs, in advance, i,rms mud
conditions of peace it returns to the
orh,inul policy of ~ bargaining, no
negotiation nn truce with rebels until
i l.. 4 A "A
submitted to the Government aud sued
for mercy. What may be the explanation
oi this Sudden aud cntirc change in the
views ut the President ui this rude with.
drawal of courteous overture Tor n"go.
liaiiuu at the momcM II was likely 10 b.
accepted of this emphatic recall Of
words of peace Just uttered, and fresh
blasts of wartp the bitter end. we leave
for the speculation or thlsc who have
means or tho inclination To- pcur.
trotc the mysteries of his Cabinet or
frihnm the caprice of his imperial will..s-
IL is enough for us TO say that We hnyc
no use whatever Tor the paper which has
been plyccd IN our hauds--which we
could not transmit to the President ol
the Confederate States without offering
him an indirnity, di.honorinr ourselves,
and incur tho well mcritrl scorn of our
countrymen. Willis an ardent dos ire
for peace pervadcs .hc people of the Con.
frdcra,c States, we rcioicc to believe
that there are few, I. nny among them,
who would purchase Il at the ,xIcnso OF
liberty, homer and self respect lit can
be secured only by their submission tu
terms of conquest, the generation is yet
unborn wnichwill witrcss it's restoration.
IL there be any military ou'ocrat in the
North who Is entitled 1, prufTcr the con.
di,ons of this manifesto, there Is none
in the South nuthorizrd to entertain them.
Those vino control our armies nrc ocr.
wants of the peoulr. moi their masters.
and they have no moro inclination thnp
they hnye rioht 10 subycr, tho social In.
stitutions of SOVEREIGN States 10 over.
throw their established Consti,u,ions mud
tn bnr,cr nwnv ,h, ir hcritsgo of scir.
Uovcrnm,n,.
This corrcsrondcncc will no, howcvcr
We trust, prove wholly barren of good