The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-07-30


tS'gnedl WM. CORNEi. JEWETT.
"CuFTcs II.usE. G. w, July ri.
!, 10 Hon. Horace Greeisy. creating.
4 "SfR-The paper handed 70 Mr. IInlrom
d on yesterday, in vour presence. Ly Msio
a Hry. Assis'an, Adju,an, General. asan a.
. swsr 70 The application. in cur note of IN
= i5h inst. T. ccuched ia The 70 lowing term.
isrtRsAricsaL IIousE NIAGARA FALLs,
; July ~, 1864
Genilemen:
49, late hour last evening-too In,e fc
communication win you-I received Dis
patch irun. the President Informing me tha,
further Instructions left Washington Ins,
evening, which must reach me, ii there b.
no Interruptions, BY noon 10 morrow
should you decide TO awsir their arrival. |
feel ronhfen, ,hal they will enable me d
answer definitely your note or YESTERDAY
merniuG. Reare,iinc delay. which am
sure Yen viii regard as uaavvidsb Bile on NV
part remain yours truly,
SirnedI HORACE GREELEY,
y" Ion. Messrs. Clay. aud J. d. Hoicon,b
Clifton House.
CLiFrrs HousE. July ~. 1864.
To Honorable IIorsce Greeley In,ernst.on
~ Hotel:
SsR- Colonel Jswett hss Just handed ~
Jour note u This date. in which YOU state
that iurthcr instructions from Wsshingto 81
will r,ac you W noon 10 morrow, ii there
oe no interruption. One, or possibly bot.
Of u msy be obliged to leave The Falls 10 do \
but will return in time TO receive your com.
which you propose to morrow.
We remaiu, Truly yours, &c.
lSlgedI J. b. HOLCOMB.
G. 9. CLAY r.
July ~. 1854,
Major Hay would respectfully Inquirei
whether Professor iioIcomb and The gentle
men associated with him. desire 10 send 10
BY Major Hay any message in
'eference 70 The communication delivered -
iim on yesterday; and in that c,se. when NJ
nay expect 10 be favored with such mes
'agesi
lsTERsATJosAL IiorEL. Thursday.
Mr. hoiccmb presents he compliments 10
4 njor nay, and greatly r.grets il his rc,urn
Q Washington has been delayed by any *
ectaiion OF an answer 10 The communica.
ION which DR.. IIc'c.mb received IRON himl,
estcrday, 20 be delivered to the President
l the United State. This communicslionlf
'as accepted ar response 10 The letter ofl
fessrs. Hoicomb and Clay 10 Horace Cree
=, and 70 that gentleman il has been trans. \
.iued.
EXECUTIVE MAssron. /.
WAsHISGros, July 10, 1851 !
y whom IL my concern:
Any proposition which embraces the restr-
':ion Of peace. the integrity OF the whvielh
'nion and the abandonment Of slavery, aud !,
hich comes BY and with m authority that
an control the armies now al war against !,
'e United States, will be received ani con. Y,
dered by the Executive Government OF mel n
Iniied States. and will be met by liberaIlp
rms on other and substantial and collate- 7,
u points, and the bearer or bearers Thereof, :,
lall have safe conduct both ways. Y,
lSignedl ABRAHAM LINCOLN. y
The application to which we refer was a
icitcd BY your letter Of the 18Th instant, in III
hich ysu inform Mr.. Jacob Thompson and v
irselves. that ycu were authorized By The lhs
resident of The United States 10 tender Us OF
> safe ronduct IL 'he hypothesis that we ql
ere duly accredited from Richmond a. vi
'arers 81 propositions looking 70 the re e. m
blishment Of peace, and desired 10 visitIrIe
ashing,on 10 The fultiment Of this mission. fe.
nis assertion, % which we then gare, and 20
u do. entire creicnce, was sccep,ed By rs arl
evidence OF sn unexpected. but most ms
aiifying change in the policy OF the Presi- th'
NJ. change which we felt authorized 10 ins
pc might terminate in the conclusion Of a III,
ace mutually inst. honorable and advan- Ter
teous 10 tho Mort and 70 the South, ex-
ing no condition. but that we should be ru
" accredited ffom Richmond az bearers III
propositions looking % the establishment Stl
peace, 'hus rrcfirrna basis fcr confer ws