The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-23
Edward xxx 81 Richmond.


account Of his recent visit 10 Rich
mond
! went % Richmond with ne Res
Col Jacques, and went with the h8f,
OF making negotiations which Is an
result ia peace, / We shoaid suctce,
we thought the consciousness oi Aav
Ing served our country would pay oui
expenses. II We failed, We might sbl
serve the country by letting tie pco-
pie Of the North knox What was tie
reason Of cur failure for ] went viii
The propositions, on tie basis 81 WhieiI
] might have made an aruugl lmeui
for peace with Mr.. Dapp, aaa # sd
were unsuccessful, i, wo IA 0e uscIui
for the country 10 know what Wopo.
sitious We're rejected Nc wen, Il
kchmol d ~ an ambulance, aad werg
iArre houi on the way aier We enter
~ lile rebel lines. We entered Rich.
mgud At tcu o'clock, and planted oar
whit lag ia the very heart oi The re0-
el capital.
As we stopped, Judge Ould, the reb-
81 commissioner Of exchange, directed
Col Jacques 10 button up his oyercoat
as II was dangerous to be seen with a
blue uniform in the streets of Rich-
mond, We were taken to a hotel, and
shown up to No. 60, a shaJby room
with some fine furniture in very bad
order. We were provided with a sup
Ter, and directed how to apply for an
interview with the President. The
next morning we directed a note 70
Secretary Benjamin asking M inter-
view with the President aud were H.
yited to call upon him, when we made
an arrange ment TO meet the President
that evening, which was Sunday.
On meeting our engagement we we're
shown into the State Department,
whore we saw Mr.. Benjamin, a small,
plump, black-haired, bae eyed man,
seated in his usual place, and at his
right pale, thin man, dressed in suit
Of darklsh gray, with mouth and chin
expressive Of The greatest determina-
ton. Wet told him simply that we came
without official authority, but knowing
the opinions Of our government, to see
on what terms peace might be made.
Mr. Davis replied, quietly, aotthdraw
yoW armies from oar territory and
peace aoiH Jotioa0 Of ITSELF We told
him that The Northern people would
never agree 70 any plan which did not
include the establishment Of the I'M
ion. Mr.. Davis said that we never
could live in peace. The North had
sowed such bitterness between the two
sections that we never could have
peace in this generation.
We then urged upon him tkat il
was his duty to use every effort to put
an end TO this monstrous bloodshed. /
lie acknowledged this, and declared
that none Of the blood she'd in this var
could he lay TO his own charge. They
Che Sonh) were not fighting for slave
" they we're dshting for indepund- /
1uce; and independence or extermin- /
alton they would have. We then tried I
10 show him that the position Of the
rebel armies was such that it was bet /
Ter for them to give up the contest
while they could do SO with honor
jut he was unwilling to admit that his
irmies were in such desperate posi-
ion. He laid the blame OF the bar
parity Of this war entirely upon the
North, utterly ignoring !he instances
ol rebel barbarity which we brought
o his notice.
/ then bad considerable conversa
ion with Mr. Davis, in which, 4 had /,
indirectly offered him the terms which
bad been authorized to suggest but
Is he did not show any disposition to
meet me, did not state them explicit
y. These terms will Be- gwen through
he newspapers in short time. They
we're, in general, entire abolition,
general amnesty, no coni.caton, the
lebts OF the South 10 be ignored the
iebts OF the general Government to
'e.borne by all the States. Mr.. Da-
rs declared such terms could never
'e accepted BY the Southern people.
lnd that rather than submit 10 them
hey would stake their whole properi,
ind their national existence.
GRANT AND LIE Lee assaulted
dcClellan's lines in twenty-five days
ihcr he was made commander Of tie
.ebel army. IL got nd Of McClel-
an 70 seven days lie g6i rid Of Burn
ide ~ less time. lie got rid Of OH
.oe Hooker by single battle al Chan
ellorsyille. Fl goi ria Of Meade, at
line run, ID half al hour. He las
.ot been able to get rid of Grant in
early four months. a round dozen
! battles have rot enabled him TO
bake away from the tenacious hold
I that hard fighter, and he is worn
al with the attempt
On the line Of tie Atlantic and
treat Western railway. near Wooster,
)hio, the embankmeni and track late
7 disappeared in most mysterious
hammer. Upon examination il vas