Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-24

tbat hawas about ave feet ten inches hgo with sngnt
loon the Shoulders. his manners were simple, easy
SS pn;,o fasona,iug, and he threw an udescrbebe
charm into his voice he exerd-d bis hAEd and said
| n U.s.
II am glad TO see YOU, gentlemen You are very
Eeleoms to K chmond."
Aod this vas tha man Who was PfesdeEt Of the A.
ted Ssass under FfankEn Pierce, and Who lie now tue
heart soul and brains Of the SOptaern OonfedeIacS.
HIS manner put me eni'sly At nv ease, the Colonel
would Re at hi bestood before % ar and replied
I'VE thank you, Mr. D lSis Il Is not often you
inset men Of our clothes and our pri5ciplas In Oh
mond"
"Not often, not 90 often ss could wish; and trust
your com ng may lead TO = more neg lent and more
friendly intercourse bstEeen the NOfso ud the Sou!h
1--WE sincerely hope il may"
"Mr Der jamin tells me- you have afked 10 see me,
to-
Aud he paused, Ga il desJing We should hnish the
sentence. The 0oloOol replied;
ayes cir We Lave asked this interview Ia the hope
that you may suggest some way by which thus war can
be stopg ed Our people want peace, your pecpe DO
and your Cor geese has recently said that you CO. we
have come to ask how il can ba brought aOouI
"In a very simple way. Withdraw your armies rom
opr tsrritorv and mace will come OF ITSELF We do
not seek to ,ut jngae you. We are not wagons an OIL
fsnsve go far iii osnsiVedsenslVe; that
ia 40 far as We are forced 10 invade you to prevent
your invading U.s. Let US slone, and peace VIII come
a. once" =.
ate the Unlon That is one thng tue Northern people
will n It surrender"
for yoursslves-ihe right OF self government
ssNo sirp remarked. I'VE would deny you no nGn
raj right But We think Ion essential 70 peace anc
Mr. Davis could two people, with the came language,
separated Gully oy on imaginary line hive az SOS WIN
each othery Would not disputes constantly arise, ana
o,use almost constant war between ID IN 2
Undoubtedly, With this generation. You have so"h
such bitterness Et the South, you have put s"cl an
o,san Of blood between the two sections that despair
of seeing any harmony IN MY tine. Gus chhdren may
10 gee this YET, bit ws eanno-"
y think the bitterness you speak o. tir, tsld the
Colonel "does not elly exist We must TAX mere d
Gs- de- our s0ldsrs o. and raterD with each Othe
and feel cure thA, it the UniOn restored NOR"
friendly feeling would arise between US than has ever
existed Tho var has made US knew and respect each
o.bsr better than before This il the view OF many
southern mea have il from many Of them, your Lead
| ing citizens" Ir, A.
not undeysa and souEern sentiment. How eau we feel
anyihipg but bitterness towards men who deny Us our
rights It you enter my house and drive me out oil H.
am | DO. ycur natural enemyF
'sYou nut the case TO strongly. Blu: we cAnnothght
forever; The war must end some time; We must hnaIy
agree upon ecmelh7g; We not agree no" and st"p
his friehfu enagey We ara both ehristAG men, MI
ID wis Csn yoc as a Christian man, leave untTed any
/ means thai may lead 10 peace y
No capuot. des'r- peace az much "a you d.
depore tlsodshed as much as you d.; but feel that
mo-. cns do) of tho b.oed she'd in this Waris on nv
baud, l can lock up 10 my G d AID say this. lred
All in nv power avert this saw II coming and
fog ~ eiye years worked night and day to prevent H.
/ bu; cCud net. TIE North was mad and pima u
would rot let us govern OurseVes and 90 the ar ea'
and now /, must 60 on till the last mao OF this genera
too falls IN his tracks aud his children Sc "a his mu.ktt
aad fghs bis ba ties unless you akooWedge our rlgh
70 selE.government We Lot hg ting for saTery-
We are fighting for independence aud that Or e1term
/ nation will have" m
tAnd there are az lca7: foutSnd half mlioss OF ms
lsf 80 you zee you have work boiOre You. said Mr.
| BsnjtUlin, with decided sne'E
7 Wa have no Wi.h to I efmnate you answered the
Colonel i believe What have eNd that there Il no
btsrn 81 betEsen the Northern and southern people
| Tho Nar,b | kuOR, loves the uLh When ace
comes Il vii pour aud means toto your hands 10
repar the Easte caused by the Wa, aid Il Hou now
xsIeome YOU back ami forgive you ell the loss and
hIo15shed YOU have caused. BI! We must CT % your
Al mics and EXTERN nate Your Government Aed u not
tina. Already nearly Goae2 You are wholly Wl'sou'
money and az the end o. yorr RESOURCES. Graft bas
sAut YOU % 10 Richmond. Sherman il bel r. laI II
Had you u0 then bster tc,ep honortbls terms While
Won can ret u your sge auG eaTe the pride OF the
southern pAcpe
| Mr.. DAVIS on rHE CONFEDERATE PROSPECTS,
Mr.. Davis smlsd Il respect YER ehrnesiueFf
Colonel gu, you do not SEEM 70 understand the Gi1a
/ We not eN2Cuy tuub up III AsiIuhOho' 4
yapr psuers tel tho uuth Il is ycur Capital that 10 10
| rsr rot ours Some weeks ago Gran. crossed the
R.oidan 10 Eaip Lee and take Richmond. Leo dIcVe
h,n in the fret battle, an4 thee Gran. executed Whs
vour peopls call brilliant huk movement, sno
fought Ice again. Lee drove hin second time, a1o
| tbe9 Grant made another flank movement; and &c
they kept on, Lee whipping and Grant linking u II
4 Graut got where he IL now.
~Ird What il the resullf Grant has les. seventy
vo or eighty thousand msn, more THAI LIE had At tie
ou,se, is no resTer taking RcAmo1d than 81 hrst
and Lee UOe front has never been broken, holds hin
completely in cbees ana has men enough spare tC
Invade Maryland add threaten Washington Slerman
I, be ,ura is before Atlanta but suppose he IL enc
euppose hs takes is3 You know that the further ht
i 90 from hs base Of supplies, the weaker he grove
and the more disastrous deE ct viii be TO him. Aud de
lsAt may come. So, in military view, shorli Ger
| tsnly say cur position was better than yours
| A, 10 money, We are richer than you IRE. Yet
emile but sdmi. tat paper Is worth nothing Il an
s4srs ss a CIR uatng medium, and we hold ourselves
II every dollar OF it we're lost shouli as We have Il
| ,ofeign debt be none tho poorer Bat 1t Is Wortt
sonsihirg; il has the solid bass OF large cotton crop
while yours rests on nothing, and you owe the world
A 10 resouseeS We 10 not lsek Tor arms or ammuni
ton and We have still wide territory from which tt
gather supplies go, you see We are Eo IN txrt
/ Bas f W were II We were without monty, "lIh0u
TODD without VeapODs; If our whole country we're de-
v,.yared and our a.m.es crushed and dsban6ed ulC
we without giving up our manhood, give up our rgo
10 govern ours, lgeef Would you rather die, enc
feel yourself man, than live and oe subject 70 ioresi
Fsom your sand point there Ia force In what yO'
sav replied ths Colonel bat We did rot come hef'
{, s-eus with you, Mr.. D.v.s. We came, hopog L
fad como honorable way peace; AID I'm gTieved
hear you say what you do. When | have seen you
Young men lying on tie battle-helj, aud your old men
| xonen and children starving in thsir homes, haV
f, could SIX my life to thtm. FIR that reason
am here ana sm greved grieYed that there Is Ii
hope"
Il know your motives, Colonel Jacques, and homo
I Won for them but what can do moro than am do
ioVY | vouii give my poor life gladly If It would
Ibf,g peace and good Il to the two coult'ies, but
would not /. Il with your OWE people you shou'
labor. Il IL they who desOlste Cus homes, burn GU
/ .heat fields, break the wheels If wagons carrying
avay our women and children, and destroying supple
! meant n cur SEX and wounded, Al your door lie