The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-08-25
JeH. Davis and his Terms Of Peace.

AC FaWtucKet, on the lVth Inst, Mr..
Gilmore ("Edmoud Kirke') delivered a
lecture, 10 which he described his inter.
view with JEFF. Davis during late visit
to Richmond, aud the substance Of their
conversation on the terms of peace
The Provide' ce Press gives the follow
ing report Of Mr.. Gilmore's remarks:
IL went to Richmord with tho Rev.
Col. jacques, aud went with the hope of
making negotiations which might result
IN peace 1t We should succeed, We
thought that the consciousness of having
served our country would pay our tx.
penses If We tailed, We nj ght still
serve the country by letting the people
Of the North know what was the reason
of our failure; for | wrpt with PROPOSE
tlons, on The basis OF which ! mis- ght have
made an arrangement of peace with Mr..
Davis, aud it We were unsuccessful. it
would be useful for the country 10 know
what propositions were rejected We
went to Richmond in an ambulance, aud
were three hours on the way after we
entered the rebel lines We entered
Richmond at 10 o'clock, and planted our
white flag in the very hoart Of the rebel
capital.
As we stopped Judge Ould, the rebel
Commissioner Of Exchange, directed Col.
jacques to button up his overcoat, ss it
was dangerous to be seen with blue
u".fo." in tue stIue,s vf Ri.hmoDd We
were taken to hotel, and shown up to
No, co." shabby room with some fine
furniture in very bad order We were
provided with supper, and directed how
to apply for an interview with the Pres.
ident. The next morning We directed
note to Secretary Benjamin, asking an
interview with the President, and were
invited to call upon him, when we made
an engagement to meet the President
that evening, which was Sunday.
On meeting our engagement, we we're
shown Io,o the State Department, where
we saw Mr. Benjamin, small, plump, |
black haired; black eyed man, seated 10 |
his usual place, aud at his right pale, |
thin man, dressed 10 suit of darkish
gray, with mouth and chin expr ssive
of the creates, determins,ion, We told
hlm simply that We came w'thoo' omc'"'
pu. h~nwing the op'n n'c:-"..sf
our government, to see on w''
peaMfr aMfr. "i,aSts replied, quietly, withdraw
yonr armies from our territory, and peace
viii follow of itself We told him that
the Northern people would never agree
to any plan which did not include the
establishment of the Union, Mr. Davis
said that we never could live in peace
The North had sowed such a bitterness
between the two sections, that we never
cou Id have peace in this generation
We then urged upon him that it was
his duty to use every effort to put an end
to this monstrous bleodshcd. He ac-
kuowleged this, aud declared that none
of the blood shed in uis war could he
lay to his own charge. They, the South,
were not fighting for slavery they were !
fighting for independence; and inde. !
pendeuce or externipation they would !
have. We then tried to show him that
the position of the rebel armies was s"eh
that il was better for them to give up
the contest while they could do it with
honor but he was unwilling TO admit
ths, his armies were in such desperate
position He laid the blame of the bar
barity Of this war entirely npon the
North, utterly ignoring the instsnces of
rebel barbari,y which we brought to his
nutice then had considerable con-
versation with Mr. Davis, in which l in.
directly offered him the terms which
had been authorized to suggest but as
be did not show any disposition to meet
me, did not state them explicitly
These terms will be given through the
newspapers in a short time. They were.
in general, entire abolition, general
amnesty. no confi.cs,ion, the debts Of
the South to be ignored, the debts Of the
General Government to be b"rne by sll
the States. Mr.. Davis declared that
lie Southern people, ana 1hiSifn 'fSsthsyr hay
than submit to them they would stake
their whole property and nstional ~.'''-
ence. .a-ar wr.a