New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-05

sag ten poris Gur,nQ he vhoLe t"tcJc,eU. 1he
conversation was aiiC@etLer between MI IrhJtInh
and Col Jaguess, and though sa. "i19'n ~ tnle c.
feet Of him. and heard every word he said, ava NOT
hear Col Jaoness make oRy Of the remarks that Mr..
BENJAMIN attributes 10 him. lie cov6 not hsve
made the request that our visit Should se kcP'
"profouud secret" for be IS a man OF iTuth anu
GOOD fifth and the express understanding pew 'n
him aad me bcf r. We entered the Rebel aes, was,
TINT if we failed in pavng the way for peace peeol-
atoms. I should inform the public why we dhd i'ih'
No feauest for secrecy was nadc by either party.
n An that WIS said on that subject Tas SAID Sabse.
cpeutly bv Mr.. Davis aad was in these words ~
give YOU leave to proclaim II what he lad saia)
from every house-top ia the South" WLat actually
passed, and all that passed, during this interview,
was M fellows:
~ an glad. very glad. to meet yam. gentlemen.
have read your mote. and Blowing to me-"thc open
letter you bring from paw nOSp e54a" c'n""''
As we took the preferred seats, the Csouel, drawing
OF BIZ "duster." aid displey.Hg MS ani.oIm. sid;
| We thank y0n for this coIdie reception, MI ZEN
iamn. We trust you vii be glad 70 hear s as yos
are to sec u.s.
"No doub, shall be, Tor you to talk Of peace
Peace IN what We oil want"
II is indeed and for that rcasoa we are lere 10 sc
Mr. Davis Can We see him. sur 60.
DO you bring any oseItures 10 him from your re''
ernmontr
,boritv fIon our Government. We state that III our
ro,e We would he glad however 10 know what terms
WIN I've acceptable 10 hr. Davis. they at All harmon
lie with Mr. Linoolns views, We VIII rtpOrt thens ~
him. ia d so open the door FOR Official n,Goilo'lohs
Are yon acquainted with Mr. LincOlns 'ewST
| Zone Of ns ~ fully
| did Mr. Lncols IN any gay, authorize you to como
No, sir. We came with bis pass but not by his re-
quest Wesy. distinctly. We have no oirelol OF VI.
otHeia authority. We ccme Inau aud Christians, not
as dipOmatsts hoping iu tranE tax with MI Davis
TO discover some way by which this war may 10 stop
ped no
President and il re follows ny advcc--Rnd thik 10
Wiuhe will yon. lie viii re ~ church TINS "iser,
noon So suppose sou eaH here az tais evening. ~
ANYTHING should in the meantime 10 pieNent hls
,seiSg yor Will Let know through Judge Ould'-
fAtlantic Montlhy for September
This conversation took down within seventy
hours after il occurred, and | could have had no
possible motive TO misropresent it. MIR. Benjamin
has attempted 10 report IL hrty-igh tags after IL
happened ard he evidently had "case" TO make
ont. That case is, that Mr.. Lincoln, by sending
quasi ambassadors 10 Dir. Davis, has, IN manner,
recognized the " Southern Confcdency. IL Womb
not be diplomatic to ray that Nj. BeuJdmn =
report if false and Dino is true, but think Slmpc
truth viii stand anywhere against adrot "dlP0-
macy" and am wiling The Commissioner TO tle
Continent end the rest OF mankind shall Judge
between Mr.. benjamin statement and my own.
! But the SecTetary's memory served mn better III
his narrative Of our interview with Mr.. DAVIS. IL
ID true he lets his desire 20 make IA what we we're
not color biz report OF tins well rs o. the other
interview and le falls 10 repeat, OF even 10 slnde
10 large part Of the conversation On thai occasion
but the essential, and what seems 10 Inc most IN
lortsnt portion of Mr.. Dayiss remarks, he gives ~
lnuch stronger and more emphatic language tnan
have reported.
lie says tibet Mr.. Davis "statcd that il they
. Jaducss and GihAore) were themselves so unac
qua.n,ed With the form OF :heir own government y,
to make such propositions propositions TO leave The
Questions at ssue between the North ard the South
l., dscisiou, by ballot, of the whole people,, MI
Lincoln ought 10 have known, WHOM giving ihom his
viors that II was out of the power Of The Coniedc-
rate go, orb ment 10 aot the subject Of the do
esc institutions Of the several States, each state
having exclusive jurisdiction on That point STILL
LESS TO COMMIT rHk DfoIsi or or Such QUESTION
IN TIE yo1I oP A PuRtIGy PEOPLE; THAT Tnk
sTF ARArloS or IHz STATES WAS AN AcCONPLish'D
Fact: THAT HE uAD NO AUTHORITY 10 KACiIVL
PROPOSALS FOR NEGOTIATION E1CiPr kY VIZ Ck on
HIS oFFICx AS PRESIDENT OF An EDGPLRDEST Con
FLDEKAcY, AND OK his BASIS ALoNk AVsI fhVfo-
sAIS BE MADB TO Nm
| With the cxcertion Of the alusiOn TO ur. Lincoln
(which Mr. DAVIS did not uGke), these remarks are
IN substance, correctly reported. The toLe Of dls-
courtesy, however which ar. BoEjamiA makes per-
wade them docs in Justice 10 Mr.. Davis.
! Ia regard TO this whole nsttor WIZ add, that
with Mr.. Benjamins circular before NE, have
carefully re-read what have written IN respect 70
the interview with him, that with MIR. DAVIS, ano
the attending circumstances and that no part OF
cave il consistent With the TRUTH.
! In ny published report have, rs explicitly a.
language can do it, disciamcd having, in any way,
acted tor Nj Lincoln, but vii repeat that bother
Colonel Jaquess Der myself had any Official or nn-'
official authority from the President; that we were
not requested or authorised to express his views
opinions or desires TO Mr. Davis OF 70 any one esc;
that onr " mission to Richmond was initiated AMI
! executed solely on our own pnvate account and TO
sponsibilty and that We have uniformly andalways
n toe do orda tttu do MT he Al.
Er. Lincoln gave me pass IL READS as fol-
| lowe:
nary baggage toGen. Grant Ut his HeadsuaIteis.
A. LAGOON
He also gave me note 70 Gen Grant. Tha,
read as follows:
I VIII Gen. Grant GLOW J. r. Gilmore End friend 10
pass our lines with ordinary baggage and go soutn.
A. LIsCoLs.
And that is all that the President did or wrote, or
said OF caused to be done, written oTsaid in re-
lGtion to this " hole matter.
SO much for Mr.. Bcnjamin's crcuar will now
add few words 10 relieve that gentleman from the
hood of blngsgate which If being poured pom HIN
con the introduction of nancless Yankee friend,
Mr.. -, he (hr. b. received two spies, and pro-
cured them an interview with the President
| IN, Eadmlrsr greatly doSTes 70 know what
Yankee has commissioned spies into our lines, as
sured them handsome treatment and aeceos TO the
| President etc. Nov, Hr. Examiner, IL wasn't G
/ Yankee at all nor was il a Nj IL was simply a
Madam near relative Of hr. Davis, now residing
at the North. Her letter WAS addressed to Mr..
Davis, not to Mr.. Benjamin, and 1t no dosbt g.
cured TO me the courtesy and kindness received Al
| the hands OF The Rebel President.
Furthermore Mr.. Benjamin did not procure Of
access " Mr.. Davis. Our letter " the Secretary
was requested by Judge Ould, ss he expressed 1t
Gas matter Of FORM We knew when 1t Was
written, and We knew four days before Nc left
Washington, that kr. Davis would receive us.