Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-09-22

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Iresfq MI, Gilmore n loes not feel It liberty /
o make publion 4 Hsrt than, we have in Mr.. Gil
more opnfdant 81 W Presidents views md pu,
posesin regard to tls terms on which peace is I
: be had. The fact d important fof the bearing
|, has ON the proceedings and dsclsrstions Of thi
} gsptleman in 4e embassy which he subsequent,
4 undertook " Richmond with the. consent Of th,
] President, ind in company with Col, J.quess N,
i On the morning after the interview thus related
| Mr.. Gilmore wrote to Gen, Rosecrans, communi
testing the result Of the spplication made to The
President in behalf Of Col. Jaquess and bis volun
teer nissicn to the South Permission was given
to the Colonel to 60 on the mission, He was te
know as much about the terms which Mr. Lincoln
" would giyeto the rebel" as Gen Rosecran, might
think best but he yasnot to say that he had those
terms from the President. Ten days later and the
Colonel started On his diplomatic expedition. AZ
Baltimore he reported 10 Gen. Schenck, who for.
wsrded Ea him to Fortress Monroe. Arriving there
hc explained his business to Gen. Dix, who, (we
copy the language Of Mr. Gilmore,) I" sfter much
delay, allowed him to smugglo himself on board
Aag-of-truoe boat going to the rebel lines. He
Was IN his uniform, but the rebel officer who met
our s nag said "a him: Go where you please, and
stay as long asyon ike.'" '7e sss.
Behold, them COL Jaquess inside the q rebel
lines" How came he thereS N By 1 permission Of
Prcsident Lincoln. What was his errand TO
sound the sentiments Of the Southern people and to
open the way for negotiations that should conduct
to peace? Did the President know that this was
the object Of his mission was distinctly brought
to his notice by Gen Rosecrans and aunfolded by
Mr. Gilmore. Was the mission "a semed proper
one BY the President? So improper that when il
wss first suggested to him he said he Moould not
even talk about it," What then induced the Presi
dent to reconsider his original impressions on the
subject? This Isl question which it concerns the
President and hisfriends to answer, as they alone
have the means Of ansWering it, and as it is one
which puts the President on his defence, not only
before the country but against his own admission
when this subject was first broaohed. l l1F
is obvious that no legitimate defence Of the
propriety Of the mission, if it was wrong in itself
can bc found in the fact that Col Jaqaess, in being
allowed to proceed on his mission, was forbidden
to say that he had from the President the terms
which were impaired to him. In point OF fact he
could offer no terms, far as he should offer any
in truth, sehicA did not come from he Preside 3,
and the concealment on this score merely adds the
guilt of duplioity to transaction which, in itself
considered, the President seems to have thought
utterly inidmissibls until his scrupes were over
come BY some eonsidsrations unknown because
sl'5 ,4l.as2 .ss' Y aaaa7, ad5
Arrived within the enemy's lines as an ennis
sary of peace, who had gone on his mission with
Mr. Iincoln's permission, bat without cred entails
to authenticate his cha, acter, Col Jaquess went to
Petersburg, in Virginia, and there, remsined seve-
raj weeks, holding conferences, if Mr.. Gilmore
may be believed, with the people and the rebel
leaders on the subject of peace. From all, says
Mr.. Gilmore, he had the same answer:
"We are tired Of the war We are willing to give up
slavery We kno~ il 10 gone; but long az our Govern
ment holds out we must stand BY it, W. cannot betray
il and each otserr t.g Uts, .lf .ts0
We allow Mr. Gilmore to state in his own words
the subsequent stages Of this rowing diplomacy in
sesrch Of peace 4s5 a.
Col Jsqaess remained at Petersburg several weeks,
ana tacn returned 10 belImore From there he wrote
the President, bit received answer He wated there
long time; but no answer coming finally returned TO
his regiment Then he wrote me- stating the result of his
visit, and saying be wanted to go again. with liberty TO
JED. Davis. lOther lea.ers he had seen Davis he
had not seen This letter Just IA was setting out
long journey and naturally concluding that II he
bad not answered Jsquess he would not aoswer me-
did not write to tho President Thus the affair rested
till returned from my journey Then went to Wash.
ington, and, calling on Mr. Lnccln asked him WHY he
had not answered Jsquess ga.WSfot taT
II never received his letter." the unex pected re-
we lis NOT 100 late Those people are ,ipe for peacs
nos knop thai from mary Of hem ! a Jcquess 20
agar There u no telling pAat he pny aceonpl,sA
\" The Presdent turned about on kis chair and on
small card wrote the following: .'l.s 2 8s
-, To Shom mss eonesrs ! The bearer. Col Jane. +
Jsque's Ioos, has leave OF absenos uot
further orders. tNal A IrscoINp
Here, then, NO have another manijesto addressed
"To whom II may concern, !" after the manner Of
sherescrPs sioissd BY Mr. Greeley and the Southern
"neSotiators" 4 Nisgara. And m in the one case
30 in the othsrPnAoE il the subject and object of
this open letter. It Was given ID answer to an ap-
plcasicn based ON the sssuranne that the Southern
people we're ripe for peace; that II Jsquess could
only be allowed 10 go again, there vas no telling
what he might aooompliah." 50 the President Al
lowed him 70 30 again and to tnke Mr.. Gilmore
With him. IL any Democrat, II any Conservative,
had manifested suoh !" ysarning'' for pesce, What
an .Outory would have been raised from, g loyal
Republicansp q baa 3,ldrQsA ad. ~ Ioi .ls.ssss