Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-07-30


Had the representatives of the two
Governments met TO consider this Question
the most momentons ever submitted 10 hu
man craftsmanship, in temper Of becom.
ing moderation and equity, followed es
their deliberation would nave been by Il Q
prayers aid benedictions of every patriot
end Christian on the habilable globe, who
is so bold as to pronounce that the fright.
ful waste of individual happiness aud pdb.
lie property which is daily saddeniDg the
universal heart, might not have been ter.
minated, or IL the desolation and carnage
Of war must still be endured through weary
years Of blood and suffering, that there
might not at least have been Infused into
hs conduct something more of the spirit
which sofiens and partially redeems It's brn-
talities! Instead OF the safe Conduit which
we solicited, and which your irst letter
gave us every reason to suppose would be
extended for the purpose Of initiating uvgo.
tiations 10 which neither 4overnment would
compromise it's rights or its dignity, a doc
ument was presented which proyokes as
much Indignation, as surpFlse. 1t bears
no features Of resemblance to that which
was originally offered. and is unlike any pa
Der which ever before ettiaosted from the
constitutional Executive of free people.
Addressed to whom IL may concern, II
precludes negotiation aud prescribes In ad-
vanee the terttis aud conditions OF pesce.->
II returns TO the original policy Of no bar
gaining, negotiation, NO truces with the reb-
els except to bury their dead, until every
nan should have lain doSn his arms, sub.
mitted to the Governt,ett and sued for
mercy. What may be the explanation Of
this sudden and entire change 10 the views
Of the President=of this rude withdrawal
of courteous overture for Negotiation, at
the moment it was likely to be accepted, of
the emphatic recall of words Of peace Just
uttered and fresh blasts Of war to the bit
ter end, We leave fof the speculation of
those who have ttieans and inclination to
penetrate the mysteries Of his cabinet or
fathom the caprice Of his imperial will
1t is enough for us to say that VIZ have
no use for the paper which has been placed
in our hahds. We could not transmit it to
the President Of the Confederate States
without offering him All lndignliy, dishon-
oring ourselves and ucurring the well mer.
tied scorn of our rountrtmen. Whilst an
ardent desire for peace pertades the pao-
pie of the Confederate States, we rejoice
to believe tiers are few, If any, amongst
them who would purchase it at the &pense
Of liberty, honor and self-respect. If it
can be secured only by their Submission to
terms OF coLqnest, the generation is yet un-
born Which will witness its restoration. If
there be any military antocrat in the North
who is entitled to proif.r the conditions Of
the manifesto, there is none In the South
authorized to entertain them.
Those who control our armies are the
servants OF our people, not their masters,
aud they have no more inclination than they
have right TO. subvert the social Institutions
Of sovereign States, their established cou.
s,itutions, or bartet away their priceless
heritage Of self G overument. This cores
pondeuce will not, howeter, We trust prove
wholly barren of good results. If there
are citizens Of the Confederate States, who
have clung to hope thatpefce was possible
with this Administration of the Federal
Government, it will strip from their eyes
the last film of such delu ion, or If there be
any whose hearts lave grown faint under
the suffering and agony of this bloody
struggle, it will inspire them with fresh
enegTy to endure and brave wha. ever may
be reeaisi o to preserve to themselves aud
their children all that gives dignity aud
value TO life or hope, and consolation to
death, and il there be any patriots OF chris
'ians 10 your land who shrink appalled, from
the private missry aud public ealumny,
which stretches before them, we pray that
10 their bosoms q resolution:msy he quick
eued to reclaim the abnsed authority and
vindcate the outraged civilization OF their
country. For the solicitude you have man.
ifested to inaugurate movement which con-
templates re.ults the m )st Noble and hu-
name, We retarn oar sincere thanks and are
most respectfully and traly your obedient
s.c HoIcolBE,
C.C!CLAY.
tfsm tbs Nov Y0ff Tribune.
The telegraphic stories concerning peace
conferences at Niagara Falls have slen.
der foundation 10 fact, but most of the de-
tails are very wide of the truth. The
Editor Of this paper has taken part in and
been privy to 10 further or other uegotia-
tions than were fully authorised. aud more
Suou oueuoi 'ASu ous suSSS iOtosS1 SvsVsy w
bringing the antagonists face to face 10
amicabls rather than belligerent attitude,
with a view to the initiation Of an earnest
EFFORT for peace. to be prosecuted at Wash.
iugtoa. The movement has had no Inn.
mediate success. 1u
OF course, ell reports that the writer has
been engaged iu proposing, or receiving. or
discussing, Hypothetical terms or bases OF
peace, whether with accredited agents Of
the Richntond suthorities or others. are
utterly mistaken. He has never had the
slightest authorization TO do anything Of
the sort} ard he is quite aware Of those
provisions of law which relate to voidnteer
uegotiators with public enemies. Those
provisions be heartily approves. and is no.
vise ireiined to violsts. srss aI.H ~.
More than this lie does not as yet feel at
liberty to state, though ho soon may be.
All thst be can now add 10 bis generaf in-
ference that the pacifcatiou of our country
Is neither so diilicult nor so distass % seems
to be eererslly supposed
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