The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-08-03
The Sunnressed Letters.

INV 'Vho"hhS iSV'Sio' ouI'l'tSa'Su w tiAT
telegraphic statement Of the Niagara Peace
Negotiations, have come to light
NIAGARA FAILS, y. Y, July 90 1864.
w. c. Jewctt. Esq:
DEAR SIR: In leaving the Falls. I feel
bound 10 state that ] have had no inter
course with the Confederate gentlemen at
the Clifton House, but such as | was fully
authorized to hold by the President of the
United States, and that have done moth
ing in the premises but in ful6llment of his
iniuctions. The notes therefore, which you
have kindly interchangcd between those gen
tlcnen and myself can in nc case subject
vou 10 the imputation of unauthorized deal
ing with public enemies.
Yours, HORACE GREELEY.
NIAGARA FALLS. July 20, '64
Hon. c. &. Clay. Hon. j, B. Thompson,
Hon. George " Sanders, Hon. Beverly
Tucker and the other Hon. Representa-
tives of the Southern Confederacv:
GENTLEMEN: | am directed by Mr.. Gree
ley 10 acknowledge the receipt Of the fol,
lowing telegram from Mr. Clay:
ST. GATHERINGS, July "a, 1864. tn
George N. Sanders. VIII be with you at
five O'Clock. Detain Greeley until I see
him.
"C. G. CLAY"
And to state that in view of his mission
being ended. through the rejection of the
terms of negotiation in the letter Of the
President of tide United States, delivered to
You 10y Major Hay. he does not feel himself
authorized to take any further steps in the
matter. tie regrets the sad termination Of
the steps taken for peace, from the change
made by the President in his instructions
rivcn him to convey Commissioners to
Washington for negotiations unconditional
ly
He will be pleased to receive any answer
you may have to make i'll writingsthrough
me or any mode you may desire.
] enclose you a copy of a note from Mr..
Grecly addressed to me iustifying the inter
course have had with you during this
short negotiation for peace Tn conclusion.
tender to you my heartfelt thanks for the
kind and generous manner in which you
have received me personally, and for the no.
bic and magnanimOus sentiments you have
advanced in desire to end the bloody CON
fct between the two sections. I can only
regret that our Government should not have
seen the policy, duty and Justice Of meeting
your generous offer to meet in council un-
conditional lly-tcrms of a ncace to depend
upon circumstances transniring during ne
gotiations. My efforts shall he as ever un-
ceaeing for peace that shall secure to the
section You represent that Justice that shall
meet with the approval of the civilized
world, Of the coming international congress
proposed by the wise and noble Napoleon.
Very truly.
WM. CORNELL JEWET'F
The tnllowing is 'dissolving view of
Major Hav:
Major Hay has Just received Mr.. Hol-
combs note of date. and thanking him for
his prompt response will start at once for
Washington. Both Mr. Greeley and Major
Hay understood Mr.. Holcomh to saw yester-
day. that he would send to Major Hay any
communication he might wish to transmit
to-day, and on that suppositon Mr.. Gree
ley set out for New York yesterday, and
Major Hay remained
1t is matter of no special importance -
Major Hay only wishes to explain his note
of to-day ...
International Hotel, July q, 1864. =,
unon these Suppressed letters, the Conr-
tcr thus comments
The letter of Mr.. Greeley. next to the
uncivil note of the President, is the most
important of the series, Mr. Greeley went
to the Falls as the special aren't of the Pres
lent and at his request, He went there to
initiate negotiations for reacc as an accre1i-
ted envoy of what Mr.. Lincoln terms ''The
Executive Government lie went there
with full power to escort the Southern com
missioners TO Washington. and with neces-
sary authority for this purpose Up to the
recent Of the missive by the hands of Ma
ior Hay-whch Mr. Greeley refused to
send. on account of its insulting character
he had not been restricted by the Presi-
dent as to terms, nor had the Southern com
missioners made any condition precedent to
the proposed negotiation. The fact is, that
the President was DESTROYS Of this negotia-
tion, but was overruled. as he always is. by
the radical influence which surrounds him,
and ingloriously backed out Mr.. Greeley
sustained his character as q special cmbas-
sador with credit to himself and has sue
cecded in placing the President in most
nnenviablc and humiliating position. Mr.
lincoln has said. with as much dircctness
as is his custom. that the Executive Gov
ernment will have no Peace and no Union
without the abandonment of slavery"