The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-08-05
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
The Suppressed Letters.

and terminated it. We, fortunately, have
it in our power to make short work of this
line of defence. Two letters, forming
portion of the iplomatic correnpon-
dence which were delivered to the Associat-
ed Press reporter, were suppressed. The
following is one of them:
NIAGARA FALLS, New York July 20.
w. C.. Jeuett ESQ.,:
DEAR SIR-In leaving the Falls, l feel bound
to state that have had no intercourse 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 nothing in the premises but in full
| flment of his injunctions. The notes, there
fore, which you have kindly interchanged be-
| tween those gentleman and myself can in no
case subject you to the imputation of unauthor-
lied dealing with public enemies.
Yours, HORACE GREELEY.
The following is a letter from Mr.. Jew
EFT, also, omitted by the telegraph:
NIAGARA FALLS, July 20, 1864.
Hon C. C. Clay, Hon. j. b. Thompson, Hon.
Geo. N. Saunders, Hon. Beceriy Tucker, and
the other Hon. Representatives. of the Southern
COnfederdcy:
| GENTLEMEN-I am directed by Mr. Greeley
to acknowledge the receipt of the following
telegram from Mr.. Clay: "St. Catherine,
July 20, 1864. To Geo. N. Saunders: Will be
with you at five o'clock. Detain Greeley until
l see him. G., G Clay and to state that in
view of his mission being ended, through the
rejection of the terms of negotiation in the let
ter of the President of the United States deliv-
cred to you by Maj. Hay, he does not feel him
self authorized to take any further steps in the
matter. He regrets the sad termination of the
steps taken for peace, from the change made
by the President in his instructions given him
to convey commissioners to Washington for
negotiations Internationally.
He will be pleased to receive any answer you
may have to make in writing through me or
any mode you may desire.
| inclOse you copy of note from Mr. Gree
ley addressed to me, justifying the intercourse
have had with you during this short negotia-
ton for peace. In conclusion tender to you
my heartfelt thanks for the kind and generous
manner in which you have received me person
| ally, and for the noble and magnanimOus SEN
| timents you have advanced in desire to end
the bloody conflict between the two sections,
can only regret that our government should
not have seen the policy, duty and justice OF
| meeting your generous offer to meet in council
| Internationally -terms of o peace to depend
| upon circumstances transporting during nego-
tiations. My efforts shall be as ever unceasing
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,
VIM. CORNELL JEWETT
The following is a Gissolving view " OF
Major Hay:
Major Hay has just received Mr.. Holcomb's
note of this date, and thanking him for his
prompt response, will start at once for Wash
| ingtOn. Both Mr.. Greeley and Major Hay un-
derstood MIR. HOlcOmb to say, yesterday, that
he would send to Major Hay any communica-
ton he might wish to transmit to-day, and on
| that suppOsitien Mr.. Greeley 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.
CLIFTON HOUSE, NIAGARA FALLS, July
22-S:15.-H appears that one important
letter in the correspondence with the rebel
commissioners is omitted in the official
correspondence sent by the Associated
Press. 1t is letter from Horace Greeley
to Jewett. The latter was fearful that he
would he arrested for the part that he had
taken, and Greeley wrete him letter
showing the authority that he had for his
action from the President. 1t is reported
that this letter shows fully Mr.. Lincoln's
original position relative to receiving the
rebel commissioners, and is therefore inn
portant in showing the change of base by
the President. Jewett is in New York
and has the original letter. The only CO.
Ply taken here was carried off by Mr.. Hol-
comb with the other papers, and it is i'm
possible to obtain copy to-day.
A number of politicians Of both parties
are here to-day, not only from Buffalo,
but also from Michigan and Other points
in the West.
| The Democrats say ,hac the letter OF
Mr.. Lincoln sent by Major Hay is all The
capital they want tor ihe campaign. The
more conservative of tie Republicans de-
clare that they cannot stand by Lincoln in
| his ultimatum-the total abolition of sla-
very-as the only condition for the settle
ment of this question; that they supposed
the war was for the restoration of the
Union; and further, that whenever that
can be accomplished they want the war to
stop, and are not willing it should be car
ried on solely for the purpose Of abolish
ing slavery.
This shows very plainly that the cores
pondence will divide the leaders in the re-
publican party, and only the extreme an
ti-slavery portion will sustain the Presi-
dent in the ultimatum laid down in his let
ter. Both Republicans and Democrats
who are watching the movement here do
not look upon Lincoln as rejecting the
rebel commissioners because they are not
duly accredited, but that it all turns on
the question of the abolition of slavery.
The rebel commissioners claim that.
while they are not specially delegated to
treat with Mr.. Lincoln, they have general
powers and delegated authority in behalf
of the Southern Confederacy.
New YORK, July 23.-Greeley's Tribune
of this morning contains the following:
The Express says the Niagara cores
pondence shows that
1--WE could have restoration of the Union
and of our Trade and Commerce, if the policy
as TO negro freedom was not in the way.'
Will the Express point out the passage
which "shows " all this We cannot dis