, 1864-08-22

walls Eere hung few mans and bait plsus.
, In one corner was tier of shelves flied with
: books. among rhich I noticed HeadlcJ's
"uistory," Loesing's "flctor'al HISTORY,
Ccrftct,n 2 complete set Of the .R:5s7soa
Re.1d. :nG . 6ozen numbers aud several
j hornd vtlnmcs Of the .it!zstic A31f s!y, and
in The center Ct the Apartment was black
walnnt ta.le, covered With sr=er clcth, anl
ti]lsI WITH multitude: Of -'state pzpers- u
At this table sat the SECRETARY. he 1858 Us
we crtertd, aa5, a., Judge On1d Introduced
us, loot OR I;alds aud said L.
II I'm glad, veg g'ad to n:et you. gentle
nth, ] have rrnt YGur note, a!d"-bo Ting
, 10 ne-"srd the open letter lou bring from
D.: --. Your Grand con nand5 my F.spSct
ard sympa:h, Pr r. teatea tea;s ,,e
=. Ell. dra:i' gof hie '.duster," and displaying
d; thap;; yIu for this cordial rcception,
; Mr. 1i;pi::ain. We 1rnss 5ou will be ss glad
: tc hctr ce Us 5nu are to SEC ~"
/ No d1ubt ss'a!i be, for yon cone 70
! 1alk ot rcac:. Peace is what We all wait"
, ~. IL indrc6; 'cd ior that reason We are
here to fev lii. Divis. Can ~esee Elm, str:''
: ado .nu ''rng my ogclturcs to Elm from
!. Your Goyerumet.t:n
: mo. cir. We bring no overtures and
, lsve no authority 1ron our Government.
We ets:e trar in our note. We would te
=, c1hd, lowever, to know rh:t terms vii be
Lcccpt .b5c to MI. pasis.. r theg ut ell hsr.
; ,ncrfzt with htr. LIncoln's views, We VIII
report them 20 him, and 60 open tue door
1or c:liril 1esotia:ions:'
s'Ars you acquainted Hith Mr.. Ltncoia's
We've 81
stOnc OF Us js. :u1le.''
"Did 311. Liocoln, in e"y se,H authorize
YOU 10 come here9
! *1No, siz. We came with his pass, but
| rot By Lis request. We say, distinctly, We
r<ffs sntn ~ HnSn ~ Va
! come as Men and Christians, not ae diplo-
] mstists, hupiug, in d frank talk With Mr..
:; Davis to discover some way by which this
! war may be stopped"
! well, gentlemen, I will repeat That yon
: ea. to tic President, and II no follows MT
Jcu. He Will he at church this afternoon !;
d: 60, trqpo:c 5ou call here at nine this eve
/: ming. II a1ytbfng should occari iu the mean
+! time to prevent his seeing you, I will let
,esa hro% through Judge Odd"
j. After day snent ir our room. conversiEt.
with the judge, OF watching the passers-by
in the strcct-1 ehould like to tell who they
; were an4 how they looked, but such iafor-
nation is just now contlahand-wc caalcd
g.. again at o'clock at the State Department.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
! Mr. Bcnjanln occupied his previous seat at
| the 1ablc, ard at his tight sat q spare, thin
bea1d, and clear gray eye iull Of life and
! yfEor. He had broad massive forehead,
and mouth and chm denoling great Energy
and strength ut will. His face was cmaciat.d
atd much wrink1ed, but his features were
good, especially his syes-though one oI
them bore scar, apparently made b. some
sharp instrumen1 He wore suit Of Ct =
i=h-brovn, evidently Of toncign nauufsc
turt. and as re rose. s2w that he Was abou
Ave feet len inches high, with slight stooi
in TIE shoulders His manners were simple
essv, and quite fascinating; aud be threw I'll
indescfibatl7 charEa into l,1s yoice, IS he tx
1erded Ills Lard, md said to us:
IL aM eiGa tu sec you, gentlemen. fo1
arc very Welcome to Richmond"
and fills MES tue n.en who was pteeiden
OF TIC United STAT under Tlarkll1 Pictct:
al who il 11sW the Gtart, soul, apd brains
CT The Southern Ccnfe9crscv!
lis nlEersr put mt cntlse12 ut my case
the Colonel wGuld be et his, II he stood be
fore C:csar-and replied:
s.We ihat6 gu, Nj Davis. Il is not ofiP1
you meet ,uer u: onr clothes, a1.d our prir
c1plcz, in Isichu q d
ssNot ot!ru, net go ,lteo as I coald wish
and trust :.cur conf: z may lad TO nor
frequent AMI Q more friendly intercourse be
tEs. q the North ~ the e::utll."
1--WE sincerely hope 1t may"
1:afr. Benja1rin ttl1e m- yoa have asked i
| set me, tc''-
fpish the septerce. The Co!onel replied:
, ! sYts, sir We have asked this intcrsic7 +
: ! tho hop. tt:t yol may tCgGcst souse Tey 3
which tits war can he stopped. Our peop1
WAL, peace, your people do, and your Cor
eress hae recently satd that tou do. We hay
{ come to ask Eo* it can be br: nsht about"
.. "inn ytry simple way. Withdraw you
,, !; a,mi+.e from oEr territory, and peace vi
conc Of jsee1t. We Go not seek to subjagat
!, you. We arc not wnging at offensive Ea
! except 60 far a. tits ohensiye detenslge-th:
! is, 60 fsr So NC are forced to Invade YOU
pftyent your inva3ing Us: Let US alone an
:, pence will come ut once"
: "But ~e cannot let You alone 50 long :
;. you Eepud5ate the Union. Tnat is the OF
1uipg the Northern people will not surre
DER"
G exsct fer ;; yourse'ves-the right OF self-go
! "No. SIR" ! remarked; ':we would der
/ 3ou no natural right: Bat we think Uni1
, essential to peace; and Mr.. Davis, eom.d t v
,, | people, will the eame language, separate
! By orly an fmaginar, lice, live ut peace wit
each tthers Woul6 not disputes const1u1
, arise, aud cause almost constant var b
= tween thenl:' -...
! "Undoubteoly-1itl this generation. To
hsye 20 III such bitttrness at the Sonth, 70
:. have put such sn oceau Of blood between II
: two sletiobs. that despair Of eeeius a,
|
II get this wAr, hut ace cdnuot
l. II think the bitterness yDt #Nenh VI stI:
. said The cclopel, - does not really exist. '
= 1Iust ts1k here a. friends; our soldiers ma
'e sra ,ruternsze with each o:hrr; aud Il
j. eurc that If the Union were restored, mo
friendly freli.g would arise between Us th
= | fus cYs. existed. The war has .na1c us knc
!; | cud resprct each other hctter thau heln
" This il the view Of very many southern ME
:; 1heve had 1t from many Of them-yoar II
- ling citizens"
u HThey are mistaken" replied Nj. Day
s.Thcy do not understand southern sen
\ mep3. Hoo can re feel any thtrg but hltt
d ptes towards unrn who dsnf us our right
. Ii ,ou enter my house AID drive INC odt
r It, am rot suur natural enemy!
&C. ~You put the case to strongly. But
cappot fight Iostvcr; the var mnnt end
~ scme time; VIC must finally agree up
~ enzre 4irg; cal we not agree nDw aua st
the frlgbt;u] csrnage? We, Gre both CIR
- tan .nsn, Mr. Davis Oau you, as c,i
~ tiHn rran, leave untr3ed any means that n
'g -..No, catnot. ae5lr= peace as much
u ycu CO. I deplore blcodEhed as much
r. ycu do; but feel that not one drop Of
seE blood shed in this war Il on my hands; {
OF look ~ to NY God and ssy this. trted
il my power 10 aver ayett ,nis "aE: nr,.ad eaW IN
q spu dug to prevent 1t, bat could not I
1e North was mad aud blIrd; it would not
= us govern ourselves; End 30 the war car
NJ md now II must go on till the lsst man
: 1l1s eentration fails In his tracks and
children setze his Iuusl1tt and light ms =
VIC rlce unleeB you acknowledge cur right
he self government We arc not 1.htfng
ht- saver. We are fghttag for indef.endenc
ri. and tLat Ut sxtcru,liatloc NC Will have
"And there arr ut least tour ahd
Is. millions ct rt lttt; 60 ;ou see you hai u,
work hefora you,h said Mr. bccjamtp, vi
Ind Gccieco sneer
at aWu haye 10 wish to exteIminate 30
Ii: | aLswercQ the Colt1el. II belieee VIII
are hive enid-tLat tuerc is no bitterness
ut. tween the Northern and Soathern PEG
I'D The North, kuUw, loves the south. w
irs. peace con+s It will pour money and MT
md into your 1latls to rep4ir the weste car
er. hy tie r +, atu i. Noulu aow welcome
sh: back sud forgive you al the loss and blt
rel shed you haV. caused but we mnst Ct
'ith 3cur urn,ice and c1Nrmlnate your 90 :
Dr. Iou are who'll, without moasy, a-d Of
ers ! end OF 1our resources. Grlnt has shut
arr | IN ir Richmond. Stcr7uan is before a:
in ta. Had you lot tntn, better accept bc
ct ahle terne while you can retain yonr
sn- plr r:'' ..........
on ! .,n nhyys on THE CONFEDERATE PRospEt
cs1' Mr. Dayis smiled.
VA "Iycspect tour earncstness, Colonel,
Ing svu au IL. I..,ie ~ sh,,t ~, n richmond
the ns a.e nuL tAa .1sN ~, +rrtS r. ia vnnr c.r
- that is in dspger, not ours. Some weeks
NC Grant crossed the Rapioou to whip Lee
take Richmond. Lee drove him In me
Lac battle. ard then Grant executed What
"1u touett Lee agaio. Lee drove him SEC
anr, lime, lid then Grant made another
MA uoycu ent;' and Eo they Kept on-Lee q
pug ind Grant lla1kiug-.nntii Grant
soo, where he ia NOW. And what Is the net res
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