The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-07-28

by the hands of Col. Jewett, and will
await the further answer which you pro-
pose to send to us.
We are, very respectfully, &c,
C. c.. CLAY, Jr.
j. P. HOLCoMBE.
INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, NIAGARA, N. Y.
July 10, 1864.
GENTLEMEN: At a late hour last even
ing (too late for communication with you)
[ received dispatch informing me that
further instructions left Washington last
evening, which must reach me, if there
be no interruption, at noon tomorrow
Should you decide to await their arrival,
[ feel confident that they will enable me
to answer definitely your note of yestcr-
day morning. Regretting delay, which
l am sure you will regard as unavoidable
on my part,
i remain, yours truly,
HORACE GREELEY.
To the Hon Messrs C. c. CLAY, Jr., and J.
P. HoLcoMBE, Clifton House, Niagara, G. w.
CLIFTON HOUSE, NIAGARA FALLS
July 10, 1861.
SIR: Col. Jewett has just handed us
your note o. this date, in which you state
that further instructions from Washington
will reach you by noon to morrow,if there
be no interruption. One, or possibly both
of US, may be obliged to leave the Falls
to-day, but will return in time to receive
the communication which you promise
tomorrow.
We remain truly yours, &c,
J. P. HoLCoMBE,
G. G. CLAY, Jr.
To the Hon. 81. GREELEY, now at the Inter-
national Hotel.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, !
July lS, 1864.
To ,ehors IL may concern:
Any proposition which embraces the
restoration of peace, the integrity of the
whole Union, aud the abandonment of
Slavery, and which comes by aud with
an authority that can control the armies
now at war against the United States,
will be received and considered by the
Executive Government Of the United
States, and will be met by liberal terms on
other substantial and collateral points, aud
the bearer or bearers thereof shall have
safe conduct both ways.
aa ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Major Hay would respectfully inquire
whether Professor Holcombe and the
gentlemen associated with him desire to
send to Washington by Major Hay any
messages in reference to the communica-
ton delivered TO him on yesterday, and in
that case when he may expect to be
favored with such messages
International Hotel, Wednesday,.
Mr.. Holcombe presents his compliments
to Major Hay, aud greatly regrets if his
return to Washington has been DELAYED
by any expectation of an answer to the
communication which Mr. Holcombe re-
ceived from him on yesterday, to be de-
livered to the President of the United
States. That communication was accep-
ted as the response to letter Of Messrs
Clay and Holcombe to the Hon. ii. Gree
ley, and to that gentleman an answer has
been transmitted.
CLIFTON House, NIAGARA FALLS,
Thursday, July 81.
Copy of original letter held by me to
deliver to the Hon. Horace Greeley, and
which duplicate now furnish the Asso.
ciated Press. VIZ. CORNELL JEwETT.1
NIAGARA FALLS, CLIFTON HOUSE,
July 81, 1864.
To the Hon. HORACE Sir:
The paper handed to Mr.. Holcombe, on
yesterday, in your presence, by Major Hay,
a. A. g., as an answer to the application
in our note of the 18th inst, is couched
in the following terms:
''ExECUTIvE MANSION, WASHINGTON,
sJuly Is, 1864.
s!To schom 1t may concern:
''Any proposition which embraces the
restoration OF peace, the integrity of the
whole Uuion, and the abandonment of
Slavery, and which comes by ana with an
authority that can control the armies now
at war against the United States, will be
received and considered by the Executive
Government of the United States, and will
be met by liberal terms on other substan-
tial and collateral points, and the bearer
or bearers thereof shall have safe conduct
both ways. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
The application to which we refer was
elected BY your letter of the 18th inst, in
which you inform Dir. Jacob Thompson
and ourselves that you were authorized by
the President Of the United States to ten
der US his safe conduct on the hypothesis
that we were ''duly accredited from Rich
mond as bearers of propositions looking to
the establishment of peace" and desired
visit 20 Washington in the fulfilment of
this mission. This assertion, to which we
then gave, and still 90, entire credence,
was accepted by us as the evidence Of an
but most gratifying change |
in The policy oe the President, change
which we felt authorized to hope might |
terminate in the conclusion of a peace
just, honorable and advantageous
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