Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-07-30
pleasant interview was held, and various

questions under consideration we're dis
cussod at length Mr.. Greeley left the
Falls for New York on this afternoons
train. II is understood that the Commits
sioners with San iers and Jewett, who are
both, are to remain and carry 90 negotia.
atoms with the Democrats. A letter is 10
be prepared for the Chicago Convention,
iB which the Commissioner will hold out
strong Assurances Of restoration OF the
Union under Democratic auspices. The
whole movement is regarded by many as
mere scheme 10 cntrap the Adminisira
ton into false posii N before the coun-
try and The world, Tor the benefit Of the
disunion Democrats.
We print all this ju'! for what II is
worth. The earnest desire prevailing
throughout the country for peace renders
anything looking to that end so interest.
ing, that we do not feel justified in with.
holding the forefoing, which we find para.
ded in flaming capitals in the New York
Tunes Of yeste, ,day, although we regret
that the whole despatch looks to us like u
humbug ofhuge proportions. Some of the
papers treat the report seriously, some
doublingly, and some as a capard. The
New York Express, of last evening seems
half inclined to believe that there is some
thing in the story. and says:
Ii all this be so,-it is, indeed, impor-
tant AMI the President ought, forthwith,
10 summon Congress to act thereon, with
his ecommendatons,in the main, thereto.
This war cannot be carried on much
longer, only TO free negroes, because white
men are failing, and white mems none y,
and when both men and money give
ont, Mr.. Lincoln must ioresee that he
cannot 90 on. Nor has the President any
right to pour out the white blood and
treasure OF the land, only to make black
men free. We are not nation of Crusa-
ders. We are not Propagandists of the
Faith. Constitutional self government,in,
and Of, the States, sub ect 10 the Constitu-
ton of tue United States, is the iundamen
7 tai law of this land, ,-aud no President,
, therefore has auy right to conscript people
, to convert them into Crusaders or Propa.
gandsts, against the spirit, intent, and
meaning Of the Federal Constitution.
BUFFALO, July 2l.-The correspond
encc with the rebel agents shows that
Messrs Clay, Holcombe and Sanders ask
ed, on the 18th inst, of Horace Greeley
the protection of the President of Secreta.
ry of War to visit Washington.
Mr.. Greeley on the 18th, understand.
ing they were the bearers of proposition
from Richmond looking to peace rendered
a safe conduct Of the President. They re-
piled they were not accredited with such
propositions, but in the con 6dential employ
of their Government and felt authorized to
declare if the circumstances dlsclo sed iu
) in the correspondence were communicated
to Richmond, they or other gentleman
would be inv sted with full powers. They
seek safe conduct to Washington and
thence to Richmond
: Mr.. Greeley answers that the state oI
facts being materially different from tina,
i understood to exist by the President, il
r was advisable for him to communicate by
telegraph with the President and Obtain
instructions. After some further CORES
. pondenct in relation to MIR. .Greeley's com
munica.on with President Lincoln, th'
i following was received from the latter t.
i the Hon. Horace Greeley.
= Executive MANSION, WAsHlNGToN
, July lS, 1864 II 10 uhom ii miay ,ncern
Any proposition which embraces thu
restoration Of peace, the integrity Of h'
. Union and the abandonment. of Slavery
g and which comes by and with authort,
that can control the armies now at wa
y ~ against the United States, will be received
: aud considered by the Executive Govern
ment of the United States, and will be me
> by liberal terms on other substantial ant
collateral points, and the bearer or bear
= ers thereof shall have safe conduct botl
y ways. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
4 Major Hay, on the 20th,in note, ask
e Holcombe and Others if they have an,
: communications to send to Washington b,
} him!
Holcombe replies on the 2lst, regrettin!
n that he had been delayed by any expecta
# ton oil an answer to his communication
d delivered to the President of the United
y = States adding that the communication
o was accepted, as the response to the lette
4 Of Messrs. Clay and Hocombe to Mr.
y Greeley, and the answer, has been trans
It mitted to that gentlemen.
10 The letter to Mr.. Greeley says after al
luding to the tender of safe conduct I,
e Washington on the hypothesis that we wer
IS duly accredited from Richmond as bearer
l. Of proposition looking TO the establish
: ment Of peace, says "this assertion va
accepted q. nm evidence Of an uuexpecte