The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-09-01
THE KIRKE AND JAQUES
PEACE MISSION.
THEIR INTERVIEW WITH JEFF.
DAVIS.

DAVIS.
How Crl. JAouEs and NJ. GILMORE
(Edmuud Krkc) came to 60 to Rich
nrund. is thus stated BY the latter in the
A iiantic Monihly for September;
While on visit to the Army Of the
Cumberland, in May, 1868, General Ros.
ecraus handed Itttct Go Mr. Gilmore
from u subordinate otiicer asking for a
furlough, with quest that h (Mr.
I G morc,) would see him, and, Il the
plan proposed he seemed feasible, the
General would telegraph the department
Tor the lurl ugh asked. He added that
Colonel Juqurs-the gentleman referred
lto-was u prominent member of the
Mcihndist Church, aud, although cler.
lgymNn, one ,Chis true-t aud est officers.
The letter of Colonel Jaques uvowcd his
conviction that, from the facts which had
come tu his knowledge, the members Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
had become heartily tired Of the rebel
lionj that they considered slavety--its
causc virtually abolished; that they or.
dcntly csircd peace and the privilege
of reforming TO theit allegiance 10 Church
aud State. He believed, II permission
were given him to go within the lines Of
the Con.cdrracy, that he could within
ninety days, return with proposals ol
peace that " wuuld be acceptable to the.
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view wl'u n.u y" IiV p,'s""''l po'n
n,iisr ,nian.,ion of C,lnncI Ianucs,
nnrnnso wn. ,.ked bv mail .I,,e
Lnn,yn NJ Iincoln ,ventv vrnrs ~ s,id
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/ ,,cr. and accomnl,sh n,thiny. /" There.
mn, no urged Mr.. Giimorc Ia 90 Ia
II ..bin,,,,n an hi. ,vav b,m, n rronrst
,ha, ms seconded bv q np,al ,srcrans.
And /, duc season Mr. Gilmorp prespn,-
cd bims,lf IA the pr siden,. armed with
a ls,,.r srnn Genprnl n snrr,ns In
which h. AM he believed ,be nnhIic IN.
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c,l J.nuns, reoue.,. heenn.e of ia NOR.
Al inHn nee. ,hunrh be did uu, nn,ici.
na,a ,ha r,s,I, ,h = IN, CoI,neI eYnoc,.
pJ crnn, hi. NISSAN. The pres,dcnt a,
a., dsoi;nod 40 on,,r,ain ,bc suLi,c,
.no.ase," a.. sa,d h, vi hapco".,, a. ~ ,ho
| prcsideht OF the Unitcd States. We
can make no oyertufes to the rebels. II
they want peac all thrg have to do is
| IA Law down their arms" Finally how
eve,' he stated, ain n clear, distinct wav,
the terms he would give the rebels, a
nortion of A hich have since been incud
ed In the Amnesty Proclamation" And
he added; ..
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ID W -" ~ - he "an oo,o1,nnic,,n n.
n'st''Su a"I hns, ~ Cnl,rni
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w w na", ," n"ocn no. bm we can mike mo-
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- ,I,,t ,,,a c,rntry wonld wrlcomc
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AZ onc cnn ace the preot risk he ran.
M Ma No credentials. notbin1 10 sh,v
Oh, hs wo, or why he enc. and there
wero ron chances Ia onc that he would
no ,.Lcn ~ sov Bnt What wns that
M bimt He was about his Masters
,y,rL and his trnst was In the Mastsr.
which .whocver runs NAV readn in his
face carried him tbrouoh. E
II. went 10 Petersburg and there they
cnme IN him A. N;eodemus come 10
the oraa, peace. Maker. 40 the rebel lend.
e,s cnm. ,o him. bv niobt. DISCUSSED
and mad roIsn names. thev soug5t him
IN ask The wnv Ia pesce.
uI,,v dnxn vour arms. oo hack 20 your
ialIroi,,uce md the country will deal
kindly und generously by you.n he said
10 some of them.
I, From mn he had the same answer:
1--WE are tired of the war. We are
willing TO give up slavery. We know II