The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-09-08
NO. 10

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views, and spologifing for the tyord, The
President desired him TO proceed .that no
offence was taken, and that he wished
Me-. Lincoln's lsngusge 10 be repeated
to him 10 exactly as possible. Some
further conversation took place, substan.
italy to the same effect as the foreeo,ner
when the President arose to Indicate that
the Interview was at an end. The two
gentlemen wefe then recommitted to the
charge Of Colonel Ould aud LETT Rich4-
mond the next day,
This account OF the visit Of Messrs.
Gilmore aud Jaques to Richmond, hss
becn rendered necessary by publication
msde by one or both OF them since their
return to the United States, notwiih.
standing the agreement that their visit
was to be Kept secret They have, per-
haps, concluded that as the promise OF
secrecy was made at their request, il was
! permissible to disregard IL. We have
no reason for desiring to conceal what
occurred, and have, therefore. no CON-
plant To make Of the publicity given to
; the fact Of the visit. The extreme in
accuracy OF Mr.. Gilmore's narrative will
be apparent TO you from the foregoing
statement
4 You have, no doubt, sr-u 10 III, North
ern papers an account OF another confer
encc ON the subject OF peace, which took
place In Csnnda, nt about the same date,
between Mcssrs. c. c. Clay and J. b.
! Hol come, Confederate citizens Of the
highest character and position, and Mfr.
Horace Greeley, Of New York, acting
with authority Of President Lincoln. Ii
10 deemed not improper to inform you
} that Messrs. Clay and Holeome, although
! enjoying in an eminent degree the conf.
dence aud esteem Of the President, were
strictly accurate in their statement that
they were without any authority from
this Government ~ treat with that of
the United Stntes on any subject what
} ever. We had no knowledge Of theit
conference with Mr.. Greeley, nor of
, their proposed visit to Washington till
I we saw the news paper publications. A
/ significant confirmation of the truth of
. the statement of Messrs. Gilmore and
Jaqucs that they came us mess.ngrrs
1 from Mr.Lincoln, is to be found in the
n fact that the views Of Mr.. Lincoln, ss
I stated by them ~ the President, are in
0 exact conformity with the offensive paper
. addressed to "whorn Il may concern"
= which was sent by Mr. Lincoln to Messrs.
; Gay and uVieoms, by tho hands of Lis
I private Secretary, Mr. Hay, aud which
was properly regarded by those pentle-
men as an intimation that Mr. Lincoln
/; was unwilling that this war should cesss'
while in his power to continue hostilities.-
am. very respectfully,
7 Your obedient servant,
! j.. p. BENJAMIN,
: Secretary Of State.
!. Hon JAS. NJ. Mason, Commissioner 10,
4 Continent. Sc, &C., Puris.
= COMMENTS OF THE EXAMINER.
From the Richmond Examiner, August "a
|. As usual, Mr.. Benjamin, Secretary of
; State, has placed the country in mean,
!, base and humiliating position. Having
nothing on earth to do in the way Of
the legitimate business OF his Office.
he spends his activity in pushing him.
a self into consequence IL they affected
him alone. Unfortunately, howe ;er, ow.
1 ing to the public Office which he (nom.
y inaily) holds, his stupid blundcrs touch
4 US all rather closely. We find uow the
!. Secretary OF State of tho Confederate
!. States, engaged in a newspaper alterca.
; ca:ion with the spies who lately sneak.
ed into Richmond; aud who come, as one
-. Of them eihrms. armed with letter of
Z, introduction to our Secretary of State
n nom Mr.. The spy does not tell
The name OF the Yankee who introduced
, him; but we should greatly desire to-
:, know irhat Yankee can commission a
:. spy into our lines, aud assure to him
J, handsome treatment, and access TO the
% President and public officers, by means
n oil letter to Mr.. Benjamin. The state
=. ment OF this fact causes us an unpleas.
ant sensation.
=, Satan finds some mischief stiIl for
=. idle hands TO do; and our Secretary of
\, State, having no State affairs TO attend
- TO, naturally, by way of relaxation, falls
a. easily into communication with sny sort
q, ot scoundrels who have time To talk TO
3. him; especially such Us are introduced
an by letter from his nameless Yankee.
90 friend, Nr. -. No wonder he finds,
a. shortly Afterwards, that the prowling
GO Yankees have made up bundle Of false
Il. hoods to suit the taste of their fellow
coultrymen al home; and thus we have
the edifyiDg spectacle Of the Confeder-
u ate Secretary Of State entering into q
~ controversy with those spies in the pub.
s hc journals about the facts which they
"a report. IL Is too late: he received them
,,s graeiously, on the introduction of his
n friend, Mr.; procured them an inter-
:" view with the President: and they arc
:, now making capital Of their adventure
=. IN the way OF magazine articles and lee
= tures ut twenty-five cents per head. He
y can not now invslidate the accuracy of
the information which fhaaa .,;.. b.va