The New York herald., 1864-07-22


Extraordinary Peace Mcveme nss ~ NJ
sgara Fstls and RiohmOnd-A brand
Game OF Bsun Between George Sanders
ana Old Abe.
Letthe world rejoice Let the distinguished
diplomats Of the late abortive European Peace
Conference hide their diminished heads They
are completely ecl'psed By our volunteer peace
makers meeting at Niagara Falls and Richmond,
under the auspices of President lincoln. The
diverse parties thus strangely brougM To-
gether face to face. the magnitude Of the ques-
tions discussed, and the upshot of their nego-
tiations, taken oil together, may be called tho
eighth wonder of the world Let it never be
said again that there is nothing new under the
sun. Read the reports, which we publish to-
day, of the proceedings of these peacemakers
at Niagara Falls, with the mighty river roar
ing, foaming, rushing and tumbiing below
them like this awful rebellion, and be satisfied
that wonders will never cease. Niagara itself
is cast into the shade, and even the seven wise
men of Greece, by this little knot OF adyen-
turers aud politicians Horace Greeley, chair
man-consulting together like 9 band Of bro
tiers, by authority of the President Of the
United States. Il is the boiling down Of all
the funny sayings and doings OF sold Abe"
! into one huge, magnificent and overwhelming
! joke.
That rrepress;ble President maker reyolu-
tion and convention manager, aud jaek-of-sll-
trades George n Sanders, with an, eye upon
| the Chicago Democratic Convention as a peace
| machine, gathers abont him at Niagara Falls
such rebel celebrities as Jake Thompson. OF
| NJ ss,ssippi (she notorious Secretary Of the In
terror under Mr.. Buchanan): 9. Q. Clay, Of Ala
bama Gate United States seletor);J P. Hol,
connie Gate member Of the rebel Congress from
| Virginia): aud that crazy man with the world
| upon h,s shoulders, Colorado Jewett, and
! stra ghtwav proceeds to business. The imme.
| date business OF Sanders is gaine Of bluff
with Oid Abe. But how is Old Abe TO be
reached? Sanders knows his man, and com
meIces operations by pulling wool over the
eyes OF his creduous friend Nassa Greeley
Greeley, sure that he has found a mares nest
informs The administration OF his wonderful dis
covery. Old Abe, anx Gus 10 conciliate Greeley,
appoints him Peace Commissioner to Niagara
Falls. aud sends Major Hay Gate Peace Com
missioner TO Forida) to help him In his diplo-
macy. Sanders & Company make their over
lures for peace and rcanioR; Greeley. reports
progress; Cd Abe, calling in the aid OF Mr..
Seward, rejects them; the Peace Conference
collapses. Greeley retires in disgust, and San
ders returns to his main business Of Inanipulat
ing The Chicago Convention.
But this is not all. While these proceedings
are going on at Niagara, President Lincoln, de-
termined to probe these peace movements to
the bottom, de ails tie Rev. Colonel Jnaues, a
fighting parson, from Illinois, Of the Parson
Browniow school, and Mr. L !mnna Kirlse, au-
thor Of the well known abolition romance Of
"Arone inc Pines" and wgitcr for the 7ri-
bune, on a co-operstve PEACE m'ssicn to Rich
mond. Parson Jnques is received by JEFF Davis
ike q prince ad fed like AZ alderman but re-
turns to Washington VITA substantially tic
same peace pronosiions rs those emaaasing
from Sanders. This game Of b'utI is ended.
and il remains for the Chcaeo Convention. on
he rcace prtrorn cf eanders s O.. perhaps,
70 dcern me before tie Icopte tho n er O
the rubber.
We are drawn 30 these conclusions from uese
extraordinary peace Proceedings under the
management Of President Llncaln. Uc las
bcea paying nof only 90 concll at, but 10 make
foo| Of Greeley, ard to head or George Saa-
ders ard the peace democracy ut Chicago ty
compollng thcn to exposn taeir hsnfr pferoa
tureiy IIc has con'r ved. too. tlrorgi Parsor
Jacques and Master Kirxe. 20 get an inside
view OF Richmond ard % tie Present
temper OF Davis aud his associate
rebel rulers in reqal.i to The i'm
por,ant question of Securing Southern in
dependence or dying IN tire last ditca."
Aud terc we teaca the on'y really important
development resulting lfom taese peace nego-
tiations. IL is this: that the reba! ieaarrs are
very nc ,r tleir last ditch, and that they would
rather not de in IL IL they could get back into
tic old Union on their own terms They nave
always declared heretofore that they would
not come oack on any terns II Is evident,
then, taat they begin to consi,er their cause
hopeless one; aud, with anything like dis
play OF common sense by the administration in
aid OF those impressive peace negotiators,
Grant and Shcrinaii, there will be no necessity
for any more OF these contemplate peace
missions TO George Sanders OF JEFF. Davis.
But let Mr.. Lincoln lail in decisive prosccu-
ton Of tho war meantime, and. considering our
Il anc al ficulties. high prices OF living, high
taxes, DC. still going on from bad 10 worse
we think |, not at all inpeohablo that Sanders,
with the Chicago Convention on his peace
platform. will be apt to give the administration
Infinitely more trouble than JED. Davis, be-
ginning With tie rational N,Tcnher election.
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Napoleon has started one In London, entitled
"Rcvuc Americaine.' TO appear tSiee O month
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