Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-07-22

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edee ~ reeeips Of yoars this dsss, ~ tas
SssSe q nr. Y. o. Jewstt The state q
faoee therein presented being materially
d.Rsesee iso0 eees Whaea ~ eeoeseeooo
20 exist b. the President when hs eotrust
Cd ~ WITH the saie coodoot, requires, IL
seo0s 60 mo on every occouot sdvlsable,
that should com0onieete With hin y
telegraph and sslicit frssh instruction.
which shall at onos prooesd 70 do, and !
hone 20 b able 20 transmit the result this
evening and q oil events ! 0hall do - D
tho earliest moment.
Yours truly,
HoaAcs 0asELsY.
IxscurIvs AAHsIen,
WAsulne1ox, July 10, 1864.
To vAom 4 asy coacsrs ANY propos'.
t,oo vhich emofoess the restoration Of
peace. The iptegrisy Of the whole Union
and the abandonment Of slavery, and which
comes b. and With sathorisy tnae can co0
troll the armies nov at var against The
United States, will DO received and consid-
cred by The Executive Government Of the
United States and will DO met With liberal
terms On subseansial polnss, and the bssr-
or or bearers thereof shall have soie con.
duct both ways.
ISienedl ABRAHAM LInCoLH.
Major Hay would respectfully inquir.
vheehef Professor Holcomb and the gentle
men associated with him desire 70 send
Washington any message in reference
the Communication delivered to him
yesterday aud IN that case when he may
expect 20 DO favored with ouch message.
CLIFTON HousE, July II.
The following 10 . copy Ut the origina'
leteer held W me to deliver to lion. u
q reeley, and which duplicate l now fur.
u,sh to the associated press.
VIZ. OoaNELL Jswerr.
CLIFTON housE. July II.
Hon. Horace usseiey-Su TnS popei
landed u Mr.. uoicomb, yesterday, 10 YOU
PRESENCE by Major usy, A. A. Z. % ..
.nswer 30 the sppi cation 10 our note u sn'
lota inst., IL concluded 10 the following
.ems. Tue application to which 10 rslei
~ss elected by your letter Of tho H.
nst., in which you inform Jacob Thompson
A.d ourseit, that you were authorized o.
the President OF the United States 70 ten
der to Us MS safe conduct, on the condition
that Ne wore duly accredited from nc.
Aoud, - bearers Ot propositions looking e
the establishment Of peace, aud desired L
visit Washington 10 luitilment of this m,s
,,vn. This assertion, to which We ehc.
gave, and still do, entire credence, Was &C
copied by US as tue evidence oil On unexpect
I'd but most gratifying change IN tl'
policy OF the President--a Change whlc'
we felt authorized to hope might ulti
nstely lead IN the conclusion to peace
mutuslly Just and advantageous to tl
North and TO the South, exciting no con
t,tions but that We should be duly accred
| tied frem Richmond - bearers 0f prOpu
sitions looking to the establishment Y
peace there, and offering basis for cont
dencc o comprehensive % We could desire
1t seemed to ~ that the President open
cd door which had prevlously been close
against the Confederate States for full III
l tcrchange OF sentiments, full discussion u
c,nil ctlng opinions, and IN fort to remov
all causes VI controversy BY liberal nesu
t,stioo. We indeed could not claim th
oeuetit OF cafe conduct which had been e1
tended to as 10 . character We had no right
I'D lad never affected to possess, but III
declaration OF our Executive and Congress
md thrice repeated, aud % often repulse'
.ttempts to open negotiations, furnished
sufficient pledge that this manifestation u
the part Of the President Of the Unit.'
States would oc met by them in tempe
equal to magasuiinity. We had, therefore
40 hesitation in declaring that 1t this Cor
respondence wss communicated to tn
President Of the Confederate States, b
would promptly embrace the opportunit.
presented for seeking . peaceful solution Z
this unhappy strife. We feel confident yo
must share the profound regret that III
spirit which dictates the first step toward
It had not continued to the counsels Of you
President. Had the representatives Of th
two governments met 20 consider this que.
ton, the most memeutous ever suow,
to human statesmen Of becoming mode
tom
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Me- YORR. Julv 81.