Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1864-08-11
To uAo,a il mag concerns

T. ,t-.. EXECUTIVE MANSION, &
~. waahingson, July 10. =
To suAoaa IL Nag conesyns
ANY proposition which susbr &c e tie
rastoration OF peace, the integrity Of ths
whole Union, and the abandonment Of
slavery, and which comes by and ~ithian
authority thas can esssteFslt sh armies
now Rs war against the United States,
will be met by liberal terms oa En6~s&a-
tiaI points. The bearer or bearers there
| of shall have q safe conduct betls s'Ays.
| (Signed) A. LISeOEs
The application 80 whioh ws,refeF xas
elicitsd hy yoar Lessee .sf the IIFh inst.,
ia which you iufsFm Mr. Jaeeb ThqRr
son and ourselves thai you were authhr-
Iixed by the Pzegi5sst of the Ualtal States
TO, tendar az hjs sale eoBdna on the hy-
u0thesIs that We were s'Tialy aecra laEs5
l}rem Riebm6ad "a bearers Of .prsrosi-
lions looking IS The establIshlRA1t OF
peace," !" and desired a yisit to Washisg-
ton 10 the fuliiiiment of this -fbission.-
this assertion to which we lhah gave, add
US ss the evidence Of an unexpected, bot
most gratifying change 10 the policy 81
the President, change which aefait Aa-
thorizeis 70 hops. might terminals In the
ronei usiau !. peace tnutnailt JUST, boz
arahls and advantageous 10 lhe North and
% the south, exacgihg no condition. tat
that We shohid be "d1ly accredited from
Richmand, as bearers ef .prorQ5i;ipts
looking Is the Astab!ls aaiens os pssse.r
Thus pFoderfng y basis for c5Ufefsnca as
comprehensive ss y i c5 "a desits, Ii ss@sp
ad Is as that ihe President opened door
whieh had prssi5asfy been elosed aeaSnst
shs Csafsdsrate States for . full, Inter
change Of sentinsnts, free discussion. or
eonHieting opinions and antratnmeied Il
/ fort 10 remove gil causes az eantrovsrsy
by liberal nsgotlationss We, indded,
eoald not cIaira the benefit of safe es,a.
duet which lad been extended TO az in .
character Re had no righs TO assume AMI
bad never affected TO poss esa; but the
uniform declarations Of eur executive
and Congress, aSd their thrice repeated, ,
aad ns often Eepalssa attempts 10 oean
negotiations, furnish sufficient pAs1xa
thas this concilialory manifestation op
| the part Of the President OF the Unitsd
States Noaid Is met by them fn tsnspef
OF sqnaI Eaagnaniaaty4I We had shsssi
fore, no hesitation in declaring THAI If
this correspondence vas cotnmanieatsd TO
he President OF the Confederate STATES,
be xould promptly embrace ahe opposfu-
Mig presented for seekiag peaceful lRoSi
lutisn Of this unhappy strife. We issl
leoRfdent that you mast share our pro-
found regret that tle spirit which diesa.
ted shs hrss step toward psaee had hos
continued TO ,auSaaase she, councils Of
yous President. Lad thsraprcsensassyss
kof the two governments met to consider
this question, the most faomentuous ever
submibtea to isurnan stasesmRasATp, Id y
temper Of becoming modsTasiaE aaGi -
quality, followed, rs sheiF deliberations
xssla hAzsa hssn, By the prayers and lsan-
sdietioas Of every patriot and Christian
Oh the kahisabIe globe, Who is thers so
bald al 20 pfonoana6 That szIs frightfuf
wasss'oF indsvidual hapf isess ard rsalic
bfospsrisy sshish is dairy saddsaiag tha
paivegsel hsagts.might uot base haen EeE-
minated Or If the desolation and carnage
of var EnIss still bb endured through
weary year es bleed @ad nsugfeFiB Z, &has
thesn auight noe, az fsmst q havs bSda To.
fussd into is aenasos spmsaaing more OF
the spirit which softsns and partially re-
deems its bftftAlfitiss. Instead' of the
safe e8nduss sshich we s0iieStsSk and
whfsh yszF asss lstlsF gave ms sxsFsgaass
ION to s0spsss Of initbasipa . aagssia6lan
in which nelther Eosernmea, wenld eem-
promise is fighte " ssa dignity, docu.
meat has been presented which prosokus
much iadigualiaA Haai prise. II
bears no feature Of resernhiance To- thay
which wgs origihaiiy offered. and Il an ]
IKE any paper wirsch 'sTvs before esssat,a.
ted from the constitutional execuliss uf i
fsss psoHis.a Addressed ssta All . Aofi' il
3saNy ssfceen ssat rsssaudes aegog lassos1,
aaad psescFibss sn aEasesso8 q. q tas las sss,sl
IsessaasioAs 60 psaaa. lsass4asns 10 zfe
f1sigiam peiiey ID ssas bAYsaiaissaI ne
negotiations, 80 traces, wita FsbeIs ex.
| eeFt 10 bury shsis dad aasfsl avers Isasz
Bhali have laid dawn his arms, sabsaat.
ted 10 the Gevefasn cat and saa,l tor sneF.
ey.n What aaI ha.lhe akpGaasEfnn eI
/ this sudden agd easisa shaage Il sh,
! views % fttsAf adsass af sasis rsslle with.
] dfawaa 81 a00nrtsosas asxeraagp for saax6ti.
Essloas sskhs mapaeps il sa1 Akslg Il. h
lseeepteas of khis esaphagfa recall 81
wards of peace ipas sEssssAl. snI ffssi
baasss Of ssas ~ shS bEssss sesa wa asaxl
Ifof - apseaasss N Of shasa Via ksss ~
msans sF EsosiaAAsas 90 penssszss u
mysteries u big sabahst ~ xxshun u.
Esspsses Ut hisainspasial wiils hss Nnngl
: fer - - sas skssawp bare % noe Rhst
ersz kos ths pzpsr shiah hss hesn lsel
lin nsif bands. We eeald 6ok if8ns N u
- she presidsnS - ths f5uafe fe1S14te 1ll
wiskaus 0llhsing hizA N l1nfey -
henegis6 nnxEelx6k - fpenseiae q
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