, 1864-07-24

TEE NEW YORK MERAADsS
VERSION.

iFrom the n. Z. Herald


iFrom the N. z. Herald!
NtAaAnA Falls, july =, 1851.
Tho crisis In The great events here has been
resched. Now tor its results elsewhere.
IT appears that the negotiations to bring
about correspondent bet weeu the rebel
Commissioners sud Mr.. Lincoln las been
y 18th the sanction Of Old Ebe, and arranged
The programme for their safe passage to
Washington and back, for the urpose Of an
in1e1 view with the President to briuK shout |
Il settlement Of our national dtdiculties: Up
to this point, none of the Cabinet officials |
knew anything about It; hut the seizure Of |
Greeley's dispatch announcing that the rebel
Commissioners would 20 to Washington,
kicked up such uluss that MIR. 8eHard and |
other members Of the Cabinet uscertained :!
What Wss going on,
Seward, stanton and others Immediately
eet themselves TO work md upset nn that |
Greeley had done and repudiated him. The
rcsult Was that the baat OF operations was
chaneed, and Seward, instead OF Greeley,
was the operator. Another eomm9nicatfon
auspices, addressed ITO whom It may con-
cern," aud Major Hay, Ltnco!n's private Sec
rctary, wos depctizcd to bring 1t 10 siuders,
thus completely overshHdoWlug Greeley.
This message also went back On all old ar-
zange1nents previously made between Lia-
coin and Greeley, and notified Sanders that
they would only receive propositions upon
the basis OF absolute and complete abolish
meDt Of slavery and the abrcgntion Of all
State rights and this to be done by the coul-
must be dune before be would enter intonuy
negotiations with them or give them a, hear
tpE.
Greeley took this Us au Insult to him and
refused peremptori1y to have anything to do
with 1t, and Major Hay faudcd the comuu-
MI IN IN rae SO ha
cause Of Gree1ey's leaving 20 suddenly, aud
masking The statement to Sauders that sent
Ho1combe AMI Clay hare been all day
drawing up the rcply. It Was completed
about st1 p: H., and immediately hauded to
ado Je1ett, to whom 1t WAS delivered us
Grecley's afd-de-c1mp. They, as matter
Of course. reject tbie proposition, aud gave
their reasons showing that their generals
have 10 power to accomplish that point
the International HoIel for reply to Ills
| commune alton, and about five p. n, sent
letter over to Holcombe, on the Canada eide,
| etating that their delay was detaiuiDg him.
! Greeley had no conversation g to The de-
bas been stated in other papers. He simply
satisfied himself that these rebel commission
ers spoke By authority; that they were viii
ling 10 enter into negotiations for IN amicab1e
steps to bring about personal Interview be.
twt en- them and tho President, where every
thing could be done officially, thu only lcgiti-
mAte way.
Through eeward's interference his plans
have been defeated, though once assentcd to
By Lincoln, n hich leaves Greeley suspended
between the Administration and the rebel
commissioners, the inter still holding Gree.
| ley to bis agreement, while Lincoln and Sow
| ard repndiatc 1t. ..
much as though Greeley, Lincoln aud Seward
| were all badly sold.
| The whole affair SINNERS down to d bold
| move for the Clicaeo Convention. This may
| have been all that the rebel commissioners
| desire. If 50, thy have accomplished their
object. In regard to the conditions Of peace,
although nothing of the kind has transptred
In their consultations with Greeley, can
safely say that Us fur Is these reputed repre-
etntatives are Willing to speak for thu South,
the rebel States will return to the union
upon the basis Of State Sovereignty, each
State to mat eye Its own social institutions
the restoration Of perbonui rights; let By.
cones be bygonts; where slavery ID wiped
out let 1t GO. Or, In other words. they art
ready to tske the principles Of the Kansas nne
Territories. Whether these gentlemen II
ttls speak the sentiment OF the Southern Con
fedtra,y leave others to Judge. They know
Us much In resard to that as can be gathcfes
| htrs. >;
Greeley is 50 convinced that an opportunl
ty bas otlvred ITSELF to bring about an adtust
| mept taa. would not be- huiniliatiug to eithf
section, and stop the enormous sacrlhcc Q
1tie md treasure, that he left the tuprcBsfo
here TINT he would no logger support tA
administration. Look out ior squalls in th
Tribune Office. The Seward men claim thu
they hold q majority Of the stock ut the r.
> I1st.r, and thai tue. eau prevent Greeley ustn
D 1t against Lincoln. If this Is true, It explstr
A-S- Ill fsIfsI
O al,other In the Tribune. He may under th
l. prceenrc lease the concern.
Hay 1elt for Washington this eyen[nl
= :, Clay and Beverly Tucker hive gone to =
IL Cstha'ines sp1iags, Ho!comhe TO Toront'
senelsl aas.sa ssssfipr of ths noteSe S
Sanders IL aii alone In his GLORY. One Of Il
Fort Lafayette prisoners, VITO escaped At
t" SWIM, across thc river to Staten lslana,.
stopping on the Canada side. He goes md
the nause Of Greenhouse.
GNEElEY's KI1ToMtAL.
Tie te'cgraphic stories concerning poi
nc conferences at Siagarl Fails have u slend
r. foundation IN fnct, but most Of the deta
Of are very wide Of tho truth. The editor,
thts paper has taken part In And been prl
10 no further Or otccr negotiations th
Eh were fully authorized, aud more than auth
"a lied; but these related solely to brinsl'
~ the antagonists face to face in amtcat
Jc rather than bellicerent attitude, with VII
1t to the initiation Of an cArnc.t effort
~ peace, to be prosecuted at Warrington. T
no movement hss had no immediate success
nt OF course, oil reports TINT the writer I
n. hcen engaged In proposing, or receiving,
~ | discussing, hypothetical terms Or bases
m pe-ce, whether With accredited agcnts Of |
Richmond authorities or othcEs. are ut
mistakes. He has never had the slight
=. | authorization to do anything Of the sort; 8
nj he is quite aTase Of those provisions Of !
me which relate to volunteer negotlators v
o. public enemies. Those provisions be bear
nd approves, and Is nowf6c Inclined to vfo1t
the More thnn this he does not as get feel
AL liberty to state, though be sooo may be.
IN That he can NOW add In his geucrni inltre
ing that the pacideataon Of our country Il nett
lm- 80 difficult Eor Eo distant as seems to be z
m no" orally supposed.
the Important Notfcc from secrc;
Il ry FeSscuden.
WAsu1*GToS, July 2S.-Secretary Fest
/ on den has Inst Issued the folio wing notict
re holders fs,n Of TIE three years 80 notes ds
ihe Holders Of the go notes dated Aug. l.
hey 1G61, are notified that they may be presen
afch | Immediately In ans amounts to be exchan
vith G t1r 1s PsF cent bonds fall ing due aiterJ
pnn- The interest on the 80 notes will be
aes- tied up to date Of maturity, Aug. 18th,
.heir from July 1st The adjustment Of tnte
."ill be 1nade By deducting from the amo
.. interest 1nen fenua M to be due ou the 7-So q
a3tSs ;9tSts the o per cent bonds from july
transmitted hy tue Treasurer r.
com OF drafts Issuing upon settlement y
emy notes ale sent Tor settlement as above, I
bout the Treasury foz redemption" )" and must b
and companied by letter stating thr kfn
Fort bonds, registered or coupons. and The der