New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-30
FROM TIE EFBEI. CAPITAL.
The JnQncs end Gilmore Mission 90 Davis
--gscport Of Secretary Fssn. auIIu--togr-
uicuGs Of the Esniriner-W bat ,orf Of
Araisficc viii suif the Rebels.


As usual Mr benjamin.. Secretary ~ State hns
placed the country IN mean, hrre and Lnrliatn x
position: Having nothing on Garth = do IA tie way u
lie legitimate business Of hs Office, De spends his
activity in pushing himself into eternal scrlpes which,
indeed, would Dc OF it'll consequence h they afoci,
him alone Unfortunately, however. OWING 10 ho
pa bic onice which he (nominully) hold' ais stuud
hunders touch us al rather costiy We find now tic
Secretary Of State Of the Confederate States
engaged IN ncWspliey GiueVroa win The
spies, who lately sDeaAod alto Richmond; ana
who come 81 them Gi'rms, armed WITH
ie,ier OF inlIOduciiono 10 onr Ne rriarv VI
State from Mr -. 1ne spv does not tel TIE
nsme 81 the Yankee who introduced him Int 30 sh0id
greatly desire ~ know N'Gt Innkcc can commission .
erv laio our lines and 10 lin handsome treat
mont aud access fts Iss-.~"t and rnb.in nhisA, u
means OF a IeileI TO Mr. 8enpmin, * statement IL
this iaoi ,ausci 10 en unpleasant sensation.
Satan finds some mischief stl fos idle hanla 70 do
and our Secrery Of State having 40 State aiiir 10
attend TO- naturally by way Of rcloSaion, falls eneiy
into communication with any sort OF scouDdrels Who
have no to talk 10 him especially sneh os are noanc'd
ny letter from bis naneless lnnkee friend hr,-'
No wonder he finds. shortly Afterwards. the inc propl
ing Yankees have made NJ bunde o. fri.~hoods 70
suit the taste Of their fellow cOun'ymen ~ ZONES ana
rus we have tho ediying spectacle u the Con
tolerate Secretary of state entering into cont oFty
with those spies in the public journals ab0ut the sts
which they report IL Is too lates he received tLon
graciousiy on tho Introduction Of HIS friend Nil
procured them an interview With the Presidents ana
they making capital OF their adventure IN INC
way Of mngaz1e nttcles and lectures At tweniy-r q
cent, per head He cannot row inyalidtio the a9cu
reey o the Information which these spies have carried
North by alleging the extreme naecuraoy VI MI Cl!.
mores narrative"
perbap. tho most absurd thing in all This busine. Is
the manner in which Mr.. Benjamin has addressed hS
long rcfutation ofthe spies" 10 Hon james ". Mason.
Coinrnss ioner to the Continent; &C., &c. cerd" MI
Mason Is not Commissioner oany continents hr Ma
son has never read and never viii Rad IL al probability,
either tie narratives Of the spie or Sr DeJant rel
utaton thereof Why does not Mr. Benz nin send COM,
munica;iOn to the newspapers at once, and seattle ana
scro and cod those spies 20 the best OF his abyt II
ANYTHING aggravate the proyoclion ofsecing CAB
met Minister ~ The Confederate States engaged Ia srh
AN alteration nt all II IL 10 lin put tuch picIos
ferrous diplomatic airs turning Iarosfaph into pro-
tocOl
the socAIIpD "pEACR-NIssiOS" 10 BIcIAioSD-
TIE IEUL Ills IoRY or TIE AFTAIR.
cipcuLlR
DgPARIvYsT OP STATE. Richmond Aug. % 1861.
Sir-NumerOus publications which have re-
Gently og21orcd in the journals Of e United siaes on
the subject OF informal oycrtures for pcacs between e
two FcdorntOns Of States nOw nj war Oh this cOtieE
rndor n desirnbe that you Should be fully advised Of
the views ana policy OF this Government on matter on
sue paramount importance. 1t IL likoyse proper That
Won shonld be accurately informed OF what has Oceufcu
ON the seFofui ocoahi"ns HaoHtp"H0" A4 Va" P
stateme1ts.
you have heretofore been furnished with copies Of th'
manifesto issued by tie Congress VI the Confeaetais
States with the approval Of the resident Oh tno
lime last and have doubtless acted IN conformity WIZ
Tho ,eoution which requested that copies OF tins ahl
@sto sbould be laid before foreign Governments lh'
nrfncipal sentiments ana purposes ny WWcn tn,,
e,ats have boon and stil actuattd are sss ioru
a. tbat naper with all the authority due to the solemn
naisration Of the Legislative aud Executive Depart
o,,s ~ this Government. and with clearness whci
$3.50 M room for comment or explanation. In lc"
.nr,cnces IL is pointed out that all we ask IL iui
i,y from interference with internal peace
@ 1yo.nsritv land 20 be lef in the undi,turbcd CT
eut Of those iuaen0ble rights Of life. liberty snC
~ nursuit of happiness. which our common ancestor
$500 10 be The equal heritage OF all parties to the 50
NJ onr,necf Let them fOrbear aggresslons upon us
nH No. wer s at IN end II there BE- questions whol
sac;re adjustment by negotiation. We have ever bcei
J,,inr and are still willing 10 enter into communicative
VIII ndyc,saries in spirit Of pence, Of equity an'
VII t,sntness" The manifesto closed With me de
ryin. flat 1--WE commit our cause TO tho eniishtsh
Of the world 10 the sober reflections OF 9u
themselves and 10 the solemn ana HBn'
"ons srbitrsnent Of heaven"
u,,,h,, very few weeks after The publication OF thi
ma.n,d - seemed 70 have met wifi response iron
ssIdcvt Lincoln. In the eaily part OF las month
,,sr wa, received by Gen. Lee from Lieut. uen. oisn'
In The following words; ,-.,,, c,.r,.)
" ..Uf.pouARSgRs ARMIES OF TIE uSllRp STATE
| "CITY PoIsr. VA July 9, 1854. }
" G,, r 4. LEE. Commanding Confederate J0re" ne'
i ..Gryrxsi; { would request that Col. James T
yaconess seventy third Illinois volunteer Infantry am
+ ~ Gilmore. esq be allowed TO meet Col. hooer
SI Commissioned for the Exchange Of Prisoners,
..'ob MACE between the Lines Vi tho Two srHlss w