Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-08-03

only defeats itself, but helps the cause
which It was possibly intended to dam
age. To exhibit an ex-senator and q
member Of Congress of the rebel States,
thus timidly crawling, by a roundabout
way 70 the fOotstOOl Of the Emperor of the
Yankees, whining and snivelling about
peace and 'sliberal negotiation" and
haughtily refused even admittance to the
sovereign presence, win serve, not the
peace, but the war party, because it will
be used TO- create the impression that the
Confectionery must be In the agonies of
death when two such distinguished leg
islatOrsEmake 90 pitiful an attempt 70
reach the ear Of offended majesty. If
such was,the idea, then in this case, as in
the other, "those who it may concern"
have got what they deserve. .e.
"Has any one seen the ReVerned Colo
mel Jaeouess and one Edmund Kirke?
What are the detectives about Here
have been two spies, manifestly spies,
'iat the SpOttsWoOd Hotel, Richmond, on
a secret mission" and now, instead Of be-
ing in Castle Thunder, Kirke and the
Rev. Colonel are again in their own eoun-
try, giving mysterious hints 70 the WASH
ingtOn correspondents about their three
days entertainment in Richmond, and
about ''two interviews" which they say
they had with Mr.. Davis They cannot
disclose 'tfor the present'-thOse deep
diplOmRts-What passed at those inter-
views, but sit is intimated"-and here is
truly a startling fact-''that Mr.. Davis
would consent 70 nothing short Of the re-
cognitiOn of the Southern Confederacy."
OF course these two yankees were spies;
or else they wanted to sell something in
Richmond which they had run through
the lines; or probably they combined the
two objects. Our passport system, we
fear, is but little protection, and the de-
tectiVes are not sufficiently vigilanE
Howsoever that may be, there is now
certainly q renewal of those, vague Whis-
perings of peace, which have seVeral times
before circulated through society. Many
think,that peace is in the air. Peace, and
rumors Of peace. float around us, and men
dream of peace at night We have seen
here unauthorized and oficious persons,
both Union and rebel, repair respectively
North and South about THE same moment,
as it were snuffng peace,as horses snuff
water in the desert If gold declines a
little in New York, even In the teeth of
disaster, the NeloS says it is a sort Of i'm
stinctiVe feeling that we are on the eve Of
peace. This is not unnatural; the plain
ayoRals of the enemy's press four months
ago, that this years campaign must be
the final one, the near approach of Lin~
coins bloody term, the eminent financial
ruin of the United States, all combine to
produce not so much a conviction as a
presentment, that We are soon to have
peace.
And it may be so. Peace may be near
er to US than We :think, and may come
suddenly, though one cannot see precise>
ly how. One thing, however, is clear
so desirable an event cannot be hastened
by amateur negotiations Exchanging
sentiments" with Mr.. Lincoln; nor by
blockade runners thrusting ''interVieWs," /"
on Mr.. Davis; nor by any possible or con-
ceiVable correspondence between George
Sanders and Horace Greely. f-, h