The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-08-31

the Precedent that they came With the know ledge
and approval Of PIe.ident Lincoln, and under t' pa'.
ers authorized 70 nesotisse or peSe, and desired
,oln. and % obtain the President, view, IN iurn,
o,o 70 .Tis iGr meeting q comm..one
inst u We useless 10 come N X chInOnd TO tall oi
peace on any other tenn, than tn fco,sn7ed indie
we're awns q that and tha, ,hey wee, ne,e,the-
. sOn re .hc ,ser 9Ieryies ~%d esuli Il
deteiInn.d N permit them to come to Richmond un-
on The cvsnins Of Tho 18th July. Colonel ouli con.
Quoted these gentlemen 70 hotel In q ch noui vhele
loom wa provided ior them, In which ,hcy seeto
and the neIt morning received tho following letter
SioT1RvoOp HoTri-
RIrHMoSU. Va, July IL, i-ffi
ya,e Ststss ~ 1m,,,ed
nino, and jane. K 'ii'o .. Of %ss.achg.stt,,ncSi
,espec'fnlly solicit, an interview With pie-iden,
bsSe No nsl y, Richmond Byae si,s,n., y rna
fully pos creed of the vifws NJ the tnici States Cow
an 10 Sas and S md
little doubt that nee int cnnie OF views lc,ween
to such official neso is,on. ~ would ii mate in ta.
storing peace 10 be two sections Of car Distracted
"rhev therefore AK an Interview With tho Pref.
dent, and SKATING your reply, are mot truly and
respectfully your obelieni ielvanlr,.
"JAs X. uifnuHl-"
The word "ofhcla" " undrregOlpd. and The word
'rcace" doublv updersro cd, IN the n irinal.
Aitef petusins the letter Invited Colonel Ould to
conduct The writer's 10 ms ONCE and on iheir arrival
STATED TO them tha, they mu.t te con'eous hey
could not Ia adialtled Ia inioryos ulth tho fIoA.
dent without informing inoc fully Of the object ~
que-t Of M lincoln. 81 Uilino = replied ILai thoy
car unotc ally, tn, with the suowle isr AZ desire
Of Mr.. iincoln. that they though the var hsd cone
lar enough, that 1t could never end except BY some
sort Of AK eenent that the agreement nigh, aseu
20 mado nos 20 alter s,lii u ther blood,hed. that
they kuew By the recent eddI.e of the COME leGnto
oonti ese that We wese willing TO make peace that
they admitted that proposals. ought to Ion the
Noftb, and lha they were pepa ed TO make tbeec
proposals. BY Mr.. Lincoln, su,oity; that |. VA uec-
essary to have Of In mai unde standing IN Nd
vance OF REGULAR neg isfons. for II commissioners
wee spIpin,ed viihou, come such Understanding
pariie. more biter Z. anst each other than teicie;
.hn, thsy know Mr. l.lnoolns yiews and would state
ITEM " pressed by the fesidentte do 40 md de-
again Insisted on some evidence that they came
mole referred 70 the fact that permission Tor their
coming through our line. hsd been 1ked officially by
General ant in tina, letter had asked hat this
quest should Re ie'erred TO President Davis. Mt;
b. W. LiSSo.n. .smesine ,;saei,i ,,.an, 10 aid NJ
fillmore and friend in pacing through hi. lines into
hame was not put the card Tor the eAson that II
VA earnestly desired that their visit should he kept
ago, and bad visited Petersburg n similar errand,
4 and that II vas ieAed II his nan should become
him in Pr,e ,Inrs ~ oa sopcct,ie ,be un,t pe
iof which a. now came. lie tald ,Let TIE r,m.
did no, ds.ie thai the COME ieHcy should accep ANY
other terms but would To glad to hnye my pfoute Va
they rave their, that their writ should lie kept I.
profound tccret II Il failed to result, IN peace thai Il
would not te Just that either patty wound seek any
vantage b. divulgtng the TACT Of their owe tire or
peace, II unsuccessful srsent ed to TIL. Request, and
then, r.ing, sa.d 40 understand you to state die.
coln Tor the puIrose Of agreeing with the esicnt Ms
70 the proper moe OF ipsusuratns formal neso.ia.
!or stating his own views. and receiving those Of
re'Iten, Dsy,- DO nns,e.ed IN The all native native
my office the same eVc niDg, at y NJ. that at Least,
presumed he would, tut he objected, alter hear
then recon'mi,tod to the chane OF Colonel Oud, with
the undo stapdng that they w"ie 70 lie Iccondnctel
| directed.
This interview, connected vi the report IRE .ous
| y made hy Coone oud, ici on my mind the d.ridei
hnprcssion that MI. Lincoln Wa ave ," 10 rcni4ns
formal commissioners to OPEN ncsOtiaiion, let lac
deI%nGcuce Of the Comic leu.,, ana that lie
ious 10 earn vhether the conditions which aione
yledot by the Con.clcrucy. that with tnl- v,ve he
bad raced HE messengers in condition u satisfy
h.msef IN anythng In the event 81 dIsi cement "A
V sucn conditions he considered to he ndnrenss-
euslon. lie deteimined that no QUESTION oi iofm or
etrue tie rhoud he an obstacle to h. RECEIVING any
IN puttinr an end 70 the carnage which marked the
con Innance OF hostilitics.
,he evening, snd Colonel o1d came lev moment.
later, With Messls. Jaiucs. ami Gilmore Toe fieI'
dent sad to them that he had heard uom me thai thcy
came neeir OF resc from Mr. Lincoln; that a,
such they .e,e seeon'e that ihe oone1e 10. aey M
eady to hear vhsievcr they haa to oner OH that sub
tect.
Mr. Gilmore then aidies.ei the Pc. dent, and in .
fee mlDutes had cnnve, ed the information that tho.s
two gentemen had come 10 Richmond my essei with
the ideA that the gni nnent ould Hrcept
the decentralization o. the Mon, the afo oi elav
cry and the grant OF IN amnesty TO the people OF ls
the abolition Of slaveiy, 1t was popoeei that tneis
should be general VOTE Of all the i-ope OF both
ederatons AMI the majority o. the vote thus taken
question:. Ihcss we've stated to he M. Lincoln,
We've The P.e-ldent anssei ed that ne hefs proro
sals had leen p.eisced b. the iemnk that The reop'
ought W govern, the oder IN effect, y. opOsal
that the CoDe4c ale slaies should Surrender nj d ~
cie,ion, admit that they nj he ron tut b,'
enemies, and avow themselves ~ ! q IL need oi par
don Tor taeir crime. that a. elimination Sas p.e.e
aDls TO such dirhonor.
lie stael that II they were 40 unacuualntei them.
selves with the iolm OF their oNeruuent A. {,
make such propositions MI Lincoln ourht to hay,
known whom saving them his virna thai u vgs ont o
The power OF the Confederate to'e uueui 10 net ~
tho subject Of the domestic n-titut ut the
saies, each state having exciusiye Jurisdiction or
that point .iili Ie.,o comn't the dec -.on % -neh
question 10 the vote OF to- cen up q hat the sep
alton Of the states us AN con phci inot, th At IA
al no Authority 10 receive PROPOSALS TO. ne .ota ui
except by virtue OF his office 4 e.li'nt o an ndc
penueny tonie.e acl, aud on thar lasls tIon" mus
| PROPOSALS he maze "a him.
| A. one psiiod OF the conversation, Nj. Gmor,
nse ,Le % somr iAnhudse reo.llng - shts' staic
u "Iebeihs" while rendering mn Hrcpuut Q. VIZ. In
cons We've, aud alologizrd TO- the suld Inc trcsi
deht desired him 10 plocyei, ui7t no ot'Ice W.
taken ami that he wished NJ. Iinvo ne MugdSgP Il
tt f,ieacd to hai ~ exactly as pee. bic. some uf
Their conversation ,ock pECl, rut stgntaliy 10 TN
.nne eiee, a, the to"so rg.s heu the ff'riacn rose