The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-30
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
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VIM. Cor nell Jewett to the President.
PHILADELPHIA, July 20, 1854.
To nR PREsDKN:-
II 10 announced under government authority that
have received the slightest recognition from tho
President. The President surely win not deny giving
permission to address him national subjects week
prior to his inauguration that the authority has
been withdrawn; that at interviews asked il would
st no agreeable 70 receive communications from me,
and Il SO, through Mrs. Lincoln. The reply was 'no
objection"
Further occasion the President used the follow
Ing anguage'How you Mr.. sewett tall but Of Colo
rado) for Mrs Lincoln and myself receive your le.ters
from all parts Of the states F"
The President will dany that did not act
under tho government authority at NIAGARA by virtue
Of tho power held Mr. Greeley Mr.. Greeley at least
acknowledge did " mis- letters to mo II not denied
Wind Gated II denied, will. under OATH with facts
Alas or the gratitude OF repubcsI This ID my reward
for unoeasng peace Efforts A. ny trust alone IN God
success will yet atteAd mo. WIN. CORNELL JEWETT
Rebel View OF the Peace Negotiations.
THE COMMISSIONERS REPUDIArED AT RICHa0ND-
PRESIDENT LIHCOLN's PAPER-HIs ULTIMATUM-
THE REV. COLONEL JACQUES AND EDMUED KIRKB
IN TIE REBEL CAPIrAL--rHE OBJEcr or riaBIR
yIsfT-PEAcE NOT TO BIZ OBTAINED BY INTER-
CHANGE or SENT MENrs WITH Mr.. LINCOLN, lrC.
lfrom the Richmond Examiner, July 20
approvuS stats parer Of Abraham Lincoln. Il is Ii
letter addressed "lo Whom II May Concern concerns
Messrs. Hoccmbe, G. Q Clay and Georse N Sanders.
and. would f0ndyvbeeve, NO other person. or por-
sons whonsoever. When ofcious individuals 60 creep
Ing round BY back doors, doors, sa askns in.srvis.s views
meuu." h gives us sinsere Qualification 10 see them
spurned. yes Kicked, from the said back door. TO
it better, SBuyn Think Of IN ex-senator from Ala
bama and vrginian member Of Compensation say
nothing OF tho third themselves
luit n
gnomous rsbuat tho hands Of the truculent buoon Of
Illinois,
the air OF a device Of the iugen sanders He vas
who, finding Mr. Clay and Mr.. Hocombe travelling IN
Canada for their health aud sojournng at the Clifton
House, bethought him OF getting them into correspond
about peace; and il was he who opened II himself
ny 70 less person than thatsangupary phian
thfopist Horace Greeley asking him Greeley procure
safe for the party 10 Washngon and thence 10
was real embassy 10 offer saSmssioo eagerly promised
the safe conduct sn tho Presidents name. They replied
they were not exactly ana atosssher
the espondeuce' were communicated 70 Rich
mond. they or somebody else would be invested
with fall powers And what the circumstances
dsclosed2 We learn this from long lettor Of Messrs.
Clay and o combe. written after their repuse. The cir
disclosed nothing 10 the world except
Greeley unauthorized offer Of safe conduct. They
say-atd 10 reading what they say remember tnat II
two eminent Confederate gentlemen addr essng paltry
editor not having the presumption write
to Emperor Abraham himself seXacting condi-
tons but that we shoud 90 duly accredited from Rich
mond as bearers OF propositions looking TO the estab
lishment OF peace thus proposing basis for confer
euce comprehensive as we could desire u seemed 70
the President opeDed door that had previously
been closed against the Confederate States Tor full IN
terchsnge o. sentiments. iree discussion OF conflicting
cpiniors and rammeed effort TO remove all
OF controversy by liberal negotiations" What right
had they aude 70 propositions looking to tho
establishment OF peacey Who comm issioned them TO
interchange sentiments with Iucoln2 And what do they
by controversy and liberal Desoations
Il these ocous gentlemen had been received at Wash
ington, and had been accredited from Richmond, we
should have et very nervous on the subject OF those
liberal ncgotiaticns However, Liocon so. soon as ne
Informed there such people looking about that
back door, surmising that IL was now partly open,
though "previously ciosed," and paryiDg with New
York editor the hope OF getting admttance-shut up
the dosr with a bang right In their three noses and
warned them OF by notice-''ro Whom u May Con
cern.v
II is suggested that perhaps the eunsng device or Mr.
Sanders was only contrvance for helping the peace
Lancoln Just the very nd of which the
msny counseled" George expected aud that is TO be
used to show how ferociousy and unreIeningy the
present Yankee administration is bent and
pulses the slightest hint Of peace. As usual th such
excessively cunning schemes this one not only defeats
se but he ps the which u was possibly Intended
damage. No exhoit senator and member OF
Congress u the rebel States thus tmldly crawling,
by dabout to the fooit1ol OF the Emperor OF
the Yahoos, whining and sniyelling about peace aud
@iher al negotiatons and h,ughtiy refused ad-
mitauce ~ tic sovereign presence, will serve, not the
peace, but tse war party, because u viii be used TO
impression that tue coufederacy 10 10 tho
OF desth when two such distinguished legislators
make pitiu attempt TO reach the Of blended
esty. such the dol. then 10 this case, as in
the other those whom may concern" have got what
they deserve.
Has amy one seen the Reverend Colonel jacques and ono
Edmund Eirks What the detectives about Hero
two spies, manfcsty spes, tat the Spotts-
HOtel. Richmond, on secret mission ~ and ucw,
beug In Castle Thunder, kirke and tho Rev.
Cooue again in their own country, giving mysterious
hints to correspondents their hfeo
days enteranmen, 10 Rchmood. aud about "two inter
views which they say they had with Mr. Davis. They
cannot scose for the present'those deep drt mats
what passed at those interviews but at s int maed
aud here truly startling fact"that Mr. Davis would
nothing short Of the recognition tue south
efn coUederacy " or course these two Yankees were
SPIES or else they wanted To sell something Richm nd
which they had through the lines probably they
combined the Two objects Our passport system, rear
is but little oection and the detectives are not SUM-
centiy vigiant.
Hosroever that may be- there s now certainly rs-
newal OF those vague whs, erings OF peace wncn ns
several times before circulated through socie'y.
think that peace is 10 the air Peace, ana ruhos \"
escs float around aud men dream OF pesce ~ nEus'
We have seen here unauth~rlxed anu n rarss
both Union ana rebel, repair respectively nortn sna
about the moment, as were snuninx peacc,
ss horses snuff water the DESERT ~ koiu uecines
little M New York. even in the ee.u =. . mmssy ~ us
ter the N,ps saysu becsse tuere " so's " nsthc
live eelipp tbat we the eve of pence Ihis nos
,,e n,s,p ayowa of the enemys presa four
,so that years campaign must be the hnai
,s ear approach OF Lncoins bloody term, the I'M
,o..s ansncts sniu o.she United States, aH combine
~ pr.dpe MT SO nUch copvctou as preeentimens,
,b,t y = are 10 have peace.
Ard il may BE- Peace may be nearer 70 us than 20
tb,nE aud may come suddenly though cannot see
prec- -ey one thing. however, clear. so desi.
rsb event cannot ne hasgeaed by amateur nesosa-
bfs uevcslngins sen iets" with Mr. Lincoln, nnr oy
uCsate fUnMers thrnstlng "tntervlews" Ar laws,
ior ~ p,ssibte coucevsbis ccrrespondoncs w.
we,a 6eorse sanders and Horace Grssey.