East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-07-27

can, that the war is being prosecuted
by Mr.. Lincoln, not for the restora-
ton of the Union under the Constitu-
ton, but for the abolition of slavery. In
this obstinate and mulish declaration
the President persisted, having had
his spinal column strengthened by a
strong application of abolition ONT
ment.
Mr.. Greeley was disgustsd-mad.
AS he stepped into his carriage to
drive away from the Clifton House,
after bidding the Southern agents a
cordial good bye, he remarked to
Them, "Gentlemen, / hope you will
not consider us at the North a set Of
blackguards." Who else did he mean
except Lincoln, Seward & Co. /? If
Mr.. Greeley does not warm Mr.. Lin
celn's boots before the campaign is
over, / shall be greatly mistaken. He
is sure to do it if he can control the
Tribune, of which he is a stakeholder,
but does not have complete control
A madden man than Greeley has not
been seen in the vicinity of Niagara
Falls since the battle of Lundy's Lane.
So far as tho conference proceeded
it was conducted with much courtesy
and good feeling. Both parties have
higher respect for each other, and
feel that the day of peace, unity and
prosperity is nearer than when this
negotiation commenced, though it has
apparently for the present resulted in
failure. AS might have been ex-
pected, it has created profound sem
sation throughout the country, calling
such men here as Ex-Governor Hunt,
DIR. Breckenridge, and scores from all
parts of the country, eager to catch
at straw by which our drowning
country can be rescued. And to Lin
clon belongs the responsibility for
again shutting the door against a way
to reconciliation and peace, and that
for tho reason, for the first time avow-
ed by the President explicitly, that
slarery must be abandoned, as condition
precedent to the restoration of the
Union and stopping of the war
Thus he drives the last nail into his
political coffin. The people will not
trust Mr.. Lincoln with two millions
more of men and four thousand mil
lions more of money, for him to fur
Their prosecute his Quixotic attempt to
extinguish slavery, though civil hber-
ty be lost, and the Union perish for
ever. The imaginary epitaph written
by brilliant foreign author several
years ago, speaking Of the American
people, ought to ring continually in
their ears: "IIere lie the people who
lost their own liberties in attempting
to give freedom to the slave"
Most of the disting,e have left-the
Southern agents for the different parts
of Canada, and the Northern repre-
sentatives TO their several homes.
The following important letters
have not yet been given to the public.
They were omitted in Thurday's dis
patches.
MR.. GREELEY TO Mr.. yEwETT.
Niagara Falls, July 20, 1864.
w. G. Jewett, Esq, Cataract House:
Dear Sir-In leaving the Falls, /
feel bound to state that l have had
no intercourse with the Confederate
gentlemen at the Clifton House, but
such as L was fully authorized to hold
by the President of the United States,
and that have done nothing in the |
promises but the fulfillment of his in
functions. The notes, therefore,
which you have kindly interchanged |
between those gentlemen and myself,
can in no case subject you to the i'm
putation Of unauthorized dealing with |
public enemies.
Yours, HORACE GREELEY.
MR.. JEwETT TO THE SOUTHERN AGENTS.
Cataract House Niagara Falls July 20.
Hon. G. G. Clay, Hon. j. b. Hal
combe, Hon. G.. N. Saunders, Hon.
Beverly Johnson, and the Hon. Rep
resentatives in Canada Of the South
Confederacy.
Gentlemen-I am directed by Mr..
Greeley to acknowledge the receipt of
tho following telegram from Mr.. Clay:
ST. CATnARINEs, July 20, 1864.
Geo. N. Saunders will be with you
at o'clock. Detain Greeley until /
see him. G. G. CLAY.
And to state that in view of his
mission having ended through pro-
posed rejection of the terms of nego-
tiation in the letter Of the President
of the United States, delivered to you
in person by him and Major Hay, he
does not deem himself authorized to
take any further steps in the matter.
He regrets the sad termination Of the
military steps taken for peace, from
the change made by the President in
his instruction given 10 him to convey
Commissioners to Washington for ne
gotiation unconditional
He will be pleased to receive any
answer you may have to make in
writing through me, or any mode you
may desire. l inclose a copy Of a
note from Mr.. Greeley, addressed to
me, justifying the relations / have
had with you during this short nego-
tiation for peace. In conclusion, /
tender to you my heartful thanks for
the kind and generous manner you
have received me personally, and for
the noble and magnanimous senti-
ments you have advanced in desire
to end the bloody conflict between the
two sections. l can only regret that
our government should not have seen
the policy, duty and justice of meeting
your generous offer to meet in council
Terms of peace to
depend upon circumstances transpir-
ing during negotiation.
My efforts shall be, as ever, un-
ceasing for a peace that shall secure
to the section you represent that JUS
tice that shall meet with the approval
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