The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-07-30


seemed 10 Us hist The President openel
door which had previously been close,
against the Confedrrsfe States Tor ful! H.
y ie rchnnge or sentiments. free .iiscussinn b
!. coriic'ins cpInins and!anirsmelIed eilsrf !,
: remove Al. cpusrs OF controversy, by libers
nrgo'ia'ion. We. indeed could not claim
the berefit Of a safe conduct which had been
extended TO Us In character We had no
night 70 assnmc. aud hsd never affected 10
posses; but The uniform declaration of our
) Executive and Congress and their thrice
lFrpTaied. and a. often repulsed, attempts 10
'lopen negotiations, furnished a sufiicen,
pledge that this cnnciiinrory M nifesr,,ion
on The part o. the President Of the United
States, would BE- met by them 10 temper
of equal nagnaDifniy. We had. III ersiore
no hesitation IN declaring that II this c,r-
respondence was Communicated 10 ihe Pres
lde"t " The Confederate States, he wouId
promptly embrace Tie opportunity presented
ier seeing peaceful solution IL this M
~ ppy strife. We feel coiGdpnr Won VIM
Io'n ~ nnr profound regret ihar The splritl
which dicis'ed The fret step toward peace
should no: have continued TO pnImaie the
c'uncil- ~ your President. Had The repre-
scnia'iveS ~ the Two Gtvernmen,s met ID
cohs'dsr 'tiis question, iae most mcmc nrous
'ssf submitted 70 human stat s.na nship.in
spirii q becoming moderaiion hnd equity
inllow' y a. their deliberations would be. b,
he prayers and benediciions u ererr pa,ricr |
ana christian on the hafi'able globe. who
y there 50 bold NJ 70 pronornce that the
fish'iu wsfie Of individual happiness snd
public prosperity which j. daily saddening
'hr universal heart, might not have been
'srminaIed; or II Il g dcsoistion and carnage
~ war must still be endured through weary
years Of biood snd suffering that there rnirhiI
not o. least, have been infused into i,s con. /
ducf something more OF the spirit which
scfteus and partly redeems i,s brutalities |
Instead q the safe conduct which we soIicit.
and "hieh your first letter gsvs us every
reason 70 suppose would be extended. for
me purpose Of initisting negotiations N
Which ne'iher Governmen would cvmpro.
MISE rs right o. is dignity. dorument has
been presented which prov0kes o. much in.
i'snai'on 70 surprise. Il boar no features Of
esemblanrc % that which wss originally 4
'iiered, and i unlike any paper hch ever
'riore emanaied from the constitutional Ex- Il
curve q free people. II 10 addressed tol
HON i may concern. 4, precludes nego- n
ia'lon and prescrIbe-, in advance, terms nd
cndi''cns Of peace; il returns to ihe origina b
obey Of no bargaining, no negotiation, no
Tuce with febeIs; until every man shall
ave laid down his arms. Submitted 10 the s
iovernmeft and sued for mercy.
What may De the explararion OF this
ndden snd entire change in the views oil
'e President; Of thi- rude withdrawal Of az
Dufteous overture for negotiation st the
omsns i was likely 10 be accepted; Of this I
nPhasc recall Of words Of peace jus, utter. 4,
J. and fresh blasts OF war TO the bitter end
g leave for the speculation OF those who ds
ave means o. the inclination 10 penetrate
'e mysteries Of his Cabinet or farhom the
lprice Of his imperial Wilt is erourh for lha
70 say that we have no use whatever for
e paper which has been placed in ourl~s
inds-vhich we could not transmit 10 the n
resident q The Confederate States without \.
iering him an indigniiy, dishonoring our Ii
Ives, and incurring the well merted scorn
our ccunfrymeu. While an ardent desire ne
peace pervades the people Of tie Confed- ~ ~
ate States, we rejoice 10 believe that
ere are few, Il any among them. who crs
ould purchase i al The expense Of liberty.
nor and seif eifrespecf- lit csn be secured y
ly by their submission to terms or con. n
est. the generation Is yet unborn which |
y witness its restoration. Ifihere be any the
lilary autocrat in the North who Is enii.
q 70 proffer the conditions Of this mani !
\, there j. none in the South authoriz ed peo
entertain them. Those who control our i
nies are servants Of the people. not their me
siers. and they have no more inclination :.
N they have right TO subvcrt the social ern,
itutions Of sovereign States, 10 overthrow 81
IL established Constitutions. ana ~ bar. be 1
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