The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-29

obtain The President. views In reiurns,so % arrange
be- LAD told cm rcpaltc Ny alt t was s-s % come ~
heAmynd % taR o. p'ss' ON my u'er terms than ,ha
toy suid alt my vcrg aware of .hs ani ,hat thuy
we're, novCrhre's .pHfJont tEit heir Inter. rw would
oWl determined 60 permit tN.u 30 come 50 E..al,.Dl
ON tte .,enIa Of iao It. u- J.y Co,ut OuIi o. rD-
al,t, 'h'se Wndgm,1t. as.ol @ ltehu1ub. whore =
aiof,6s feigSi ths ioi IS, sls- anu ''' n'''
"sru ipysE, krhu n1, vlJuiy Il, 1854, ,Iru.
p BENJAMIN, Secretary state Of Confederate sta'oa
Ja,,s, af IrI05i, ,~i james H. Giioi, ct ss.'a.ta'
sest most respectfully !i-t ava .aictyev with rr".
and have no al character o. authority 'ui ,noy are
tuy possessed OF tho views OF u2 luitl states 0nv"rn
sting 'ctvcor The Norrh and The South AMI b,,N ua
lauhJ shat free iutrchangr oi ogs htwrap prrB mt
DAVIS ana Themselves Noul open ,1s way 90 spsa o,Ii
n,Eouauons az would Ultimate IN r'oTug rl',Et 20 Tie
"rhey therefore ash m Interview sish ne President
"A0'' 'igy s5y. 32@ ,S1j fs'Ess5,7.s' jcG;st-7ss..
"JNrr r. JNg.ls,
"JA'E- Y. GrINour.'
Ttgvnr4 "ora. Is 1do-so,f,d and the word pc,,e"
d0uUly undsrscor.t, IN ibe original
duct 'ht ier, 70 my 9hce asd on thcr arrival stated
mrt.d TO n intSTieg ,,I S ire3isSSi ,.hI ,p5 r ,
ing me moro uly ol the gpgcUt OF hcr mias and s
Mr.. GILMORE roIAei that they came unJruiaiy. but
Win The knowcdgc and ai tn' dnoirc, OF Mr.. Lnoln
Soud never end except by some ,gr, Of syrooment ti
The Tngh be
slood'hei hhi bey knew by tho recent aIiros OF the
Conied,Ta Congress tlas wcrC willing 10 make poAee
North pnd hat they prepared 70 make these prolo
sails by MI. ncolns authority; Tint il was necessary 90
lar ne cA ions for f fcouuqspno were appoint d Ni.h.
out some such undc cstlndng .hy w1ni nect, quarrel,
Jhor han before; that .ley kisw NJ Incolns views
au1 would slto them II proIej ~ hc President y DO
an1 Dc sue1 u learn his IN return.
agan ms sted .nos hey came from NJ
Lincoln; and IN order to SATISFY me, Mr. C!n5c rcsrrod
flp fatt thAt pHfuE1t0n flr tNar trOuEh
hncs had been asked ofcihy BY General Grant IN letter
asked that This r"4ucst should bo -cf'rcd 90 President
signed ~ Mr.. ncoa, ue'duE Gcusrsl GrAntto ala Mr.
Gilmore friend IN passing through his bnes int,
desired that sr ys; shoUli be- Kept secret. ha. be had
Potersbmg similar err 40 ami ina Il was feared Il
bis name should become IN Nu, that some of those who
purpose frvi'h he n1 came De said ha. the tcrna
honorable the Confsdca,y d they I'D dcsrs1a'
the ,nidCfiHy should aces ~ any other terms, hut would
Wilt should he +, p profound sS5Ct l. nj, 10 re-.
9es 3 ga an, w2al nS b. 2, ast SS ether 5S & &g.r
thwr overture ior pedee, nn'uc'es-iHi usssr;rd
staId you 10 state distinctly has yoH como as mes-
sengert rom Nj. lm:oh lor ,he parpos" pl agree
fatDs iormsl neso ton or p9ace charged BY NJ In.
coin WIN authority FOR tlng his own views and rCce.v-
Affirmative, aul then said that the Pssdcn v5u,d see
ihem at ny office the taue evening p. NJ that, A.
t-i.''- 80
,"somm c9 /, tbey haze oioasl 0ii VIZ ts .inr
ding that eY were 10 10 r0CondGse to my oucs az
The appointed hour, uniess otherwise directed.
roaic by oonai bHid Ven on ny Milo i&o dS Idol nm
pre- sion hat Ar Lincoln VnS avsrse % ss1dng tor n
be de,m,d 70 have rc og4ol the poa len,e Of ,Rc
ContectiacN, ana that he wa anN"us 70 @lIn sbehc
he uitJns on which alone bo woul ~ Vi. 20 tax
such step would be yieiicn by tho Co.fo .a-ayy;
with this view ne had placed his messengers IN conf
tcn 10 sals "a tat they really came Fom him "ithtt
littirg lplSgli thin IN t.C eSCnt OF 4,rC
Ins.S, 10 ON nornn ne R Pf,9n: ne cg ,S NV
corclusloTs he determined hat ~ question Of form
tuIe tHat promise howeyt remotely 20 csui 40 rsng
IN ,ld 10 The carnage which marked the continuance
TGSIr rsidont 70 my oNee Al O'Clock IN the even
Mt,,fs Jaq6es lui Glpre The PrcsIJsnI aid to hem
Ngt ne had heard, rom me- tAnt trCy uossenyCr
enc, s6at s CchisGsTacy Sai s ,i.
peace, ard nat he Was ready t0 hear whatever sacy
Mr Gilmore then addressed the President anl a few
mnntts had conveyed o Information that 1uso t~1 gon-
that ibis Government would accept Pgic3 on basis pi
tho grant Of smnss'y the people o. Sac s.att-
epeniant crmi AIS IN order TO accomplish the abolition
W,otora X, -s,ps ~ 5S,h isicrITs In ma, sn,S,
ma orty Of The YOto thus akcn 70 determine that
be Mr lncOms views. The President gnswersd, hat ~
these pop sails sad been pretaeed b. the rearh tia o
Sught 70 S2rer9 ia cfer % wgs IN e,e, P'oP sal hat
ADMIT tha: hey had been wrong from tne b1sinn OF thG
contest submit % he mercy VI their encm o., and avlw
hemseve to be 10 need of pardon r thei- thal
| oN,er1nnation Was grcIe abb 70 dBhguor
He stated that If they Neic teens Ives so uH1cIulutsd
propositions Mr.. Lincoln ought 70 have known, wien
giving Them his views, that Was out OF tho power o Inc
mcsC Institutions Of III several slate each State hayI1r
exclusive jurisdiction on that point, a tss to comm. the
iha the separation Of the StA'es was Accomplished
faci hat be had no authority 70 receive pTop2s Is Tor ne
| an ird'pendsnt C5n,eIeIacyi and on this basis alone
| must pTopCt ais be made 90 HIM.
At6as ptiod OF the O. nv,rs a,l0n, Mr. Gilmore made
use nf scme Language referring to these states as Rebels
apoIoei[eT ror the worI T6s Pf:sisst dei.td bS "a
proceed that oftnsc was taken, and tlat be wished
possible some fur hor took place snhsar-
hSiyto The same enect as he orogons when the pres
dent rose 10 indicate q O. tho Interview cad
lhs two gentlemen were ten recommgd 70 tho charge o
Colonel Oud, and lsi Rlchmond ne next csy.
This ofthc visit Of Messrs Gilmore and
made sy one or both Of them since their return 20 IhC
visit 10 be kept secret. They have perhaps cns5isi
il was prSns sibs 10 odI,rosafd H. We had no reason 10.
desiring 90 con'te what eouTed, and have Therefore
Tie visit, The extreme nnocuTs,J VI Nj. Gugra's mar
ratNe VIII be apparent to yon from The o5sEo.ns state
Ytl no doubt SEEN IN the Sorhorn payers a. &C.
tool place in Canada, about the same dlc between
lessrs g. Clay and j. P. HOlSOmbc, CJa'ClCrstc CL
GToiey oi SSw York acting Win aaRST,iy Of Fi5'iS7.
Lincoln IL u deemed not lmprItr % ir@rm 5cl IA
degree the confidence aud esteem OF the Prssi5 u'
p!ctly accurate In thcE statement that tG1y
without any authority frOn Nla GOYeTnmCr! 70 treat WI
that Of The nlted States any subject Whatever.
We had no knowledge Oi their CDniarCn1e witt n
Greeley, OF their proposed visit N Wa,hn1n Ill VI
| saw We HeMsPaPer pablcauons Asiyn'hean; s2nLfma
Jagucs, ihat tey came as messengers iOm MT Lincoln
D. 10 he found In the fact that the views Of Mr. ncOln
stated by them 10 the President Ia exact cOnluTm
with the offensive paper addressed 20 "wiOm II may
| cTn, which sent by Mr.. Lincoln 20 McS5ts. Ga
and OCOmbe by the hands Of his private secretary MI
Hay Ahd WhiGh was PI9PS,9 rvsaIncu py those ee1ie
this should while In his power 70 continue hos
| Il lies,
| anu, very respectfully,
Your Uhcdient servant,
| J.P. BENJANGIN,
Secretary Of State.