Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-02-13

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Tno Proo1dent,s Message -
~ Recent Peace
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wA,s,soros, Friday. Feb. 10. 1885,
- eSs Honorable tAs Hssss Of 6sP's'es'
I. sssn.nss 10 vsar resolution II the eth.
,,es requesting information 10 rslattoa TO
= .c"ersncs rcrsntly held In as0pton
asssic I have the honor to ~tate On the day
- ~ date have gave Frances p. Blair,
0eoier. Q card written - follows:
m SLAMS PAss.
Allow the bearer, Z. p. Blair, Senior, TO
go our lines 70 70 South and return.
(Signed) A. LlNcoLw.
That Ct the time Wa informed that Mr..
Blair sought the card - means Of getting
. Richmond. Va, but be was given no ~.
thoeity % speak - act for The 0ovQnmeut
nor W. informed Of anything hs would
~ or do on his own account or Otherwise.
NJ. Blair told ne that he had been 70 Rich
mead and had seen NJ. Davis, and be, Blair.
III with NE, q The same tine, manuscript
lsttR, - iolls4s:
mn. Dawn 70 slam.
"Rscsnssp, Va, Jan. IL, 1855.
~. p. BlAm Eeq.:
''Sn: have deemed L proper. and prob.
ably desirable u you, to give you in this
form the Substance Of the remarks made BY
me 70 be repeated BY vou to President Lin
coin. have no disposition 70 find obsta-
clss in forms, and am willing now, ~ here
tofore. TO enter into negotiations for the 70.
storation Of peace. am ready to send .
commission whenever have reason 20 sup
pose it will b received. or to receive CON-
mission, II the United States Government
shall choose TO send one. Notwithstanding
the rejection If our former offers, would,
II you could promise that commissioner,
minister, Or othef agent would be received,
appoint one immediately and renew efforts
20 enter into conference with view to Sc
cure peace 70 the countries.
"Yours, &C., jim. DAVIS"
Afterwards with the view that Il should
b shown to Davis, wrote and delivered 10
Blair letter - follows:
pnRsrDRur LINCOLN 70 nlArr
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 1885.
''F. p. Blair, Esq.,.
'SiR: You having shown Mr.. Davis my
letter to you on the 18th inst, you may say
10 him that have constantly been, ain now,
and shall continue. ready to receive any
agent whom he or any other influential per.
son now resisting the national authority
may informally send me with view Of re.
curing peace to the people Of our common
country. A. LINCOLN"
Afterwards Mr.. Blair dictated for, and
authorized the to make an entry on the back
my returned copy Of the letter last above
receipted, which is as follows:
the PRESIDENTS MEMORANDUM.
JANUARY, %, 1866 To-day Mr.. Blair
tells that on the 2lst inst, he delivered to
M. Davis the original Of which the within
10 copy, and left it with him that Al the
time Of delivering Mr.. Davis read It over
twice in Mr.. Blair's presence, 1t the close Of
which he (Blair) remarked that the part
about our common country related to TIE
part Of Mr.. Davis letter about the two coun.
tries. TO which Mr.. DAVIS replied that he 70
understood Il. A. LINCOLN.
Here follows number Of telerrams, re-
lating to the admission Of Stephens, Hunter
and Campbell into our lines, there having
been some delay consequent ON the absence
Of Gen. Grant.
The President then said: Afterwards, by
my direction, the Sec e'ary Of War tele-
graphed Ten. Ord IS follows:
STANTON TO ORD.
EVAN DEPARTMENT,
"WAsHiN0roN. Feb. 1O-a. m.
January 30th, 1865.
To Aei. Gen. Ord, Headquarters Army Of
the Jdmes
"By direction Of the President you are in
structed to inform the three gentlemen, Ste
phens, Hunter and Campbell, that messen.
ger will b dispatched to them at or near
where they now are without unnecessary de-
hy. (Signed)
E. N. STANTON, Secsy Of War.
Afterwards prepared and put into the
hands Of Major Thos. 7. Eckert, the follow
ing:
INSTRUCTIONS TO TnR PRESIDENT.
ExEcUrrvg MANSION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 80, 1866.
To Maj. r. r. Eekert:
STA You will proceed with the documents
placed in your hands, and on reaching Gen.
Ord will deliver him the letter addressed to
him BY tho Secretary Of War, then by Gen.
Ord's assistance, procure A. interview with
Stephens, Hunter and Campbell, or any Of
them, and deliver to him or them the papers
on which your own letter il written, note on
the copy which you return the time Of de.
livery and to whom delivered, receive their
answer IN writing. waiting reasonable time
for it, and which, if it contain their decision
70 come through without further conditions,
will Be- your warrant to AK Gen. Ord to pass
them through - directed in the letter of the
Secretary Of the War. If BY their answer
they decline to come or propose ether terms,
do not have them passed through; and this
being your whole duty return and report to
mo. Yours truly.
A. LINCOLN.
r1s PRgsfDRNr 70 THE REBEL COMMISSIONERS.
ITO Nessrs. Aleeaaser II. Stsphers, j. A.
CaRp6<u, and e. n. T. HMater::
"GRxrLEnsN en- instructed BY the
President Of the United States to place this
paper in your hands. with information that
Il you 90 through the United States military
linea, It viii b understood that YOU do so
for the purpose Of an informal conference on