, 1865-08-14

with which they reproach him in their letter
to Mr. Greeley Of July Fl. And, strangely
enough, even atler receiving this letter. aud
lelrR Illus arpsised Of The ctsIge brought
fa1lt d to relieve him ftc1u It by making pub.
lie the 1acts, but joined in asc1ibiug to AIr.
Lincoln the failure OF negotiations for peace,
and the conEcqufnt pro1ongutiou OF the war.
.An6, acco1ding to Mr.. Jcwet,s statement,
Mr.. Greeley also authorized him to exprcss
70 the rebel commissioners his regrets that
the pegotiatlon should have failed IN c,nse-
ounce OF the President s st change Of yiews.,
It 5s not eeey now. any moe than Il was
then. to reconcile Mr. Greeles's action In this
matter with fidelity to the Union causs. or
with good ,aith to tie Administration, by
which alone that cause was matu' aimed. The
opposition press made Mr. Lincoln's alleged
teEelTetsation the ground Of fresh and Yshe.
ment at ack, while 1t vas ustd throughout
the rebel States as freah proof Of the faith
less Character Of The Federal Government,
ard Of the absolute iuposslbllitT OF making
peace except By tuccessful war. The com.
mieslone1s themselves made very adro1t MSS
ordinary course had placed in their hands,
ard, IN their letter Of July q, addressed to
him, hut intended. to be q public fmneach-
1nent Of President 1fnco!n's honor and good
talth, made powerful and effective appeal
to the indignant pride Of the Southern peo-
Re- ana ths sympathy Of their ftlends In the
The President ielt very sens1bly til. in
justice d1ne to hlmstlf, and the injury done
tba country BY, Mr. Greclcy's suppression Of
these most essential facts, in his intercourse
with the rebel commissioners. As the only
before the people, he}applied to Mr. Greeley
for pem'sslon to publish the whole CORES.
pondence-onitting only certain passaocs
not at al essential to full understanding
Of the subject, and likely seriously 10 .Injure
the Union canae BY tnfuslng into the public
sr. Greeley himself felt and openly svowed.
concerning the prospects Of the coantry,
The words which afr. Lincoln desIred 10
have omitted, In the publication Of the cor
1espondence, were the following. In the let
| Ter Of July u :
therefore venture to remind you that our
bleeding, bankrupt, almost dying country
also longs for peace, hhnd1eyB at the p 'os-
| pect Of fresh conscriptions, Of further whole
sale devastatfons, and Of new rivers OF hu-
man blood, and;' also the words snow,
and 's morally certain, unless removed, to
In The fourth PARAGRAPH, the words g II
only with o. view to the momentous election
socn to occur in North Carolina and OF the
sht u1d be done."
1nthe last paragraph, the words vt may
=, In the letter Of July 10, second paragraph,
the words Il IN eeason for effect on the ap.
preaching North Carollna election !" and IN
The last paragraph, the words "espe:ially
fhnse Of North Carolina"
Ard in tho letter of July 13, 1astparagraph,
The words t'1hat good Influence may even
ut be- ex.rted on the North Carolina election
next month";
A[r. Greeley decllned to give his assent to
on se unSs IT,
President accordingly. submitted In silence
TO the injustice wbichh had been done him, and
committed tee e. whole subject, IN tlle io!low,
political friend: =
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
WAsH1soros' August IT, 1851
DEAR sin-1 have proposed to 3Ir. Greeley
that the NIAGARA corr. spoIdence be publish
ed, FuppressiDg only the parts q his letters
over which the red pencil Is d,awn In the
copy which I herewith send. He declines