The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-01-16

1Ass WAxrsD.-The highest market price VIII Be
pekenkxnss ovvicn fsrsall kinda Of cLsAs corroN
ana iixsx aAea, IN lasss u small quantities.
LATER FROM TIE NORTH.
We have received Northern papers Of
Thursday, the 18th instant.
THE PEACE RUNORs-BLAIR's MISSION
OPINION or "a UNION GENERALLY
NEW COMMISSIONER.
The Yankee papers contain good deal
of speculation about the mission Of Blair
to Richuond. A dispatch from Wash
ington, dated on Wednesday, says:
Information from tho Army of the
James, received here tonight, is that
Frank Blair, ST., reached Richmond on
Monday evening and went quietly to the
Spotswood House. Considerable dis
cussion has been had among Democratic
members here as to the reason why Gcn~
eral Singleton, = celebrated Peace Demo
crat from Illinois, has had permission
granted him to 60 to Richmond. They
allege he has the promise of certain ia
vors from jeff. Davis, who is willing to
make. terms with the Democratic party.
The New York Times gets up special
peace arrangement on its own account.
It has special telegram from Wash
ington, with the following heading gor-
geously displayed in large type. every
Important More Rumors about Peace
Reported Appointment of Fifteen Com
missionersb by the Rebel Congress-Promi-
nent Peace Men Selected-Alexander II.
Stephens and Mr.. Boyce, of South Caro-
lima, Among Them-The Commissioners
to proceed North"
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, January l 1.
It will be recollected that q proposition
was submitted to the rebel Congress,
some weeks ago, to appoint a commits
sion of fifteen to confer with an equal
number ON our side upon the subject Of
peace.
It now appears that the rebels have
adopted the proposition, and have ap-
pointed fifteen commissioners, among
whom are Vice-President Stephens !;
Judge White, of Georgia; Messrs. Boyce
and Orr, of South Carolina; Leech and
Gilmore, Of North Carolina; Reeves, of
Virginia and Smith and Singleton. of
Mississippi.
The same paper has dispatch from
Washington purporting to give the SEN
timents Of "a distinguished Union gen.
eral." This distinguished person cannot
see peace so near, as the South, instead
of preparing for that event, is going to
war more iercely than ever. He up
braids his brethren out of the army with
desiring the continuation of the war in
stead ofthe prompt suppression of the
rebellion" and urges them, as the only
means of finishing it, to go in them
selves instead of putting in "bounty-
jumpers" as substitutes. Those in the
army are anxious for the end of the war
and the subjugation of the South; but
are also anxious to see the respectable"
classes at the North going into the ranks
He has read something in the Southern
papers about General Lee, and thus trans
lates it:
Lee is, by far, the most popular man
now before the Southern people; he has
= their perfect respect and confidence they
will look upon him, whom their soldiery
lovingly style Uncle Robert" with an
affection that will go far toward recon
Cling them to his extreme supremacy, no
matter by what name it may be called.
In such an hypothesis we can see no
reason to hope for an early peace. 1t
is measure looking rather to more
energetic prosecution of game upon
which the South has staked it's all, and
will be played until human passion and
human folly shall have been exhausted
from the Southern heart Continually
the declaration is reiterated that COM
plete separation is the only and undying
aim of the Southern people. Every hope
:6 foreign aid, however slight, has passed
away, and they have manfully sup ported
the bitterness Of their disappointment.
Every prospect of active sympathy from
Northern secessionists has faded from
tho horizon; yet there is but little prac-
teal evidence Of despair, and, for all ma
terial purposes, the South is just as reso-
lute at this moment rs on the day she
opened her guns upon Fort Sumter.
- II
We earnestly submit, therefore, that, il
the people desire this war to terminate,
every possible effort be made to get our
hest citizens to fill this draft. and in the