Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-22


ws yaillshsd, = ~ days sIhs1 report ef Jsa
nasif rpeek Il Ricl1nofa, aass De failure of shs
psace negotiations Bss ~ eha more oonpssts
fspgFs # tlls spesst ri anasAss papss, Ne Rich-
rioaa Erasslsssr, sad qaoss Il % filI.
PnpIdsnt Davis appesfed on TIE spsAksrs ssAnd,
aad addfesssd lho psdple f0f abost half hls hous-
lie aaid ha v6ald have beaa pieassd " The Hestikg
bad been called 20 eDrDulssnorzta victory. Bat Il
NAa no. oaiy plessants ha iels pfoud and eestatlc
jey 70 SEQ his eoalfyne Isoksg Nhateyef disasters
isssss haa besn Il sks fhla nad plaeking fsom ID.
sarsisf new c8sfaee and s1zsiation; end Il Was e
Ne spectacle that kIs hst bat high with hope Is
wns Gell that thare should commerce here II Fir-
Esnla thst feactionHrY movement of the people ID
preparation for sew pforlsnalioa 70 msst tAs d.
lAnds q NE host All sssms nov b laid On he
altar cf eouatty. II meh feeling should now laks
rssaeasaen Of the hearts ef shs psople II theg
shQeid give hearty and asaniHioas answer % tho
eslnafis Of tbe present axseeney upon them, thea
be could say We stood now npon the verge Of ssie-
etsses yhieh would teach The insolsns enemy who
had treated our propositions With such eontumeiy,
shae 10 thai conference IN which be had 20 pIumsd
HIMSELF with srrognnes hef va indeed talking 70
his Masters framsndeaa cheers Hs said he
had never hoped anything hon propositions Of
peace nsade % the enony, unless accompanied with
yietoFies 81 our arms that the true hops os tbs
Confeasfacy vas In brave soldiers IN mfRelsnt num-
ha Nonid have been more OF iess than msn moi 70
have yielded % natural desire 70 testify on every
proper oecasio6, hEs anxiety Roaming anxiety f6r
peace. He had rscsived 8 Notice from NJ Lincola
opening The way 3 A unofficial conference On The
subject BE did not feel II liberty % decline the
lnvitstion which Il implied. In the note which
passsd between Mr.. Linepln and himsaH in The
matter there was ons nsFksa diastescG He
President Dayisl spoke niyays Of txo countrieae-
Mr.. Lincoln epoke of common country. He
could have no comhson country with tbs Yankees.
HIS iife was bound up with the COnfsdsfacy; and
4 any man supposed that under any circumstances
he could he an agent Of the reconstruction Of the
Unien he milt5ok every element Of his nature
With the ConfsdeEzcy he vould live or de. Thank
God he rspreented peoPle TOO proud 70 eat The
leak or bow the neck 70 mortal man,. IGreat
ehssnng.l Although he anticipated that nothing
p the way Of peace would come out Of recent con-
ieFnssees with the enemy, yet be was nqt prepared
foF such exfraTaganes e insolsnes e. they had
sheNn. They had not 50 much - proposed that
these States might COME hack even on those condi-
tiens which were The agst occasion Of their sepaFa-
tion ffom the Bniuns bat they were 10 ooms back
legislation Of the Washington Goyernmcnt inclnd-
inE The kk0islo cause Ia the Constitution recently
enacted ID Congress and pushed with the greatest
hazs1f lhFcugA that body before the commissioners
could STRIVE 81 FORTRESS Menrse And bat few
aays before this one Of Mr.. Lfncolns Cabinet had
~ ~ ta9 ttlt ut ncetoFr N UaitiBiOset goAtlnK
ever the piatafu drawn By that Yankee artist Of
wssds pf long pFoeosioh u the public men Of the
Ceafedefhey, moving 70 the galloss 70 sxriate she
crime Of srcbellion.s Perhaps LinCoia's heart
ssftsned a The length Of the prucession when be
snggesied that b cass of oar 1abmissiou n might
3 ssssis Lsgas s He sesla ssss s, Asss ::
encouragement had rrcenkly come nom the armies
Of tie Goafedoracy II only half the Absentees
were back IN General Lees army, be Was sure thai
Grant wopld b iaaght lesson, such n he had
never Fceetvea'eysa 10 his eyentfhl roGsa from the
Rapldan TO the James. Beapregard held another
army IN SherHian's path, and Il might soon be
shown that SheFn4ah's march through Georgia Wss
his last. lCheankI II thprs haa been mistakes ia
the pasl ist as aecsPt thsm as lessons Of wOn fer
the future ICheers- Let Us improve the erFors
OF By gones; let as unite our hands and of hearts
lock shields together, and We may well belieys
that before the maxi smfeE ssistice fkl npen US i
viii be the enemy who wiz be asking as for eonfeF-
enees and occasions in which 70 make known cur
demands fGrsat cheeringl