Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-15

LINCOLN AND TaE COMMISSIONERS Richmond
Dspateh of the 9Th gives the following statement
which it says it knows to be authentic far it
goes: ...
"On reaching Fortress Monroe, they were mstby
Mr. Seward, Lincoln's Secretary OF State; and our
commissioners expressing desire to see Mr.. Lin
coin, be was sent for, and came Immediately. Our
commissioners had FIVE hours free aud unrestrain.
ed conversation with him. the aliimportant part of
which may be briefly told. Mr. Lincoln said he
had no proposition to make to the people of the
South except that they must lay down their arms
and submit Internationally to the laws and Consti.
tntion of the United States the terms upon which
they the people of tho North would hereafter live
together must be settled Afterwards. He would ex-
ert himself to make the conditions favorable to
the people Of the South - possible, but he could
not interfere with the laws or Constitution of the
United States. The question of slavery had passed
beyond his control. Its abolition had been decreed
by the Congress of tho United States and would be
ratified by the Legislatures Of the loyal States with
out exception.
Having heard this ultimatum, our comm issioners
returned without delay"
We will publish in our next that portion of Mr..
Lncon's last message relating to slavery and the
restoration of the Union.
The proposition to abolish slavery in the United
States passed the House of Representatives at Wash
ington, on the slst of January, by q two-thirds
vote. Several Democrats voted With the Republic
cans for the measure, though the bulk of the Dem.
ocrstic members voted against it The federals
claim % States, and there are ss States in ALL
that the Legislatures of two thirds of tho States
will speedily ratfy this amendment to the Consti.
tuition abolishing slavery. In whatever aspect the
institution may be viewed, 1t i gone No human
power can save it If the original secessionists had
confded in 1860, at Charleston, in these same na.
tional Democrats who have just voted in minority
in the federal House of Representatives against
aboshing the institution, slavery would have been
perpetuated But it is gone, and the leaders in the
cotton States responsible for it 1t is emphati
cally their work. Slavery was never so strong as
it was under the old flag. But tive come to bury
Caesar, not to praise him." Four years Of war
have effected what would otherwise have been the
work of centuries. We predicted this in 1860, but
We were denounced for it as traitor and incendia.
. ry. The people can now see who WAS right and
who was wrong-who were their friends, and who
their enemies. ...
JouNsoss ConxoN SCHOOL ARITHMETIC: By L.
johnson, H. IL, Pretsssor Of Mathematics, Trinity
college Published BY Branson d Farror, Raj
sigh, NJ CA neatly printed and strongly bound
book, in style adapted to the rough handling Of
children. The Arithmetic appears to be carefully
and judiciously written. That part Of tho book
denominated ;" Practical Arithmetic" contains all
the examples, rules and definitions found in our
best Mathematical books, upon this subject, and
extends from simple nnmeratiop through compound
numbers The Arithmetic may be had 1t the Pub
) }ishers Store, Fayetteville St., Raleigh, N. O.
Mr.. j. Sinclair, Editor Of the Wilmington Car.
olinian is said to have crossed the lines to the en-
emy. A correspondent Of one Of the papers says
he crossed the lines on permit to purchase pork.
If he failed 70 get the pork he may congratulate
himself on having "saved his bacon" This person