Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-20
ADDITIONAL FROM THE UNITED
STATES.
We End the following additional. items Of interest
in our files Of late United States papers.

We End the following additional. items Of interest
IN our fles Of late United States papers
THE PEACE pELUSIoN.
Tgon this subject the Washington correspondent
q tine Hew York Meas writes as follows
The peace rurucrs which have been several days
n circulation ,tl form the chief topic Of considera-
-.-7, and discussion. Il is sincerely hoped by all
Who have tho So .i9re ot the country al heart that
- .1-. meuts now foot Will develop some means
t-r terminating the present destructive cpnnict Uut
tie other hand 10 is feared that the terms which
tts President IS inclined 70 propose aud with which
~ Blair is said 70 be acquainted, viii not prove
ac..yt-bie TO tue Confederate authorities.
81. Blair IS probably now in RichmORa, and few
DAYS viii bring intelligence ot the success OF failure
ofis lassiou lie was precededto the Confederate
capital oy General Singleton Of illinois, but II IS
not t.-e that there is any connection between the
Missions OF H.e two gentlemen Mr.. blair went
South tL authority o. meet the Confederate Iean-
er. aui enjeayJT % ascertain upon what terms they
axe willing % agree; but Gen. Singleton was merely
allowed 10 20 TO Richmond az his own request, AMI
becruse his position representative OF the peace
u,u w5-li enable him 20 reach the confidence oil
jefferson Davis and his Cabinet. NOehug Is posi-
.ival known o. the terms which Nh. Hair IS autEor-
ild ~ offer and therefore al reports that he Is en-
powered u offer q general amnesty, and require
on- tie complete abolition OF slavery rs condition
OF peace on the basis of - mon, are UnrehaOie'
IL ,..s not kucwn that Mr.. Blair would MAKE sec
. oI4 a-t.mut rs reach Richmond until after he had
started for City Point and the nature OF the mission
with which he Was entrusted has not since been d.
yal-el by the President, nor by any oiEeiai ac-
qu1i1ted with it,
One oftEe reports tdot gained currency yester'
day aud has been topic OF conversation to-day Is
10 Til effect The Confederate Congress are said
70 have passed u resolution about two weeks ago,
appointing fifteen commissioners TO meet and con-
fer ~ith an equal number of Northern men on the
sub e-J ot peace. The names Of nine prominent
Southern gentlemen are mentioned in coVmon will
tIe commission. II should be borne i'm mind, how
ever, that the resolution FIGURED the appointment
oT an equal number OF commissioners by the North,
and as no such step has been taken by the admins
tration il follows that the report that the commits
siourrs are about 10 meet $ without foundation
NJ blair and General Singleton are the only gen
tIemen known 70 be az present engaged on behalf u
the North in an effort to negotiate basis Of peace
aniit is srdcutly hoped they will succeed.
4 special despatch to the Tri51se, from Washing
ton. has the blowing in regard to Mr. Singleton
Mission
Er. Singleton, the peace Democratic envoy t
lei. Davis did not leave Baltimore until Thur day
he WIS detained Dy fogs and storms onFhe Cnesa
psal;e. It is not generally known that he came her
directly from Clay and Thompson in Canada. Suel
is the fact. Il is not disguised that the inteTes
ish organized the mission IS willing to attain psae