The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-02-25

the lntOu.
SpecisI Couespoadsaee Of the N Y World.
WAsHIssres- February H.
Inronte~tsbIv. great change has taken
plsce W public opinion hers.wiThin the psss
fe~ d-vs regarding Nr. Iseo'e When
ihr srivsI,sf N. scu shsrn pssre eomais-
sisn.r- - q en- Grsnv< lines ~s- announe-
Cd. The srtention cf the pecple ws- InstsnsIy
tmecfed toward rhe'chirfs msgistrs'e. and
they wsiIed ~i,h psinfsl snxis'v some sign
On his p,ri which might indicate desire
20 turn the priceless opportunity 20 untionsl
seeonnr. With the 1~psriurs Or ths seers-
tsry of state for Fsrrs-s Nonro-.-sdmit-
sSIv fnr the purpose os conferring with
M.s.rs stephens. HaHter snd Csmpbell. q
hope sprang Up in our breasts that the presi-
dent did ineesd ccmprnhsad the si'naiinp;'
snd rhis hsre was 90 strengthened ss to
amount 10 acfssI belief when Nr. Lincoln
himseff vent doxn % meet the commission
rs- Democrats snt conservative men cf
tslI p.rtiesisnd fscssans hailed the event %
the possible forerunn@r Of pace. None but
The RADICALS wers s-p.esssd. end IBIS di-.st-
\ iisfsstion on their part only s'ifsned the
hops OF sll true unionis,s-
II The siesi6esot ariieIes IN the Washing
Ton Chronicle we're considered % 20 much
additional weight 70 the Testimony that 'bs
president really desired peace. Bot when
N. Lincoln end 81. Sews-d esme back to
" sshinrton. and the r~he, commissioner
returned 10 Richucnd. and the result ~ the
= conference wss sushoritssiveIy snuourced
- 90 ressIs. then m. swelling tide ofRra'e
: ful hope ~hfeh hs5 hssn surely Ttring M
president 70 the highest place IN 'he sffsc
Z l'ice. o. The -.oplr b.r.r i,s reiux. snd hs'
u i.s' stranded sin uron lower shore 2
t,ooaiar esnren0s thsr snv cn which III
linesrsrities ~ his ADMINISTRATION have W
esst him. Thinking mes SO now beein
ming % recsH shs ssrf 'hss NJ. Lincols. .
elrresiderf. rev-- vef .ue~~eded IN snv'hint
I he ~<sssed Rpt s-r him svss Mr.. Sswsr'
4 might hsve sve-rsf 'he Struggle shrouel
,fl,he a>eos'ssisn. n 1861. wher. sfier M
~sr hsd really sst IN. fhs president unds,
: took iss eoriuct. esevvthine went wrong
: from the vsrv iassssf thss he ss~nmsi ~
rssran=ihiHsr ~ ssstinv s-ids Gsn~-al Ne
M irIsfi-n's pi.r.. rho adoption n which plsn
|, bv svees~5ir1 rommss3srs his 0sinsd "
: III our victories The presidsn''s sehem'
! icf romrenssssf smaneisssicn fsIi s,illhorn
= lrris propossi for vvsdrsllv removing slsver'
: before the vssr 1900 wss quite unro'ice'
! lbv corer.s- The pIsn fnr expsfrist'sg o
= colonixirr The negroes nisersblv failed
lHis foreign policy hss consisted IN sqnsrsl
!. backing down whsnsver sny orhs- govern
= meat hss assumed turbulent demessor-
n % witness The Trent affair.
!, Undsr Gen Dix. while Lieut. Cal. Ind
!. low w.s commissioner .'he exchange NJ pr's
!. cners proceeded rsgnls-Iv end smoothly, q
= though q hat time sone Of the most deli
n C1N4 4U~4llsE@s W-tsu-~ ru'lFrW Wosr
;. .srose: bus stcr NJ Lincoln assumed III
q eommsnd ri thar cfics the exchsnge Va
entirely Blocked. and no relief We obtsipe
the Whole matter ~as placed in n
= hands OF Gen. Grant. The vesuIt OF n
70 lieutenant gsnersI's sssumDtion OF the sffs
50 10 described by thst officer himself - con
- pisse fuccsss. II everything. 10 shor
Of whlch The president hes undertskss he \,
% proved himself : living exponent of Il
IN fundsmsntsi principle Of the eircumlocntis
ofies-hs~ rot 20 % il.
~ The fre eaters have sneeringly CONNIE
~ ted upon The subject of peace bv the decIs
~ alton thst Generals Grant snd Shsrmsn .
ns sour best peace commissioners. Conss
iiy vstivs men here accept the statement. d
90 are willing 70 pIsee the entire question vi
o. those oficess. For General Grsnf. ia
se Dispatch Of February 2 70 the secretary
slsse. clearly showed shss he knew hcw
r. nsnsgs The mssssr--ihss he could me
90 peace spcs The basis D. The union. He o
~ ltsinsd more from the commissioners IN
'se brief interview wi,h them, than either n
~ Lincoln o. NJ. Seward did 10 their 10
hours Of useIsss o. rick esbbIe. Hs fsu
cut that uessrs stephens sns Hunter we