The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-19

The Richmond tiaify Enquirer, OF
January IA, has long editorial on the
Blair mission 1t opens as follows;-
The Honorable F E. Blair, from Wash
iugton City, the intimate and confden-
tial friend Of Lincoln, came to Rich
mond BIZ passport from the Confederate
authorities, and is supposed to have had
an interview with Mr. Seldom His
mission, though likely not to do us any
I good, cannot possibly do any injury TO
/ our cause Mr. Blair IS no spy, and il
/ he was he could not find out anything
/ that would do the United States Gov
/ eminent any good or US any harm
We would use Blair 10 cast loefin the
eneray's camp. Let him visit our com
missary warehouses, and then give him
the exsetsmount on hand Take him
to the ordnance department, to the
/ Tredegar Iron Works, to Congress, to
the Legislature, and We would not OBJ
jeet to his visiting the Enquirer Office
! perhaps q perussl OF our files might re
cal happier days We do not feel dis
posed to get intos passion because our
! Secretary OF War furnished Blair with
a pass = =.
The Enquirer then quotes st length
l the views Of Northern Journals on
/ Blairs mission, and argues that itwas
anderts ken TO stimulate. volunteering
in the North, and TO prevent s collapse
of the national finances. II urges Blair
70 Fisit North Csrolina TO sey'dhoW his
people have slandered State that is
determined TO fight this thing to the
end | FE sslI s
The Enquirer then concludes as fol-
lows If Blair will fully and Faithfully
report the public sentiment Of Rich
mOnd; if he will tell his countFymen
that, though he found many persons in
Richmond loWsspirited and gloomy, he
could not discover any signs of surren-
/ der, any indications that this people
would, on any terms, return TO the
Union, and that the Unsuitable hatred
that now separates the two nations
would not render reunion profitable
or desirable to either, his mission will
prove one of peace, and his country
viii positively blesa him for the visit
| The Richmond Sentinel Of Saturday,
the I4th, has communication and edi-
torisl headed with glowing capitals
TreasOnl Treason!l Treason!!i The COM
munication is as followE
/ Itis rumored on the streets that there
is resolution before Congress to open
negotiations with the enemy for peace.
This is not only treason, but treachery
of the most infamous kind. If you
please let US know if it is true or not
| The people of Virginia, and of the Con-
federscy generally will not allow them
selves to be sold by traitorous Congress
men. 20 r
/ The editors comments on the above
are IS follows Our correspondent re-
fers TO the report pretty common on
the street, which has excited, 80 far as
it has gained any credit, the utmost
surprise and indignation among on
people. If there be, indeed, q sirEs,
member remaining in Congress, 5sho h
in favor of seeking peace by any
mode, instead of tae mode precFibed
in the constitution, he knows but little
OF the temper of the people If he sup
poses he would be met by any eneour-
agement r su 4r
The Richmond Wing OF. Saturday.
the l4th says Blair comes without any
credentials, and no one asked him to
come so far as we can find out Blair
has no authority to propose any terms,
and Lincoln will hear Of none but all
/ solnte submission. -r.-=.
Blair viii propose that, and be rejec
ted. Then heBill publish to the North
that +he rebels refuse all oTertures, and
by that means it is hopes that the
| North will be induced to send its re-
cruits more literally, Now do not let
peace agitstors seize upon Blairs mis-
sion, OF tell the people that the Presi-
dent is rejecting Offers OF peace when
| none are made. ---.r.