The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-09
INTERESTING DETAILS.
Rebel Version Of the Results
Attained.
TIE eubmiasiou Of the South and
Aboliahment OF Slavery Mr.. Linz
coins Only Terms or Peace.
THE SOUTH TO FIGHT 1T OUT,
&C., &C., 60.
Oar Special Washington Despatch.

Oar Special Warrington Despateh.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 1885.
Dssh houses Of Congress to-day adopted resolutions
Gng upon the President for Of the recent
psaes negotiations and his response will be sent In
0oTow morning, and all rumors and disputes in refer
asshoritatve statement
despatch received the War Department from Gene.
~ Grants headquarters this afternoon states that the
ssbsl peace commissioners have made their report in
orsnce 70 the late Hampton Roads peace conference.
fhsy state TINT Mr. Lincoln offered them terms Of
usnent the Union the laws Of the present Congress
svs TO slavery, and several other liberal propositions
There wa . in circulation this afternoon that
~ rebel peace commissioners had made their appearance
q lines for permission to again through This
supor doubt grew out Of the intelligence received
difference 10 the report made by the rebel commissioners
y regard TO the results of the recent conference.
Il 10 rumored that the War Department has received
hsslligenoe that General Lee was preparing to
svaeoate Richmond that he has been for some
time past quietly sending away the valuable
chinery, In preparation for this event In connec-
Ven with this statement, 1t is also said that General
Grant, discovering this movement, Immediately sent
force sound towards the southside Railroad head him
a. TAis supposed the Of the recent con-
Aeace
Our Warrington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Feb 2, 1865.
Political circles here sti in Of agitation In
rfence 10 the late peace negotiations One set declares
<Aas peace 10 ut hand and that the late effort in Hampton
Beads not fasco, but success far ~ in the
nature Of events could be- The other side insists that
Stewards and Mr. Lncolns efforts at making peace
grand and total failure that the result Of these inter-
views with the rebel ambassadors has driven away the
srght clouds Of peace; that all hopes all prospects Of
70 the end Neither side willing yield its
conviction this point the other manifest the least
doubt Of the correctness OF It's position Il Is true
MAJ thc administration continues to give out that the
hate consultations amounted 70 nothing and were fail.
But the public win remember that IL officially
stated on the elder Blars FIRST return from Richmond
that he went solely on private business, aud
aid not have an interview with any person In
Richmond the question OF peace. In the face
q those Official Mr. Blair In less than four
days. started again for the rebel capital On bis return
here the second time Il persisently stated at the
STATE Department that his mission had been failure tho
southern leaders insisting upon, their utimatum In.
dependence This kept up until the rebel commits.
Gonsr we're announced asking admission into our lines
Ever SINCE that Il has been given out from the name
source that Blars mission was success The admins.
grafton need not therefore, wonder n the public do not
pAce any great faith In the statement that the Hsp,on
Reads consultation 10 fdsco.
The fact OF the matter H. no man can really toll
whether these negotiations over or not hut wa
have obtained highly interesting particulars Of thu
appearance Of the rebel ssioncrs the wsv tbev
came into our lines and how the conferences were con-
Quoted on The Northern aud Southern Sides with many
nke bits Of bypay rendering the whole affair more sh.
ordinarily attractive 70 the reader.
ArpsArArcv cosSrr1cyvRs
Tho rebel Vice President and bis rather
poorly clad Although not got up in the regular shah
hy gontes style OF dress the ordinary Of thor
cohug bespoke tho fact that textile fabr Of the best
Kinds we're somewhat In the confedcracy They
wore good thick soled English Shoes doubt got In
through blockade runners Their appearance was not
that Of mon in sound and robust health They
looked more like men who had not had .
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