The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-02-11

81 securing peace 10 the people Of our COM
mon country.
Signed = LIyc5LS.'
Afterwards Mr.. Blair dis patched for, AID
| authorized me 10 make entry upon the back
Of my letter, last above received, which is
! as follows: Jan. 25.-To-day M. Blair tells
| me that, on the 2lst inst, he delivered 10
/ Mr.. Davis the original. OF which the with
IN is a copy, and left it with him. That at
the time Of delivery Mr.. Davis read it over
| twice in Mr. Blair's presence, a. the close
| Of which he tB!air) remarked The part
| about me common country related to Mr..
| Davis letter about the two countries. To
| which Davis replied he 50 understood &c.
! iSjgueij 4. LINCOLN.
Here follows a number Of kilograms, re-
! lating t. the admission Of Stephens and
| Hunter into our lines, there having been
| some delay in consequence of the absence
| Of Gen. Grant.
The President then says Afterwards
| by my directions the Secretary of War tel
egraphed Gen. Ord a. follows:
"WAa DEPARTMENT, WAsHINaroy, JOAN.
Jan. 50. Io6J.--Mai. Gen. Ord, Headquarters
Army OF the James: By direction Of the
President, You are instructed 10 inform tae
gentlemeu-St epheu7, Hunter, and Camp
beli-that q messenger will be dispatched
to them at or near where they now are. No
unnecessary delay.
lsisued) f. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary Of War"
Afterwards ! prepared and put into the
hands OF Major T. i. E,hert, the following
Instructions and message:
"EyEcUrGvE MANSION, Jan. 80, 1876
Major T. J. Eckert-Sir: You will proceed
with the documents placed in your hands,
and on reaching Gen. Ord will deliver TO
him the LIT r. addressed to him 6y the
Secretary of War. Then by General Ord's
assistance procure an interview with
Stephens, Hunter and Campbell, or apv one
Of them, ANA deliver to him or them the pa
pers ON which your own letter IS written.
Note ON the copy which retain the time OF
delivery and 10 whom delivered, receive
their answers in writing, waiting q reason
able time for it, aud for which, If 1t contain
their decisions % come through our lines
without turtle. consideration, win he your
warrant to ask Gen. ord 10 pgas them
through as directed in the letter of the Sec
Rotary Of War. II by their answer they
decline 10 come or propose other terms, DO
not have them passed through, and this
being your whole duty, return aud report
to me. Yours truly,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN"
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10 pass on such an understanding, and So
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isifuedl THos. u. ECEFRT,
Major and A. u. G..
City Point, Va, Feb. j.
Afra-rsrds lint baro-, MAJ F.l.art had
departed, the following dispatch was re-
ceiycd from Cen. Grant:
Office Of the U. S. Military Telegraph,
War Department The following Telegram
was received at Washington Jan. 9. ON
Cuy Point, Va, lob a. N., Jan. 81, 1860
d" Hrs Fvrrrrtvry r,>.-rv prrsT
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ueH. lincoln upon 'no soJ'et Oh .ug s1:5'.
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~ bis IetI.r ~ Mr. MI of Ia, I-f5 Of
which we presume YOU have copy, and IT
not. we wish to see YOU in person, If con
venieut. and to confer with YOU on the sub.
ject. VERY respectfully, yours,
A II. STEPHENS.
r. II. CAMPBELL,
r. NJ. z. HUNTER
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l resolved, however, 10 send MAJ Echert
forward "i'h TINS message ana accordingly
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business contained in your dispatch. Re-
tain the gentlemen IN comfortable quarters,
until he arrives, and then act upon The mes
sage be brings as far es applcab @, it hav-
ing been made up 10 pass through Gen.
Ord's hands, and when the gentlemen were
supposed to be beyond our lines.
(Signedl 4. LISC.LS.'
ghau MAJ. EcEart d-DartaI b,. bore q Oh,
him letter from the Secretary OF War 10
Gen. Grant. As follows:
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s:g1ed EN-. STANTON.
Secretary OF War"
Surprising the p oper point To be then /
reached, despatched the oec.y. OF State, /
with the following instructions, MAJ. Eea-
er', however going ahead oil H'm.
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~ isf5IH6n. W. II simon gac-et,rr , ~
state. Won viii n-oceal ~ Fo-f~ess kTor-.a
there to meet and informally confer with /
Stephens, Hunter and Campbell, on the F..
basis Of nv letter 10 T. p. Blair, January.
1855 2 copy of which Won have ygrI viii I