New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-16

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From The Richmond Disrstch, JAN d.
rrencls p. Blair, ST., the Yankee Peace Colh-
.a..- arrived in this city late on Wednesday night
Noa bv Il servant Nj. BAR cane into our INES
noin, in front Of Fort BaITison leld ny the 'Nf
ps,taon. He was delayed several hours in our hAes
,ra,ng for permit to come to the city which was NOV
nrocured til late hour Of the night Since his mfla
n. has been kept has kept bmself from inc p"p'o
ave and Lis movements and Whereabouts are sAlo""e1
.r mys,ery lie is believed TO be lodged al tho Sp'''
,ood House aud We think there is little doubt tha DC
q, though his meme does rot appear on The register lie
has been met accidentally by some Of his Old ocqNam
snoss aud these meetings we're characterized 10y 'he
utmost cordaity on both sides. He is said to havehad
interviews with tie Chief Executive Ofccrs oil INC
Government. What passed ri these interviews we
need not expect 10 know until Mr.. Blair returns 10 INC
United States when everything viii be pubhsbedn Jul
,p TIE n " TRIBUNR. Nj BsiT's ostensible business
IN Richmond. rather prcsumed business here Tor
there Is pohne ostensble about him lis Business, OF
movements, is TO ascertain whether anything can ne
Sope 10 bring about cessation Of hostities, ard end
o. tie Waive think his real business IS TO place Tie
Lincoln Administration in good position before the
Northern people who are now called upon to flanoher
dr.n. Lincoln Knows that the propositions he will
maize are tucb that they viii be spuTned by our
Government but our rejection Of them will enable him
to 20 before his people and with Bsrs aid 10 prove
,be Rebels will accept OF terms Of peace and that
nothing is left lin but vigorous prosecution OF the
WAY. Mr. Blair win return 10 Grants lines on Satur'
ssy iftbe freslot subsidies sufficiently 10 enable hag
@. truce boat 20 go down the river We have no news
acn the South or Southwest.
From Tie Richmond Examiner, Jan. u.
Blair is coming to Richmond authorized by
ts Government to treat egotste or peace between
two Independent nations at war. They sssuredly
would be most welcome as visitors. II they be per-
tted TO come any other footing whatever then our
Government will be simply organizing complete sys'
sem Of espionage and Of intrigue by our enemies Into
eur affairs. This scarcely be deemed proper
Office and function for Government. ole Of whose plain
dUies in time OF war is % guard against spies anu
pun,sh such characters whom they are caught.
Our reason for abiding to this business once more is
,As. II continues to be distinctly stated in newspapers
q the enemys country that the Blars or one OF them
has actually come 10 Grants Headquarters, where
ssere 10 awaiting him passport from the Confdarate
georetsry Of War to within our lines dispatch
apparently seni.ohicil from Washington, further
sfirms that IL Is understood he (Bs'r) goes without
sry official authority" The ruuor has already gone
abroad that this emissa-y Of the enemy, without
so the city of Richmond and yesterday holding
contradictions with Seldom. The thing is scarcely
orediiable II he has authority to negotiate with
The Government, then his errand must be 70 act in
come way or other upon the people through individual
t.itioians who were old friends Of Lis, probably at
washington This design must be assumed 10 be not
merely % ply into the state Of popdGr feeling in the
Copfederscy but TO give TO that popular feeling az
impression IN the wrong direction by what methods,
p,rsussions collisions and dark ntrienes he iasy he
enabled TO forward bis designs we cannot tel Inc
complicated machinery Of Washington corruption is
Known only TO old politicians. who had the Doubtful
advantage OF graduating in that school. But II the
Confederate Government has any duty more plai4iy
imperative than any other Is 10 save Us from contact
with that perous machinery. To admit by special order
Of tie Secretary Of War; Gen Grants Chief OF Sta and
Chief Engineer TO make his pictures and drawings OF
all our Notifications and to take an inventory Of arms
and ammunition in armoref would not be altogether
90 peryerse piece Of folly the sdnittance Of these
political engineers among people and public men,
But besides the positive danger Of injury and corrup
tior IL onght 10 be sufficient against such
proceeding that it Is accepting an inferior position TO
tlst assumed and maintained ly the enomys Coy
eminent They give no permission to Confederate citi
seus whether authorized by Government OF not 70
70 TO Washington aud enter into communication with
he people and statesmen Of that country. Any such
persons ventnring 10 20 within tleir lines would be in
,ently capped in the old Capitol PRISON. while on our
eide, II an advent Iresome newspaper correspondent
who wants material for sensational article OF lecture
or furloughcd officer who wishes TO use his leisure In
procuring ufeful information for bis Government, or
Yankee editor or Washington jobber desires TO come
In and zee how the Rebels fare and how they feel and
whether they open TO overtures pecuniay or other
wise such persons ii would seem. have nothing to do
bet come 10 Grants lines aud they will be met by
special passport from Mr.. SeddOni that Is, assuming
The statements Of the Northern papers TO be true, that
the Secretary Of War has really isSsed such pass
port-a thing which should be slow to believe until
We learn By an official publication that Mr. Blair really
here. No Government can afford TO accept an equal
and inferior position IN It's dealings with hostile gov
srument least Of all under the circumstance Of
peculiar struggle When one beligerent las the pre-
tension 20 treat the other as rebel traitor and criminal
the more the enemy tries 10 push and esabliGh such
pIeiension the resoute should be to abate not
iOt title OF the etiquette and foTmay Of inter
national dealings Yet We have already how easily
our Government yields 10 such GudaciOu assumption
upon still more important matterthat Of retaliation
The cases are much alike ia principle. 10 admit that
the enemy may DO TO country to our captive fellow
oiiizehs aud TO tie non.o0ubataats of our county
what We do not venture to DO to theirs aud to permit
the entrance Of spies into Our lines when We Know the
enem! permits nothing Of the kind on bis side; either
ofthese things by Itself still more both Of hom together
deliberately give the enemy moral advantage and
pfesage which be knows how 90 push to Tie uterpao