Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-01-11

Rebel View OF tho Blair Peace Mis-
sion-on What Condition Peace
may be ObtnIned-NO More Unau-
thOrIHed Commissions.
From the Richmond Examiner, Jan. 6.
One would not be Buperstitious, but we
seem to perceive in the air taint of the
mephitic odors of Washington. By the
prioking of your thumbs, you can tell
when something wicked this way comes.
1t is not yet clear, but will probably soon
be plain enough, what particular piece of
Yankee Villsiny and treachery turks under
the unofficial visit of Blair senior, and
Blair junior, within our lines. The Tribune
is the only one of the New York papers
which announces their departure, and af-
| firms that they are to make certain COM
munications from themselves, (for they rep
resent nobody to our authorities at Rich.
mond, tending, perhaps, not now nor soon,
but sometime or other, to the re. establish.
ment of peace. Here is an exact repeti-
ton of the performance of Kirk and Jac.
guess, the two spies who were entertained
at our expense in the Spottswood, were
closeted with the President, and afterward
went home and published all they saw and
heard by way of campaign docu.
ment for Lincoln's election. Mr.. Davis
had deep respect, it seems, for the char
Hcter of those spies, and pressed their
hands with effusion. 1t is true our Secre.
tary of State was obliged to make an issue
of veracity with the rOgues, but which YER.
sion of the story, that of the rogues or that
of the Secretary was most generally be-
lieved by discerning public, we have no
means of learning. In one respect this
pair differs from Kirke and jacques, where.
Eas the latter we're quite unknown. The
Blairs are well known, and what is known
of them is most decidedly unfaVorable.-
Herein jacques and Kirke had the adVau-
tage. These Messrs. BlRirs are, and have
been, to sum them up in one word, pair
of regular Washington politicians, spec
ulators in elections, and jobbers in the
public money. 1t is impossible to conceive
any two Yankees in all the North more un.
likely to have an honest errand in coming
to Richmond at this day. Any given couple
of Hebrew blockade runners would be much
more welcome visitors, because they would
at least smuggle into US certain useful
commodities. 1t is not possible Just yet
to say what object of disunion and treason
is to be served by it, but of one thing we
are very sure.
These men not being commissioners au.
thoriZed to open negotiations between gov.
ernment and government, are spies. Will
the government authorize their visit, or
has'it already done so2 The question is
really not put Vexatiously, nor with any
view to embarrass the government; indeed,
the said government will embarrass itself
very little by reason of anything we may
say on the subject. Yet it is not very
small matter that any Yankee novel maker,
or colonel, or newspaper editor, or Wash.
ington lobby member, who may choose to
Il 1nn .
himself into the cabinet of the President
and heads Of departments, and take notes
all the while which may be serVicable to
his government in their plan of conquer
ing US, can get full permission and carte
blanche 80 to do. 1t is no light matter by
any means. We have, all of Us, very con-
siderable interest in the successful prosecu-
ton of thepresentstruggle. Noless than the
interest of life or death for us and ours. A
| deep interest also in the naintainauce OF the
dignity of this county, and of the govern
ment which we have created to guard it.
| We desire to see our government, of
course, receive commissioners to treat of
peace, if they be sent, but not to see it
raternize with individual enemies who
lmay wander hither, or entertain spies as
the honored guests of the Oonfederacy.-
We can very we'll guess beforehand what
are to be the topics of discourse with the
Blairs. Both sire and son, in case they
are granted an audience, they have moth ing
to propose. but will merely give it as their
private opinion that unconditional sub
mission, abolitiouof slavery, destruction of
the confederate government, army, and
debt, might still save us from utter ami
hilation. That Lincoln is fpll of compass /.
sion and loving kindness, having no
pleasure in the death even of rebels, and
that true repentance and amendment of
life may still move him to spare our lives,
oriat least some of our lives, not that they
can promise anything.