New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-20
Mr.. Ljneoln's Statement.
f,,cop Tho Ricks,caG n afinci, FEB. rs.

Tie statement OF President Lincoln Oh MS
com cc'ion with the late negotiations reflects leeper
discre upon him han the report Of Cur own Comma
soncr /, ccrfcs-cs that the iniery"w which he TOOK
30 much pains 10 invite he eiicrwlrd took equal pains
to Distract ana 10 ierdcr aboIive as ent'c PCT
Gdy worse than punc flh mist be displayed on ms
n upon every other possible occasion.
1hr, tho meeting MAS ted At oil Is die Only 10 a'ii
| fcrt aud Gen Grant hen our Commissioners ar
ri, d opposite the s;ile lines Zen. Grant was aTry
Gen orr, ,cmm,rdng ire army cf the j .ines, GhWh
irc To- ASST nc The responsibility 81 receiving lhe y
fcmcn rcicrtdthe meter To- Na.lIpE'9n. lnenee .
-seu.cr Was DESPATCHED 20 Gen Orda heaiquariors
with instructions tlai aucnntci 20 a rTclu Ton OF t'
Confederate acpli,s. They ger. required 10 yiel1 ~
,rtLlDg in issue a. prcuiI1Ij 10 coz It'tAt' "'
,siicinsut History Furnishes 10 paIal.ei u such
Meantime. Con Grant returned 10 hi. Le'dlgartots
icfofc Nr. IircolHf nlessenclrs arrived tiefe ana
acting on - W. rcspDfs bty. u" a. once receh -.
the Conf rrat.s md notified lis -uperOis ~ Nnshng
ton NJ. LIcOln Low modified Ai- lnsiiuctons Tor
holding our ComfrissoucTi az bay Oh the picket ncs
- or ~ O.. drest then dctrntior - tfants hedd
quarters Hni the messenger Should arrive VIVA the
ir.t thnt was 10 rp', them. This messenger, y 'or
E'kri seems 20 Lave pciiMmed the part eslis.eH h'
with fidelity and success. lie arrived ~ Hf"nts ne 90
Quarters AZ ( y ~. and TIA. shmc evening no'uch Nr
lincoln that io hal put perl 90 the prpgress "l ihr
Coa.ederaics, hcif snswer pe.ng tot saislac,oi!.
80 t,s ccord critical period Con. Grant comes
,r.lg 10 90. fesgc Just one hour otter Major Eckcrt
had iecgrap.cd 20 VI. Lincoln lhat he hal arrested
l. Confederate .rb4-.y Gen. Gmat. at 1919 p N.
t..rrhphed hr. Lincoln "c"nndehilH,; b.t 10y on
cnlly to bccono iaHtior 81 rcoord NJ. Lincoln has
treated The either "a cuiihit
cal. lie hfs 10Th ID i and placed II a. the record
and IS e have thu, rn,d ls conlen'' lie ,taed 10
Nj Lincoln n fgycrlte preio.scssors be had desd
ron conversation with two 81 the ,ommi..i9n,r, tle
would haveaisr ,gepce end his desire that M.
Iincc. 1houH tin.rs. hold eorferer g with thcn.
This instantly charged Air. Lincons purpose esain.
eud he Sc, out Immediately for Fortress Monroe.
Whether 10 expected 10 find Tie Commissioners IN tuc
treaiabo mood which Gen. Grant supposed, o. shelmr
be- too bad been brought to ieaf tue "psl i.nson',
,tafn nj l., 10
conjecture II is sufficient L. know that when he re
c,ycd them h. exncicd terms that he knew "a be utter
" inadmssible and which were intended u DC so;
forms which people. worthy OF being ns-ocitcu wan
by pcop,s who respect themseycs, ever dId or ever
could accept.
Iti,a cnriou. inquiry whether Mr.. Llucoln when he
dispatched Mr. Blsr 10 the Confederate eaptai, IN
crdcd Ire RE which h. has since played We scarcely
suppose lie did. Tie explanation Of his deeply pefhd
GUS aud dishonorabe condgct j. probably to be found
in the party necessities that press upon BIN "o pass
oIor the 0niDhc, the diplomatic prcyailcatioD the
picsy kisn donna, with which he attempts - dseon
meet hro,ef with Mr. Blairs mission here Such non
sense will impose on 10 one Lot the next man " VINO
wishes to 20 South and return apply Tor plsT 10
M Lincoln, and see whether be VIII u" grained ~
he tells VS. Mr. Blair without any int Jna'ion OF ~
object o. Of what lie propose 70 say of o.. DR.
r!lir was n much agent here ne Messis. stephens
Hunter ard Campbell were orr agents; lniolnhL TIE
whole Of them. bn, yet agents the whole Of them.
The news Of what was trauspiring had meanwhile
given great dssati, faction TO that portion OF MI Lin
coin PARTY which j. hostile to bin and which numbers
a very large majority in tie United States Senatc be
side. being extremely formidable ia The Hone. ileso
rnd.cnl,' 20 called Of which Samner aud " ado arc
types we're horriled at the thought OF peace. Then
Lycna instincts Vet unnP;eased They love 10 sit
In tLo.r safc places and bid blood flow. Hence an
0. iau,t prepared upon Mr. Lincoln In connection
p.lh this blair peace negotiation. from which be re-
oucd II wa. thus. We believe that he wac deferred
from BIS III purpose. and hence set about re Cling The
conference which TO hal invited, and "f coaciis;ing
the wrath u hs Congress by iiesb !ndlsnic' 70 the
Confederate II inaliercd not that he ~es enacing
decd than which other could BE- moro dsgTicofu to
tie head Of nation Action was bong brnyrd by lis
hounds aud he eS,a,cd Ia app them by ming
up u i.tsh prospect VI blood.
Mr. LIcoD has been successful only IN pd,' He Lao
stirred the depth Of Confederate resentment by the
insult which he has offered Int he has given bat IN
different satisfaction t. Lis iIae Senators. HE erp'i
nation which they demanded ~ him they received 10
sutton Hence IN tic IiOusc applause was heard
fiom is part.ans but las household adycr-aiieo give
him nu credit and yrofcr lin truce.