The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-14


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report u tie President that tee eoul.
misslouers IS M. Davis assled ugon
the cessation q testil.iirs and the
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ration @ di5sni periol, rhile e.
the b,ler band ide, Lincoln Lcld
out the Union u The Saies ~ lie on
y basis upon which any agreement
could q effected. MOI being prepar-
Ell 6 accept ilt, proposition a. pre-.
liminary to further negotiations, tie
rebel commissioners returned 70 Rich.
mond. There the.qurstion resIs. and
there ii sill rest until further vie or
les, ard rcnew,d Oscillation, aud mol
titlied horrors. have brought these
psoud rebels to sue for pesee upon any
terms.
Many surmi.rs have been made by
Northern and Southern papers o. 10
tie motives Of Presiden. Lincoln and
Mr. Davis 10 bringing about this con-
ference. The Richmond papers init
mate that Mr.. Lincoln feared he CONE
Ing drai could no; be enforced unless
tie war spirit Of The North Was arous-
ed while Northern journals suppose
that he wished 70 satisfy men al the
North who thosght peace was attain
able by negotiations, LGd TO make the
coming campaign short, quick and dc.
cisiye by engaging the whole war
power Of the North 10 is prosecution
All have agreed in believing HAT Mr..
Davis hoped, by the appearance OF an
effort for peace, TO bring the South up
TO one more effort. Mr. Lincoln might
have supposed from the indications Of
change Of sentiment among the
Southern people, that Mr. Davis would
be ready TO make peace upon the ba-
sis Of Union. Mr.. DAVIS can not have
supposed that the North alter itg re-
cent victories, would be ready to give
up the Union, to which il las c0ntin-
ed true through so many dark and |
disastrous days. But whatever may
have been the secret motives Of either
party, when the rebel commissioners |
turned their backs upon Mr.. Lincoln |
and returned TO the Confederate lines,
every man North and South must
have seen that sill the efforts OF peace
makers are Of 20 avail, and that The
war must be fought out on the ques
ton OF Union or disunion ubtil one
party or the other is annihilalej.
Mr.. Davis has certainly made some
thing for the time being out Of his
peace negotiations. S.audins almos,
alone as representative Of tie unbro-
ken spirit Of the South Of three years
ago, be has succeeded in imbuing the
people to certain extent with bis
own mad hatred aud hopes OF venge-
auce. That portion u the Copfedel-
acy represented at Richmond is in a
furor Of excitement. Mass meetings
have been held, fery speeches made,
and resolutions adopted, pledgng lives,
fortunes aud houor to tie sa-
cred cause. The Richmond papers,
one ard all, say that shelr only hope
Of independence is in war, and call
upon tho people to send their jewelry I
aud plate to the treasury ard take
themselves to the battle field. The
Southern heart is supposed 10 Je cred
anew, the spirit Of 81 revived. and
tie South stripped for the e~mpaisn
which is 10 eud in independence. by
taking advantage o. this Sild excite. +,
msnL Sir. Davis Lopes 10 be able to
oppose once more wah success The
Unlou armies. Whether ii.is l.sss .on
witch finds e1pressiuni 10 tasy speofi- i
es and h4sniug editorials, viii carry
men to the camp or money 10 the