The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1865-02-11

Enle hsRe eth dsehesi wsaS Assure the
kanasdate Eatakesrstn oE The -prObisssiOB,
Ead tAa ssassn~.Asie'a, =. -, ssa q national
desire. Z
: Wasbfng.oa FEB Sah. -2Eyilapa, Of low
eghsirnan oFths Iasuss Jwdicazy Gomsaa'
| has @intssdaeeis aa.f bill establishing a
/ aanrsan ct Of Ghe7 4eenssitstion In iusaFs
rsatoaarY States, and declaring that
Fhercafter no REPRESENTATIVES or Seaator
lFshslf be elected 70 coagFess 10 any States
which has benn in insaEreoti0n,s
uatl it has boen .apuaGneed by the
Presidents proclamation that armed
hostilities have ceased, ana = Hepubicap
eonstitution adopted, snd arpsovsd by
lscoagress. ,. ~ar 50
! New York, Feb, 6.-Ti1pcs special
| SAYS Seward reached It. Monroe il I'D.
vanOe Of Stephens, hanesr aha Camp
! heil ~.s IL ....s:. ..-..-m .x... -. saa
! -Cpan the arrival Of .h.se gsnss, tAey,.
! Rsre a. once invited 10 80 intsfSieF:
7 Iaso4fsisg Seward ef aheis desire 20
I pffseesa 1e9 asAiRglOn :Se shs Pnrposs ef
i l1israssing the qpessiop Of psass Nish tha4
! Eresidsaf, Seward Informed them Il was
le praSideat's wish th3t the discussion
! shou1d toke place at Monroe, and that BE
7 had bsen seot 10 meet sbeaa Atthat point,
] upan thai sai'Jeet, ~~5ae. ase- t:h s~si
/ commissioners pressed with eonsidera>
! be earuestpesS for ESave 10 visit Wash,
tlngtoD, ana finally alleged that their Gov
ernprput had consented to send them on
! " in cen .squence of BiHir's assurance
that they should have personal inter
visw wisa Ar. Lincoln. 49,.
! Seward assured them that this pledge
! shculdbe ful6fft3 aud at1oucs telegraph
cj TO he President his presence vas ne
cessaTy;
/ After LAac9ln arriRI the conference
i4sted / hours, aud vas pCrfeety tueadly
. and good tempered throughout; on cur
! part the conversation was mainly con-
fduc,ca by the President, and on theirs oy
Hunter, Stephens occasionally taking.
Rebel cnumlsS isReTsSai4 nothing what
eser Of Their persona wishes, aod spoke
sotely-and exclusively for their govern"
me4t.
At tho outset. snd throughout the con-
{erence, they de1itr1d their entire lack
0, authority 70 make, A?eeiver or cousid-
er amp proposition whatever looking to,
wards he close If the war, except on the
basis OF recognition Of the independence
oi the Confederate States, AS pgelmira~
y consideration. Ihe President present
Ied tho subject 20 them in every conceiV-
Idle f0slu, suggesting the most liberal and
cansiderra modification Of any forms
whatersr IA EXISTING legislation, and in
The u. S Government, winch might b.
regarded as especially hostile to the rights
or interests, or wouadiug to the pride Of
ftbe southera people, bat in 70 single paTr
ticular could be induce to swerve for a
moment from their demand for secogni-
LieU.
They did not present this conspicuous
y as resting on their own convictions or
wishes. but AS the condition which their
Government had made absolutely indiSr
pensiaie to any n, gottations for peace.
Lincoln on the other hand informed at
every poiat, that such recognition was
! utterly and totally put Of the question,
that the T. S could stop hewar. and ar
rest, cvna I, temporarily the movement Of
its armies o~ty on t4a condition pFecedeLt
that the authority Of the National Gov
ernmeut should he +tcogoiged and obeyed
over the whole territory of the United
States, Tbs poIns couced, he assured
them that upon ev sty other matter Of dii>
ference, they would be treated with the
utmost iberaitp, But without that re-
| eogaition the war must and would 80 on.
All the conversation which took place be-
tween the respective parties came back to
turned upon this radical irreeoncilabis differ
enoe-neliher side could BE sweFTsd hairs
breadth from its position.
| Therefore tke atlempS a. negotiation was
An ter faIinrs. IL was distinctly understood
aud explicitly, stated thai the attitude of
each government was 10 he the same ss il
/ would have hean this Saterview had ptver
taken place,
The Cahines received these explanations &s
,eoRRlsts saa satisfactory
Tha feeling was uuanimoas aua earnest
that the souHaFy must new ,aFEcase Itself 10
reaewed efforts. sapd prepare g make fresh
sacrifices in defense OF the integrity Of the
| Union &nd The pxsseFxatians sf the GOTefa>
meat za~ az. zs-.-.-. 8, ..s,4s -. g. :z.srs
Il Is un4erstood thas Yssssnasa's retire.
| nens from Tie Treasury aspaz1@sus viii saka
place IL zfsw days. l. ..s s.af .-Ssg -.
Il Is confidently predicted that bis sacass>
sef viii be frssa the syty sf sss~ Terks
Il Imths prsssnt eonaitisa Of he, hnandaass
and with the certainty thai the war Ia noW d
Be carried On with renewed energy and de-
l&srmiaAsion Cd bath sides. this hOeames b
question Of very great importance. s.
! New York, Feb > G.--Hsrald'a dispatch
/ FROM Thonaas' srHy say descFters report the
lrca. psaa aG Heods array al Tuscnnhia, Ala.
i During a liaeassion IN tha rehet Houss Sn
7 armiug slases, wigfait, In rsrl5 10 thSscamhoi
| said they were not fighting for slassry. ass
solafs4 ae y RahiiaS faF slave 1aad 10th.
J. fks BieAuis1a asspassA uf shss9 says tho
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