New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-05

Finally formidable party nominated Gen. ue Ta1
B. Mcclellan for President on sne p'auo, fop Peace
that was all the South wanted. II he was ior 1.-THE
srncton by armed force rs his letter saa told
Union as il was" that is ruh Slare'y os;5nnt would
Davis that, on that platform. the new 1T who wero
lose ali sympathy Of the Republican par' rrsyed TO
carving on the war; for many OF them nau England
dissolve tie covenant with savenoe which WINS not
wonld M longer sympathize with war wiz ,errtory:
n ha nrood III Wilbertorce but to preserve n,,d he
and the war would break down. foi ~ ,v.,e opposed
left TO support il but Democrats anu AMI one in set
& an .Io and The Convention would Dc ih. LIS a
stem But Mr. Davis had always been i" of Raroyo nj
ghost of Reconstruction when y, nv h;d dIr
h9 least. WOMB no' own neople and knew II they ever
Got hn ~ vote they would repudia's ms anvIcc II,
1850 LET Us throw away the Inca u for even
pe iel' yos then waiting on Gen. Grant. and
as h Douy East aud West had left him but one
"' Mp ' n.vIs ON "sPANIEIs' "A PEACE-MARIi i.
1T Solnnba speech on that subject he said; Inc
nv arStration is by the sword. he only ay to MAKE
;i lore pou is rhip hem That IL, the peopie OF
X Wrtb were dogs and the friends OF TIE south there
were made by beatings, which would make more, IL re-
noo,od Tha. was his direct comment on the Conren
Ion nroposition and aerward repeated III letter
IN M stephens. Mr.. David j. Caboal, who was cap.
tured in Florida and said he came South TO represent
the Peace party allowed to die Of rot in that hell on
earth Andcrsonvillc. Mr.. Stephens was atpscu al
over the country because he missed Que session OF Con
grcss STAYING at home wait interview with him.
him ont and thus save one alive" The Secretary Of
War finally wrote IL him that be need not wait any
longer the man was dead lie then starieu ~
Richmond 10 take bis place M President oil the Sehate
and was stopped at Dnnvilc by Provost Marshal
who told him that his certificate from the Clerk OF tue
Superior Court OF bis County, that he was the VICE
President Of he Confederate States was not pass
Afterward when lie spoke of the dscomforis OF ms
trip to Mrs Davis se expressed surprise that ne did
moi have q special OF train like Der husband;
Madam" said he, Your husbands oihcefs "ouu
rather never let me get here at all ~
Mr.. STEPHENS OPINION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN
After tie Peace Conference at Fortress ionroe ana
its deliberate Misrepresentation by MI. DAVIS, WIN
view TO embter tine war, MIR. Stephens came nome
from Richmond with n came of sorrow, aud those
who said he talked Of coming home To MAKE "hr
speeches and denounce the terms ofitrcd, SIMPLY Htd
Before Mr. Lincolas death he thought be was dong
favor 10 him not TO include that offer Of 4OCoCOco IN
gold for the southern slaves. in the published report
for II would be used TO the injury OF NIL Lincoln by
those Of his enemies who would talk about taXaton and
the debt.
Mr. Stephens has frequently expressed no nppiehen
sion should the fortunes OF war throw him .ho ih'
hands of Mr. Lincoln and said he would not get OCT o
the way Of raid il not for appearances on nc
count OF tho office hc held lie spoke Of Mr. Lincoln a
an old friend who had generally voted win hun II
Congress- and who hid good heat ana me inihc
under strange mask OF peculiar manners anu BrOtetqu'
wit.
DAVIS VERSUS sTErHENs
The characters Of the two heads oil the socohed ,on
federacy were opposite Mr.. Davis. proud. remember
ing causes of afcnse unable 10 keep Lis slaves IRON
running away, obstinate and his appearance In Cabne
councils or near field OF battle, tie signal for disaster
! But he determined TO be the Wilmington Of new
Government or the Kossuih of failure
Stephens never lost his love for the Old Union; hh'
but hi hid Lis desire. He is modest save IN debate
familiar with all classes and condition. who are eithc
good o. In misfortune; the best farmer In Georgia wa
father 10 Lis slaves and not negro was struck on ~
plantation in 90 years, save clid by us motlei DE
oro the war he had pupils in every college In TIE STAT
AT his oxpeuse and born poor. and educated by kib
ladies' be was 50 poor when arrested thai he oouid no
give HdsH his Secretary. 50 70 60 TO Tennessee on
he sold property the year before to poy his cOniedcIlt
tax and ali his life spent the Iroeoecs Of me b's' lay
practice in yYcorga, in ?a, unseen and u"SH'FH ei
ties.
LINCOLN yLEsUs DAVIS.
Z, We have been thus fu'l, that IL might be known
the South tat their IDOL Davis did a. much for thoi
conquest as even the grand armies OF the tnioi
That no voice Of mercy in his behalf for life of III
eriy need be checked by any idea that he dangerous
That the feeling that Mr. Stephens hid the truth not
his people as the kind oers Oi Mr. Lincoln. may fe
with the man Davis who controlled telegfaphs an
lpresses and the hotoas corpus.
That the South mag zee in the kind offers Of forre
Monroe that she joined the universal mourning for b
bet friend The murdered preseryer OF the Union. ABR
. HAM IINCOTK A. GEORGIAN.