The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-01-18

: NEW YoaK, January 12.-The Borld's
Washington speciab says the Depocrat
politician who has gone On apeace miss.
ion with the approval Of the President, is
General Singleton, of Illinois. He pre-.
ceeded Blair a day or two. It is said the
rebel Congress adopted in secret session
the resolution To appoint peace commiss.
toner's, and they have been selected and
semitic Grants headquarters z anlI ,u'a.
Messrs. Orr, of South Carolina; Gil
mer, of North Carolina, and Alex. II.
Stephens, are of tho commission. ,b',d od
II is also said that Lieut. Gen. Grant
hastslesrsph that Nh, Stephens has, SO.
licitsd a pass through bis lines to, visit
W ashmgtonS l. p, s,ororir,rob Mo-,
Its known that Blair goes to, Rich.
mond with full knowledge and consent Of
the President, and is clothed with author.
ity requisite to open negotiations with
Net Davis, with a'Viewn 10 restore peace,
and the rebel authorities will feel assured
OF this when he shows his credentiala--
His instructions are embraced in three
PROPOSITIONS First, Amnesty to all. no
mater what they may hare done d since
the war began.
2, The Constitution as II is add The
Union as it was-rtbe South to return tc
the Uhiop With all tie ri ghts and pfivil.
ages which it held before any az The
States seceeded. H~'t''i""'' q A''o'H "d'
3. The total abolition Of slavery z "a.
From this point the President will no,
%retract one iota..' He does rot insist up.
on immediate abolition, but lie does that
measures be taken to secure its extinction
within a reasonable length of time. ,',o,
II IL stated on what seems good al.
thority that Jeff. Davis ia strongly in
clInsd to peace d easures, and willing to
accept more liberal terms that it was a
first supposed he would. at .v.a.,. e,
Lincoln, on the other hand, Is disposed
10 be as lenient as possible, but insists
that the first public action on the parI
Of the South must be to lay down Their
arms and acknowledge the supremacy o.
the Union. There is no desire to humil
late the South, 1t is to bow to the Unior
not TO the North. Under no circum
stances will apy proposition be accedes
to. which does not embrace, as. the frs,
step laying down arms on the part Of The
South. "'H'''''' sFn''H
A~n'instancelof the temper Of the ad.
pin'stratlon to obtain peace, it is stated
that General Butler was removed not sole
ly FOR his incompetence and misdemean.
ors, but also as an evidence that our Gov
eminent is disposed to treat with til,
South on liberal terms, and is willing t.
remove any obstacle that may stand in
the way of a perfect understanding with
that section. 1t is reported that Elk
Governor Rives and Ex-Governor Or
are on their way to Washington on |
peace Commission. n.y. ".04h''EA
The Richmond papers Of Monday con.
tain a telegram frcm Charleston, stating
that a portion of S%berman's forces hav,
occupied Grahamsville, $50, IS mile!
north Of Savannah. " ''rsrsr moo roe d
Richmond papers Of the 9th say Pric,
is still living. Hoods Official report Of
his defeat has been RECEIVED. He puts Al
good q face upon it as possible, but nc
k~nowledges the loss Of so guns.
Beauregard telegraphs from Macor
that Hood reports from Tppols, tina
Thomas was moving on the Tennesss,
River on'the 4th, with SIX gunboats ant
sixty transports toward Bastport.1 ~