, 1865-02-11

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THE PRESIDENT TO GEN. GRANT.
= ENcU1teE AANsIoH' ss1t'
1icnt f,en .+snt r;tS Pn;nt o1S ~ o"'' 1''~'
4 mceecncer Is coming to Son On the business
coataincd IL yOnr dispatch. Uetafn the eea:Ic-
men IN comfortable quarters until be arrives, and
then net upon the message he brings as far as
applicable, It having been mado up to p,ss
through Gen. Ord's hands, and when the genae-
{Signeal A. LINCOLN.
When Maj. Eckert departed he bore with him
letter Of the Secretary Of War to Gen. Grant, as
follows:
&sr sray1or n, orr. GRANT
+sWAx DErARrMESr,
"WAsnIScToN, Jan. 30, 1865. {
F" IcuL Gen Graht. CoMtnenQnE, &C..
n,caee nrocure Tie besTer Ma r f EekeI "a an
ra1nnhs r. IN hss ret7n tn Tnn r. reonssta aHa y
5nrh ronte and ri11er snrh dne.nrerautinna ~ ~
may deem prudent, giving them comfortsble quar-
tcrs while there, and that yon let none OF ibis
nave any eaeet uppn HouL moselnents OF plans.
1sin32cJ1 III - K. NJ. STsSTnx. sec- of warn
Supposing the proper point to be then reached,
! dispatched the Secretary Of State with the fol-
lowing Instructions. Major Eckert, however,
eo'''e' '''~ ~
An- EEWAED5 INSTRUCTIONS.
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
HAsli1Se1os. Jan. 81, 1855.
lion. "m. IL ee"afa' oeefeta1y OF State:
You will proceed to Fortress Monroe, there 10
taect and informally confer win Messrs. Stephens,
Hunter nnd Campbell on the basis Of my letter to
i; Blair; Eeq.' OF Ja91aty. i5t9, 65, copy Of
th71 thfce lnangs arc tnolspens1h!e, in Wit:
fust-Ihe festoraHou OF 1he Nat1onal author
M 9ece1 2 S.'tsf y the Executive o tn.
tnifed States on the slavery question from tho
~ C9se e!i +, - ne 5hae annnai mes
TbtrMSG ,saton @ n tnst;Ift{cs ehoet ~ -,
,d ~ ~, M snd the ;sbsnd,n n ~ ~ f. o. ,ar an
III, Il nfo,n thcrn ~; n, ronos,t,o,s or
Gu VII VII ,nnnte1f tnTm a' a.. ~ p1opos'%9Gs % o. o.
eonaideled @ I'd and passea upon IN ~ .prit oi staecPe
na a,,d 5,,a,, u - -" wv Vii ~ ~ ~
fst,n,te,T ns @ nnyttinr WI n'' l"
Yours, &C, A. Lsco1x.
On the day Of is date, the following telegram
Was sent to Gen. Grant, City Point, "a:
THE PRESIDENT 10 GEN. GRANT.
WAn DErAR7xzST, WAsH1saros,
February !. 1855.
der or deiaY Tonr mi1itary movements or nIans.
istgned, 4. I1aco1S.
Afterwards tho following dispatch was received
from Gen, Grnn.:
GEN. GIANT TO THE PRESIDENT.
''CFF1cE U. S. MILITARY TELEGRAPH,
o ,uox. .,s Wan ID, DEfAnTxEsr: .sa;s
iuEton al $50 a m, Fcb. l, 1865: 49, " '7A-
..cTr po1rr- Va. ~, t-,s.sop N
.ro rxc.1,anrr 1,aco,a ~: 1 ,p-osssn. :; T.,
United states:
t'Your dispatch Is received. There will be ne
armistice In copsequensG Of the presence Of Mr
are kept in readiness to move At the shortest no
hce, II occasion should justify it
U. S. GnAsF, Lieut. Gen"
st,t,. would bc ot For,,caa Non-oo .-5 - ~
S'&'c "ouio " ~ .ot'fess Aon1oe' ana 10 pe
them IN communication, the following dispatch
N~ 20 xA,on rcxrn7.
W., nvD.nr,,
wAsu1SGTos. FebrnarT / 1ses
To Major T. T, Eckert, care Of Gen, Grant. Cir
Point, Va:
Call At Fortress Monroe and mt yourself unle
the direction of mir. Seward. whom yon will f1ns
there. a. LINCOLN.
On the morning Of the ID tnst the following
teleE1rn Was received by me:
FROM MAJOR EcKEnr.
.,r carnroSr; re,, w. 1. up. NJ, rsb. !: 1ss,;
onauo e,a'es'
u nave tAc homer 10 fepQrt me delivery OF youl
Hhieh rece,yed 1 1cI! at hnt ~ r. H.; a.,is y
factory. atsns n. tie foi1oxine r., note adaresset
70 ee''. orao'' ".s secc.sco:
i1s folS1' w, Feo' !, lsoa'
40 Licut- oeaesai 1san1'
Mc oTslle 70 e 70 Asatnston Wy ,9e g
IN 4eierenee to lie matter menenea in is iette1
to Mr. Dlair Of The isth jan. MT without an1
personal compromise ar any question in tae iettef
Wo have he Permission to do so from the aathori
nes @ IN iaenmonG; 9I.i;- ro,
II. II. T. HuSrEg-
j. Ii. CAur1ELL.H
a,eeo, N rrot;sea ,ha,,, ths, -, ~ .o1,a o
n1occc 5prir, 1n1est thev cnmn1Ie a u, no
ter1cs expressed g. II ny letter. The Point Of meet
oninion. be insisted unon. thinE Fortrcss II Man m
roe woud be occep1afi1e. Iias.ins complied viii
my 1pstl uct1ons, Will return to Washington to
"o!IoM dItess o'4s."1*G M..as oIae[ea.
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The following telegram was received at Wnsh
1ngtor at 4:85 d. M, February I'd:
.CITI PoSI, Fob. 1st, 1880 F. L.
ITO Htn; E: r. Stanton. Sccy Of War:
NoW n; 1st re '9tets1eM nes"es9 Ma,o5 EckeIt
and parry has ended, will state confidently, bu
not officially to become matter OF record. that
a am convinced, npon conEefaaton ne a i with Aessta
good, and their desire sincere to restore psaee
and unlon. . nave aet Ielt mssel! AZ linerty 10
~ ,st;ccnec hfs hns n,.ccd y m n ~ s,xl
XIII .'osit1nn' wfich rnnid harc nrnf1ed IL hr ~,
seeing them In tie aret instance: Ifsar now thci1
suthortty, viii have lad influence. It fhe sarae ID
sss1s S It nis .Ss :
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