The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-02-15

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To recommend. 1 aUa Sorry however, that
Dir. Lincoln cannut have an interview with
the two named ia this dispatch. If not all
three, now within our lines. Their letter TO
me was all that the Presidents instructions
contemplated TO secure their safe conduct,
If they hSd used the SANE language TO Mai.
Eekert. Il -. 49,.
lS;gnedl u. s GRANT, Lieut.. Gen.
ihisdispatch OF Gen. Grant changed my
purpose, aud accordingly tslpgraphed him
and the Secretary of State as follows:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, Feb ,, 1865.
Grr.-Grurt, City f6nt;. - ,-
Say 10 tie grp;lcman that / will meet
them personally at Fortress Monroe as SOON
as can get there. 4
+ [Sipncd a. LINCOLN.
WAR DEPARfSiENT, ! 4
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA =. NJ.
Hon. Hm H. ISe,cdrd, Fortress honrOe: n
Induced by dispatch from Gen. Grant
join you at Fortress Monroe as soon as
can eomc. .ti s.f.
ISiyned -n s A. LINCOLN
Sent IN cypher at Q A. NJ: 7,
Before starting the following dispatch was
shown me. proceeded, nevertheless:
OFFICE L. s. AlIL. TELEGRAPH,
.-~s- WAR DEPARTMENT.
The following telegram was received at
Washington, Feb. ID, 1865, from City Point
A. NJ, Feb. ID: e.E -9s ~.
70 Hon. Hm. H. Steard, Secretary Of
STATE, Fortress Monroe:
Copy. ....
To E. " Stanton, Secretary Of Har,
Hdshmgton ''''
The gentlemen here have accepted the
proposed terms and will leave for Fortress
Monroe at $50 A. NJ. ra4.
-ra~. l.. 5. GRANT, Lieut.. General
On the night OF the ID reached Hamp-
ton Roads and found the Secretary of State
and Major Eckets ona steamer anchored off
the shore, and learned Of them that the
Richmond gents were on an6ther steamer,
also anchored of the shore of the Roads,
and that the Secretary Of State had not yet
seen CT communicated with them. | ascer,
tainc,i that Maj Ec&ert had literally com
piled with his instructions, and saw for
the first time the answer Of the Richmond
gents to him, which, in his dispatch to me
OF the l$t he characterizes as not satisfac-
torily. That answer is as follows, to wit:
'27.Fo CITY PolNT, February lst, 1865.
~ LLtUitt6 i I-ChtFt, 4hUJDF GHtl II. u,
MAJoR-I our note, delivered byyour-
self this day, has been considered In re-
ply We have to say that We were furnished
with a copy Of the letter of President Lin
coin to f. p Blair of the Sth Of January,
ult., another copy Of which is appended to
your note. Our intentions are contained in
a letter Of which the following is COPY:
" RICHMOND, lanuaey 18th 1865.
t. II, al LII.
coin, Of which the foregoing is copy, you
are. to proceed to Washington City Tor D.
formal conference with him upon the issues
involved in the existing war, and for the
purpose Of occurring peace TO the two coun-
tries ''..
3a. With rcarect. your ob't servant s..'
III )EFFERSON DAVIS '
Tie substantial object to be obtained By
the Informal conference is to ascertain upon
what terms the existing war can be termi-
mated fayorably. Our instructions contcm-
plate personal interview between Prest
Lincoln and ourselves at Washington, but
with this explanation we are ready to meet
any person or persons that President Lin
coin may appoint, at such place as he may
designate. Our earnest desires is that a
just and honorable peace may be agreed up-
on, and we are prepared to receive or sub
NIT propositions which may possibly lead to
the attainment Of that end. '' ~
Respectfully yours,
ALEX. II. SIEpHENS,
X. Nj. t. HUNTER,
j. A. CAMPBELLh
a note OF these gents, subsequently, ad-
dressed to Gen, Grant, has already, been
given IN Major Eckcrts dispatch OF the lst
inst. ] also saw here Tor the first time the
following note, addressed by the Richmond
| gentlenon to MAJ. Eskert:
CTY POINT VA, Feb. I'd, 1868.
l., T. Echcrt. NDGr and A'd-de- Cdnp:'
hAJOh-ln reply to your verbal state
merit that yonr instructions dld not allow
you to alter the condition upon which pass
port c0ulI DC Glveh 10 US; we F'y tnat we
are willirsto proceed to Fortress Mpl%e
and there to rave an lniorlnal conference
With any person or persons that President
Lincoln may arpotnti on the basis OF hls let
ter to +. !. Blair Of the 18Th OF January
uit.: or upon any other terms or conditions
that nc may hereafter rroroSe, not ncon-
sistent with the essential principles OF scli-
government and popuarrlghts, upon which
our institutions ar: founded, It our earn
est vi h to ascertain, a!tera free interchange
OF ideas and information, upon What pm
clpes and terms, II any, just ana honora7
bic peace can DC estanlshc1, "lthout the
further e'lnSion Of blood and 70 contribute
or utmost Efforts tg accomplish such w.
end. SOD,
we thinkdt better to add that IN accept
ing your passport we arc not to be under
stood as committing ourselves to anything,
but to carry t2o TINS informal conference the
views and feeling above expressed. .....
-a Very respectfully yours; etc,
t,a a, H. EPi MNS,
| .-.g. Irt, +. NJ. !. HlASIER, S,
D. a. CAM?bEllA
NoTE.-Ihe aboyc communlcation was de-
| liyercd TO me at Fortress Monroe at 4.3O