The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-02-18

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With greet respect. your obsdisn' servant.
JEFr DAVIS. I,
r.. suhs,sn,isl obiee. 10 Se obtained BY \
no informal conference Y 10 asrer'a'n uron 4
~, term. the exi.,ing wsr cen be termin- !.
ted honorsblv- Our instructions con'em. e
p~srssnsl interview between Pesidens |
Lincoln and ourselves At Washington: but I
shi- e~xplansficn We are 'esds 70 meet {
- o.rson ar p.rsons that President Lin {
coin msv appoint. Il such place % he shs'i
designate. Our earnest desire il that : inst
md honorable p.ses may be agreed upon.
and - ere prepared TO receive or submit
propositions which nav possibly lead 10 the
attainment Of thai end.
Very respectfully yonrs.
Aux n SrEPBEss.
r. ". +. HUNTER.
J. A. CAnPsELL-
A note ~ she.e gents subsequently ad-
dressed 10 General Grant has already been
given in Maj. Bckerts Dispatch Of the l''
iny..
lao cav hsrs Tor the first time The so'-
loving note addressed bv the Richmond gen
slemen 10 Major Eckers:
CRY Pcrvr. February 1865.
TT Ertert M.ior:
II reply, 70 vour verbal sfatsment that your
ins,ruc,ions did not allow YOU 70 slfer me
conditions upon which psssrcvts could be
lrivsu 20 us We s.v ~ are willing to secep'
lsrd prcc.sd n F,rs Monroe. srd there r
have IN informsI conference with snv per
con ~ persons thst President Lincoln ma'
:. appoint on shs basis Of his letter - Mr.
Blair. OF ,he 18th J-nnsrv or rpon snv 9TH
terms OF condition shas he msv herest-
propose. not Inconsistent with ne s~ssen'is
principles Of .slf- government srd prrn's
: rirh,s upon which our institutions ere found
ed.
n Il our earnest wish % ascevfsin after
tfree interchange ~ id.ss sna inf"rm-'iv
- nnnn WINK UTNnFIHtFs W hFtMr " 1870
a inst srd hnnorshie pe,ce chm ~ rsfsb'ishe
N without the further efasion ~ blood md :
. eonsvibn,s our utmost efforts 70 sccrmp'is
.urh : resui.. We 'hihk II hs'sr 70 -
. ,hst In srcspnar your psssrn,'. - are n
10 BE- urdsrssond as committing ourselves
;. snvshirr hn' u. carry 70 mi. informal rof
ference ,hs view. shove exposed.
Very respectfully -on-.. &c..
y. Al. SrFFHrss.
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r~sxrBErL.
On the msrninV OF shs 80 the three e.
: tismsp. Stephens. Hunter and Csmpbe'
AZ Gene sbcsrd OF our s'ssmer and hsd IN Y
= ,srvisw With shs ss~rsfsrv n state snd m
.sIF of ssvsvsi hours duration. No qnes'i'
~ NJ r~-eIiminaries 70 The meeting ~ss M
y .nd shsre made ~ msn'ionsd. M 9th
psrson wss present. NJ p.pers we've :
che csd ~ r-cincsd; and u wss in advsn
". svresd that me conversation wss 70 BE-
~, fcrmsi and verbal msvsIv. Or our rart :
, whoIe subsistence ~ Tho Instructions 70 :
secretary ~ ssase hsreinbefore r~eci'ed. "
stated md insisted noon. sns nothing "
lssid ireon.i.sen, Herewith. ~hile bv the o
~ rsr,v u w.s not ssidshs' IN any event,
IN y ron dition. shsv ever would eons'
10 ~re-union: snd vet shsv squsl'v omitted
aseIsre hat thev would not 20 consens.
lTh.v sesmed " desire . p~ossponement
,hss question snd 'he Abortion o. some Q
!, In romeo first. which. % snms of shem So
"a 70 srrue. mirhs o. might mot 'esd %
= urior: hnt whirh rouvse W thought ~
snount 70 On indefinite reinforcement ]
!, lecrfsrsn~e snfed without result.
tn. foregoing containing. - : bs'iev
~, sn ,he information sought. i r~esceesf'
mhm;wed. A. LrScoLI
, 80 Executive Mansion, Feb. 10. 1865.