Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-02-13


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ter PlenypUeoGeiaGt Of ~ 49, rsale 8
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suhiect re erred 70 In the resoauta0n.
.Rsspectfully submitted
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WAnnUCTON. Feb. A. lcu@
m. aswAnO 10 MA ADAAA
OrpAnrNENT o. STATE,
WAsaiu0yDNS Feb =
On. II n 4 tsuiam thAt u tluses u peaoe
thsr. A. aivavs iastiQaton tor Wal. 30
s,om = var b,.eins thcre afe citizens who
e,nni,.ticalIv sls,nand negotiations Of peace.
I'm. .slvanctes of var amer An A4ltAllOn
longer or shorter. &c. orally gam tneaf ieaI-
ful s.y,13 thos,Rh tlne var declared Is NOT uh-
fr,.ouentlv unnecenaafy and unWAse. 30 peace
.S;s.s;rn in Nm. q var ultimately brings
about an abandohnert Of me connlc1 some-
tin,ea vithout eerurlnf the advantages which
were orioinAlly exrecsed from the conflict.
r,,. ap,tstion for IA in time OF peace, and
fur mage in time n war are not necessarily
or y. ra, = ordinarily snpatriOssc IN their pur.
4,oss or mutiyea k@sults alone determine
win.4her they Are wise or uhwtsc. The
treaty of pesce c0ncluded ct Gu .daioupe Hi
tisly0 vas secured B. An irregular negOtia
ton Some or the edOrts which have been
made To bring als,lt negotiations with q
view to end our civil war are known TO the
whole worId. berause they have employed
foreipn. AZ well ma d,mestic agents. Others
with whom You ave had 70 deal con-
fidentially, are knOvn 70 yourself, although
they have not uuDlicly trAnspired. Othcr
efforts have occurred here, which are known
only to the perspns actually moving in them,
and 70 this Government. l am now 70 give
for your Information an account Of IN affair
Of the same general character, Wnic. recent
" received much attenti0n here AID which
doubtless will excite inquiry a0rOad.
A few days agp, francis =. bialr, Esq,
obtained from The President = simple letter
to pass through our lnsss Without definite
views known 10 the Government. Mr. bialr
visited kichinond anu on MS return ne
showed TO the President letter which Jeii
Davis had written 70 AT. blair, 10 winch
Davis wrote thai M. biair was .. nOcrty 20
SLY to President Lincoln That Jefi Davis
was now, rs he always nad oecn, Wiling -
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would be received, OF 70 receive any tilat
might be sent; that ne was not disposed 10
find obstacles in forms that ne would send
Commissioners to confer with the President
with view to restoration Of peace between
the countries II he could be assured they
would be received. The President, therefore,
on the 10th Ot January, addressed note to
Mr. Blair, in winch the President, after &C.
kno WEIGHING tilat he had received the note
of Mr. DAVIS said that he was and always
shorld M w,,,nx To receive any avtnts that
~. ..v;s ~ anv timer influential man nnu,
aa,raI,v rss;s.;ny the sntl,nr;tv If tn.. INV.
oe'u".y go, 60, -, 800. ;,,t-,s.,ss.i,,,
..;.,. .n Dnle's.,,, .,;,s. .;.,.r - 49,. :.
Win tne I.eso y, 49," 49,, . W." 80 -. .e &c
s.oI"'lon W pe"~s " '"s pe"i''e - w. WILL
mon county
nj; D'ali s:s. ., "i ~, 'ne 'e.Vc''
anu tnen asal' S@.i'e "ach W washington,
Uh tiie S'lh u'''hao, we we're auviseu
IRON inc camp u Lieut. zen. urant iha1 4
II. otepnehS' ~ NJ; !. nunier' anu =. a
CalnppeA, "eie applying ioT ieave " pasl
through uie nnes 70 washington ~ peace
commissioners !" confer with the PRESIDENT
They were permitted by the Lieutenant
General 10 come u MS nea Quarters, 70 await
there the decision OF the President. Major
Eckert was sent Gown 10 meet the party IRON
lSch .ond AT zen. Gants headquarters
Inc MAYOR was directed TO deliver 70 them
copy oi the PRESIDENT iettcr 70 MI. bialr
Win note 10 pe addressed 70 them, ano
signed by the Major, IN which they were III
rec.ly informed That II they should Ds allow
Gu ~ pass oul i'hes, 'ney wouiu oe uiiuerstooe
as cvl:hs ~, All informal conference ui'or
~. ny, ":S's - y.e a'"esa!u ies'eT ~ january
.!ot!l' W Mr. n'air. IL thel should express
.ne1 assent 10 TINS condition IN writing
slen MaJDs EckerE was asre S., % givE then
ss.rs.,n Coming fron, the pr..s;dent would
meet them. il b,.inv thoupht nrnIahle from
report of their Conversation With I.i4nt
Gen Grant, that the Richmond marty wonld
in the manner prescrii d,eaccept the condi
ton mentioned, the Secretary Of State was
charged By the President with the duty 81
r presenting this Government in the EXPECTED
informal conference. The secretary arrived
at rortres, Monroe in the night Of the first
day OF ttbr,iary.' Major Lckert met him
on the moriiug of the I'd, with information
that the parsons who came from Kichmond
had not arepted in writing the condition
upon which he was allowed to give them
conduct u Fortress Monroe. The Major
had given The same information BY telegraph
to the President at Washington.
On receiving this information the Presi.
dent prepared a telegram, directing the sec
rotary to rsturn. to Washington. The Sec
rotary waspreparing at the same moment
to so return without waiting for information
from the President, but 1t this juncture
Lieut.. GEL Grant telegraphed 10 the Secre-
tary of Wsr, as well as to the Secretary Of
State, that he Richmond marty had reconsid
cred and accepted the condition rendered
them through Maj,r Eckert. and Gen. Grant
urgently aItised the President to confer in
person wiz the Richmond party. Under
these circumstances the Secretary, by the
President. direction, remained at Fortress
Monroe. and the President Joined him there
on the niel& OF February I'd.
The Rrhmond party was brought down