Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-13
ExrcnrIYE MANs1ox.


MAJOR Eekerti however, going ahead o.
him:
ExEcUrIvE MASaos,
Washington, Jan. 81
Hon. " II SsiVard, Secretary Of STATE
Yoa will proceed 10 Fortress Monroe,
there to meet and Informally confer
with Messrs. Stephens, Huuter aud
Campbell, on the basis Of my letter 10
F. p. Blair, Sr,, January Is, 1865, =
copy Of which you have. You will make
known 10 them that three things are in
dispensable First, the restoration Of
the National authority throughout sll
the States Second, no reoe ding BY the
Executive Of the Confederate States, on
the Slavery question from the position
assumed thereon in the late ANIMAL
message to congress, aud in the preced.
ing documents. Third. 10 cessation Of
hostilities till the end Of the war and
the disbanding Of all the forces hostile
to the Government You will inform
them that all propositions Of theirs not
inconsistent With the above, viii Be con.
sidered and passed upon in a spirit OF
sincere hberality. You will hear oil
they may choose TO say and report it TO
me You will not assume TO definitely
communicate anything. Yours &e.,
A. LINCOLN
Upon the day Of its dste the following
telegram was sent to Gea. Grant:
WAR DEPARrNEST, WAsmSeroS,
Feb. lst, 1865.
Ii. Gen. Grant, Cg Point:
Let nothing which is trahspiring
change or delay your military move
raents or plans. a LxooLS.
Afterwards the following dispatch vas
received from Grant
CITY PoINT, Feb. ist, 1865.
His Ereslleney A. Lincoln, President Of
the United States
SIR: Your dispatch is received. There
! will be no armistiee in consequences Of
the presence of Mr. Stephens and 9th
ers within our lines. The troops are
kept in readiness to move at the short
est notice, should occasion justify IL
q. S, GRAyr, L. Gen.
To notify Major Eckert that the Sec
retary of State would be at Fortress
Monroe, and to put them in commuica-
ton, the following dispatch vas sent
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, Feb. /, 1865.
MAJOR EekeTt, care Gea. Grant, Cty
Point:
Call 1t Fortress Monroe and pat your
self under the direction of Secretary
Seward, where you will fud him.
A. LINCOLN
On the morning of the I'd inst the
following telegram was resolved by me
cITr PoTST, 10, P. NJ.
HIS Excellency A. Lincoln, President
Of the United States:
/ have the honor to report the deliv-
cry Of ynur communication and my let
. ters at AIS this p NJ, to which re
: ceived reply a. p n, but not salts
factory. At P NJ, the following note
was received, addressed to Gen. Grant
CIrY PoIET, Feb. l, 1855.
= Lieut. Gen. Grant
SIR-We desire to 20 to Washington
. City to confer informally with the Presi
) dent personally in references to the mat
ters mentioned in his letter to Mr.. BlRil
= Of the 18th Of January ultimo, withou
: asy personal compromise upon an,
question in the letter. We have thr
I. permission to do so from the authoritie
!. in Richmond
! Very respectfully,
ALEX Il SrErHEyS.
r. n T. HuxTER
i J. A CAMPBELL
e At $50 p. N notified them that the
b | could not proceed further unless the
n complied with the terms expressed j
ie my letter. The point Of meeting in III
? above note would not, in ny opinion,
Il insisted upon. / think Fortress Monro
II would be acceptable.
d Having complied with nv instruction
will return 10 Washington to-morroV
unless otherwise ordered
THos C. ECKERT.
Major and A D. c.
: On reading this dispatch Of Msj- Ecker
n was about to recall bin and the Seer
tary of State, when the following tel
gram from Gen Grant to the Secretai
of War was shown me
"A OFFICE L. S. MILITARY TELEaRArz,
~ War Department
l.: The following telegram was rscsIvs