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

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Veg ssspsstesIay ysass,
Aisx. II. Ssssrxs.
IA. CAnrssll,
r Mt. nusfSs.
have ooAs directions 70 receive theee
gentlsnen, and expect 70 have them q nv
quasters this evening, awaiting your in.
styuc(ions. x. 0sAuv.
Iisut. Gen., Counantline Armies r. 8.
This. Il sill Be psaceitsd. transferred Gen.
Ord's agency in the matter to Gen. Grant.
! resolved, however, 70 send Major Eckert
forward with.his message, ami accordingly
teleeFaphed Gen. Grant ~ follows:
rms passsDExr 70 ssx. eaAxr.
Executive MANSION. !
Washington, 81, JAM, 1855.
Lieut.. 9ss. 0rsns, CITY Point, Va:
A messenger II coming 70 you On the bu
siness contained in your dispatch. Detain
the gentlemen in comfortable quarters until
he arrives. and then act upon the message
he brings a. far - applicable, it having
been made up to pass through Gen. Ords
hands, and when the gentlemen were sup.
posed to b beyond our lines.
(Signed) A. LINCOLN.
When Maj. Eckert departed he bore with
him letter Of the Secretary Of War to Gen.
Grant, - follows:
N. STANTON 70 oHN. 0BAHr.
"WAn DsPARfMsx7, I
"Washington, Jan. s0th, 1895.
"Ziswt. Gen. Grant, Commanding. ete. /:
''GENERAL The President desires that
you will please procure the bearer, Maj. T.
T. Exert, an interview vi b Mrssrs. Ste
phens, Hunter and Campbell. If on his re-
turn to you he requests IL, pass them
through our lines to Fort Monroe. by such
route and under such due precautions as you
may deem prudent, giving them comfortable
quarters while there, and that you let none
Of this have any effect upon your move
ments or plans.
by order Of the President.
(Signcd) E. N. STANTON,
''Secle tary Of War;"
Surprising the proper point to be then
reached, dispatched the Secretary OF State
with the following instructions. Major Eek
ert, however, going ahead Of him:
Nh. sEwARD's INSTRUCTIONS.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington, Jan. 3lst, 1866.
Hon. Vim. II. Seward, Secretary Of State
You will proceed to Fortress Monroe,
there to meet and informally confer with
Messrs. Stephens, Hunter and Campbell, on
the basis Of my letter to F. P. Blair. Esq,
Of January 18th '65. q copy Of which you
have. You will make known to them tlSat
three things are indispensable, to wit:
First-The restoration ii the National
authority throughout all the States.
Srcond-NO receding by the Executive Of
the United States on the sla .ery question
from the position assumed thereon in the
late annual message to Congress and in the
preceding documents.
1nird-No cessati Of hostiities short
Of An end of the war and the disbanding of
all the forces hostile to the Government.
You will inform them that all PROPOSE
tons Of theirs, not inconsistent with the
above, will be considered and passed upon
in spirit Of sincere lIberality. You will
hear all they may choose tn say and report
it to me. You will not assume 10 definitely
consummatc anything.
Yours, etc., A.Iixco1x.
On the dav Of its date. the following tel
egraIn was sent to Gen. Grant, City Point.
Va:
THE PRESIDENT TO GEN. GRANT.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, Feb. LIST, 1865.
Lee nothing which il Transporting, change,
hinder or delay your military movements OF
plans.
(Signed) A LINCOLN.
Afterwards the following dispa Oh was
received from Cen Grant:
GEN. GRANT To the PRESIDENT.
'OrFlcE U. S. MILITARY TELEGRAPH. !
WAR DEPARTMENT.
'The following telegram was received at
Washington 1T 900 A. NJ, Feb. 1st. 1865 ::
CRY Porxr, Va, Feb. 1880 p. NJ
ITO His Ercellsncy. A. Lincoln, P@sident
efths United Statcs
"Your dispatch is received. There will
be no armistice in consequence Of the pres
ence of Mr.. Ste. ,hens and others within our
lines. The troops are kept in readiness to
move at the shortest notice, If occasion
should justify It.
~ S. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen.
To notify Major Eckert that the Secretary
Of State would be At Fortress Monroe. end
to put them in communication, the follow
ing dispatch was sent:
~ 0AJOH kCAEkT.
VAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, Feh LIST. 1865. {
To Major T. Z. Eckert, core Of Gen. Grant,
City Point, Va. :
Call .. Fortress Monroe. and put yourself
under the direction Of Mr.. Seward, whom
you will find there.
A. LINCOLN.
On the morning of the I'd inst. the fol-
lowing telegram was received by me:
FROM MAJOR EcKERT.
"CrrY PorSr, Va. Top. NJ,
February LIST, 1866.
ITO His Ercellency, A. Lincoln, Pres;lsat
tf the United States
Il have the honor o report the delivery
Of your communication aud my letter 1t
4:l5 this p NJ, to which received reply
at z. NJ, but not satisfactory. At =. r.
NJ. the following note addressed to Gen.
Grant, was received:
CRY PoISr, Va, Feb. LIST, 1866.
ITO Lieut.. Zen. Grant
| "SlR We desire to 20 to WASHING ton
City r. confer informally with the President
personally in reference to the mstter men,
toned in his letters to Mr.. Blair Of the 18th
JAM, ult. Without any personal compro.
mise or any question in the letter. we have
the permission to do SO from the authori-
ties in Richmond.
VERY respectfully, yours,
ALEX. H. STEPHENS,
r. NJ. T. HUNTER,
j. N. CAnPBsLl."
At 9:30 P. NJ. notified them that they
could mt proceed further unless they com
piled With the terms expressed in my letter.
The point Of meeting designated in the
above note would not. IN INV opinion, BE- in
sisted upcn. think Fortress Monroe woulsl