Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-14

| at snah place ~ lie may desigc Our earn
| e3t 1; Hrr 10 thss uni snl fpn1rsLla psaos
may ha agreed upon, acJ VIC are prepared to
icloiae "r tn submit pTop.a.tiors which m,y
p,rahlY lead to The sttGin,:,s'.! of That cud.
Very respectfully, Yonra,
ALs,AknrR II. STirHxNs,
4. NJ. r. lIuNTnR,
john 4. GAuPHiLL.
4 nula Il these gentlemen pubstqu 2atl;
,.iifrts5i - t'cEorai Crane has slrerdy b,ha
given il Mir E:ker.'; dispatch OF tn. l5s
| Ids. aso saw hsys, iUc lie first time, tho
followiasi ngis, addressed by the Richmond
gtntltmsn 10 Msj. Ecksfs:
CRY POINT, Va, Fob. 2, 1865.
THyMAs T. .EcXFsr Msjst and a. d. c.
mejor: In reply to ycue vuth bal s!aisuent that
your instructions Cit not allow Jou 10 alter Tho
| conditions Upon which i pssspOr: could be
g:vcn 10 rs, Wa say that NO arc willing to pro.
coed ~ Fortress Monroe, and theirs to hEve an
iut5rnIa conference with any perr6n or persons
| tia. President Liboola may appoiat On tho
basis of LiB lsttsr 20 Francis p. Bleir Of the
! lh:;. &c ,I4nusry- E!s;aio, or upon eng othss
tsrma or Conditions that he may herenfte. pc
pee Has inoonslstent with the essential prIac-
plss OF selt-gove,nmen: AID popular rights
| upon NulS1 puE ITO IUuuISU.
L. j, Our osrnert wish 10 ascertain, alter q
irGo Interchange OF ideas and Information,
uppa 1dat principles and tern,s, if any, jus:
had honorable pescs osn be established with
| uut tic further tHdsion Of Llood, and to con-
| trIbuit our utmost Efforts to accomplish suoh
result. We think i. better to aud taat in
accepting yGar pa;sporswo are not 10 be under-
stood ss committing ourselves to anything,
! hI. 10 carry this with Informal cJL lcrs"ce TIC
Vows and feelings above expressed.
Very respectfully yours,
ALEX II. SrIrnlNs.
j. A. CAMPBELL,
K. IL. t. HUNTla
o. Ito morning Of the 3 / tho three gentle
mtn, Messrs. S:cphenr, Hunter and Camp
boil, CaluU hnrl Ct 0nr Dtfamor, und had IN
ntoryisw viii. lha S,crs;Hry Of S:sie gGd ny
SSH ni serlrkl bcurs' duration. No qIcrtiJ-
y: pr,l;minar 81 to Tho IIu3tinE Was thsn and
l'i.rs msde or mentioned. No Othof rersoL
| Tas present. No runsr5 Trro exchanged u
| produced. and il Was in advance agreei iiI:.
| tho conversation vas to Us Informal ani verbal
msrely. "a our part tho whole Substance y:
tno ins!ruutio58 70 tho Saora.nry Of State
hsreiabtfore ttUit1d Was btsted aid insist:d
ur0p, aod nothing wa3 saia inc n sis,sr, th:fe-
| with While ty this othsr patty it Was not
aad THAI in ar event or on aoy condition Il sy
| oV,r wLu.d CO ssut 10 reunion pai &c! tnS y
.quslIy omitted 10 doclnr. that they you'd
81 c"nssn;: They sgsin:d 10 depire p,S.
poneincn. Of that question, and tha! 10 = g&o O.
ton II 'opIs Gtl,r Course frat, wLi:i., s.s sune
of them sssm,d to argue, Nigh. or nigh. not
ies'l u reunion, b., wh Oh COURSE We thought
sruld amount TO an indefinite postpcnsn.nt
The conference ended without rssul..
Tins fJr!going, contlinini:, ss j. is bo:esad
All tho :nfJImstio. s6rght, IL RESPECTFULLY Gun
United, huxAHAN LIacDiH
Ex,cT1Ivx MANsIoN, Fob. III. lSG5.
Tho fjlloSirg WAS inclcsed in tho mesaGss
] asnt to the Senate:
| ~ The President; Th, S:c!etaiy oG State.
u whom was referred \ resolution Of tho SEE
a.e VI The 9Th instant, requesting The Prcai
dent Uf the United ) stss, if, in his Gl,,.iiuD,
| It is Tot Incompatible to tho public Interest,
% furnish to tho Ssua!e ANY information il,
iia possession concerning recent conversation
! IT caMma!!is!:;rs Tiih certain I.Lclr, 6n:t
20 hs:. occurred under Erocattc Hanr;iJp.
| including COMMUNICATIONS with the reboi
| JtlaT DAVIS, and any correspondence 70
irting thtrst0 hGs tho honor 81 report ths: til .
| S1nnro may properly hn rsierf.i b. Il Ep.C .al
! uG,a:s.e ul tho President bearicg upVn the
na! sc. ut tee resolution, anu .rsEsmntsI -
:ke !,Uss his Gay. Appended TO this Ioporr
IL :. Copy Of tho instruction which has bron
| s1lrsH,rt tu Ghsrlan Frnnois hdaU.-, ErI ,
Ensuy Extraordinary and Minister P.clpJ-
F.en!isrY al tn, United Stsths mt London, u..d
| sYhmi ~ tho rljs ca'resprEdapGc iJGiIl lii
| th,r nrI,it:ment tcuchTg his rmi i:Gt r. Gsrrc,;
| u IN iii7 r:s0lIiiGn.
| Respectfully sub.,.,ttai
Wa IL. SxXARr.
DIra.rusnr ~ fr-Tt, Washington, Feb. ~.
| 1865
! IA srT.Ah rp Ba. Alamo.
| paraRIMEsT CT SrATt,
| Wsahlus:An, February ., 1868.
| &r5. le is n truslI tia: in times Of pesno
lh:to aro n!ways iust!gst1rs VI war 4" scon
NJ i. %ar lsB.:.7, thelc ARC Gil z:ns who EN-
| pa.traily drmhni negotiations ofpeace. The
ndsuratel IF war. sf!sr ali u3itation longer -
Ainttcr, generally gain thsir fes7iui esd.
| Lhuusa the va. declared 10 M: unireqi6nly
unnecessary and nuWiho s. pace aEtg:,r'
in limo 81 var ultimately bring 4b ="
uhuutiuuuIonl If The coDlliuf, ucu SHINES niih-
5at securing Lhh Advantages whiah Wer, zig
aul usp,uts'! from Tao cohtict The a ia
tors Tor war IN :ilnsol EtsGo. and for pasc6 j..
'ine Ut war. Gro ~: neccrHarIY nor Ier'sl1s
| 0 drnsti!y urpat!,uiio in thor purposes or
| louliyes L .nuita .'uae dItcru,ina whittier
EGynro WHO or ungne. Tho treaty Uf rsGGe
J3ruIudtd d. GuaIsoupe Iiidalsh, wnH eaIred
| ny al Irregular negotiation uader The DJn Oh
she government.
SIIre uf the 4 ,rta which !!ay, bean maus
1t bring rLous ueE9.!asitnS with view 20 end
5ur civil War urs xuown II tho whole world,
because they have employed fore gn ~ well
Az domestic sgonLG. OlAsts With whom You
hav- hEd to deal c.Ifisntisliy are known t.
ysu,sef although thsy have not publicly
.rsuspi-ad. Other cifJsts hsvs Occurred here
sl,ic:, arc kncSnI OIL to tbs p:rdeEs actually
moving IN .hom sud IL the g0ssrnEIsnt. / bill
now g,yo inr ylur information m account Of
40 affair Of tbs BANS general character which
reoon.ly received much attention haze, sud
which dnnbte;.s will exotic i2ipiry abroad
A f,w day. ago trencis L. Dinir, Esq o.
MARYLAND, obtained from the President = sins
nj. leave 10 ras, thruugi: our limos withou
j Il lite visws known 10 tie u1vcrnMoat.-.
SIR. Eluit yiai!sd Richmond, ami on hiile
,ur,, ho shove rto the Pre.len. ie.;ci Wh G.!
J,ti,rs, II Davis had wr!.len to MIR. Ia r, If
VII e, Davis wro:. that liz. Blair was a. lib
o!t5 u fay to President Lincoln slat DAVIS
Sat now, as he aware had h.en, willing Il
send cor.rainronefs, il a.an,s3 they wUu.d be
Irtc:i,ei, or 10 receive nny tia. should he sont
that 10 vas not disposed to find s,y obstacle;
in eu,ms; that no would send COMMUNIST nsrs Il
r,nfer with the p,osident with II view - |
Restoration OF peace between tho two ccun
trie. ii ba could hc assured tScy WOIhl l.:
received.
This Psfsiasat, t;.e'ef re, o. TIE Is h ,lsy o
! January, uddtc,s:i nots to Mr.. Blair, II
yhish the President, astsr acknowledging ,hA
he had roud tie note Of Mr.. PAWS, ssl ths
hs WAS, ia, and ai"nys sh uld bs willing t,
receive any sgcn;a that Me-. Davis, Or any
othsr ind .ontinl m.n now actually resisting
tho authority Of Ii. u'rcrnmcnt, might SEM
10 confer Informally With the Pr,.lent, witt
= view TO the restoration Of peace 10 tbs people
If cur common country.
Mr. Blair visited Richmond with th's lo;t:r
L l.. U,ah.~ r,Sn