The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-01-14
Peace Movements.
For the week past the air has been fall

For the week past the air mas been tail OF
rlEIo-s Of movements towards negotiations
| for peace. Tie a.ten.p. e tie Blairs to get
! to Richmond, the failure &C which Was noted
in orr last, was renewed under different aus
Pices, and is believed this tine to have been
, successful. IN the frs; attempt, the report
is. the Blairs we're not allowed to pass through
the rebel lines because they were unable TO
SHOW authority from eSidcut Lincoln ID Ell
ter into negotiations. 50 they returned TO
. Washington, and. getting tho required autho-
! ritv. started 4 SECOND time. That they do go
/ clothed with authority OF some sort from the
/ presiGen. : hardly questionable. As the Ma
| tional In;e!iiccncer suggests, lit were absurd
to pretend, considering who they are and their
personal relations to the president, that their
mission is unauthorized That their mis-
sion IS authorized. and Is fully expected at
Richmond, is also evident from what the
Richmond Eaqai.rT says. ''One would not
be supersti:ious, says tat shcet, "bu: we
perceive in the air I. faint Of the mepLile
doors OF Washington. BY tie pr;ching Of
your :humts, you can tell when something
wic'.il this way comes. Il IS not vet clear,
but VIII probably soon be plain enough, what
particular Picce of Yankee villainy and trea-
cherry turks under the unofficial visit Of Blair
senior and Blair Junior, within our lines
But not only is 1t settled tina: the Blairs
have gone to Richmond with authority from
Mr Lincoln 10 enter into negotiations for
PEACE but distinguished peace democra.
q! the Northwest, meaning Gen. Singleton
Of Illinois-goes with them, also with the APP
probation Of the president. The iadefatiga-
BE newspaper reporters haze not only fshed
on; these facts, but further undertake to state
the terms which the C mlnissioners are autho-
r;zed 10 propose. These are:
Isl. Amnesty - all.
Union as it was.
ID. The total abolition Of slavery within
Z reasonable length Of time.
SO much On our side. On tie confederate
Idle Of The question an equally praiseworthy
desire to enter upon negotiations for peace
in:.Eifes;s itself. so that, scarcely have the
federal agents passed Grants lines on the
road to Richmond, when, according 10 ye.;er-
day ; dispatches, , set Of commissioners on
the rebel side approach Lis lines asking
pass TO Washington. These commissioners
are said to be Stephens and White f Gcor-
cia; Boyce ard Orr, @. S. Carolina; Leach
aad Gilmore. Of y. C@-Ulina: R.yes. C. w
ginia and Smith aaG Singleton, G? Niss:s-
sipPi. While Davis, therefore, Is entertain
ing and negotiating with the federal ageats
At Richmond, Ike prospect IS ,h-t Lincoln
vii be transac;irg Ike business and showing
Ike couFtlsics - yet Of -ehcI agents &:
Washington.
We attach little importance 10 a. ,.i.s sort
of peace talk JUS. now. Mr Lincoln VIII MAKE
Feay> only on condition that the rebels abol-
ish slavery. Tat IS his tobhy-,,.at !, the
point on which he has s;alcd lis chances or
pcs.Lumous t.-.e-he vii yield eycry:h:n.
IL. that: and that tie rebel, Wall a..c- -.eid
whi!c ley can s:ar.l c. their feet. There
can I-iJ chance, therefore. 81 tle prcse-.:
!-,-.- Iaar,:.""t amounting -- -rr:,.ag ul-
les. indeed, t'-r- : n,o-a t,ar strikes t.
eye. j. tie s:otonon; o:iLe Ei,hmoad Enq-i-
Ter that cal La beer: issued n the cou:cl-
era-- t-- = convention 0. the states - over
tl-ov he D"::s G.yerar:e-:. Should such
= Increment. in tn estimation o.: JEFF. Davis,
threaten I, succee., hen. Indeed, mi.ht he
II ready 10 save L. neck i entering into
Win Tie tedesal.. and winding
Up tie va. In such case, lis chances Go-
future SAT > v,..i &c better II The restored
Ua.5a thai o;.4 as own People il lie c,-re-
ie-aCT.