Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-31

| gllnorq AnQerBons ~ ". Judge Llnf0A Stephens.
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-, -. ..s,-,r ALABAMA a aFua5 ~ a
NV wAlksr, Senator. David Closston, M o. -
Robt Jemison, Senator. GOV watts. " ~
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y Of uoissa'a Representative Parsoss o1j ~ s L
rvor anssr7 MIssIssIPPIatsHaT 10 easaa o.
Jw c Watson, Senator. W Holder, NJ O. u
IA ORR ID O Ex-GoV Matthews.
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| / .,sls FdiIasre of aRegoGiGtionsa sE EEA1
i Ex-senator Gre. Clay returned lately
from his mission tQ sKnG land with intel
ligence that his efforts were q complete
failure. England would have nothing to
| do with the Confederaey,--
| TRe Peace Conference. asa ..,-lq
T On Monday February 6, after the
peace commissioners had returned from
| Fortress Monroe, Senator johnson, of
Georgia, -visited Mr.. Mrr.. 81 q ID JAWS, and
held d coavefsatiou with him. Of which
| the Following ID the substance, as report
ed subsequently by Mr. Johnson
IL lSenator JohRs0RGGo Rell5 o MrH Davis,
| your peace issionlhss failsds dsaDoaaa saeal7
| DaEis.ailoY esq IdzRaaR itwoulds And
l hope now the reconstfuetiouists will
6ght LiHcoiMiHstead of fighting me. - !
l. johnson. But Mr,TLipc9lp,, il seems,
was not opposed 10 10 an pg peace with
the States. he only refnsed to, reoog-l
nizs the Confederate Government. sa aol,a
Dasis.-- Hm.-hsms-hssuas ssuas-.s-=---..--.. =..,
johnson. a 5WFs Mr. RaEis, V6at you
hova vvif hd
igia into South Carolina and Virginia.
|, What are the people of Georgiasato do
/ for protectioa2a-z@-.z..s .s.-s=..ssa.l.sss
irE Davis. The people Of GaoFEi6 have
| followed the coansels of Gov. Brown
Iagud Mr.. Stephens, and they must now
| protect themselves.l { hseAOA 7 0AAA'A |
johnson. Very well, Mr.. President,
| if you can do Without the psopl Of Geor-
giAt ths'psQpleEof Georgia 'san do With4
S11 WhereupoS, her ezsunt 6ydiffsRfsAntf doors,
Davis and J0hhson.zE1I AsAFsssss4
- More. Abo2t n Reace.-oer .Sal
When Mr. Stephens came. back from
Fortress Monroe, he said to his friends
that be wRa nqt sdiaapp6intediHt the failssl
Enre of bis missions that he knew lbefoEs0I
Eshe started itawoald faik He was now
i satisfied that Mr.. Lincoln would not
make peace with Davis ON aHs terms,
but be was more sangpine than ever that
/ peace was within reach of the Country.
IHe was quite certain We should have
| peace. and an hon0rableopsac before
Nay i, 1856 This result, he declared,
I'wassiui theshands of the people, and IL
1, The people desired peace, neither Davis
nor anygothsr man, nor set Of men, could
prevent it. ssieo7a oi =. "a a. Z ias sgs1z
be- eaS WRat Prssident Lincoln Said. ~ 8
+ The substsnces Of Mr.. Lincolnss
I language, as reported byaMn!s Stephens, 2
was that be could not trekt with Davis
as the leader Of the. reheilion.T4SThs fhei
| so-called government of the Confederate
States could not be acknowled dged,s That
he could not treat with the States while-
ftheyl confessed allegiance TO and formed
part of that koVernmenE But that he
was willing 60 treat with the States sepa-
1 kateIy, or any number of them on the
basis of the Uai0R and The CONSTITUTION.
4 That if, peace was resturedYbewouldid do
i ALI in hisapoweri t0Femit those pains and
Ipenalties to which individuals had sub
Iected themselves by rebellion against
the government That in no circuim
A stances would herecognizeg the independ,
u ence of the fedeFaeyeoF=tRe withzit.
4 1nas o aeparateVpvwer HhathS could not
enter into any truce or armistice with
i Davis as ESQ called) President Of those
States. ~ - - - ~ "a
dr. Dacis's Instructions
4 were substantially as follows:
sIsaa First That negotiations shall be con-
4 ductsdDa between two independent ma
y 4ionalities.
Second. That, pendiFgT the ,negotia-.
4 @ous, an, armistics Of nthsty days AshaR
be proclaimed.
1 CThese instFuetions we're eommEuE
1eassd 4oJME Afnc6ln, bEe. were not en-.
4 tertsined as a basis of negotiations.
| What Mr. Stephens Thought.
% Stephens thought that the negotia-
tionE might form the basis for declars-
tions D. Mr.. Lincoln il. his inaugural on
the fonrsh Of @arhh, AMI Hat thARresis
dent woRld then proclaim plan which
would be generally accepted BY. the
4 States as q basis of settlement He
lMr. Stepkens1 looks upon any further
3 eEert by the Confederate Government
towardsv gotiatianssor % carry op tAs
war. aaifuhls aHd q6iaf q The people
and the SAssa. i IN aswerd, he considers
the functions Of the Confederate Govern
ment at an end, o.. =, .,..s...,os t-s s-
4 Er StephenS Plan t1r Peaee.Ts'' -
| Stephens proposed:
"A First. Let President Lincoln issue an
address to the army and people of the
| .h 1910 a~,<7s So h~gk6 II%aun %kAe
he has before said as to peace, and also
! what passed at his interview with the
econ nissioners.
n5taS Second .Agrke no appoinS6onmiSsi
} fess on the lpart o6ttEI Bnied States to
meet Stats commissioners on the part OF
+ such States asudesire 70 meet ct NASH
vile, Louisville or Cincinnati, in April
or Nay; 70 Ecunsuts as 70 peace 81 he
! basis of euch States returning to the
] Union upon thsssole condition ofHobedil
ence to the constitution and laws Of the
I reuublieI Il . :" ii =
1 Third. An election by said States as
send cotnnaissionerstoa thAt convention,
a Of senatrrs=zud=E d=EsPFusgaszsares=x5 The
. Congress of. the United States, % 1enter
Z 4 such Congress- upon equal terms with
: other mem bers Of Il, Asrd such Stat ca q
: have equality on the foor Oh Congress
with other States. 1881 ,e.'9a ~. - = -.
9 Mr.. Stephens believed This plan would
- secure the appreciation Of North Caro-,
lima, Georgfa, Florida, Alabama, Mis-
sissippis ana perhaps cf south 6srUtIns
i and Virgins. He was quite sure il
* Roald command the assent Of st lesst
,r4 uix Stafss-1n present eiFean he
It might reasonably hope il #elld be Stil
D. more generally adopted