Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-03-27

enough for the next campaisni
Anawer.-I do not. We cannot last TIL mid
summer. EDE EEE
Question What do you thiAk OF the policy
OF srming 200V0o negroes
Answer.-If we are to carry on the war. thas
negroes must 81 ssYs ,Ssir oI. II
0nesnon.IDo you think we could succeed
0y peu,ns the negroes into the neldf
,,ancss AmswerWrnat W. su woutd depend on cirenm-
Question BY senator Hin.-wp., ia the SER
Ans swer.-It is almost unsnimans So, n...s
The mens will fight longer II necessary. but
they believe we cannot continue the war
through another campaign.
Question by Senator rGraham.-What is your
Individual opinion on the subject OF peacsi
Answer.-I think the best policv ie 70 make
The people and the country ought to be saved
Question by Senator waltsr-If peace b.
take command Of all the armies OF the Confed-
eracy, with unlimited powersl
Answer will take any position to which
hnt do not think can save the cause now.
NO human power can save It. Had been
atsifned to such place one year ago, think
now ie.
Question by Senator orr-You think, then,
GeEerai. tnat tne best solution Of ifioulties
Answer-Yes, that is the best poIiev now
think the n -, army and the people ought to DO
Deseftiens frsm the Rebel A,~x
From records In the adjutant and ipsnector
generals ofiice 1t appears that from the lst OF
October. 1855 to February 4, 1885, "A, 600 men
had des serted from the Confederate armies esst
OF the Mississippi. During Prices recent inva-
sion of Missouri, nearly all the Missourians in
bis army deserted, and he lost during the CAM
Hoods Army.
A distinguished Confederate omeer from
Georgia. February o, eaid that the remnant OF
demoralized soldiers. He saw the men pass
through Montgomery, Ala, on their way to
Branchville, S. q.
Unionists at the South.
The following il q list of Senators, Repre-
sentatives and other public men throughout
the South who are in favor Of reconstru ction on
the basis of the Union and the Constitution.
VIRGINIA.
A. T. Caperton, Sen'r, J B. Bald win, N. o.,
VIM. q: Rives, M c., Samn Miller, II: O.,
ExaS Rlsn Wise NJ Nc Sh1 W. q aossin ssi
NORTH CAROLINA.
" a. Graham; Sen'r, W Leach, NJ e,
Jas. ": Leach, NJ; C., J; A. Gllmer, II. O..
!; &; Runssy, y; 9, ". W. Holden, NC
w. B. Dortch, Senator,
soUTH CAR0LIEA.
Jas. L. Orr, Senator, W. w. Boyce, n. q.
GEORGIA.
n. johnson, Sen'r, Gov. Brown,
NH T. Blandio1d, s.1, ae1 NC, Joshua S msr HiiI
GT As5ssOai sSoe@aier. en- NC, NC Judge A. r. Wright,
aso ess N n f@ase Isa4el, M NJ q T., B. B. ssa Wsaes
Il. p. Bell, NJ. g., Lewis Tumlin.
w. Aiken, M. g.,
R. W. Walker, Sen'r. David CIosson, II. O.,
Rob't Jamison, Sen'r, Gov. Watts,
Thos. ]. Foster, NJ. O., Jere. Clsmena,
w. r. Smith, NJ. g., EX.Sen. Fitzpatrick.
Representve Parsons,
MISSISSIPPI.
J.W.C;Watson; sen'r, ". .; Holder, N. O.,
o. r. Singleton, NJ. O.,
Failure Of Negotiations.
Ex-senator g; q. Clay returned lately from
his mission to England with intelligence that
his efforts were a complete failure: England
eracy.
missionefs had returned rom Fortress Non
roe, Senator johnson, Of Georgia, visited Mr.
Jefferson Davis, and held conversation
with him, OF which the following is the sub
stance as reported subsequently by Mr.. Jehn.
son:
Senator Johnson.-well, Mr.. Davis, your peaee
Dapis-Yes, knew 1t would. And hope
now the reeonstr uctionts's will fight Lincoln
instead OF fighting me.
Johnson-But Mr.. Lincoln, Ii seems, WAS not
opposed to making peace with the States. He
only refused 70 recognize the Confederate Gov
eminent.
Johnson-l see, Mr.. Davis, that you have
Withdrawn all the troops from Georgia into
Carolina and Virginia. What are the people o:
Georgia to do for protection.
Dapis The people OF Georgia have fol-
lowed the couRsels Of Governor Brown and
MI. Stephens, and they must now protect them
selves.
Johnson-Very well, Mr.. President IL you
can Go without the people Of Georgia, the peo-
pie OF Georgia can do without you.
Whereupon. exeunt, by different doors, Gsyis
and johnson.
More about Peace.
When MI. Stephens came backfrom Fortress
Monroe. he said to his friends that he was not
disappointed at the failure Of his mission; that
he knew before he started 1t would fail. He
was now satisfied that Mr.. Lincoln would not
make peace with Davis on any terms, but he
was more sanguine than ever that peace was
within reach OF the country. He Uds quite eer-
tain that ,0e should hare peace, and an honorable
peace before May 1, 1865. This result he de-.
clared, was In the hands Of the people, and IL
the people desired peace, neither Davis nor
any other man, nor set Of men, could prevent it.
What President Lincsln Said.
The substance OF Mr.. Lincoln's language, as
reported by Mr.. stephens, was THAI he Could
not treat with Davis as the leader OF q rebel
lion; that the so-called Government OF t6B
Confederate States could not be acknowledged;
that he could not treat with the States while
they confessed allegiance to and formed . part
OF that Government, but that he was willing To
treat Win tne St0teS separately, or Win any
number of them on the basis Of the Union and
the Constitution; that il peace were restored he
would do all in his power to remit those pains
and penalties to which individuals had SUBJ
jected themselves by rebellion against the Gov
ernment; that in no circumstances would he
recognize the independence Of the Confederacy,
or treat with 1t as separate power that h0
could not enter into any truce or armistice
with Davis as (so.called) President OF those
States.
Davis's Instructions
were substantially as follows:
First That negotiations shall be conducted
as between two independent natienalities.
Second. That pending the negotiations an ar
mistice of 90 days shall be proclaimed. These
Instructions were communicated to Mr.. La
coin. but were not entertained rs basis Of Ne
gotiation.
Who. NJ. S..rh.r. rh.n.A.