The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-13
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WAsHINGTON, Septemher DC


~ 4 IL sd hS III, & ! W{ ,.sr.,,.,a, ,.,
Parports to be af factaroni &c letter Of tbs
Iate PRESIDENT Lincoln to Gen. Wadswortb IN
wnicn letter, it is said, he pledged himself to
Of general amnesty AFTER Mr IJae, SI sasga
election, In 1859. having, sascertained ,hot
Messrs, DAVIS and Toombs, of the Senafe rc,,,
mlttee OF thirteen. TO whom the subject "a
,esfsn ne sSsesa t. accept M Cstspdeu
tween the North and South, if offered inSas "a
faith, othe, North, and that that pronos;tou
had been rejected after Consulting lwfth 8tSy3e
then President Buchanan and orhersa ssnt s4 ..s
Springfield TO induce Mr.. Lincoln 10 come to
washington, by his influence with his frienf9
secure Ns adoption, and thereby prevent disuana
MIR. Lincoln that if he would do so he wopYd tbs
received with all the respect due him asitbe:
PreSdent sleGt, Mr.. Lincoln declined ooinS
10 washington, but wrote, as he told me "a ~
one OF the Senators from Illinois advingshis as.s
sent. anon -; o,;,., N'- NC
Kiter tie fall of Richmond mai saw President,
Lincoln there. He told me otiaat he: eamertp
faith, the pledge that he gave TO me at Spfin d.
held, VIZ, that as President, he would favna 40
measure of1whieh The South would hayecau
to- coaaplaiH;s dnd that it was upon his RECON-.
mehdataon that the constitutional amendments
PROPOSED by Mr.. COswfn As a subsatatSufor the
one offered ny Mr.. adams of Massachusetts,,
was adopted!By his hiends in Congress. as foi.
lOWs.l:'fSn&S SGf<12 & o. q. .qGv1u( tC-n.1gtoc
That no amendment shalibo raa1egte the
constitution which win authorize oxgive Con
gfess power TO abolish or interfere withfrfAny
State, with the. domestic institutions thereof.
including persons held to labor OF sessipude By
the laws OF said State!nGf i..-v fafL aii.
In repAyIto an appeal which made tonhim
for peace, President Lincoln's words were ain
substance as follows: tJyIOE3I "a y JSlulo
,"lf YOU wanppeace,r come back into the I'm.
ion: ~ you wish 70 keep your slaves come
in andivote. as States against the constitution.
at amendaaent abeHshHg slavery. II eahnos ~
call my pF0elamatiC ns.l 1t will be- tor the
Coufts9to decide whether they are lawior mot.
Of that you must judge. But !1uhave the pac-
doning power and will use ~ freely 9t8gn,
This conversation was in the preseneesof
Gen. Weitzel, Judge CaMpbelL late Of thSS
prer1e Cours, one of Gen. Weitzels aids, and
severai Others 4 and T. was told, and bslieV4
that Ia ic0nsegneDc6 !Of2 the conversation held
with Judge Campbell and myself, and the
pledges theRi given TO lis PRESIDENT LinoolnSin
3 letter addressed TO Gem Neitzel, authorized
the meeting Of the Virginia aleeisiature,fae-
eerdi1g to- the notice subsequently inserted in
the Richmond papers. OF 2Jljus % sfIa4s
Gen. Sherman comment on the Gpsoeeed-
iHgs' of the Secretary of War jussifies the be.
lief that Nj! Lincolns' instructions StoGhiIn,
relative to the termination of the war, were
given IN the come spirit; and the dissvowalsof
The arrangements first made between Generals
Shermaf and Johnston indicates that, thessur-
render Of General Lee having interviewed. the
governments % Warrington we're then unwilling
10 make any peace on the terms suggested by
Mir. Lahcoliiiat Rchm0nd.] nDJHN 3hcf
q mari" no comment. o. The fsots areoaas
stated. 3oG az l9tu9DUFF1 GREEN
0ts.aa@5: g2llHyaI o. ! GDlsEf / &c sR.rfa
suGt iosaIA o, GOTJa orqr."
ht.e e from oAlex,,a4H, Stephens.
HaItGuiny 100 ---TTU r-uR-s q Oc1t 50
Aia EhOrfs 20 Prevent u Disrap&iDn
.Oui o. J / lAE alno III. -. .I.fL MINI.