Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-06-14
The gutelltgeutet.
RICHMOND NEWS.

Vlbs hule or Kuhn P0ltCy.-PreSenI
Condition and Prospects of Rich.
mond.-John Minor B0Lts and GOV
.ernOriPeiFpQtnt.g " os or
TIE CONDITION AND PROSPECTS OF R1oHMoHp
Richmond is perhaps at this moment the
dullest city OF its size on the continent
There is very little trade and no prospect
Of any material improvement, Rt. least be-
fore the fall, The burnt district stands az
it was two months ago-asadsspeotacle Of
chaotic ruin, With no signs Of any PROGRESS
in the work of reconstruction save an old
IshSpty hereffapdS thereI Rhtchy scarcely
serves TO relieve the sombre and desolate
aspect of the forbidding scene. The psos
pie aeem utterly prOstratey Their energies
are almost entirely 'paraiy1ed IN view of
the inadequacy of their means to perform
the colossal labor of reconstruotfnR 1.-THE
ruina Of their once c66modious business
marIs. Many enterprising business men,
who came here from the North in the hope
of carrying on azproftable trader have re-
4 turned disappointed. They foGhd that
there ives no money here, and nothing to
make it WithT and instead Of fIreapfng profit
from their business Speculation they lost
heavily, having to sell their, goods below
cost to wind up their affairs and return. So
utterly bare of cash are the farmers of the
surrounding couptrY- thPt9theY cannot pay
fOr the e'lsbor to cultivate theik farms. and
are compelled to hire upon time-that is,
to hire with a stipulation to pay WhenIthe
harvest sets ii. Meanwhile they haya to
furnish food,foF the slsborersi ont OF; their
scaAty supplies, and procure, ,on credit, at
exorbit0nt pFicesl whatever articles Iars
now. Iinditpeusab BILE to them .ln3GAoyeae at
least must elapse before the South will
show eveuauy signs of returning Pr6speri-
ty. The pr0sttatton has been very great,
aud the process of recovery must be slow,
The earth must get time to yield it's treas-
ures before the fruits of these yields can
be made available. l4-il
THE ABoRTlvB PEACE NxaoT1AT1oHs AT
HAMPTON ROADS.
The three rebel peace commissioners
Messrs. Hunter, Stephens and Campbell
who were chosen by Jeff,t Davis, to confer
with the lated President, Mr.. Lincoln, and
Secretary Seward, are understood to at.
tach to Berjsmtn,1 Davis Secretary. of
} State, the whole blame of the failure of
their peace mission to Hampton Roads.
His influence with Davis was said 70 be
all poEerful, and that is charged, by the
commissioners TO have been exercised in
opposition, to any adjustment which had
not as a condition precedent't the negotia..
ttou of the independence of the Southern
confederaoy. Further developments, how
keyer, fpllyy eEoneraIe Benjamin from any
blanc in the premises, and attribute to
DaVis'the whole responsibility OF the fail.
ure of the negotiations. The first pbs,s.
Gle in the way Of adjustment was the in
PRODUCTION by Davis, contrary to the wish
of Benz amin, of the words "the two coun..
tries" in the preliminary proposition for
negotiations with view to the restoration
OF peace. The proposition as originally
drawn up by Benjamin contai ned the
words with view to the restoration of
peace toN6hr5country:m to bht the lastiwords
were stricken out by Davis and the words
"both countries" substttuted.R The In
structions to the commisSfoneFs embodied
this idea as the sole basis upon which they
we're toproeeed; and, inssmueh;Rs the &C.
ceptance of such q condition by the second
party toAthe negotiations would involve the
recognition of the existence of two nation.
alities, the pegotiations failed in Lmine, as
might have beenFexpected am credibly
informed that the commissioners used all
tthe iphaence IN their power to induce Da.
Evist9 modify his Instructions SO 'as not to
! ioreolOse alla~hoPes off, adjustment;
\ but in vain. He was ihflexfbls in
his determination to make recognition of
d Southern independence an Indispensable
condition of peace by negotiation. II
4 was dta CseSGF GUt RihiI with him; and he
is now deseryedly forced to1abidea far
worse fate than his criminal obstinacy has
brought ppon millions of his Unfortunate
countrymens he Was determined to irule
or ruin, Sndh the latter he has done feffec.
tually. A more obstinate man never lived +,
perhaps. His pride .ofiopinion was so
great IS not even to brook correction in
view Of q selfievident, spaIPable wrong
q With him HRnlers cannot err,,.Was an
axtom1 and he sacredly acted in conformity
with that conviction. Soon after the fail.
1re of the peace3mission, it became mani
fest, from the course of the commissioners,
that they regarded the cause as hopeless.
Hunter, in card which he published ia
response to an inquiry as to the prospects
OF peace by negotiation, intimated very
clearly his despair of the cause. but coup..
selled, meanwhile, in 9 very esufTocal
form, the Continuance of hostiIilies 80
long as the President (Dayis) and General
Lee entertained any hope of success. =
Stephens left here for.his home in Georeia
in y fit Of deSpSir q few days after bis re-
turn from Hampton Roads, aud Judge
Campbell psoRled about this city Withoat
any fixed purpose in view, but with an
I aVoWed discrimination to abide with philo.
sophtc resfgnAlion whatever fate awaited
bin. All were satisfied that Davis Was
determined to Sacrifice the intetests iot the
South to his oyeFwsaning ambition and
sest-snfhciency, and they washed their
hands of the whole matter upon the failure
of their peac6 missi6h!z tHiiGl
ISDITRERENcE 1s" TO- THE 1ATs OF DAy1s.
A marked feature ofsthe times is,lthe
total difference manifested as to the fate
o. JeH Davis This doubtless proceeds
ttOm- q fOTegOne conviction, very generally
entertained, that sthough found guilty, be
Elu be paEdopsd by The; President. From
tne indications which I sse around lme /
shoutd'tudge that the people Rre not likely
10 be seriously influenced by he worst
taes' thaeoan befallr Davisjrfor they seem
!. 100 much absorbed by theiroWn distracted
soa alsorgauiEed condition to lavish much