The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-04-08

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The Niagara Fail Peace Negotiations
Letter from Mr.. Horace Greeley.
[Csfrxs sondsnce ofthe Manchester Exsai-
nor end Timas.f
WAsRfsGTos, Fsbsusrv %. 1865.
Ihsve just come into possession Of very
curious dorament. and one. too. which am
confident ~iIl be peculiarly interesting TO-
y our readers, becsuse il shcds % much light
upon the connection which Mr. Horace
Greeley. editor Of tie New York Tribune.
had with The fsmous Nissara Falls Peace
Eesotissioss Of Las, July. in which he figured
90 p'e-sinsniisIy. together ~nh C"neII|
Je~s,,. snd M<ssrs. S.ndsrs. Clay and Hol
comb Apparently this letter. which need
MT say hss neses been published here, was
The ini'isl movement IL the neg ,lis.ions re-.
fsrret to. Here Il 10:
kKw YosK. July Z. 1864.
Mr. DEAR StR: venture 20 ioeIose you .
letter and ,slegrsphic dispatches that r..
ceived yssssrdsy from our irepsessibIs
frsend. C,lorsdo Jewsst. a Nisgssa Falls
i ,hinE shsy deserve susn,i.s. OF course
/ Do nos endorse Jewets's positive svsrmeni
shss HE fresds Il the F4lIs have 'tuii pow
er." irom J. D.. though l DO not doubt that
he thinks they have. I let that stssemeat
stand - simply svidencine the anxiety o.
the C,nf<t~stes every wnere for Peses.-
81 much l. beyond doubt.
And therefore l venture 70 remind you
that our Bleeding. bankrupt. almost dying
couniry slso Ionxs for pesce-shUdders st
the psosptcl Of fresh conscriptions. Of fur,hs .
- holesaIe devsstsiion-, and Of new rivers
Of human blood; and widesrrssd eonvie-
tion that The Government and its prominent
supporters are not IN x.ous for psace. snd
NJ not improve profsrsd opportunities to
: .hieve il. 10 doing great harm noe. and is
morally certain, unIess removed. 20 do tar
sres,ar in the approaching elections.
Ilis not enough that We snxiossIy desir~
true snd lasting pesce; We ought TO Dc
snons,rsss snd establish the truth bsvond
e.viL Tne fact that A. n. Stephens wss
not permii,sd yrsr sgo 70 visit and eonies
with the suIhor'iss q Washington, hss
done harm, which the tone q the late Ne.
ltionsI Convsstion o. Csliim ore 10 not cal
cuIsisd % counser e..
| Isntrsst you. in your own time and man
nsr. 10 submit ovsdiur<s iov p~cl6cstion q
the southern insurgenss. which the impsr'
sisI must pronounce frrnk and geDerous.-
! IL only wiIh v,eS 10 Inc momsnious eIec
sson sron 10 occur in Nsuh Caroline. sns
Of the drsn ~ b. safor crd In the free States
this should be done q once. would give
,hs ssis conduct required BY the rebel en-
voys - Niagara. upon their parole 10 svoi'
ob.erv anon ssd 10 refrain from all commu
nics,ion with their o. mpsthIzn 70 in the 10y
~ States; bur you may see reasons Tor DE-
cIlning il. But whether through them o
oshs~ise, do not, ens rec, you. tell 10 msk'
the Suushsrn people comprehend that you
md siI OF us. are snxioss for peace, an
prepare 70 erasl liberal terms. Iveniure 4
!suggess the foiIow.ng
u PLAs OF ADJusrHEsT.
4 l. The Union 70 rsssored sad declare
l perpetual
2. Slsvsry is utterly saa forever abolish
ed throughout the same.
II 8. A complete smnestv for al politics
lofIenses, with restoration Of oil the inh b
rants Of each State to sII the privileges I
ci,sens u the United States
4 The Union 70 psy four hundred milIo
dollars. IN i've PER cent. Uassed States stos
te the late slave States, loysl end sscessic
tslik,, 20 b spporiioned pro rats. secordis
20 their slave population respectively.
the c. nsns Of 1850. in compensstion fos q
losses Of their loyal citizens By the sboIi,ic
Of slavery. Each State 10 Be entitled 70
q1o,s upon the ratification By Iss leeislssu
Of ,his sdjssines,. The bonds 10 be q Il
sbsoIsss disposal Of the Legislature sios
said
8. The said slave States 20 be- entitIs
hsseefoslh to represe nss ion in the Hoss
ea The bssis of their total. instead OF the
1 FEDERAL population. the whole nov bei'
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