Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-03
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THE NEWS

THE DEPARTURE or THE PEACE C0NHIsaIoEER5.
TIC Pets.Ohurs "Esprrs." If ye,s,rdsy,
gir:s Tho lulloTing ACCOUNT CT tho departure
Of tie Confederate Peace CDmuission.re t2r
Washington, by way OF the lines on shc Ap-
rom,tssx:
V.os, Presilsnt A. n. Stephens. lion. Rob>Tt
NJ. r. lluuter and JUICE john A. Campbell,
Commissioners, who havo bsOn tarryins l: this
ctS ios two or thi &C days, awaiting an opp1r.
tnuity to snter the snenY's lines, lsf. yester"
day on thoir appoiotsd mission 10 Washington.
During ths dsy lagof iruca wsB received
from Gen Grant, snoounuing that tho Com
r,iss;oners wcn!j bs r:ooived ct S o'clock p.
N. Accordingly ss that hour, accompanied
By several prominent Citizens, thsuo GenIlt-
msa left ths city, ard rruHesti1g OH. Oh iie
Baxter road, entered tho ontry's Iinss in front
Of Wiss'. brigade, Ct General Rush:cd Jol
sons ti7riGn. Thcy woT. preceded b, Capt..
0'Brisu, ol tle Exchange Bureau, who b1ro
tho llsg OF truIe, aui va. mot midway bs
tween the opposing pick.s liuss By te5srsl
Federal otieofr, among whom wtro Col. Ian
coot, of Gen. 0rsnt'. staff. Ths bearing tf
tbecs officers Tas extremely rourtsnas, a.d
their reception of cur Commissioners grace
III! hu4 DoCpbtiit. 'h0J Noto ii SoS-i'p'1
good hEmor, end sosmsd aliro to tne imror
TANGO Of the oeozsiop.
At twenty miGutns to ak O'clock, altar a short
interview bet1esn the respective p.riis', our
Dne returned, aid, under the cscoL OF the Feds
ral officers, the Commissioners were conducted
down the Il s1t r road 10 special train awaiting
them inside tho enemy 8 lines II was announced
to them that they wdull be entertained st Gen
Grunt'd eA'qlatters last night. and that this
morning steamer would be- iu rsaliuess 10 con-
vey them to Washington. A speci.l r Iuag: that
MI Stephens ssrvsnt should be permitted to &C
company him WAS readily arqnieStd in. and the
negro marched in Rttsndsrcs upon Eia master.
This step was rendered necessary in conSeq 7enca
of the delicate condition OF MT. Stephen
heHlth, constunt attendant icing required, .E-
dor tho circuns. ancas, for hid comtot. de-
tail Of ian men WIS male, I'll Tho pGt or the
ouemy to receive and taks charge OF the bag-
gage belonging II the Commis5 iulers.
Lieu, Col. Hatch, Assistant Commissioner Of
Exchange, accompanied the Commission 10 Sec"
ret ny
The scene on the lines duriug tho passage OF
our commissioners, WIS ono of lively interest.
As far as the bys could rsRah to the right or sit
tho broaatWorks were dark with men, while in
from. the Yankees crowded on their works, up
psfently esger to witness the event Ls'ge
e1oups w;re visible here aud thurs in the llszy
distance viewing the scene through their glass
| en-, and evidently discussing Tho morris ana
prospects Of the Commission. Tho Baxter
roud rs far as visible, WAS lined Hith b!us forms.
anil ilieir front line Of works Eeemed alive with
human beinga. Thare HHs no cheering o. other
| exhibition Of feeling on ei'he. sile. no bswlng
| across the lines no rude jasting M display ct
any hind, bu; perfect order ws3 observed aad a
| desp quiet becoming ;hs occasion reigHed
| throughout the hostile sssemblaged. 1t WAS an
| impressive scene. How cnull It be uthNw as.
| when The bsarsrs OF tho dive branch wuIu prs-
| sing between the gath Ted ihoudands OF c0mba-
| tants engaged i'll MI + al btrf. o..
a number OF arlies wefe present on tho
ground, soma in front Of The wcrha, some on tnp,
and many walking xnl iiiing in tina fold - tho
rear Their prtsehc.a added increased inte'cs:
10 tho Gc,alion, and in1ichts thai they Rcr, not
I ll, spsctstors OF Tho Ecrn,.
TEE srATsor THE cjUaTaY.
In rcaponse 20 aa invitation ftonl ms:nberr
Of tic Virginia Lsgis!stu!e and tho Virgins
delegation in C,nsresa, tho u'u. hpn.sH D.
| Floura0y daIi'eFta "a address, Oh Tueadsy
night l.st, in lie hall If tbs IIouto Of Dele
gs,.s, 90 the prcspsats snl c9nd..ica Gt caI
o2ua'ry.
There va. a largo aulisiida present., ths hal
aid galleries being crowded. Tho .fors G.
to tp;ingu;shed SPEAKER came fully up to h'I
high reputation. snd WAS we'll calculated tt
.sr ana 81 clura2s our hap III slsc.ss II
our .srn5sle. lie shoscj :has our rr"Hpsrt
wsrs By 10 pcshs di,enulrelng, Lrd tia: W
had ample means within "ar csntl1l 10 oHstl
|us 10 carry On tho Wn. in teitEt1 Of iiph.
to snuotssful irsae. lie urged, With gree
force, the proPtiety Of the G6Rernr:n: ]tJih!
its hands upon alisfs cotton, tobacco AID So'
in tie c5uIuy, 70 re held Ard u,ed Tor IN
common defence. II wss pA:ti,ii!.i!5 i"rh,
bl, against :hs policy Of T:oonz.rdelon nPo
aoy terms, and wah sura tbs: kYs ira. un'ts
effors, our Independence wonid b: tscufed.
We cannot undertake to follow Mr.. Fleur
noy through his able and patriotic speech