The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-03-29

dtu. laws sent special message 70 tn
rebel Congress on Monday, March 3, which
i published in full in the Richmond paper
ot March ljIh. He lectures the Congres
in 3 severe manner on their dilitary legisla
tien. Ho says that the rebel capital is il
greater danger than ever before. He Ia,
lie has a scheme for feeding the army o
Virginia and North Carolina, while they ar,
heinmed in on all sides, and that is by col
Letting Immediately several millions Of dol
lars in GOLD, and compelling the people Il
sell their products at a low price To raise
more mon he says general CONSUMPTION law
must be passed aud the universal Suspension
Of the habeas corpus ac@ By following al!
Of his rccomenlations, (which the rebel
Congress have not heretofore fclt disposed
to do,l he believes their cause must
eventually triumph. Ii is evident from his
message that he feels in a state of despair,
which we don't wonder at, considering the
manner in which lac is hemmed in by the
Union forces
We would publish the message entire if
we're not for its great length; but there is
one part of it we publish below, because it
gives some new light on the Peace Confer
encc which WAS held at Fortress Monroe BE-
tween President Lincoln, Secretary Seward,
and Ne srs. Hunter, Stephens and Camp
bell. After proposing the measures we
have alluded to above, Davis says:
With the prompt adoption of the meas
urcs above recommended and the united
and hearty cooperation vt Congress and the
people in the execution of the laws aud the
defense Of the country, we may enter on the
coming campaign with cheerful confidence
in the result. And who can doubt the con
tinued cxistencc.of that spirit and tor;itud-
Of the people, and of that conStancy under
reverscs which alone are needed to render
our triumph secure? What other resources
remain available but the undyiEg, uncon-
Querable resolve to be free? 1t has become
certain, beyond all doubt or question, that
we must continue this struggle to Il success
tul issue, o. must make ahiect and uncondi-
tional submission to such terms as it shall
please the conquercr to impose upon us after
exist after the conference between our conl-
missioners and Mr.. Lincoln, as recently re.
ported to you, it would be dispelied by a
recent occuranec, Of which it is proper that
you should be informed.
Congress will remember that in the confer
cnce above referred to, our commissioners
were informed that the Government of the
United States would not enter into any
agreement or treaty whatever with the CON
tedcrate States, nor wi h any single State,
and the only possible mode Of obtaining
peace was by laying down cur arms, disban-
ding our forces, and yielding unconditional
obedience to the laws of the United Stat IS,
including those passed for the contscaton
of our property, and the Constitutional
Amendment for the abolition Of slavery. 1t
will further be remembered that Mr. Lin
coin declared that the only terms on which
hostililies could cease, were those stated in
his message Of December last, in which We
were informed that, ntho event of our pen
itent submission. he would temper justice
with mercy. and that the question whether
we would be governed as dependent terrific
rics, or permitted to have representation
in their Congress was ono on which he CO d
promise nothing, but which would be dcci-
ded by their Congress, after our submission
lad been accepted.
1t has not. however, been hitherto stated
to you that, in the course Of the conference
at Fortress Monroe, a suggestion was made
by one Of our commissioners, that the objec-
ton entertained by Mr.. Lincoln to treating
with the Government of the Confedcracy,
or with any seperate State, might be avoid
ed by substituting, for the usual mode of
negotiating through commissioners or 9TH
or diplomatic agents, the method sometimes
employed Of q military convention, to be
entered into by the commanding Generals of
the armies Of the two belligerents. This,
he admitted, was power posaossod BY him.
though it was not thought commensurate
with all the questions involved As he did
not acc, pit the suggestion when made, he
was aIttrward requested to reconsider his
eoncu, ion upon the subject OF the suspen-
sion Of hostiIities which he agreed to do,
but said he had matureIy considered Of the
plan, and had determined that it could not
be done.
Subsequently, however an interview with
General llongstreet was asked for by Gen
eral Ord, commanding the enemys Army
of tie James, during which General Long
street was informed by him that there was
a possibility OF arriving at satisfactory ad-
iustmcnt OF the present unhappy difficulties
by means Of military convention, and that
if General Lee desired an interview OF the
subject it would not be declined provided
General Lee had authority to act This
communication was ,s,,pnosed to be the con-
sequence Of the suggestion above referred
to, and G. neral Lee, according to instruc-