New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-21

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disruption Of tie convention If delegates ore received
from uether slde, then unuber Of the Stsies most
ytaly interested III the resat would remain hhfevre
seBted aed what value could 1e attached 80 meIe rec
concentrations Uf body oi peeotiecrs und'r ruch err
cnustsucest Varioos other confideratun, suggest
themselves, but enough hiss been said TO Jns'l Icy con
ousof that the PROPOSAL OF .epmnte state acoh Is Nv
wise, iWprectcahe. ana Cheis 10 prosper 81 tOod W
cOun. balance Its manifold injurious consequences 10
the cause VI our country.
WY '''0'''''' ' JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Tho E1ssiaer ridlcules Orrs Pence pr,llvities aud
asks tsr Congress attend 10 the legitimate bpsness oil
eacienty carving on tic war In q sarcastic article
on the late interview between Blair and Davis tie
same paper edtorially sa,s in conclusion. 1T may
seem hard TO retain Mt. PAWS IN this chilly Coifeder
ate atmosphere cut off iron those gentle zspAyrs to
which his soul responsive thrills II lie we've on the
other side Of the potomsc, lie could meet Blairs and
Kinks and JRqpes and every day interchange will
them "reminiscences Of tie past and weep with them
tear for tear The true ohjec, OF this ais visit vas
seyopd question to fsn pretended overture
for peace snd mon. and thus TO give stimulus "a the
d. s for 100000 wen, thieves ard murdcrcrs To be let
loose upon next Sping lie could easily. IN the con
fdcnce Of private discourse. Get nom The President
fresh syowa that the rnth IN really fighting for inde
pendcnce and nothing clsea statement winch. though
il has been repeated often as 10 he nlmcsi mono'o
uogs yet always seems fTcsh and surprising 10 the
Northern ulad. Every time the, learn Oh su-
thority II Yankee who beard the thing actually
saId with bis two ears, 1t is matter
of new smasemeni and Indignation 10 them and
they set about with moro real than ever. fitting 'lt
aruadss and gathering fresh r,ops. hr. Singleton
member VI Congress IN the enemys country, the as
as we learn who has thought Of sauntering within our
lines Two Of the NcwYork papers soy positively that
he also Is m unofficial Commissioner but 1t IS also said
that he denies 1t himself Ouc thing very certain:
that he car have no legitimate business here
TAe Enqnira SAYS. While peace rumors are prevail
Ing al tits time Yet Of them Indicate any meant
by which peace ia 10 lie obtained. The Washington
authorities take high ground AMI ,ay they will not treat
with tie Confederate authorities but intimate vii
ingpess 70 entertain propositions from the States III
Vii giuis there IL authority with which they can
treat Wet Virginia "s loyal and therefore needs
no negotiation, and Virginia has Governor in
Aie1sodrs and Senators and Representatives in Wash
ington. Governor Smith at Richmond Ia regarded a.
a usurpsr rs wei Rebel aud consequently the
Richmond Stat. Organization can be TO more treated
with than ire Confcdersey While wors,iping q cir
greenbaos calves" at Wheeling and Alexandria.
,hey will not bow down 10 the Richmond Governor
Therefore. Virginia cannot II she would, mako IN,
propositions tina, Washington would ertertsin. Thu,
we Al le oct IN the cold Of Rebellion with no ateTna
tive bat TO fight It out like men.
The people Of al the States are met with conhsca
ton acts that plsiny tell them "You may come back
bat you return properyess pennyless' you mn't
surrsrder ri your land all your slAVes oil your per
sonn rroperty certainly, ard take yonr ehsnce' iof
lie With the courts and With executive cleneney "a"
sny man poin, out any other terms, We know tina,
LII "A ,bat l.sfnr sorrI
than .boI,iou OF Slavery could bs obtained ut Wash
ingtos but with all due respect to that gentenAn We
def, him TO give lie counuymen any evidence what
.,ey 10 Justify Ills assertion We challenge him or MY
other man 10 come forward with any evidence that
18th cop1.cstion and abolition rot sfil insisted
upon BY the Washington snthori.ies "o asfer tS'
both lst, are pesled and undcrstnnd that Mr.
Singleton. the reported peoce commissioner no" VI
Richmond informed gentlemen snce his arrival here
,hat III. Republicans In Washington were discussing
hin, before Congress for tie establishment u corhsoa
lion courts wherever their ornics penetrate and The
taking possession Of all property and its distributor
among their armies.
We have no knowledge Of that movement which MI.
Orr announces 10 he in the hands OF men who are suS
tanned by a volume lTwerty.fouT more we believe
I'd l-of sentiment III tie country md ID TIC army
and BY their own sense Of duty and WHO are deter
mined that In somo form tie siaiesmanshnP OF Tue
country shall be invoked IN an honest Effort to end 's
carnival Of death ~ negotiation" We Wish BIZ UT
and ali other men God speed in ending Ills carnival
~ death but LET them take that they 10 hot III
oueurate carnival Of slavery ana make Their eonn'
trynen the by word Gad repr0ach among the people'
Of the earth.
NEGOTIATIONS OF all kinds belong exclusively To the
pro.iI., and the Sepaic. and the House Las nothing
x,.,.ver TO do with them. II the House SET th'
example Of violating the Constitution n"" "'' w
.rn,o,ea II othcrs follow its example and pides purge
became as familiar to Confederate ID u W r"t'
,,.,or, whatever action that may have been which
evoked the debate upon an article OF me Ss""H"
cannot but do harm. II Is now apparent inn' fhe
action Of the House Of Representatives. lie better under
si,.,. ~ Warrington than IL Is IN kichmoid. lint
tAI.l on ueaus Otler NJ. Cirs proposition wa
known T. the newspapers OF the enemy before II ~nh
heard Of in those OF his own country, The enemy are
encouraged more by this evidence oil "enLness
ON our part than By all their military successes
We pplore Congress 10 drop "stntesmaIshp and neGo
a,ou" and give their whole time 10 their county ia
army and Ito cssse. Take Of the army provide
for it's oreaniza,ion increase its numbers. secure us
rations and cistbng, and the army VIII take care OF
their country leave peace to Providence Hpd let us
tight it ont Ike men," This ia our so!e duty. We
cannot Ynnke peace except that Of surrender 'ubmIs
.ion slavery. and tina, peace the army VIII not make
uor permit the Congress TO make.
Brcoknridge is reported the probable sncee'sor to
he Secretarysbp Of the War Department vice It's pres
ant incumbent who Ia about to resign On account oil
i,lcate health.
y, r,ns, savs t,e reuort Of Mr. Seddon's retire |