The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-26

n h sid shaA Mr. Blair stated that the North would not
upon any contingency abandon the idea Of emancpa
ton Further, IL Is believed there that permanent
peace can be secured unless IL compansed with uni
versal freedom; but TINT far connscalon Is
cerned tho United States government willing be
merciul And that he had doubt but that the South
would 6nd the authorities Washington lenisnt they
! would submit
do not pretend that this statement OF the
ton between Mr. Blair and tho rebel Cabinet minis
ter b the exact language used, but tho sub
stance, points and real meaning Of what tran
spred Ny information comes from such .
Is to leave to my mind no doubt but that such
conversation transpired Tho OF the rebel Cab-
net ociai 10 withheld in this letter the request Of the
person who furnishes the statement and for other pru
Dental reasonz That Mr. Blair asked TO consider
those points, fully believed and admitted by those who
certainly In position TO know what statements Mr.
Blair brought back from Richmond II closed, IL viii
DO seen. without its being submitted definite propo
ston, and was therefore more than any or
binary conversation, except far - It exh bited
the drft Of the minds Of the Southern leaders.
INTERVIEW RKBEL MEMBERS or CONGRESS-
Subsequent TO this conversation Mr.. Blair had inter-
views with different members Of Congress, and found
that only disposition but desire to end this
manifested In fact JEFF. Davis was the only
that seemed to have stiff back In regard to holding out
for the last ditch Mr. Blair finally ready 70 return
TO Washington. As he leaving he entrusted by
Je Davis with mcssage-as stated in my letter ycs
terdays HnALDthat he would send receive commits
soners TO treat for peace In this respect the prin
points heretofore mentioned in this correspondence have
been corroboratcd by further developments. win be
seen, however, that basis mentioned terms 70
negotiate upon.
BLAIR INVITED RETURN RICHMOND
Mr. Blair returned to Washington submitted TO the
President the result Of his interview at the rebel capital
Close upon his heels the Of the capture Of
Fort Fisher. In the meantime Mr.. Blair returned TO
Silver Springs Three days only elapsed when mes
sage sent through lines Mr. Blair received
by him, In substance asking him TO Immediately return
to Rchmond-that they had propositions to submit.
This was received on Wednesday night and Friday
morning Mr. Blair was again on his way TO Richmond
have to change the version given in my
former letter of the instructions given to Mr. Blair by
tho President before he left The public readily Sec
in view Of the above Developments, how the version
then given coming from the State Department be
correct.
INFEnxycx
The inference to DO drawn from this mysterious pro-
ceedng is that the fall OF Fort Fisher which the South
considered mpregnable, has opened thoIr eyes, that
the fortunes Of has turned strongly against them
that thcy were anxious to make terms at once.
Fearing perhaps that Mr. Blair would back the
rebel Congress has brought such pressure upon President
Davis that he was forced to send for him Immediately.
The public need not therefore, be surprised II Mr. Blair
comes back with droct propostionthe substance and
points Of which contained the inquiry made by this
Cabinet official.
Circumstances which have ranspircd at the rebel CAPT
tai fact tho records and made by the
Richmond papers, far to corroborae the facts given
above. Certain comments which have been made, and
sustain this version Of the affair What DO the
radicals think Of this mode Of securing pcacef
WASHINGTON, Jan. u.s. 1896.
THE ARMY APPOINTMENTS BEFORE THE SENATE.
The Senate Military Committee have eleven hun
dred and nifty -four nominations before them to DO acted
upon, from Major Generals down 70 Leutenanta
THE VOTE OF THANKS TO GENERAL SHERIDAN.
Two members Of the House to-day recorded themselves
as opposed TO the generals who win valuable victories
over the rebel foe. Chiffon A. White, Of Ohio, and
Benjamin G. Harris Of Maryland, displayed their SYM
pahy with the enemies Of the republic by voting against
the resolution Of thanks General Sheridan for his
gallant services in the Shenandoah valley.
THE DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Tho House and Senate at oggerheads the item
Of thirty thousand dollars in the deficiency appro
priaon BILL TO pay the twenty per cent additional salary
TO the employees Of the House, voted the close of the
Senate obstinately refuses to concur and there 10
probability Of tho entire bill being lost In consequence
THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR.
Tho retaliation question again occupied the Senate
day Mr.. Summers amendment seems 70 meet with
most favor and, with slight modification will probably
pass
THE QUOTAS UNDER THE NEW CALL FOR TROOPS.
The Provost Marshal General has assigned forward
cd to the different districts their quotas under
call of December 10 for three hundred thousand Shortly
after that call made quotas assigned upon the
enrolment II stood the 30th OF November taking
into account the reports Of credits and the estimates OF
the number OF years OF service that then avable
and these quotas sent to the districts in order that
recruiting might without any delay for com
putting the exact quotas The quotas based
upon the enrolment corrected up the LIST inst and
embrace all the credits for troops raised up TO that date
complete settlement with each district has been made
and all former deficiencies charged and surplus credited
TO the district, Consequently all put into the
service since January whether by draft, the accept
Of substitutes by voluntary enlistment will
DO applied credits in the reduction OF the quotas
assigned. 1t will be observed that the corrected
quotas vary certain localities from tho quotas assigned
the 23d Of December The for this is: LIST,
That the enrolment in many localities has boon much
reduced since the Goth Of November while In others
but little change has occurred; I'd Full and
reports OF men, and years Of service Furnished not only
during tho month OF December, but from diercut To-
caes for previous months have been received and taken
into account In determining the correct quotas Tho
most obvious instance Ia In the Of the cities Of New
York and Brooklyn, the quota Of the former being
largely increased while shat OF the latter is diminished
The variance however 10 but partially attributable 70 the
above stated but ID oocasoned 70 great extent
BY the Redistribution Of the ysan Of service
Of naval cnstmsnts allowed TO the rst ten congress
ion districts Of the State Of New York. while change
in the number Of men credited TO each district has
been made by the commission yes In looking into
the report made BY The commission Of the periods Of
service Of these enlistmsn II found that Me
Der assigned 70 New York city was reported - al
three years men, while tho0 reported for Brooklyn and
the Tarytown district consisted mainly Of year
This disributicn being considered ineqstabs and nos
susained q oeeA hy the facts haa ben modified and