Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-20
06lo Statesman,
Peace Negotiations.
REMARKS OF IaON. q. n. cox.

/ AlIer Jllc Teaulng OF ulle IneSSagc. anu JllC
snopches of Messrs. BpooKs and SpEvPNs
In, Cox, cold ..
"i' "i' va o"''
would not now detain the House, bu
Tor the TACT tlaG III some sense Tire utipi
lhwhlch onered Il rev Gays ago was lutelucC
10 support the ADMINISTRATOR III the pohcS
OF peace was Ihe more anxious 10 u'
TINS, lnaslnuch as gentlemen upon tht
other slde were IN opposition TO tlelr owl
Administration, on this policy: IT possible
l Woulu strengJnen Jle arm OF Une Auinlh-
lstratlon for peace as l nave voted tc
strengthen IL IOr war 10 sustain Che GOV
erhihehC' Gentlemen on tIls sue Oh tne
house generously gave IL thelf support III
lts ehdeaVors 10 seiZc the results OF war ana
victory, ana CllMs Drlng an ehd 10 thls de-
Nastatlng CONNECT Inc gentleman from
pennsylvania MI SteVensI ana otlers, up
on that side were opposed Gas he has said
today to making any inquiry into the DIS
posltloll OF the armed insurgents. 1hey de-
hounced, not the terms or conditions Which
nlghG De tehqered Ill advance OF elOrt, put
the elIorC ltseli' Ihey were eXasperated at
Cne attempt 10 ascertain Whetner peace was
posslDle without sacrllclng the Union ana
lts integrity. III other WOrds' Chey were ul-
willing to close the war, even by the ac-
compllshnent OF It's OBJECT. Ihey want
war lor Dloody ana reVehgelul purposes
iheir Teseltilehts ana mates must ne STatl-
iIeu' prefer 10 graIlly Ihe paCTlotc oD-
JecE OF all our sacrifices, ana II IL can be
zone, 10 restore peace WIN its blessings OF
Union ana Sood Will. Gentlemen anect 10
beileVe that the Negotiations whose record
mas been READ, nave utterly lalieu. Ihey
please thelr own mlhds now WIN the eHoItS'
since tIie eHorG mas seemed 10 Iueiil lrultless
ol results
But, SIT, am 8lad tlaC this attenipI aL
negotiation was lnaue, Ior tnis Teas9h:
Ihe message DC properly sIuuleu anu Cne
correspondence pefe''u between Ihe lnes, IL
"Hl appear W every onc VINO loohs az lhc
matter WIN carelui critlclsln anu uispas-
hlouate stateslhahsliP VlaI LUIS negotiatioh
WNl ~ emu now anu mere, out II IL ge Iol-
loWeu up III PaClioIlc splrlg may emu III
restoration Oh peace anu reunion. ~ tiie
ilye minutes alloJVeu 10 me Can DaIeiy
nlhC az my reasons lol Cllls collcl uoloH. 4ny
nope loE PEacG was SIeat' anu my ueslIe
greater. Inc llouSe KNOWS tlle ueep iISer- 1S
est nave taken Ill Il.ls movement. 1ills
I,lItIesU may give plas W my JuuSHieilI'
ouI WIN submit 10 tilehl tile REASONS Wiich
llstte ~ llllplesseu INC upon ViAe inele ie"ui"S
Vi I'ie hlessaSe'
! ahi sorry uilaL Ile SehCleinal llolil eiin-
syNahla silouiu nave SlNen INC elllpiiass "a
ms SIea' haliie-S ledC III Che couhUIy' SlGaI-
er 81 III ms pafly-lo pIopasaOe tlle iuea IlaC
slIc sout,IeiIl Syoou lllicAl-
piy Oh Ihelr independence. Inns Is ms
chleV0us torture ol tlle Correspondence. 1
appear rom Che lllerehces VI tlle SellIle-
man MI 2IeversI anu ico.li the speecli "a
Senolsoll Sl D"Nis nlaoo alIIi !il9 ,soeliiins
IdlluIe ~ P1pula "eeei,loiy, " the ilicss-
aEe VI MI Llhcolii' anu Uiio ldcIo Vheleih
stdUeu;
II, Ille i leGIer liolli olVy ol'iC VI replua-
~ - 100, uiIe souVheth commissioners eUaIe
GGelr WililIiShess 10 procceu 10 FoItress
Monroe anu Iuere " ilave al informal c1ll-
ierence WIN any person OF persons ClaI
L LreseueiC L!ilcoln may apPoDlhG on Vie "a
SIS ol ms leIVel W rIaLicls Di"ll Vi Iue
toIil Vi o"uuaiS ul'.liio, VI upoll any otacI
eeliiis vi co.iuiIloI ttlav no may ncLealt:F
P,oPose, lloC iucolislsteiC Miul tie P!iiitl-
d y,,bioh o,5Sr ;nst;t,,tinns ora tnr,,,dad7 r.
"i "niuil ouI i"7uiUu u.iOiio 'io io''i"Vu' ~
Is our WISH 10 ascertain, aIteT ITee inter-
change of ideas and information, upon what
nrinrinles and terms If onv n inst and hon.
Ill, ~, :, l,a n 81 y,,itho,,t th
vi apio Pe%Co olil pT lU.louI Jug
1urther eIIuSiOnOI DlOOd. ana 10 contribute
our utmost efforts to accomplish such re-
suit"
What was thclettef OF l,reslcent llncoln
guage' iamlllar TO me before read here' was.
''peace to the people oil our one common
country" IL was uSed IN response TO the
language OF Mt. DAVIS, Whlch was peace
TO the two countries it was used by Mr..
Lincoln: anu us appears oy the lndorsement
or MI. Lincoln OF January ZS' UNDERSTOOD
by MIR. Davis 10 nave dlrecCrelerence TO the
iahSuageol the latUeras TO Cne "ttc0 countries"
Hence when the commissioners agreed to
meet 1t was recession from the point OF
Mr.. DAVIS as TO "tlc0 eoaRu3eS, ana an agree
ment TO treat Tor peace 10 the people OF zone
common country: All through the cor
respondence nothlhg appears 10 the con-
trary. Mr. Lincoln says tney omitted TO de-
clare that they necer would consent to re-
union. General Grant hlmseli says IN his
cipher telegram OF February l, and call
the attention OF gentlemen to the striking
and conclusive significance OF his language:
81 am convinced, upon conversation with Messrs.
Stephens and Hunter that tner 'ate@t1ons are good
baTe not eS Ssef t eSppsss
Of INV own, or to account for my rcticcncy. This haS
placed me in an awkward position. fear now their
gong BACK Mitnout any eNPreslon from any one in
Au,uvi.s Spy, WI, ma =. S . Daa 'nn~ ~,
VII ILL ~ na'on Dau ,e einueiiSe! .Iu mhy
Molllu ~ nuls ouL causo ~ I,ley sholuu re-
t e.ri mtiiinls ioi Peaoe anu oliioll, anu no
aove'lpv inSuo ~ Wr.sH seouro suon lcsuiCs uy
tieSo'laC'9n u li w ltii Sucn al eApiesslolI
lloln gio i1leuien"ily I po,islai 1t oeipIe sue
say MI. Speah;el' me-; .naE tlie tnanks vi Ills
Iens any Clie Il.aliNs VI Cle gouilSry are
us'e W lesiIunS iIoItm l ~ ior Vnls eiiort W
nepOJldJe, WHICH HAS uTdWu OuC UnlS Sig