Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-03-01
THE PEACE CONFERENCE,
MESSAGE OE THE pRrsLnrN,

Iu lespoAFe oyour resolution of Tho g,b
INST, requesting information in relation
TO conferences recently held in Uamnton
hoads, have the honor TO state tbat on
me DAY OF Ihedate gave Francis p Hair
Srr card, HEttcn as follows: "Allow the
oeafeh t' I'ltlaif, Sr, TO pass-c our lines
go souLh, andreturn. A. A.LINCOTN
December 2S, lSG4."
OONHLs FoNDENCE. BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT
AND DAVIS.
AT the time was informed that Mr.
bialr sought the card rs q means Of ret.
ting to Richmond, Va, but he was giyen
no authority to speak or act for the Gov
eminent, nor was Informed of ANYTHING
lie would say or do on his own account ur
otherwise. Aiterearls Mr.. Blair told mo
that he had been 10 Richmand. and had
seen Mr. Jefferson Davis, aud he lMr.
b!airl at the same time lett with me q
manuscript letter, rs follows-!o wit.
, REDMOND, Jan. -, 1865.
f. p. Blair, Esq;
SIR: have deemed it proper, ani pro-
badly desirable to YOU, to give Won in tbjs
form the substance of the remarks made
ny me to be repeated by you to President
Lincoln, &c
have no disposition to find obstacles
II .orms, and am willing now, as hereto
for. 20 enter into negotiations for the res
toratioU of peace am ready to send
comm, son whenever have reason to
suppose il will be received, or to receive
a commission if the United States Govern
ment shall ch ose to send one; that, not.
withstanding the rejection of our former
offers, would, if you could promise that
a commissioner, miTister, or other agent
would be received, appoint one immedi-
ately, and renew the ei'ort to enter into
a conference, with view TO secure peace
to the two countries. Yours, sc.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Afterwards, and with the view that it
should be shown to Mr.. Davis, / wrote
and delivered TO Mr.. Blair letter as fol-
lows TO wit:
Washington, Jan. is, 1865.
i. p. Blair, Esq Sir: You having
shown me Mr.. Davis letter to you of the
18th inst, you may say to him have con-
stantly been, am now, aud shall continue
ready to receive any agent whom he or
any other influential person now resisting
the national authority may informally
sen me with the view OF securing peace
TO the people Of our common country.
Yours, &c, A. LINCOLN
Afterwards, Mr., Blair dictated for and
authorized me to make an entry on the
back of my retained copy of the letter
last above reciied, which entry is as fol-
lows;
January, 2S. 1865.
"po-lly Mr.. blair tells me that on the
ZIs. instant he delivered to Mr. Davis the
original of which the within is Il COPY,
and left it with him; that al the time of
delivering it Mr.. Davis read it over twice
in Mr.. Blairs presence, at the close of
which he Mr. Blair) remarked that the
part about our own common country re-
lated to the part Of Mr.. Davis letter about
the two countries, TO which Mr.. Davis re-
piled that he 50 understood it,
a. LINCOLN"
Afterwards the Secretary OF War placed
in my hands the following telegram, en-
dorsed by him, as it appears:
Office U. S Military Telegraph,
TCipAer. War Department.
The following telegram was received at
Washington, January 29th, 1865:
Headquarters Army Of the James,
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