The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-02-11
The Iuterview wat Fortress Monroe.
Nav York. Feb. 8.

Nav YoRK. Feb. 8.
Tie T'mss Washington special SAYS ~
tSs~rd reached Port Monroe IL sdvsnce Q
MesUs. Stephens. IIustsr snd Campbell
Upon the arrival az these gentlemen the,
we're Ut once invited 20 al interview. bu
informed NJ. Seward Of their desire 10 pro
coed 70 Washington fer The purpose OF die
~cussing The question of peace with the Pres
iden'. Mr. seward informed them hist !, wa,
the Presidents wish that the discussion
should tske place 1t Fort Monroe and thai
he had been sen 70 meet them at ths, polnI
upon hist subject. The commissioners pres
sed with consider able ssrnestness for leave
10 visit Washington. snd finally allege1.:'ha'
their Governnen nj had CO nsen,-d 70 send The
onlv IN c~onsequencs Of Mr.. Biair'sl assur
snce that they should have a personal inter-.
view with Prtsidsn, Lincoln. DR.. Seward
assured them that this pledge should be
fulfilled, and ~ once te~legraphed 70 The
President that his presence wss necessary.
After Sir Lincol,'s srrivsithe conference
lasted four hours and VS. perfectly frie ndly
and ecod' empered throughout. On our side
the consn Tuition was MANY conducted by
the President; on theirs bv Mf. Hun,er-
Mr.. S,ephens occasionally taking part. The
rebel com m%issloners said nothinr whatever
OF their personal views Or wlshes, but SD ,ks
solely ard sxclus yely tor their Govrre meni.
and " the outset and throughout the con-
ference declared their entire want Of "a.
thority 70 mike, receive. Or consiser a.,
proposition whatever IT, King towards ;
Close II The war except on tie basis III a
recognition Of the iudenjrnee O.. the Con.
fedsrate S'o,ss.
Asa preliminary condition the Pres den,
presented The subject 10 them 10 every Con-.
ceivable form. suggesting the mos l,nsrsl
and consider. tie modii gallons OF wheteyer
in he existing 'eciaission and action OF she
United States Gssernmeni. might be regard
I'd as specially hostile 10 The rights and N.
'eresis. or ~ounding 10 rbe pride or the
southern people. But IN No sin,le ~psrticu.
Jar could he induce them to swerve Tor q mo-
ment from ihetr demand tor recognition.
did not present this conspiruonsly o.
resting on their on convictions D. wishes.
- the conditions which their Govern
me n had made absolutely indispensable 10
any negotiations ur discussions wLsteser
concerning peace.
President Li-.-i.. 4" go a,La. L.nd. H..
then - every point. thar such : re-
was ter.y aid totally oil, 81 the
question; mat the Uniied S s,es could STOP
The war, and arrest, even temper MY, TIE
o'ils arme- onis on tie cvndi
Ton precedent ;hsg the selhorliy Of III
National Goverunen, BE- recognized ana
over The y hole TERRITORY 81 tie United
This point conceded, ~ assured
hem ihst upon every ether matter OF diff :.
they would b. treated i'll The III.
most hbersiily. but Without Ihst recognition
the war mus aud would 20 or. All he
ronverssiion which took place between the
respective parties came back u, snI turned
ipon ehis rsdiicsl md irreconciIab Bile d:ff-r.
'nce. Neither side could be swerved a hsir'.
from 10 position. aud therefore SILL
AZ negoti lion was an utter fai urr.
When consulting il wss distinctly under.
TODD and explicitly stated lhsf the at,irude
y each Government WINS 10 be precisely
y would have been II this i~nteryie . J
'sd never taken place. {
The Cabinet re- ceived these ex,lsna,ior. ,
= complete and satisfactory, and he feeling
va unanimous snd earnest that the counrr,
must now arouse itself 10 renewed rffori. I.
prepare % make fresh sacrifices III f-rs
Ie'~ncs o. The integrity ~ The Union sud (
be preservation Of the Government. f,
- YOU knos The source OF ihis despatch n
need not assure you that il il perfectly re :,
Iab le. N
n We have been shown document
igned by the Mayors in ,.ffca ar ~ .;,t.. "