Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-01-16
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fHfsa ~ usw Ysek 1tibane Dse. 1o.1
wttsd - Ssslss iibssy 10 slats vSae
~ hsve known las eooe days With rseord
- Ar: Ieonels 2. Dlair's seooad ieurnev
toward Richmond; bat, sines othsr iour.
nals have besn permitted 70 reeeive M
print tsosgraphic advioss thereof m
waahinGee0, there en- b n rnoaon fer
w!tAnesdtne The truth n. blair Started
adeee ~ 6otuday IL Richmond, and u
probably y this time sojouspes in that
city. II there be any who wish to believe
that bite sole object 10 The recovery Of csr-
tn title deodS md MO p1peo tsksa fro@
- house = Silver 0pri1e wksn ~ sebs)s
- temporary possession q Il last Sumuss,
they afe ct liberty 70 do 20; but We can.
not share their conviction. Mr.. Blair Ger
tainly lost documents on that occasion
which - deoisss 70 recover; but his WHIT
10 RiehBond has other and higher euds.
And, knowing what We do Of the passes
With which he was provided, We cannot see
how be can have encountered any impedi-
msnt On eithsl side Of ths hostile lineo.
We have already stated that no one our
sids - respensiblc for TIE failure q bic
former csssy. The simple fact Is that, hav
ms sent his letters through the lines, he
waitsd u Gen. Grants headquarters nearly
four days without receiving any response !;
when supposing none would Re made, be
sstraced his steps to Washington. lie had
not left City Point on his return when the
nsedful authorization and safe conduct
came down from Richmond. They did not
overtake him TN after his return 70 Wash.
ington.
Let ~ say again that re cherish no ex-
pectation Of peace - a immediate result Of
this overture. We presume Mr.. Blair vie.
it, Richmond only - an eminent and hon.
ored citizen, who is familiar with the views
and enjoys the confidence Of the president,
and who 10 sincerely DESTROYS of stanching
the current Of fraternal bloodshed IL that
shall b found compatible with ths duty Of
tho loyal millions and their government to
their country end to postefity. He does
not I've infer) 90 clothed with power to
make peace, but authorized to ascertain
and competent to Judge whether any true
peace Is now attainable. Aud this, we pre-
sumo he will be able to do.
What We hope from this effort is clear
understanding, especially 1t the South, Of
the grounds Of difference between the con-
USUuUbuk RoUtbCo-tnC IV0oVuo0 WHICH Otl
either side are held to compel cont nuance
Of the strife-the ends for which further
bloodshed is deemed necessary. These
conclusively ascertained and definitely set
before the people. we look for developments
throughout the South, and especially in
North Carolina, which will render persist
ence in the rebellion unavailaing if not i'm
possible.
OF course, we have no knowledge Of what
win be proposed on one side or the other.
The end VIC contemplate Gas we observed OF
. former occasion) will BE- subserved rather
than defeated by the confederate chiefs
riding the high horse and insisting on terms
that are utterly. glairingly inadmissable
Hence, We shall Be less annoyed than many
others on learning that Mr.. Blairs mission
has wholly failed, and that he is returning
defeated to Washington. We have very
little hope Of hearing, for the present, any.
thing else.