The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-01-30
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PEACE COMMISSIONERS BENT TO wAe. II
INoToS.
There was no war news yesterday, but,
in lieu thereof, peace rumors were rs plen-
,ful as blackberrics. These were Of every /
variety of shade and color, and owed
their origin chiefly to the fact that Pre-
sideTt Davis had appointed three peace
commissioners to proceed to Washing
ton. This fact became publicly known
and at once the flood Of rnmors was let
loose II were idlesto attempt to reca-
pi,ulate them. All that is known re-
garding these peace commissioners is,
that Vice President Stephens, Assistant
Secretary Of War Campbell aud Senator
+. NJ. I. Hunter, having, pursuant to an
understanding come to With Mr.. Francis
P. Blair, been appointed by Mr. Davis
AS peace commissioners, left this city by
the Petersburg train Yesterday morning |
at 10 O'clock en- aoate for Washington. |
From Petersburg they have, by this time'
gone by Grant's military railroad to City
Point, whence they will proceed to
Baltimore or Annapolis by steamer
| II is feared that Tire cold weather, by OBJ |
struggling navigation, will I,Eafd them in
their trip. Nothing is known here as to
the powers With which these commits
sioners are clothed. There are thou
sand spccai4sions and theories on tho
subject all Of which. being based On no
known fact, are worthless. about half
Of etu people think that peace. is some
how to come out Of this commission,
while the other half hope nothing better
from it than that oar whole people, being
convinced there is no prospect of an ho
norable peace, will be united as one man
in the determination to prosecute the
war with increased vigor. The failure Of
the commission must have this effect for
there can be no question that, in their
various sentiments, they fully represent
all classes of the loyal people of the
Southern States.
The sensation produced in Richmond
p by Mr.. Blair's first visit was ripple on
the waters compared with the maclstrom
Of excitement into which the cities Of
the North will be threwn by the advent
Of the "Rebel Peace Commissioners. :
Already New York is in a. commotion
over tho news of their coming, which has
been flashed over the wires. The report.
] crs of the great newspapers are already
on the track Of the three gentlemen and
tomorrow morning the papers will'be
filled with their accounts. The Herald
will have dozen columns of The Re.
bel Peace Commissioners "Thei1
Powers" =" How they Look -" VIA
they Say" -" What-thcy Eat" etc, etc
The illustrated papers will contain thei
photographs-llow they looked befor'
theswar and how they look now. Il
short the "Rebcl Commissioners vii
be a nine days wonder to the Yam
kee nation, and as such, and coming i
4 Just in the nick of time to break til
4 dreary monotony of the winter can
\ paign, will be hailed with delight.
MORE COMMISSIONERS.
Surely now is the season of " Con
missioners::' It was currently reporte
in the city Saturday evening that a con
missioner from the French Goyernmel
=. had arrived. We have not seen an
r such gentleman. When Mr. Stephel
| So and party went into Grants lines,
Petersburg, yesterday morning, on Il
return Of cur. flag Of truce there can
into our lines gentleman from lllino
named Grant, who is also said tobe
. peace commissioner.
We may mention, In connection vi
the reported arrival here Of ! Prem
commissioner, that the rumor Is b.oug
down from, Northern Virginia that /
French minister at Washington has,
some cause which has not yet tra1
pired, demanded his passports We Ia
no means Of deciding upon the truth
this rn.Dor Our latest Northern
pcrs are Of the evening Of the I'D
slant. II being apn8rcut1y an accoDi