New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-03
Arrival Of the Rebel Commissioners
OF Fortress MGnr0e.
PRESIDENT LINCOLN GOES TO MEET THEM.
A THOUSAND AND ONE RUMORS.
TAe Peace Commission-Duvis's Agents
Net In Washinaton-Mr. Seward Goes
% Meet Them-ProSnbiiitics.
dal Dispatch 10 The N. Y. Tribune.


% Meet Tbem--ProSnbiiitics.
Special Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Thursday Feb. ,, 1865.
The Rebel peace takers did not como to Annap-
sEs They did not come to Washington. They
ere not here. But Mr. Seward did go to Annapolis,
and from there he did 60 20 Fortress Monroe
q City Point. The situation is understood to be
this:
Hunter, Stephens, and Campbell are within our
lines in an unofficial character, to sit down LOT
talk with the Representative of Mr.. Lineoln's Adj
ninistrstion. Their unofficial character gets rid OF
syery trouble Some questions might lie across the
threshold of a conference between accredited Com
snissioners Of the Confederate States and the
United States.
Mr.. Seward viii meet them. The reunion will be
cheerful and hearty as between old acquaintance
long separated by grave and trying events They
yin talk of the old times of the old Union. They
win talk of the war; of its rsyages on both sides, OF
che duty and policy of terminating it BY restora-
ton of fraternal relations. The subject OF peace
md the possible terms of peace will be gradually
approached 1.-THE burden of the proposition is
Aung on Mr. Seward, he will kindly set forth the
fact of the removal of the Slavery question from the
consideration of the two belgerents by the passage,
through Congress, of the Constitutional Amend
Nent aboshing Slavery and thepresent ratification
OF it by all the Northern and Western States in
Legislature assembled; will represent the necessity
the President is under of maintaining the Union OF
m the States; the command of the people and his
swn engagement and the equal necessity resulting
from the force of law and the obligation of political
ssnpacts, that binds the President to stand BY his
psoclamstons and not to withdraw or radically
modify them. 1t is not necessary TO follow the
Diplomatic Secretary through his subsequent reason
ing to persuade the Commissioners that there are, in
the generosity of the North in the social changes in
ths South caused by the war; in the rewards of con-
guest of territory under the flag, Of the Monroe
Doctrines and the necessities of destiny compensa-
lions and satsfactions for what they will give up on
scturning TO the Union.
1.-THE Rebels do not immediately call for their
sfarups and cups of Old Rye and go, they viii feel
sAsir way to the settlement Of these two questions
First, If it shall be profitable to their cause for
Nom 10 come to Washington and here prosecute
their mission Second If by any efforts Of negoti-
stion, or through any necessities of our political,
financial or military condition, they can hope to
have accredited Commissioners received by us, and
N armistice granted by u.s. and finally their indie
vsndence recognized. There Is not Chicago
Platform Peace Democrat here who is not ready
shis morning to buy all the gold he can get at on
Ais conviction that the three Rebel ENJOYS will find
sut instantly and unequivocally that they can't get
m armistice, and that they won't get independence
except they whip it out ofus, and Automatically
hereafter the Old Rye will be quaffed and the Reb-
s,s there be ambulanced out of sight one way aud
EDWARD ambulanced another way, and the real
peace Commissioners, Sherman, Sheridan and
Grant, rise up and 60 to their work of final and ef-
ssctual paeifcation.