The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-17

Carolina thinks she has very understanding oof
Che grounds OF difference between the contendng par
uesh and while she has desire for Continuance of
the strife for farther boodshed" yet she has
intention Of returning 70 slavery which is the long and
the short the pth and substance OF reunion and
Btructi0n.
Mr. Blair win fully and truthfuy report the public
sentiment OF Richmond-f he viii tell his countrymen
that though he found many persons In Richmond low
spirited and gloomy yet he could not discover any signs
OF surrender any Indications that this people would,
upon any terms return the Union and that the
dcabe hatred that now separates the two nations would
not render reunion profitable or desirable 70 either bis
mission will prove one Of peace, and bis country and
posterity bless him for the visit
Mr.. BLAIR ON A RECRUITIN0 ExPEDlTI0N-uE
WANTS TO GET FACTS FOR TALE THAT WILL
YIRB THE NORTHERN HEART AND HE'LL THE
The press Of the United States lefs than that Of
the conederacy is puzxlng its brains TO know what 10
the meaning Of Francis p Bair's mission Richmond,
" that be called mission in which the missionary
comes Of his own accord and Is sent by nobody at all
Bars enterprise Is eminonty and peculiarly Of that de-
scription. He comes pit0tt credenttd and nobody
asked him to come far at least understand
The Vows he shall express and the propositions he may
make are his vews and his own propositions. Not
%, however, the information he may pick up or the
observations he may make These will not long at any
70 the whole world through the medium Of the Northern
press he shall have returned 10 Washington
S @ as :. s s asa m ,o
lately made by Lincoln Blair has no authority 10 pro-
pose any terms and Lincoln viii hear O. none but aoso
and will Of course be rejected Then he Will publish
70 the North the fact that the rebels have rejected all
0verturcs and by that means is hoped the North will
be induced TO send forth its recruits more hberay That
the North s hard for recruits does not admit OF
doubt That basest OF all tratnckers IN human flesh,
Governor Andrew, OF Massachusetts, s already In
Savannah buying up negroes for the SHAMELESS to sub
tue the Yankees who quite particular about keep
ing their skins whole rhis Of itself is proof enough
that there s NO surpernuty Of conscrips there The
aie that Blair win tell may possibly help on the draft
In addition 70 the refusal Of authorities TO accept the
only Lincoln win oner he viii discover, every
Yankee has discovered for the last four that we
arc In bad here and that Grant Is quite as near
taking Richmond as he was last May
Another great object Of this mission h no doubt TO
~ ~ .ne cry cn peace y ,sea ,h Ia ~
S. an .h sh h , ~ ~ ,d .Sa :, on snw
t t"rU "T T'I q, r ,he "vu y, tSe - On tho
oers absu Un suh
,sso Thnsn an,,aman Snon ,hat Tlco VII not
susn yocs,va Senn,v from no ~ ,sisn 70 awning NC
~ y. 49, ~ tIv ir~ ,,s, MAJ has b.an hara or
". ..,o, Ia ~ 49, = aa..a 80. Tact ,v,N as
pca,S nSso, "nd =. = ssaW ~ no prv @ Tha .
up ~, % I,S 20 ,a T ,schar hronoht No
=, .ha nar,o 81 r',n ndaod What fesbor in aa,rs
c.nW ne ssr nrodnca sno,her snch rro~s Than what
an 10 m the dsconented in certain
aaatas ma ndu.s aisSntnrraon Of The confcderacv
os% Wh su ~ Tc,,;rs hnnns .n .ccnn,n,ish ~
nr;na;ng th}s man here We ara ~ Ioss IN understand