The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-01-07
FRANCIS P. BLA1R's EMISSION"

in Pennsylvania.
FRANCIS p. BLAIR'S EMISSION"
Francis P. Blair, about whom so much
has been written in the Confederacy be-
cause of the New York 7ri6une's crcditing
him with peace commission, returned
to Washington on Monday, having fin.
ished an agreeable and friendly visit to
General Grant" A telegram says he
saw no one from the rebel Government
except some deserters and refugees
The Philadelphia Inquirer, announcing
the return Of the two Blairs, says:
The quid nuncs, having settled beyond
| dispute that diplomacy was their errand,
are now withdrawing the assertion, by
gradual notifications, and preparing for
the final confession that they were mis-
taken. The first modification of the
story is, that General Grant refused to
give passes to the Messrs. Blair, which,
if they had the authority which was as
cribed to them, would not have been re-
fused. Next~He arc told that the Blairs had
no public mission, but that they hoped
to get back large number of letters
from prominent politicians throughout
the country which were taken by Brock
inridge at Silver Spring. These mis-
| sivcs might reveal many secrets con-
corning the ms and outs of partisan
movements. The idea of their obtain
ing such boon from jeff. Davis, whose
stock of correspondence was captured at
his plantation in Mississippi and pub
lished to the world, is rather absurd. If
the letters Of the Blairs contained da-
maging political revelations, Davis would
be the first man to revenge himself by
making them public. The latest state
ment in regard to this matter is, that the
Blairs went to the army merely upon
a trip for the purpose of seeing the
troops and making themselves familiar
| with the situation at Petersburg. They
are intelligent men, and what they saw
will be of advantage to them in all time.
IF they have had greatness thrust upon
them by the gossips, they may comfort
themselves that their forced honors were
of brief duration, and that they may
soon return to life of case and dignity.
undist1rbed by ambassadorial anxietics.
SEWARD AND THE FOREIGN RELATION CUES
| TON.
The Northern papers publish, by telc-
graph from Washington, an editorial from
the Richmond Sentinel concluding with
this paragraph:
# France and England wiW enter into
a treaty with these Confederate States,
recognizing our nationality and guarum-
teeing our independence upon the u6oli-
ton Of stacery IN all these States, rather
| than continue tile acar qne should be pre-
pared to urye the measure upon oar
re"ders. We believe such proposition
would be favorably received and acted
upoT. by those nations, and it ought to be
made 10 them.
Accompanying the telegram is the fol-
lowing explanation
The following editorial from the Rich
mond Sentinel has been deemed by Sc
cretary Seward of such Importance, and
SO truly representing the condition Of the
South and JEFF. Davis's own intentions,
that he has ordered copies of it to be
sent to our foreign leaders, to show
that the rebel Government is admitted
by their own ministers to be a failure,
and that, already exhausted and worn
out, they are seeking for some port of
refuge; and this being the case, that
they be no longer considered as !" bel
ligerents. Those most familiar with
JEFF. Davis and his writings declare this
to be from his pen.