, 1865-08-14
RhYMOND'S LIFE, OF LINCOLN
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HISTORY 0F TIE NIAGARA FALLS PEACE
CONFERENCE.
kjngular Conduct Of Horace Greeley.
letter from Mr. Lincoln 10 Count
Gaspar1n.
{Frcn the New YORK Times
Mefs!F. Derby l. Miller Lave juss published
~ he Life, Public Services and State Papers
Of Abraham Lincoln By n. J. Raymond.
1t Ia an octave volume Of over 500 pages, and
contains all OF Mr.. Lincoln'e State papers,
With his speeches, addresses, messages, let.
tels, and pIoc1amations. The text. from the
pen Of Mr. Raymond, connects them In their
proper order, and Eucctnctly details the cir
cnmstarces under which th=y were issued OF
made. The documents eiven In this volume
and which a1e not only interesting but high
" important, bt cause Of the light they shed
upon the political history OF the county
during the last four or five years. In con
nectapn with the fAmons Niagara Falls peace
9egotiatlons, We have the iolloFlpg curious
,natun) was reproduced in tie 17nes from an
English journal some weeks sInce.: After 70
ferring to the manifesto issued By Senator
Wade and uon. L. Winter Davis, tho blogra-
pber says:
St1ll another Incident occurred to excite
considerable degsea Of public anxiety con
cernipg the immediate political future, L
was universally understood that alstrpnR de-
e1re for peace perTaded the public mind. and
mat the dg1etm1na :lon to prosecute the war
Was the dictate Of duty rather than incli-
ration. To such an extent did this longing
!or peace Influence the sentiments and &C.
HOBS o. GONE, among the least reso1ute and
hopeful Of the political leaders in the Re-
publican party, that ready access to them
Tas found ty agents Of the rebel Govern
ment, stationtd in Canada for such active
service as circumstances might require. OF
these agents, who wete then at Niagara
Fails, were c, G: Clay, fo5mtly United States
Virginia, and George N. Sanders. Acting On
their behalf. AID under their Instructions,
". Cornell JeEett, an Irresponsible and half
insane adyentuIer, put himeelf In :commun1-
ration with Hon. Ho:ace Greeley, editor OF
the New York Tribune. whose intense cager-
ness fer peace had already commended him
to the admiration and sympathy OF the eu1is-
tasits OF the rebel Government. In reply to
sone letter which had been addressed to him,
hut which has not yet been made public,
Jtwett w!ote on the 5th Of July to 3lr. Gree
ley The following letter:
NIAGARA FA11s, July s, 1854.
Mr. DEAR Mr. GREELEY In reply to your
note, have 10 advise having Just left Hon.
Geo1ge N. Sanders, Of Kentucky, on the Can
sda side. I an authorized to state to you,
for your use only, not the public, that two
anbassado1s Of Davis d Co. arc now In Can
peace, and Mr.. SsEders requests. that you
c. me OF immediately to me, ut; Cataract
House, 10 hare private interview, or Il gou
will send the Prtidents protection, for him
and two fiieuds, they will come on and meet
| you. He Gays the whole matter can be con-
Lincoln. Telegraph nc in such form that I
| mag know II ,tn come here, or they 10 come
". c. JswEr4.
The rest day Mr.. Jewctt nlso telvgsaphed
as follows:
Will ytu come he7c? Parties hsyc full
! power. Woe you yts.erday.
This letter and telegram sfr. Greeley in
c!ostd TO the Prt sidtnt, at Washington, &C.
comphnitd By the following letter !:
Nkw fonK> Ju:y I, 1864.
Mr. DEAn Err: 1yenture to inc]ose you a
letter at d teleg1aptic dispatch that 1receiyed
yetteiday from cur irleplcssible friend, Co..
orado Jewett, at Naeara Fails. l think they
deserve attention. OF course do not H.
Dc rse ,Je"ttfs positive ayetment that bis
tleDde at the Falls hare "lnll powe1' from
they have. I let that statement stand rs
simply eyldtnctng the, anxiety Of the Con-
itde'ates everywhere for peace. So much Is
beyond doubt.
! Therefore venture to remind yon that
our blet ding, bankrupt, almost dying coun-
t,5 also lo1Gs for Teaee-shudde1s 1t the
i I'll nj mi r. ~
| wholesale yas;atsohs, and ofnew r1yers Of
buman blood and 8 wide spread conviction
that the Government and Its prominent sup
I'oItets ais not anxious for p:ace, aud do not
| Improve psodt.ed opportunities to achieve II,
Is doing great harm now, and Ia morally GER
! approaching cleciIons.
1t was not enough that we auxtously de-
sire tlre and lasting peace VIC ought to
| demonstrate and establish the truth beyond
cavn. The fact that 4. H. Stephens was not
| permitted year ago to V1stt and confer with
The authoratts at washing ton hss done harm,
| which the tone Of The late National Conyen-
tion at Baltimore Ia not calculated to coun-
| teract,
Ieutreat you, In your oSn time and man
peT, to submit crestures for pAc1f1caslon to
tho Southern Insurgents, which the impartial
must pronounce frank aud generous. lfonly
| with s1eE 70 tnr luclueutous election 5000
| to occur In North Carolina, and Of the daft
10 be enforce d In the Tree States, this should
be cone at once. / would Elye the safe con-
duct required by the rebel cnyoysat Niagara.
upun their parole to avoid observation and
to refrain IRON I'll communication with their
1 Eympa3htzers In the 1oyal States hnt you
may see reasons for declining it. But whe-
ther through them OF Otherwise, do not, /
enttt at you; fail to make the Southern peo.
anxious for pence, and prepared to grant lib.
eral terms. 17entu1e 10 suggest the follow
itg
PLAN OF ApJrsrMESr.
!. The Unlcu Is restored and declared per.
petual. :.
=. Slavery l. utterly and forever abolished
3. a complete amnesty OF all political Of
feDscs, with q restoration Of I'LL the inhabt.
tnuts Of each State to ali the privileges Of
citizens Of the United States.
4: The unlnn to pay four hundred million
dollars e fco. po, 900 IN five Per cent United
States stock TO the 1ate slare States, loyal
and secession alike, TO be apportIoued pre-
rata, according to their s]RFe population re-
spe ctlyely, by the cenEua OF 1860, in compen
cation for the losses Of their loyal citizens b
the abolition Of slavery. Each 6tats to bt
its Aglalature of this adjustment. TIE
bonds to be st the abs olute disposal of ths
LeR1slature Aforesaid.
s. The said slave S:ates to bs entitled
hcuceforth to repsest ntation in the House Or
the basis Of their total, instead Of their Fed
ersf population, the whole now being free. :
q. 4 national convention, to be assembled
as soon as may be, 10 5atify this adjustment
and make euch changes In the constitution
~ may be deemed advisable.
III: President, fear you do not realize
how tntent1E the people desire any pcact
consistent with the national integrity and
honor, aud 1ow joyously they would hall III
schlcFemtnt and bless It's authors. Witt
United States stock worth but forty cents II
gold per dollar, aud drafting ab3ut to com.
meree on the ihi,d million Of Union soldiers
can this be wondered at?
40 not gay that Just peace is now at
ta'nahle, though believe It to be 90. But ]
do Fay that frank offer by you to the insur.
gents Of terms which the impartial eaT ought
to be accepted, viii, at the worst, prore ar
Immense and sorely.needed advantage to tbs
I nationai cause. Il may save ua from North
e1n 'nsu'rectlon. Yours au t5nly, T. cn.rx
Hon. a. LINCOLN. Pfes.dens, Washin ngton,
P.s. Even thcugh It should be deemed
unadrfsable to make an offer OF terms to the
rtbcle, l insist at, In any possible case, II
Is desttab that any offer they mag be dis
posed to mike should be received, and eithe,
tlt sc now at Nisgara to exhibit their creden.
tsals and submit their nltimatum. e. CD
To this letter the President sent The FOL:
lowing &nswer:'
WAsursGroE, D. C. July 0, 1864.
Hon. Horace grt3ey:
| DEAR SIR: Your letter Of the 7.h, with
Enclosures, received. elf you cart 1nd any
proposition Of Jefferson Davis, In writing, tos
| pence, embracing the restoration Of tht
Union and the abandonment Of slavery
whatever else It embraces, Eay to him he may
brings ench proposition, hs shall, at the least
have safe conduct with the paper {and with.
ont publicity II he choosfs} to the po!nl
where you shall have met him. The same Il
there be two or more persons.
g.. Yours truly, a. LINCOLN.
Mr.. Greeley answered this letter ~ follows
OFFICE OF TIE Taauxk,l