Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-13


NKw YORK, January l2-The Worlds Wash
ington special says:
The democratic politician who has gone
peace mission, with the approval of the president,
is Gen. Singleton he preceded Blair day or
two.
IL is said the rebel congress adopted, in secret
session, q resolution TO appoint peace commits
soDers, and that they have been selected and
sent to Gen. Grants headquarters. Messrs Orr,
GiImer and Alexander II. Stephens are OF the
commission.
Stephens has solicited pass through his lines to
visit Washington
Ii is known that Blair goes to Richmond With
the full knowledge and consent of the president,
and is clothed with authority requisite 10 open
negotiations with JEFF Davis, with view to re-
store peace, and the rebel authorities will feel
assured of this when he shows his credentials.
His instructions are embraced in three PROPOSE
tions:
lst-Amnesty to all, no matter what they have
done since the war began.
ID. The constitution as il is and the union
it was The south to return 10 the union with
all the rights and privileges which it held before
any Of the states seeded
3d--The total abolition of slavery.
From this point the president will not retract
one iota He does not insist upon immediate
70 secure It's extinction within reasonable
length of time.
IL is said on whs, seems good authority that
jeff Davis is strongly inclined TO peace meas
ures, and willing TO accept more liberal terms
than IL was ct first supposed ne would. Lincoln,
on the other hand, IS disposed to be as lenient as
possible, but insists that the frat public action
on the part OF the south must be TO lay down
their arms ard acknowledge the supremacy of
ne il nO
south liz is to bow to the union, not to the north
Under no circumstances will any proposition be
acceded to which does no: embrace, as the FIRST
step, laying down arms on the part OF the south.
AS an instance OF the temper of the administrs
ton TO obtain peace, i: is stated that Gen. But
Ter was removed. not solely for his incompetency
and misdcmcanors but also as an evidence that
our government is disposed TO treat with the
south on very liberal terms and is willing TO re-
move any obstacles which may stand in the way
OF perfect understanding with that section. IL
is reported that ex-Governor Rivers and ex Gov
ernor Orr are now ON their way to " ashDgton on
8 peace mission
The Richmond papers Of Monday contain =
telegram from Charleston stating that portion
of Sherman's forces have occupied Grahams-
vile 35 miles north OF Savannah.
A Charleston dispatch dated toe 9th. says the
enemy crossed New river on the road to Ora
Evansville on the 5th
Richmond papers OF the 18th say Gen Price
is still living.
Hoods official repor, OF his defeat has been
received. lie puts as good face on II as posi- |
BILE. but Acknowledges The loss OF fifty guns in
one day.
The Richmond Dispatch says thai even ac-
cording TO his account the battle of Nashville
q bad business.
The Dispatch thinks that Geneial Thomas will
turn the head of his column towards south west
Virginia
The Examiner thinks this would be stupeu.
dous undertaking with but the fantest hope of
success. 1t thinks it more probable that the ar
my will be kept in Tennessee, as . corps OF ob-
servatior, while large detachments will be sent
reinforcements to Virginia and Alabama.
General Beauregard telegraphs from Macon
that General Hood reports FROM Tupelo, Miss.
General Thomas was moving up the Tennessee
river on the 4th, with six sunboats and six trans
ports towards Eastport.
The Hersld's Shenandoah valley correspond
ent says:
There are rumors that the rebels have moved
down to Strasburg, but that their force is not of
sufficient strength to annoy Sheridan.
The Times Washington special learns that the
rebel peace commission consists Of vice president
Stevens and Judge White of Georgia; Messrs.
Boyce and Orr. of South Carolina; Leach and
Gilmore of North Carolina; Rives of Virginia.
and Smith and Singleton, OF Mississippi.
This special also says:
It's said that there is no hope of passing the
constitutional amendment aboishing slavery
The steamer c. C. Collins, from Port Royal
the 7th, has arrived
part OF Shermans army had arrived at
Beaufort. by water.
The Richmond Enquirer OF tic Oh says that
10 man would be safe in Virginia who dared TO
exhibit the least willingness TO reconstruct, even
upon the most favorable terms. The people OF
this state have taken General Sherman at his
word and mean TO fgh;it out Ike men They
ought 10 hang any congressman, legislator, com
mon councilman or private citizen Who exhibits
the first act towards submission or reconsiruc-
ton. and we believe they will DO IL