Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-16
THE EVENING STAR.
NEWS FROM HEHgL SOURCES.
Peace Questien IN hichnoud,
ia Ricbmond DisBatch Of thN ten fns n n d


The Richmond Dispatch Of he Ten Instant
says:
"It was reported yesterday that Mr. Blair,
the Yankee peace commissioner, had arrived
in tEis cry. anu had, during the day. 40 in
ttrritw with the President and Secretary OF
Var.
"Ee has not, we are assured, come to the
e.ty. ana Il Is all stuff about the Secretary OF
Wal having sent him pass; bat we do not
dc uht he is in Grants camp.
We have never yet seen any evidence 60
ing TO show that he certainly designed CO Ming
- this city,"
A rtrr,s pordent of the Enquirer, speaking
OF the furloughing OF anew regiment OF Geor-
gla militia, says:
"Oovernor Brown remarked that they could
e. ncTpe now, but subject 10 another calf when
ave State REQ irrd their services He hoped il
wouId not he soon. All delinquents are ~ he
,risd by military court martial sitting at IA.
con, and II fonpd guilty, the pains and pen.
altiss of DIES ertion would be visited upon
them"
IL The Confederate House Of Representatives
or Wednesday, Mr.. Mlles, OF South Carolina,
intrt nc. resoI Iione, which were ordered to
be printed:
Rs!ol.ed, That under The Conatitu tion, Con.
sISss alone has the right to declare war, and
tie President, by and with the consent of the
:, nate, tie power TO make treaty Of peace.
Rss9lred. That all attempts 10 make peace
with the United States by the action or inter.
|eutjoB OF the separate States comprisng this
CoHfPjsra. are unauthorized ny the Coustitu-
ton. aud in violation Of the supreme laws Of
the land. anu therefore rey0iu tionary
The last resolution In the series is as follows:
Resoiuea That we, tie Representatives Of the
Cor iejerate STATES are firmly determined TO
continue the struggle until the United States
shah acknowledge orr Independence, and to
this determination, with severe conviction OF
the justice OF our cause, and orr humble Teli-
an;e nptn the Supreme Ruler of Nations, We
do solemniy and faithfully pledge ourselves.
From the Richmond Sentinel Of jan f2l
Some OF orr cotemporaries have been recent
ly discussing whether The appointment of Gen.
Lee with the power to command all OF our
armies would have The tendency TO uispel the
temporary dependency caused ny recen. re-
verses. We need hardly say 20 our readers
hcU earnestly We have deprecated the exag.
s.Ia:i0n 10 which Ibis dependency has been
carried. 1t has been far IN excess OF what
The circumstances would justify, an has been
interrupted by The croakIng At the stree, cor.
ns1s and in the bar rooms. II is even to DO
feared that some of this croeking has found It's
Way into quarters where courage and serenity
are naturally TO be expected, and where, 10
consequence. IL ia specially hurtful. Having
taken pains to ascer tain the facts, we will nov
say General Lee is highest in command in line
OF the army. Wherever Lee is liz the tieId he
there commands not only all the troops with
IN DIS department., but all who may happen to
serve in correction with his command. The
limits o! this dspartmentareb bounded solely BY
his own opinion.
Thus, when the President desired a short
tine ago TO place Lee in command of the entire
Atlantic coast, as being directly connected
with the army opposed to Grant, General Lee
ieit-hlm.elf constrained to object TO taking mil.
iidry control OF any part of the coast beyond
the me nth of Cape Fear river. The first poiut,
then, which we wi.h clearly to fix III the minds
of our readers is, that General Lees command
il the field is as large, and extends over as
great department, as ne is willing to control.
In word, the President has made the eX-
pertinent now urged, and General Lee found
81 jmpossI BILE to do both duties. The President
reluctantly, ~ General Lees own request,
was compelled TO choose between relieving
him from command of the army defending
Ri'hmord or from general command over all
Cur armies.
The Sentinel goes on to speak Of the harmo-
ni"us relation between Davis and Lee, and
concludes as follows:
Would that so eminent an example were fol.
iowed by all, and we should soon see the spirit
of confidence aBimEtiDg the people that would
put 10 shame The croakirg dependency, fault.
hpding and faiDthaOrtedness that now disgrace
go many Of our public men, and produce effects
injurious TO our cause.