The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-02-11

Department of Ststs,
Washington, February 10Th, 1895
NB. sEwAKD ADAM
DrrARrSESr or STATE wkSrNlr',.
sn ITS. trnism that In tire Of pcacc here ~
n~ayS inrtisRtot~ Of war 70 soon A. var .sir..
tons le4ce The ,dvocniss of var alter nm uita.
ton l9nset ot shorter. rene, ally gain their ioHr'ui
enf, ho'lsh lhe -N soelafei h not uufrelucnty
nss"sary and un sise ~ paace agitationA In time
o. VA ulumArly biins about su abdndonment OF
Ls.ss .heh -ere originally thprcfed nom the con.
rict Tue artaious tor 49, fu tu, 0t pcace and for
Is.co in time OF ~ar' are no. uc,c ari,. o.. pefhhps
ordinarily, uupstrntic la then puipo.ep motives
Results alone determine lee berthe. a.cris or uu.
dsoupc llids!go rcyu,ed b., An itregu-
laI ne'ot alton under u, ION q the Ooyctun,ent.
about nerotiations " ith vioN to end our civil
plol ed ioIegn veil ~ domestic a4,nts. Othe..
MOS to -. sIbSrb ,hs hSs o, n ai"
uanipiisd. Oucr efforts have oCCurtcd here ~hch
are knosn onl, to the pefrous grtually moving in
them aud to this government am uov 10 give iof
,out Information Acrouut Ui an affair of the
reuetA chuActer which recently tryetvcl uu, d A..
tcnuou hcrc, aud oh doubtless xil excite cnlutr,
| shroad
4 few d.vs ago rr,ucl. = blair E.1, " Baltimore.
| obtained from the President a simple leave to pa.
| the Government NJ. Hnif visited Richmond, nui
on his return he shoted to the President a letter
vhlch Jefferson Davis h,d written N Mr. Blair in
| which pavi, wrote ths, NJ Hiair "a A. liberty TO
say a. President llucolu thAi pavs vss nov, hs
alvnys hls h,en, ~ing 10 -sud euinInis ionerN II
assured thev ~ ould bs received, OF ~ receive any
ona,a, iss ~ ortns thath he would send con,n..i"n
srs to confer vith the PRECEDENT WITH vie. to
tUrtluu ui peace lvtutcu Tie two countries, II bo
| could b, gssureI they vo1ld bo received
Tho ltcsileuLtavrtorr, uu thr 18th day Of Jsnus-
~. ai'tcssod note t. Nj Ban, which the rrcsi.
dcuL after scEnoW i.dyur that he hNi read ths uots
% hia iu' . said hat he We IL, sod IvN, should
he, Willing 10 receive any 8Fcnts that Mi Davis
auy other inilusutal man ro~ actually resisting ia.
informally uith the rrsiieuI With vic~ to tho re-.
lofauon VI pcA's w tie peogle oi our common eoun
Mr. Blair visited Richmond With this iouer, ara
| then y AN came bacs W Nashine'on
| Licut-ueu. Grant that Alexander n stephens, II "
| J.. huntsr and John A. Campbell Noie applying los
leave 10 pass through the liuo- - Washington, ~
peace couiiussiouers to couier with the PRECEDENT
| They we're permitted by the Lieut-uaut-',cncral
ot the frc.ideut. Major Ecker. was sent dowuu
| moot the pUt nom kiclmu"i 1t I.n, Grant'
h,,, to them a cog ot H., Ff,.idenfs le,-
M !St to ~ m.s'f Sth note sdiirs.ed 10
directly informed that u they should hc allowed 10
Ts' our lines they would bc nnter'o2d s eqmins Tor
aio".aid letter OF the oth OF January, to Mr. Blii
they should eNprcs their assent GO this Cond lou 10
wutng then Ma OF Eskett directed to give them
| ipv fro,, inc rrc,dnnt S"i,iI u",t th",n H. Ls,,.
Thought probable iton AtUIOrt OF th.u conversation
! With Lieut.. Gsu. Grant hat the ktehtnond parts
would In the manner prescribed accept m" coniiiiuy
Itloucd the secretary Of state churscd by tho
President -lth uo dutl OF ttprsenuuE this go'ern'
Tet.r arrived al tortIes- douio, the nigct o the
lot dsy Of February, Major lcker met him on me
formation uLat tie persons no had cotns
from Richmond hal not arcepted In ~riting tLo con-
dtiOu uIOn which he ~as Aliossd " give tnem con
duct 20 Fortress Monre lhe MAJOR had given tho
came information BY telegraph 10 the prusdcnt at
Nsshiugton. On receiving his lnfouua ion tbs
President prepared teIr gINu d:uci.ug SectetI
| ~ " return To Washington. Ihe secietiTy pie
| pNihs al the same moment TO ~ return without
| Nating for iniOrtnstOn from the President but n
this Iunetufe Lieut. -'icn. Grant tolesnphei ~ tho
SECRETARY oi Nai, Sueii ~ W q secfeiaTy OF stuo,
that the party from Richmond had recVu-iueiei aud
accepted the condition rendered them through MJo.
| Eckuft, and zen. Giant uTsenuy al, i-rd the pieA
dent 10 conisr Ia person with The Richmond p'H;
ndeI these elrcum'RnceA the SECRETARY, J., lie
ffosidents direction, renamed ~ fotties- Mcalta.
and the lTesdont olhod him thefS on tho u4.Lt ui
the ID Of February.
The Richmond party was brought down the Jarnos
River In United States steam transport duriug Mo
ans, Aa I'M S ~ uanspI, ~sA o % Va lamb
attended By the Secretary, received Mcssis ) .pu-
enk Hunter and Campbell on board the tuitd .ie,
steam transport River queen Ia bSmpon kouiA Ih0
eouie rouce altogether informal. There Nv
Nothlns vas written or resd Tho converaation, ~ .
though earnest snd fIee, "a. calm and cpurt'"us d
tho discussion rather indirectly and a. tiuc-iid
they make categorical demands OF tender iJrIuI
ing the Conference which lassd four hours ,hu s.y
eral points At Issue between tie no'ofuiDs III and thu
| inteuissuuy, and la Al amicabe split VIA, the
insurgent party seemed eheiiy To favor sN- Ios,-
pOueuleut OF the question Of uspArutiOn UPON ~u.l
The war IL sasod, and ulteu.l direction Of tho 81
forts Of the Government, ~ -al u tho.e of the
=
u"asn, during which passion. might be expected ~
subside and the Afmies be- rsduCeI snd T. alt tnd
/ inlsvospo between the people Of bOth SECTIONS Ls
reslmei. IL wa suggested by thalu thst through
such postpouemept 40 might nov have iIi4IuuI Ial,
peace, with come not very certain pfUsp.c OF ulu
mae sutisinetoy sdlusuueut oi poiIucI relations
between the Government And the states s-'IOu "a
pvolle uow engaged In conflict sith Tho ,uslA
uOu though deliberately eOuaCe nd, Beyul .Lt-
less regarded by the President Vi Imlstca VI
truce, aud Ls announced that 10 could akT0s H.
basis Of the diabandment 0 TIE insurgent forces
| II = a IA l.Ii
ali the States In the Union Coateraily and ia sui
ordinAuon 10 the Proposition which WA thus a.
nUuuced the anti slavery pOlGy Ot VIC nitei Stura
VA rsyie~ed In All ~ Lefriugs aud ths Ftasld.nt
announced that he uust not he sIle-toi ~ Gclnt
from The position hs bad LSl1IOi,iU asauuIcl u L,a
lOClAnstiOu Of emaucl patton aid other tuGuu, MO
a. these Positions wore reiterated IN his annus uiJ
saSe. II was further declared by tue fIssIlsut ia
the complets restoration OF tue nsLOual uuthy.It
every where an Indispensable condition Oi a.
part ~ Whatever iurII y. 4-a IaL uk
be prUposad The President assured tho other ps.t,
that Huue he must adhere 70 these pOsitOu- lt ~Jj
b- prepared, 40 TAI a. pOeeT 10 lodged r4tL tie LAs,I
i've, exercise HheIAlity. ltr yJsrf. LUtCstr. "a
limited BY tho Constitution, and, hen p'a,e sh.a,i
be made COngt ess. Alust b'cosaIl o.. ~.il iessd
! " appropriations Of money anu - ne s.iul-.,ou u
| rtpIvseDLAtiyes tTUm the lnsu n ectiOuafy 5t-tgr
! IDe Richmond party we're tLou lul9TLg tAaI NJu-
ht T. on The slst ult, adop,ai b. I"ur 'ut'I
o. m NurIty, lont iesAuNoni auulu4.NhF u lhs 49,
eTtJ States the proposition " abolish Slt,ty th tu-.
out We IniOn, and IhAI there " every tuasoa ~
expect that viii he Gacrptl " Us " -
| States 70 become pNit ~ the 0ffun'c law
Tho conference came " an spi pY mutual ucVult+.
oence, without producing az ~ teutn u NoNr upOD
the several matters eiscusstl uf ~ q" leM Ne eI-
thCle.A II Ia PERHAPS VI some unppftance that n4,5
bean ~ q 70 submit our opinions anu yleps ue.tJ
" vfouinent insurgents aud " bear then ALA "
| iu |. roI. 80 uol uufneudly manner
| an, dr. your obsdsn! servant
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