Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-02-06
TELEGRAPHlC NEWS.
The Peace Conference ee-Guesses at tts
character.


The Peace Conference -Guesses at tts
character.
NEw YoRE, February The moroinp pa.
pers throw no light upon the negotiations
between Lincoln and Seward and the rebel
Comm ssioners The interview lasted sixteen
hours
According to the Heralds correspondent,
the President Is reported 10 have proposed to
Messrs. Stephen9, dunter and Campbell, that
il they were prepared to promise a return OF
their States to the Union, he was ready to
waive 4 minor questions; but as Chief Mag
istrale Of the Republic, sworn to maintain the
Union, he could take into confederation no
terms which involved its decision This grand
point, the rebels confessed they did not feel
authorized to decide, and 80 the negotiation
ended
The conference took place entirely on board
one or the other of the three steamers which
we're anchored at Hampton Roads, where The
negotiations could not be interrupted in their
proceedings II was conducted in a most cor.
dial and frank manner on both sides, but on
the part of Mr.. Lincoln, at least, with equal
firmness. Great anxiety is now felt to hear
from Richmond.
sHERMASs MOVEMENTS,
The Herads correspondence from Sher-
mans army deacribes the opening Of that
Generals new campaign.
The left wing of the army, under General
Slocum, had arrived at Sisters Ferry, on the
Savannah River, fhy miles above the city OF
Savannah, without meeting any resistance
whatever from the enemy.
Two divisions Of the Twentieth Corps,
which struck out for that point through the
State Of South Carolina, had considerable
difficulty in getting through.
The other troops, who marched directly up
the Georgia bank OF the river, had not such
embarrassment 10 contend with
On the Both ult, all Of Slocum's men we're
at Sister Ferry, aud supplies were being rap.
idly received
The right wing Of the army is operating in
better country for marching than the left,
and some distance from It, but oommunioa--
ton between the two is kept up uninter-
rupted
One correspondent states that Gen Sher.
man proposes stirring up South Carolina at
the rate Of twenty miles per day.
FROM SOUTHERN PAPERS
Gen. Lee is said TO have remarked, few
days since, that he saw and appreciated the
difficulties surrounding US, but he was hopeful
and confident that any compromise now
would procure but a truce or armiatce, and
would be an unmanly shrinking from present
duties, and entail upon our children trials,
which we should meet and overcome
Shermans armies are reported to be burn.
ing all the goods and houses along the line
OF their march,
An expedition 10 900 strong, is reported to
be fitting out at New Orleans, to be landed at
Pascagoula. The intended destination is
supposed TO be Mobile.
The Richmond Examiner, Of the Sd inst,
says
On the whole we believe the Confederaoy
has given up the idea of making present Of
itself to England, France and Spain, and
however willing we might BE- to give up slave
ry as the price of independence, there is no
more talk of Offering that as brbe TO some
foreign power in order TO induce it to do for
US what we should confess we are unable to
do for ourselves
In short the whole country has recovered
from its temporary nervons affection, brought
about by the failure of Hoods campaign and
the capture Of savannah, and again looks
calmly at the situation, which is found to be
encouraging after all.
Congress may be congratulated also upon
finding itself steadily employed upon its great
and pressing business,