The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-03-01
OUR COMMISSIONERS.

gives the following sketch Of the three gen.
,lsnon who were sent to Washingtoa City
10 confer with the United States authsri-
ties ga the subject sf peace:
ysHH l. CAMPBELL.
JsHS ARCHIBALD CAsPBgLL, sen Of Dun
cauG. Campbsli, was bern in Wilkes coun
~, Georgia. in Juue, 1912. He graduated
at the University Of Athens At an early age.
He Afterwards entered a. 4 cadet in the
Military Academy Of West Point, csmplct-
Ing three years Al that institutisu.
The dseease Of his fathsr induced hin to
resign hs eonmissisn and return 10 his
native State, with the view Of pursuing the
professioa OF Law.
he commenced the practice Of bis pre-
fssslsn in Montgomery. Aiabsns. While
reading there he served in the Legislators
daring a ysar Of mach lseal agitation. In
1857 ne renewed 70 Mobile, snd continued
with the greatest suecess bis profession.
serving sat enc term sgsin in the Lssisla
tiysessacils. aud emily accepting political
sfiiss when fsreed upsn hin. In 1859. the
first ysar sf the admInistrstiss Of President
Pisres. he was appointed Associate Justice
OF the Ssprsme Court of the United States.
At the brssking cut sf hsstiiities, be retir-
ed frsa that pssitios 10 abide the action Of
his satiss Ststs. For a month after the
slsetisa oil Mr.. Liacoin he was actively
sngaged in sndeavsrinx to avert the war
thsn threatening the t~o sections.
He was 10 Washington in March. 1851.
whsn N.,srs. Forsyth, Crawford and 10.
man. Csmnissionsrs from the Confederate
StaIes, enLeavored 10 have On ofdcial inter.
view with Liscsln aud Seward. "He was
Unisn sian until the pali.y Of the Ad-
sini,irat,sp rendered unienism in the
South inpossibls." When informed by
seward Of the dsssnd OF the Commission.
ers Lsr recognition. Ne offered 10 write 70
Presideat Davis and ask him 10 . restra in
his Csmmissioners." Seward authorized
him To eommsnieate the fact Of the intend
ed evacuation of Fort Samisr TO President
Dsvis. but havisg some doubts Of The sln-
csrilv II ihl, natiee. he conferred With
judts Fei,on. st Sboss Suggestion ued By
srhs,s eaassrl che agreed TO be the inter-
sed.sry sntil Sumter was evacuated" In
ihis .ast interview with Seward on this
Government would ast undertake 10 sup
ply suatsr without giving sotise TO Gov.
PisksHs. We now quote bis ova words
ticom a letter 10 Wm. b. R-sd. ESQ.,. Of
FrAnsvlvanis. dated August IA. 1869
"ThB excluded the matter Of desire,
and. with what had taken plscs. left the
impression that IL any attempts were made
il would Be an spen. deela,ed. and peace
isl offer TO supply the Fort. which. beng
resisted By the caroliAisas. the Fort weuld
be sbandaned as a siIitary necessity and
10 spare the efinsion Ut blosd-ihe ediun
of resistance and Of the evacuation being
thrown upun the late administration and
the Confederate States. Had these coun.
sells prvsailed--had the policy been mark
ed uilh csudor and mcdsration--I an
rot ,ure that even before the fruit might
have been seen ripenlng among the State
IN renewed rslatloas Of kindness and gnst
will. to be followed ere long BY ssuItabl'
political snd civil unioa, adequate 10 III,
sscurity oil beth scfIsns at home ant
abroad. The. ideas si Unisn and q com
nva eeuotr,, n applied to all the States
srs nsV simply sbsolsts."
Tor several months past Jsdfe Campbell
ass bees eecupyisg the position of h,sis
tAnt Secretary Of War Of the Cenfedsrai'
Staiss. and It's but sheer justice to remark
in this connection, that 40 executive siics
ner employee oil the Government has up
piled himself mere assiduously is his du
ties than this venerable man. He was a
his Office every night till late hour, ex
a.ining asd endorsing tholpapsrs submit
ted to him for investigation.
o. N. T. HUNTER.
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