, 1865-06-27
4 CONTRIBUTIONS TO MS TORE.
Mr. Stephens Account Of
the Fortress Monroe
Conference.



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President OF th" States snsascd IN the rebel
Ion, had pot communicated 10 the people
who had elected him aud trusted him. the
truth In regard to the famed Fortress Mon.
roc conference.
Now ttat the aforesaid Davis has nnlonSer
The benefit Of hab-as corpus o. his organs
TO insticatc uehs OF soldiers and iEc:ponst.
bic men to threaten destruction TO life and
private property; or Tor othesals to arrest
persons AID Suppress pa pets Tor puhllca tions
without lis sanction-it may be as well TO-
let the people Know the truth. .
We will noF ElTe the history Of that Com
the Etst* nent o. ns- Stephens 70 u.s. directly
al1er MS fttasn.
AT. DaF1s etnt !cr MN 70 communicate me
information that Dir. blair desired eonieF.
sEce oetEe5h the ahtho1atses o. the tnalsd
states abd the eo91he1n S1aiee, upon INC SUD-
1est q peace; and Al: stefneas "a nas1ee 6 Mas s9
9skeo. nc p1cmpI5 IeIlaeq mn u n1.
b:aH eposc y antAor't5 q itesaent ~ Lta'
eoln, ne ,,t moSt H.. sasnL .E a-ntsu .us eon!eE
o,iec. ~ s4a ~ ICY Lns ts1as VI Peace !aFos-
ao!e - Lue ceutal npnin a~ake9 ansEy oe-
ea!e 1fen tnc 14oasa4 @ 1ne" q ne Noitn, ana
7anT,n r.. y.crrnmcn3od : Tirst tNat +Sa
!*Gp. ~ deeysausnun ~ nesS Itch ensas taas hae
str1ctest stctet3 ne used SECOND. that the
pas.Rs - iue Gnie GoninG nv ~. n fsaent In
coln anu AZ: OasLs. anu uat oenca4Ls 1fant
~ r.settrm Tha savica rss taGe.< -. Wi ~
n R;cs'mond- -t3is1eoasdsS toeetherGand 4sui
IN nfsr3a;sv 9e,srrs .fc ~ ~ ara,ru
co1ner Of The late 50 called Confrderacy.
Two days later Mr. Stephens wss surprised
orcm1nitJ aa ~ fthrna xra-a y, ~ cons.et;n,-
- a9n1.5ae ~ - 1 cta.roas 49, penssa~s..
u = Aae1aIuet - m Il. otetIehs, t'Gt rtesaueut
II. n. y. Hunter, Senator tfoTn virginia and
John 4. Campbell, Assistant Secretary Of
War. Nr, Stephens EaR at once that to re-
Iuse to 70. vonld subject him to uufrjendty
rcna,kS md thc, nrohahir- he ro,,1d hsva
~ 1,1tts,t.r 1nu ru'5 ~ "go LIZ aase
t1e FspAe4ot.tt ~ 'a.o:e u MaAe pe2.e
thrown nnon Us saou;oers; 50 ne meat,
the old stoty Of ibe monkey that hook the
nav OF the cat to mil his chssnnss o1t Of the
fl,c 1ros M 1v;thnnt so,na ran1.. ~, ;f,nstr,
t,ute, w. nu.eu -, a ;t hIu y su@t Ut
+uIssus so ~. .na utu ~ ~ nAe fI -;
,asa an ntt " .fIs; anu tae ~. tna1 anu ptp.
,oneeo - " uotu - I.uaGs Gn1t EIse t1e
IL te " ~ ssats ~ ., uassa sa aanm.s
uon LILLE ~ ~ ~. ts.etaas sa1sa mste
hofnIfsS'tr tv nf I'm: eIo,ions o1a soid;sr Gnnt M
. sse nintt asn.nt "e ~ w. h Sas otI -
a9e.hene aae @ and Hn,ts bC ~ Esnsrsi arnn4 ~ "a
1nfcrr9cE wGri1d not ha1.e f,ecn tsr0ntaa TIE
rce eor whr S1,r cene-ni d1d m ;nc11d. IL
romnhei N mia indnreemcnt ras tha+ IT.
e Was nerftctiv s,tisf1e1 that he ~onrtry ~,
was Thlpped tlen. and prcpa1ed t. faEe
what be c1uId re-, and Therefore did not
talk. WL:le III. Huuters Who VIVA mt muct, s
for Reconstruction. ralkpd the rnost.
Tie thrte Eouthern gentjepen met .fr.
LINCOLN and Nj. Sewari as fs Enoyn gnd
.fter soma preliminary rcma ks. HE srbieci
Of pcace vas opencd. nj. Stephens-Tsli
aaare that one who asks much. NAV net
rnn,r tl,nn te wbo ronfcssas ia hnmf,,a w{shss
a. fhe ort saf-nrced the c'aitns oT his eecfio,,
Tt1h ttat sl;1l nnd address a. WIicS ri the
Sn,,hern "a 7,ers !, ~ -; ren hin, c,cd;t r.
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a.s. nu.0E ~ .anaae ~, Eioa a.1u ~ cva.
49, I'D snbm,ttea he ricws oin,ns1 .n ;ha Mnn
Of an afGnmsa1t&t Gas1 & e.. s... ~.
nc ca1 Vest Eass ~ laets, ~ Gl7i9s t4s
IePof5 o. tEe cnss'one9ss ana LIE taels Ii
1tsato io taea ss4lsmsat. - us. 7,.e,.ssx
n ., 1-<E,a. ~ ~ ~ ren .dc,o,e Y, tso''
..S. rndsr1an, ~ T. ter % oS aeinsmsnf - Cam
m5ttlonsls. .; 'be zsth iii we proceeded 70 SEEK
a.. :Licfmal conference Win Abraham 1.ntoln,
Presldtnt Of the Ur,ted atst:s, npon tina suhleci
mennc9ed In The letter: con1ercnce was grained,
aha sonk aee og tns ~ Dssemne5, n, "a noaeo
es PTrtsnt snron y tSo Hs ~ T9Sse
s. crc,ary II shtc for ihc United siaics. il ron
! tiDned snT several hour, and Was both fnl! IN!
| txp:icit' .,
| lie 1nly stattnt nj OF moment In this 'sl
! paragraph, 1a tuat the conference was oatI
| iull AID explicit
| s'Hc lls!La d ffcH them -that u Me5saEe o
r1esldenf Lincoln y nc G9ugrce; o. ,ne ~ oattst
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c ntnscdure r. tn Sh,eh teaee esa be- seearea to tn.
uevp'e. apu re re;p moi Informed th9t the
xoula bc nodlned Of altered to obtain last emo
Ff prdf rf1osd from him fhaE DO terms or pr0
posais ol any ireat5 OF agfsemsat Iookaas 70 r.