The sun., 1865-02-10
The Peace Conference.

hu'hin1fon Jan. u l''a - lCc h.ehn"uu
vnie, Of the ,th Instant saws thst tho following
doylr cuts were placed before Congress Ibis morn.
~:
To the senate and House q Represent tires =
hs Confederate S,atss et AWerica .-rl,v.nx r.
ccutly r'cc we'd a written notification, which salts.
foi me that the Pres dent q toe United s,ltcs was
di-posed to confer Informally ~. unofficial agents
that might De scut Nv re. v',h q Wow 10 the res.
tora,i1n " peace | requested u u. Alexander
II stephens, Hon 4 VI. + Hunter and n n John
A. Camp ell 10 pr seed through oar line. ~ hold
scou.cfclce VIII Nj Lincoln, -r so.h persons a.
hen ShtdcIu'c 60 rcp-~e"rt .a. herewith sub.
u.it i,r The Information of Contress. tHe report u
the eminent cttc.s above rnultJ. slowing Mot
the enemy rc'us' 70 cuigr .uto rcRot atoms with
10 C1rfc icra'o States o. any Que q them sep
sra'ey, or - give our pcer'e soy otAcr terms ~
guarantees than those which como lcror may
grant or for.t ' .1 have pea.c an any u,hcr nsss
than our uu.'- tt.~H si'm.ssol O. thci- tilc,
coupled with a.. -cc.i 1uco oi their rccen, lcr',a.
ton including 90 .u.eu Uncut Go tc Con.ituuol
f1r the emancipation o' negro slaves and with tho
rght On tie fai' tlc Federal Con.rcss O., lceis-
late ON the subject IT thc se atoms between th.
white sri black p,r'ilat'ou of each state. slch
r. ~ understand. 'nc ,'o.t II the an cncmon' 10
tie Constitution w4.ch has been adopted by the
Congress OF the uaiiod suics.
t'gucd,l JErrrs,oN pAyis.
Executive OHcc.
RclnIn Feb 9, isj5
rnrpE1 oF rHr 'ooNNssioSrre"
PicnsD~p. Va, Fct. l@6S.
To ne Prcvicni y N, conf dtrd'e states
lao .tsr. q fFrH n
ult, We Ir.-,e.cl go -,ct an Informal conference
with ra!4am Lin ulu. psesoeut ai tAc lutoi
states upon the subject n 'auouei in your Letter
I cont renee was granted, and took place on
llNu pion Rusds, where We net Pros dent L'ncon
aud the Hon. NJ s"vari, Secretary ~ STATE ~ the
tu.tcd statoH. II con luuci ior several hours aud
was 10th fun anu explicit.
We lcaru,-l from item TIA, the Message of Pr,si-
dent Lincoln = nc Con1rcss o. IL United States,
iu December last. 'sll1Ius clearly aud d.sllu,ly
bis sentiments 1St1 terms Conditions and fncihod
OF lrrt"" .I.' ~ wu'i poh,e can 10 sc.urcd -
t.r ueoI e. Aal We we're Do, uiuriurL IlHt they
voull &c mo .ilcl or altered l.. ont IA Nat cud
We uudcrss.o4 from l.u shat no trms or pr 20
tl.H ui any treaty OF h.rrru .ut uokiu{ Go az uln-
q ate 1ttemeut vouiu G elter,aiuc'. or raadc b.
lm with the sutloil,c- ui tie utu,, rate Staos.
tr,tusc itHt woid ue a rcco 'niuon = their ~ 81
cncr NJ separate powcr, wlc', undo. no rircriu-
p'Iucra, would tc uonc; and ior like rets'rA that
| up s..ch terms would he Cut. rt4.uU4 hs tlp ir.m
SAtes sruaIately; that no eTtcudc true" or armis-
tee, 90 ~ present yIsc', wurli 10 gran r or nl-
lowed, wluolt satisfactory nssurauccs In G4vuucr,
| Of complo'c rostnrlti 81 tie uu'i Outy 81 the
| Constitution and lsws oi the lutte : atrs over all
| place, within the State ut the CJuicdrlA 81 that
| nha.ovcr consequences may follow from .hc re-o'.
tnbst ulCut co. tuAt Hutn ury must he nee pfod, bus
has tu' ludlvdus.a 7utlegt g. pans Aul prnsit.-1
| under the laws Of TIC lmtel States ui- -lt r.ly
uron . ycrv lil rrsl usc oi IN, power conf lcl -
lim Co remit those pans an! penalties Il lrice be
/ restored.
DUr.ll tho conference.-the T. posed Amendments
90 t.c Cunsuutiuu u' the luucl 3,At"t, rtopteI J..
| Congress on ,lc uirt, -nrst 't. were Trough 70
| our u,lce llcse amon4u.eus provide at ucllh-
or slavery, mr. involuntary e.. s4,ulr, except iui
crifnc, shoui exist within the In.tud S.atos or any
| plloc wi.bu their JdiisIie'luu, sud t-at tougivss
rtou,d have t.e power - enforce this a.aoud.uou'
| b. iIprupuasc legislation.
! o. all tho corrcer ndonce that preceded thS
! Conference '"rein nouuouod sad lsauiuE 10 u I
| same you have heretofore tcon informed.
Very respectfully,
Your o.. 4irnt servants,
hLENANpEr II SrErnBSs.
X NJ. I. lIUstUa.
| & 4 GANpUHyI