Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-10

Ses ard you'd DOT have been forr hours 10 learn
ing the fact The coufereocs need not have oc-
caried Eve minu e. and TIE whole county 20 aid
have been officially informed that peace begotis
tons we're impossible. But 80 long a. these
men me. 10 talk about peace. The terms Of re-
construction we're the principal II not the only
terms discussed. The uihern comm sioners.
So stating the great grievance Of the soutb--,he
fact that ever since the admission Of California
the south has held minority in the legislation
Of the country. and has been compelled to sub
nit TO the majority. always legislating for north
ern interests, which were widely dissimilar from
these OF the sogth-xas. 10 doubt, plainly set
forth, and guarantees and assnr ances were de
handed that the south, In the event Of recon-
struction, should have every security and protec-
ton-the protection Of lie interests agricul-
tural aud exporting section-in the union.
his Ia the real. slmost the oil, polat Of diff
ference betseen the north and south. Both
sides have come to the conclusion that emanci-
patton is 90, matter Of immediate importance.
IL will certainly. Whatever the radicals my think
and cay about IL, never be the one cause tor con
tinuipg the war. the only barrier TO recons;ruc-
t'ou and reunion IL is quite certain that Nessrs.
Lincoln and Seward gave the commissioners
every assur4nce they could give that il the rebel
returned their position 10 the union should
be in all respects equal 10 that OF the northern
states III II we're not they would never wiling
ly come back, and four years ago Dir lincoln
announced that We did not propose to pin these
states 10 Va by b1vonets. IL is fair TO conclude
that Messrs Stephens, Hunter, and Campbell
carried back TO their capital terms for recon
struction that will be satisfactory TO the south
There may be grave reasons for keeping these
propositions from the public ut present No one
dreams that the terms will be satisfactory to the
extremists on either side. but the terms. what
ever they are are not made for them Besides
the actual propositions Messrs. Lincoln and
Dauis now know officially tina, each of them
earnestly desires peace The country, north
and south, knows the fact. and so long as peace
is the object sought. the difficulties in the way,
of whatever character. will be removed
FOREIGN POLICY.
IL would be interesting il We could know what
interchange Of information relative TO our for
eigu affairs took place in those our hours Of
ference. We may he quite sure that the meeting
was an unit on the French Austrian occupation
n Mexico. and that the necessity Of the speedy
assertion Of the Monroe doctrine, il the one pow
erful motive that prompts both sides to seek for
peace The south only requires the proper as
surances that in the new reconstruction all its
rights shall be duly guaranteed and secured, to
come back into the union. The north is unques
tionably prepared TO make every just concession.
Ii both sides were not willing and ready to con-
cede alfthat can reasonably be demanded. there
would be no need of A conference at all Each
eide could boldly announce lis ultimatum and
the war would go on ill eide. or both. was
exhausted