Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-02-11

dispatch TO me oi the lat, ne ChMhcltIlHtu no
not satisfactory. That answer Is as follows
io-wit
CRY PoiyT. February !.
r. y. Eckerf, M1or and A d. Q:
MAJoR-Your note, delivered by your eli
this day, has been considered 10 reply we
have TO state that we were furnished with a
copy Of the letter Of President Lincoln 10 +.
p Blair, Of the lSlh Of January, another
copy Of which is appended to your note, Our
intentions are contained in a letter, ol which
the following is a copy.
RicnNoND January 2S 1865.
In conformity with the letter OF Me-. Lincoln,
Of which the foregoing is copy, you are to
proceed to City Point ON an informal confer
enco with him upon tho issues involved in
the present War, aud for the purpose OF sc.
curing peace to the two countries.
With great respect,
Your obedient servant,
JEFFERSON DAVIS
The substantial object to be obtained by The
| informal conference isto be ascertalned upon
what terms the existing war can be lormina-
ted honorably. Our Instructions contemplate
personal interview between President Lin
coin and ourselves, at Washington, but with
this explanation wo are ready to meet any
person or persons, that the Pc, sidont may mp
point at such place ns he may deeignnte
Our Just desire is that just and honorable
peace may be agreed upon, and we are pre-
l,n,, ,,.oh,hl, lad ~ ,bat snd Varv resnerf.
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T. T. Hc@eTt, mayor ana H. ~, - '..-.--,
mAJor-ih 'ePy I" you' Fe'oI, s1a'ei"e','
tnht your 'nsnueuo"s u'u nH n'o" you :"
a"er th' couu'',o'a uPUu "'i'S,, Paa' Po' ~.
could be given TO 'ne uu''eu - S'NleS, we say
we are "h'lnB 70 proceeu W ro'''JSA up'i'
roe, ana mere 10 hAVo "u 'h'Oiua' e11'er'
ense WI" "uy peIsou vi l''oo's ''iI's : 'sa
iaeht Lincoln may appoint "" Ito in', oaS'9 VI
MS Iedet 10 ~ = D'a', % 'np Io'n u "'u'
uafy u'umo, or upon "ny o'ner 'e'u's VI
cohul''ohs thA1 ne "'"y "e'eai'e' PoPo'''
mol Inconsistent WIN 'H' e"Se""n' p''"clP'e
OF seh'go'erhmeh' anu popu'ar Iien,S, upon
"h'eh our 'nsuIu'ohs are iUu"ueu Ii 10 our
earnest "ish 10 ASce' '.H'.'' aile! ce "'er
change o' luehS unu 'il'''u"'o"' upon Tua'
principles ana TERMS Euy' J"a' anu non
ora0'e peace can DC es'ioishSu "itnou, Tue
Iur'her ehuS,o" o, u'oou, anu W Gou'r'ou'e
our utmost enor'S 10 "cGu"'p''sn such 'osul'
we tninA pe''e' !" "ut ,u1t :" "Seepu'u
your passport we "'e "o' !" po unue,sloou
rs committing ourselves W H"yI"'ns' ou' W
carry 70 lh's in'o'ms' conference INC views
anu IeshhEs "ooFe tN NP'sSaeu'
very Respectfully yours "c,,
a. IA, oIhthENS,
~ W. - iluNrhN,
a. n W. NAnfbELh
NOTE The above communication was
Delivered TO me at Fortress Monroe, at 4:3O
p NJ, February I'd, by Lient Col Babcock, oi
Gen Grants stall
Signed t. T. EOEE t,
Major and A. c.
On the morning OF the Sd the three gentle
men, Stephens, Hunter and Campbell, came
aboard OF our steamer, and had an interview
with the Secretary of State aud myself oi
several hours duration No question OF pre-.
liminaries to the meeting was then or there
made or mentioned. No other person was
present No papers were exchanged or pro
duced, and it was in advance agreed that the
conversation was 10 be Informal and verbal
merely On our part, the whole substance OF
the instruction to the Secretary of State,
herein before recited, was stated and insisted
upon, and nothing was said Inconsistent
therew tn. While by the other party it was
not said that in any event. or on any cond
tion they ever would consent to reunion, and
vet they equally omitted 10 declare that they
would not 80 consent They seemed TO desire
postponement of the question, and the
ndoplion of some other course first which
as some of them seemed to argue, might OF
miobt not lead 10 re union. bnt which course
we thought would not amount to any definite
postponement The conference ended with
ont result. The foregoing containing, ms i,
believed, all the information sought, is re