The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-02-03

LATER From THE NORTH.
We have received New York papers Of
Monday, January 3oth. Gold had gone
up in two days from 1913 to go, but
closed on Saturday at 2i2 IL.
THE SECOND MISSION OF BLAIR TO RICH
MOND.
The HeruM has column of tele-
graphic "news" about Blair's second
visit TO Richmond. The correspondent
knows nothing Of the Southern "com-
missioners being ca route for Wash
inston; nor, indeed, does he seem to
know what he is talking about at ALL
The whole account is filled with just
such falsehoods as a Yankee Wash
ington correspondent can invent. He
says:
AS l stated few days ago, Francis p.
Blair, ST., was sent ior to return to Rich
mond, and in obedience to that request
made his second visit to the capital of the
Southern Coniedclacy. The message
from there asking Mr.. Blair to return
stated that he would be met at Varina,
on the James river, by fiag-cf~truce
boat, and thus enable him to avoid spend
ing a night in the camp of the army,
which he was forced to do on his former
Journey to Richmond. Blair returned,
and was met in accordance with the
promise. lie arrived at Richmond, and
found it in perfect hubbub, each fac
ton dcnouncing the other, and charging
each other with trying to bctray the
Confcderacy and sch out it's interests
for their own benefit. They were, in
fact, in the midst Of alarm, with their
jealous feeling aroused to tho highest
pitch, and to all appearances like set of
rogues quarrclling with each other, as
has already been shown by the extracts
published from the Richmond papers,
although those articles give but faint
idea of the real extent of this feeling
This was, no doubt, in part, owing to the
fall of Fort Fisher.
Blair was received there, by officials
of all grades, with the most friendly
feeling imaginable, and he found uni
vcrsal desire for settlement of the diff
culties. Nor is this all.
Mr.. Blair had several interviews with
jeff Davis. During those interviews,
several suggestions were made by Davis,
by way Of inquiry, as to what the
&okn do
der such and such contingency, after the
manner of the inquiry made by the mem
Der of the Cabinet during Blair's former
mission. During these interviews the
condition of the Southern Confederacy,
and the dangers that existed, the trials
that he Davis was compelled to 90
through, were all talked over, as we'll as
his desire to take some step to prevent
further sacrifice of life and hardships of
the people. At the very time that these
interviews were being held, the Rich
mond press and the rebel Congress were
denouncing Davis, assailing him in every
way possible, and, as he said, watching
for every opportunity to pounce upon
him and close his career as the Chief Of
the Confederacy. The interview resulted,
after favorable inducements were held
out by Southern officials, in Mr.. Davis
being afraid to take the responsibility Of
appointing commissioners 10 treat upon
any other terms than recognition and
independence at the present moment.
Davis feared that if he did, his eppo-
ncnts in Congress would seize upon it as
. prctext to depose him, and thus place
him where he, could not carry out what
he had initiated. He was, therefore, un
willing to take the responsibility OF en-.
tering upon negotiations upon any other
basis than Independence, unless an ar
mistice Of thirty or sixty days was
granted on the start. This, Of course,
Mr.. Blair informed him would not be &C.
oeded to by the United States Govern
mcnt. .s