Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-26
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~ eYOW AOHes ~-.aFt4
a NV YoRk. March ~.
The letter Of Secretary Seward to our
Ameassadr in Europe, ChAsese 7. Adams,
&iv'cg an Official history of The Hampton
fosds Peace Cosfereocs during the winter
4ilSS4-Sb, belwesn PSesidmt LinsolO and
yecretesy seward - or eides and Messrs-
Z. Il. Stevens, p. n. 8. Hunter, and j. A.
Campbell on the other, Is Published. The
Secretary says on the morning OF the Srd
the ffeeident attended BY the Secretary re
ce.ved Messrs. stephen Hunter and Camp
ne'i, on board Of the U. 8. steam transport,
niver Vueen 10 Hampton Roads. Tho con-
ference vas altogether informal. There wss
10 attenoancsiOt Secrt taries' CLERKS or 9TH
q witnesses, nothing was written OF read.
The conversation though earnest and free
was calm, Courteous and kind on both sides.
Inc h'chmond party approached the dis,
cussion rather indirectly, and at no time did
ei'ner make categorical demands Or tender
formal st'pu atoms or absolute refusals.-
Nevertheless turing the conference which
iasted iour hours. the several points st %
sue between tle Government and the insur
gents were stinctly raised and discussed,
fully, intelligsi uy aud in an amiabls spirit.
what the i,slogent party seemed chiefly to
favor was . poAponement Of the question OF
separation on ehich the war is wsged and
mutual direc. dn OF the efforts Of the Cows
eminent as soll as those OF the insurgents
to some intrirac policy or scheme for q sea-
son during with. the passion might be ex-
pected TO sukde and the armies to be re
ducei aud ira and intercourse between the
people Of boti SECTIONS resumed.
1t was sugs4ted by them that through
such postpon4ent We might now have i'm
mediate peac with some not very certain
prospect OF al 6ltiinate satisfactory adjust
nent OF point relation between the Gov
ernment and e states, section, or people
now engaged conflict with it. Their sug-
gestion thoue} deliberately considered was
nevertheless earded by the President, as
only IS an farnistice. He announced
that We can a lee to no cessation OF hostiIi
ties except 4 the basis Of oisbandment
Of the insurgAt forces and the restoration
Of the nations authority throughout all the
states in the ffion. Coila,erally and in sub
ordination TO BE proposition that was thus
annou ced ths anti>slavery policy Of the
United Stateswas reviewed in all its bear,
ings, and the President announced that he
must not DC ypectcd to depart from the
positions he Ill heretofore assumed in his
proclamation 4 emancipation. and other
documents. these positions were reitera~
ted in the les Annual message.
1t was iurner declared by the President
that the comtetc restoration of the nation
al authority Is an indispensable condition
OF any assentoh our part to Whatever form
Of peace migt be proposed. The President
assured the ot1cr party that while he must
adhere to thee positions, he would be pre-
pared, SO ia Is power is lodged with the
executive. to,4ercise liberality. His pow.
er is limited y the Constitution, and when
peace shouldbe made, Congress must nee.
essarils act ,Sregard to appropriations of
money and The admission Of representa-
tives from th insurrectionary States.
The Richnnd party were then informed
/ that g ngres had on the LIST ult., adopted
by consti' uonal majority joint resolu>
ton submitting to the several States the
proposition q abolish slavery throughout
the Union, ad that there is every reason to
expect that Will soon be accepted py three
fourths Of te States, SO as to become q
part Of the ndonal organic law.
The confeence came 10 m end by mutual
acquiescenct without proceeding to any
| agreement views upon the several mat
tiers d!scussd, or any of them. Ncverhe
less, it IS pehaps of some importance that
| we have beef able to submit our opinions
and views drectly to prominent insurgents.
and 10 hear hem answer in a courteous and
not unfricndy manner.
| 4 WASHINGTON special says:
| II c upIaAtond that ,noi;or ill In
made in the 3enate to day to reconsider the
vote of last kiIay declaring the Hon j. C.
| Stockton entitled to his seat as Senator from
| New York, I'd that Mr.. Sumner will make
an argunenlagainst the right of Mr. Stock
ton to cast avote in case.
The State 'older's Depot in this city was
formally clcSsl yesterday afternoon with
| appropriate irvices.
The Attorney General has decided that
southern pensioners should DO restored to
the rights Of be southern pension agencies
on proof of confined loyalty during the war,
and their claims be paid. The p, inciple in
| VOWED in thisdecision is, If correctly reports
ed, directly conflict with the opinion of
the Second Comptroller, declaring that the
halan~e due ION the government to pen
sieaers resd & IN the Soulhel n States du
rim the rebellion are not payable to cl i'm
ants, but belngs to the United States as
the enemy's Uper.v. The Second Comp
troier's is subject to reversion by the So
licitnr 81 the treasury when the matter is
taken TO the Secretary Of the Treasury upon
application of be claimant.
The Tribuns Washington special say:
The Secret; 7 Of the Treasury, at the re
IN .f stx /. - M
on Saturday f,rwardcd him full SC. of T.
S. standard waeh.s al d measures to replace
those destroy during the rebellion.