The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-11-02

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~ sasiossl saai ssiey, ny iaiIsnsi.
y sssa -, vtaA ~ NV 4 sssusjsa
psses to Ne psolls Of cur ess cen.
Den country Yonrs, &c,
(siEaed) A. LIncolx."
The foregoing letter having bssu
slows " Mr.. Davis, he appointed
Assr-. Stephens. Hunter, and Camp.
bell commissioner, and gave them
instructions ~ follows:
Richmond, Jan. ~, 1868.
"1n conformity with the letter Al
Mr. liaeols, Of which the fbrsgoine
= copy. yos are 10 proesssi e
Wsshintou ely for Internal confer,
enee with him upon tie issues 10
voIvsd in the s,istisg var, and fl,
Ne psrpsss Of securing psscs to u.
TO esaatsiss,
With great respect, your ohsdi
81 sssvsaS,
(oisssd) Jssssaso. DAvn."
Af>ss ssos seeesiadon absst u.
tsr1s upes wAiSA ~ Oosla1sss4,
commissioners sAssla 30 ~ 1sd.
seal ksss, sad aAs tAsg vas allsvsi
y 4 %, Mr. Lissela dispaasAsd NJ
Seward, Secretary u ests, 70 nss'
tben, usdss ise6ussisss = Nllsvv
n 1xsssdvs Mansion,
wnAiAgtss, Jaa. u, lees.
Yea vii Dssessa - yesssss.
1sassA Naish, tAsss y usse al
ia1bs1ally ssatbs vitA 1susus. ~.
pAsss, 11sAR, cd cInp1sll, % ~
bsAasn 4 ~ sllsr ~. =. Blair,
~, II Jsausry lei, 1oos, . copy
- vAidA you have. Tea ~ aala
kaovA 10 thsa thss three tAises ar
Indispensable, tn-wit ealIrH'
"t The restoration II the nasio n al
authority throughout all tho atates
"2 No rccsainv, BY the Hxscu.
tive Of thu United Staa~, ~ tia
slavery question, ftom the poeisioa
assumed thereon in tho lass anaual
message 10 t'osgsea, and preceding
docn,seatss lp grol n
No cessation OF hnstilities short
Of an end Of tho war aud the dis
banding Of MI forces hostile to the
government.
You will inform them that all
proportions OF theirs, not iaconsiste i
with tho shove, will he considered
and passed upoa in a spiri, Of .incsrc
lihcrality You will hear all they
may chesrs to say, and report il 10
me, Yon will not asanme to def b
nitely ssisiam'nats anything
Signed Yours, &c,
A LINCOLN.
z The late annual message 10 Goa
grcss,' referred to in tho I'd Of the
indispensable conditions TO ncgceia.
tons, M forth Nv tho shove letter Of
Instructions TO Mr.. Seward, was Mr.
Lincoln annual message Of Dscsm.
her 9TH, 1854 And the preceding
Documents IN the slavery question
referred Ia, cr,h' .ed In his cmanci.
patton proclamation Of September
ed, 1852, and Of January In, 1861.
And By these Mr. Lincoln declared
slavery abolished in all tho States
and parts OF states not then recog-
MIXING the authority Of the govern
ment Of the United states In that
message he recommended the adop.
j bispS & lai" s 81, susss:!ses y Congress
the abolition Of slavery sverywhsse
Ia the United States And such
joiit resolution, proposing thir.
toenth amendment to the eonstitu.
tios, was passed BY The two houses Of
Coagress on the 3lst Of January,
1858 and the Confederate commits
sionen 10 this conference were mott.
fed Of il BY Prssidess Lincoln and
Mr.. seward while engaged in their
conferences, on the succeeding 3rj
day Of February. In that message
he also said, ain presenting the
abandonment Of armed resistancs 10
ths national authority on the part Of
ths insurgeats, a. the only indispen-
sable condition to ending the war on
the part " the government, ! retvact
nothing heretofore aid ~ u slavery.
repeat the declaration made year
ago, that, while remain in my
present position ] shall not attempt
to retrAc, or modify the sa.s naps.
ton proclassatioa, nor shall | rstara
70 slavery any person who is free by
the terms Of ihst proclamation, or by
any Of the acts Of Congress. " And
in Ais smhuai message Of December
9Th, 1883, Mr.. I.incolS said that " Of
those who wore slaves Al The begin
ming OF the rebellion, full ore hun
dfsa thousand ars now In the mill
tszy service" And in this nsseAge
h. also sid, in rsfsvsise ~ he ne
gross, that, In ny jsAgusat they
lave aidsd, ssd vii fsftAsr id, Tie
asss for which tAsy wsss iatssdsd
e Asv shssios thsn weuM b nos
saly v nlisquisA . js~w q power,
nj wsuld lss b . srusl ssd -
teupdiae b,sseh II AjtA-"
fssa ~ slevs Il WI y essa
dhss NJ. Lisssls ~ . se0nitesd
= ~ ps,Isy = sossGlp 1900 tAas
- sssA ~ viahssl > eIsal aAaAp
q spisiea ~ pslisy, lsvs psspss-
4 70 sssiisss aevs!y, b eseRsst
~ dx yean as1 v Asys nsdsstsksn
On The past 4 As Usitsd Stats. to
pay four huadrsd millions Of dollars
- compensation for their enamel
pasi,p.
tsu, the con.lusivs determination
1t the question you have asked me
dess not dspsud upon these facts and
this reasoning,
On the airht of the End Of Feb.
rusry Mr.. Lincoln himself reached
Hampton Roud.. aud uniting With
Mr.. Seward participated in the con
ference N the neat dsy On The
9Th Of February 1858, ,hs..House Of
Representatives. BY Fs.oss.ios, call
Il on President Lincoln for iafor'
NATION IN selatioa to The eosferehcs
At Hampton Roads. os the 10th Of
the ssme month he communicated
10 them tAis infbrvaasion. And in
closing NV message i'c says, ''on our
psrt tho whole sshsssnss of the in
slsuetioss 70 the Secretary Of sssts
hsre;sbsfas sceited, .ss statss snd
insisted upon, saa nothing vas aid
Inconsistent thssewieh.' The H.
strus.ioss - the Ssssstssy II Stass
here referred to err sAosc hsrsts(sss
sop;sd In this paper AID sAh y
IF NJ Iincolu hSvA a. 10 PROPOSE