The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-08-08
oTTuMwA wApEILo COUNTY, AUGUST

WA. WApEIIO CO
spread conviction that the government
and its prominent supporters are not
anxious for peace, and do not improve
proffered opportunities to achieve II, is
doing great harm now, and is morally
certain, unless removed, to do far
greater in the approaching elections"
He also put In his letter exaggerated
statements Of the extremity to which
the country had come, and appealed to
Mr. Lincoln to enter into the negotia-
ton.
Mr.. Lincoln saw through the whole
thing at glance; he saw that Mr..
Greeley had been gulled, aud he saw
that he must humor him or arouse his
ire. Accordingly he wrote to him az
follows: "If you find any person any
where proposing to have any PROPOSE
ton of jefferson Davis, in writing, for
peace, embracing a restoration of the
Union, and the abandonment of slave
ry, whatever else it embraces, say to
him he may come to me with you," &c.
Mr.. Greeley replied, caviling. with the
IfeSIueHtS lclecI, Saying " 10y
would not show their credentials, &C.,
and using these words tfreen as 4
may be, am not quite 90 verdant as
to imagine anything Of the sort s.
Receiving no answer from the Presi-
dent, three days afterward, July IL, he
wrote: II have now information on
which I can rely, that two persons duly
commissioned and empowered to me-
rotiate for peace. are at this moment
not far from Niagara Falls" sc. In
this letter he annesls to Mr.. Lincoln to
sact n the nremiaes. and to act
nromntlv that 4 rood infiucnce NAV
even vef Ia eYerfed IN fhe North Car
oi;na. alecf;on nerf month";
Mr.. T,incoin replied. II am disap-
no;nfad that Won have not already
reached here Will, those commission
ers. II thew would consent to come on
being shown NV letter to Won of the
9th inst.. show that and this to them,
and if thew will come ON the terms
stated in the former. bring them. I
mt onlv intend 4 severe effort for
mace. Int + intend that Won shall be q
witness that n r. made"
M. Gree,ev annIied for esafe CON.
I'm
Granted hc set sail On his mission.
never suspectinp that he was the VIC
tim Of a fraud. and not seeing how Mr..
Lincoln recarded II.
''S = - a.
LINCOLN BETRAYED. "A
Reaching Niagara, he instantly put
himself into communication with Sam
ders, Thompson, Il CO., who at once
informed him that they had no author
ity whatever to make peace, or to talk
.abopt it, but they were at least pleased
That The United States had at least
come fAgward proposing terms; and
tney grac10esAy 0Me y Ssreeley' =
the fresident W0ula ~. "
go tnrougn tne Oniteu Stases uoWl
itlchmond, ana see Wnat tne reIols
would 40 about y. MI. ufeeiey;
In place OF denouncing the cneat anu
repeiling the lmpertlnence ana clear
ing the Presldents sklrts Dy showing
the two letters winch ne nao Dcen IN
structed TO snow, went INTO = CORES
pondence with these Drazen imposters.
Learning what was going on, Mr.
Lincoln dispatched q conndential mes.
senger post naste with o0cuMen.
uaseu ual isn NY "a .STy, MT Sn ;trna~ non,
anu anu a,lur1sssu = mo s4atad - % .h.t o o,
el ssn.: MS :.:n,o uov. - s. asas.a ss .1o,,id ~,
,.n nociu sa;s'', p;d Pr nrav;dod q the ;ntccr;tv
20 80 .h tha g,hn,a n TlRn;on Rd ana the abandon.
=, ,nan, ny ~ Ts s,oworvn % was amhracad The
messourar n,en. =, s,a1 hv oraer of The President
m.ss.nse,, ha stsnas !, Eo1aro n @ Falls and taI;ny
ar.esm Mr G,eelav ~ eth y;th hin, crossed the
Two, i've 1oi;veyed tha nansr.;n his nres.
arca - to the rehe, che E tr;ct sters =
0nIe ~ aon.a;nad ~ I What tho President al
,.oa.ad - S Mr Greeiav 4" sbnw them in
Az Is'Sn g. ~ ;.'...nee y.t r. ,vas tho f;rst
..n.;aa .ns a'' ,.;na~ . th.r. of the presidant,s
oJU .,o",.;,.o,ge,a,.ts 1870 ~ ~
Tan;mn aJusrto.o of this concarn.
,nan. % -, NJ Gros1ev Thomnson @ & Co
nra4an3od ,,.Ma e AZ - ha taten hv snrnr;se' and
wrote Mr.. Greeley a long letter. full of
insolent and elecfioneerinp denuncia-
ton IF Mr.. Iincoln and the govern
ment. They stated that Mr.. Greeley
| made the f;rst advance to them. which
| thew say awas accented by MS as the
| evidence of an unexpected but most