New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-14
TRAITORS IN THE REAR.

THE SOUTH AND THE ELECTION or iSo4'
sFsrI INTtREsT IN THE RESULT OF TIE PRtsiDEN-
TIA, Observation-Disclosures or rHE PtAcH MES
OF THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION 7" soUIh-
ERIN AGFNTs-THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE SAID
IN ay PLEDGED TO MAKE PEACE EVEN At THE
COST or THE UNION.
Another chapter from the hitherto unpublished
HI; tory of the Southern Rebellion is given below In
let.r- TO the r,brl Secretary Of STATE dated Sep
tember IL 1864. MIR. Cassus {. CLAY, jr' freely as
ousses he pecr agitation and the issues involved IN
the Presidential contest Of that wear Tue pes'
CONF 6 for the south to pursue. lie contends IS 10
alow the North and foreign Nations to "'neVe re-
construction not Impossible. and thus MN 'he
neacc spirlt at the North and win the recognition OF
the Earo,sean Powers Frequent mention Is mace %
the true friends" of the south IN the Democralc
National Convention Of that wear, VINO nrgeu t"e
rebel potters favor the election oil ther rShol-
date General Mcclellan, for tine reason that acC'
If pr1vately pledged 10 make peace even al inc eA
pe..se of separation" These Democratic statesmen
furtbar represnted 10 the Confederate agents that
"if Mcclellan be elected, the real inncbtodhcSs" vi
the Government will be exposed. fer his own sake
and to damn the Republicans" Mr.. Clay ADDS tha'.
accorfinr to Judge Black, the debt at phe tune OF
tbis letter u not less than $5,0O0,W)00oo hei'r-
ono. ~ also made 20 the hoped for revolution III tho
Northwest of which MIR. Clay is growing scep'ical'
the sons of Liberty" not haVIng suf lent conr"g"
10 execute their treas, nable threats. Many of 'hem
would however join thu rebel army it they could
net 10 IT, and would resist the draft If they we're not
deferred bv the police
&C. CLAY, JR, TO JUDAH ?. BENJAMIN.
ST CATHERINE &. w, Sept. IL, 1864.
Hon j. p. Be JAMIN. Secretary Of STATE mch"'o"o'
so. addressed you on 18th August last in eI-
pla at,on of the circumstances INDUCING atennihhe
snu following the corresponds &c oil MI. HoiC"n'oo
and myself with the Hon. Horace Greeley. Suisse
uuent events have Coz tirmed nay OPP non that we
lost BothinC and gained much by that cnrresp1Hu-
ence It has at least, formed an ISSUE between Lin.
coln aud the SOU h. III which ali her people shou'u
,oin with all their might and means Even ns
Sortbern opponents believed, up TO tie m+etlnRo
the Chicago Convention, that the same issue Wouid
be decided against him by the people III the Ch"to
States in November next. All Of the many in'eIn-
pent men from the UuJPd States with whom L con-
yersed agreed IN declaring that it had gwen
stronger impetus to the prace party OF the horth
,luced the strength of the war party. They th0nsht
that 40, even mai rtv Of the Republican, "oulu
sus, ain Liucon'S ultmatum, Ian down ia ms re
SCRIPT "1o whom it may concern" Indeed, Judge
Rack stated to US thai Stanton admitted TO him.
that NJ was "A grave blunder and would ueleaI L'n-
coin unless he could coun;ervail II by some demon
sratio of his willingness tn accept other ters-ln
other words. to restore the Union as II WAS. judge
Il. wishsd 10 know 1t Mr. h'mpsou would go I"
oerd thence to Richmond; saving that Dir. stanton
desired hlm to do 80. and would send HIM sale
conduct for that purpose. doubt not that JuuRo
T. came at the instance OF Stanton.
Mr. William G. 1empletOn-profesSedy an ac-
ouaintance of the President, planter Ill the MIS-
sssIpp bottoms aud temporary resident OF New
Jersey. and rtputedy n man OF wealth before The
wsr--has been here representing that z =. bNtor
ia in New-YOrk and was II The Chicago Convention.
claiming TO he q Peace Commissioner 1Iom the state
of Georgia duly accredited Ivy Governor Brown. ana
ur9iup an armistice and convention OF States lem
pleton wished to see MI dhTmPson sma TO ulgR a 'n
lor was authorized TO say w0nd b. furnished with
a view of arranging such prrliulnaTes tor Ieace.
TampletOn has gone TO Toronto To see Mr. thompson
on he subject J had no acquaintance with MIR.
Tempetou before meeting him here. have known
Mr. BAYLOR well enough not to place implicit reli-
ance upon his statements STILL az lie Is walking
abroad in New YORK and travelling al hb,t"m IN he
United States. believe lie has been 10 Washington
and has the authority he clalms from here. do
not credit hls be ng Neut out b, Governor BI"wn'
Templeton said Baylor objected to his cOmmua-
eating the above facts 70 ne because ] was Identl
fed with thu "Davi- dynasty" and not likelS to
agree 10 any terms of peace that would he unaccept
able to the President. , m
malntams, as by aul hOritv, that the rcscupt de-
cIares mode OF In4klng pracr, bui not the ONLY
one. The ADLER organs of the Admfllsiraii"n selze
this question and hold u up IN VIndcaiIOn 0t Lin
coin from the charge that he Is waging war t.
abolish slavery aud will not agree 10 peace until
that end is achieved.
Mr. seward, too III his late speech at Auburn
n y intimaret that slavery is no longer an Issue 81
1he wa, a ID that 1t wall not bO Int"riered win
after peace is declared. lsse and other iacts lnd-
cate that LiucoIn Is dissatisfied with tie 'osne ne
II,
am tod that hls purpose IS Ia Try l" snow that
III. Con Tolerate Govei nment will not TN er; ain
proposition for peace tnat does not embrace as
finct recognition of the Confederate states, thereby
expecting TO change the issue from war abolition
to war for the Union. He thinks majority OF the
Northern people will Oppose him on the issue ne hSS
made buI NAV support him that lac desires 10
make. 1t is Thought that he Will send COMMITS
slOBers to Richmond III order 10 develop tue uIt'-
matum Of our Government
If he do. IT seems Ia our true policy is not To
make such development OF Ia receive commissioners
unless they come duly accredited 70 m"ke peHce.
and IN that event to demand their conditions and
respond tO them, without suggesting ours; ~ Is
well enough ~ let the North and European Nations
believe that reconstruction ~ not I'pnSS'be. ~
will IAne the spirit of peace IN the North and VIII
encourage the disposition of England aud France to
MIST Of on. true friends from the Chicago Conver
ton whom saw, th0ught II wound be very unwi'e
in the South t. do anything enIIng 70 The defeat or
Mcclellan, They argued thus: " Peace may Dc
mace with him on terbs you will accept Al all
events he IS committed by the platform 10 cease
hostllIteS aud Try negOtlai,on naI - ti'I' oo,-
cessInn from hum and the w Democracy. An ar
mstice Will inevitably result III ptac,-ihe war
cannot be renewed II once stopped even FOR SHORT
time. The SOrth satisfied tnHt war canm0' restore
Tn. Union and will destroy Their own Liberties and
Independence If prosecute much longer IL
Mcclellan bc cleo ed the real ndebi edness If the
Government will be exposed, for his own sake ana
TO damn the Republicans. The wal must STOP when
taat IL knowm.T (Jndee Black saws it IL not now
less than five thousand millions and such Is the COM
mon opinion expressed TO mel Again youf SHOW
ing a preference tor Mcclellan will AID him, increase
the desire and disposition Tor peace I'D the NorIh
and will foster the revolutionary spirit
in the Northwest in ease Of Linc0ln's election
which NAV be- effected by force or fraud The plat
form inears peace. uncDndItIOnailV-Val landiGham
and Weller framed It-itIs recOgn zrd as sasfacp Dry
by nearly all the delegates at tn Convention. aud
by The Ner- York AelcS and other leace PAPERS.
Nee. will he under the control vi the true peace
mon. HOratio or |. IL seymour ~ 70 I've tire Sscre-
tary Of State VaandlghaIn Secretary Of War.
Nee is privately pledged to nak" peace even at the
txleusr of separation, If the South cannot be IN
duc,1d 10 reconstruct anv common government"
They also assure that tho SPEECHES and the
prevailing sentiment OF the people al chicago were