The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17

| ratr,n 49, e'.ln AiANS lhe conimiasienat.
iNnrnrd that they hnd been clnthes ~,
: ~ roweH except 60 trcnt ,,,.on IN. ~,
Or wdcprndencc, which ,nost ~ ~ ~
thNcd a. entirely hopelcna urraisa A.,
OUT heller on General f.epls tsstt,,.,,,
many This IL substantially The trutI
MI neyis, IN answer, says, ecaloa.
NNifH Hlttcs that great aatonisi,,,,.r,
ives fcit whcn, Tor tho nrat ,ln,c atts. ~.
commissioners had returned th, rherse
y VT OF their instruCtlona Vyaa lohrnst 4,
nli'N'nit md others One copn,.anf N
ne relAtiuns OF Tho house 81 r.rress,,, y
N's y 'hc treaty making bower wo0la
tNNNN " RAtenishcd Il tho executive ,,e,g
w sV'nnlNniraie 70 the houNe 81 repre-,
aNnVsl'Ntt the Instructions Kiyen Ia cam.
m'salonets sent out for purt,oas M 49,
uAung before their misi.on was einssst
ttaV hitsr the return OF tho connoirs,,,b,.ts
Whrh Tor me iitst time Ii vAa e,naiSteni
enu nfeper ihe tnsUucllona svefp ssn,.
1NhlcRtfa ~ the executive 60 the t,,o
49, 81 eofsfcHa and ha they we're very
nrle, covering little nnrN spaee fhsn
Colonel t'olSar has etnplhyrl N ,ii,,nr r,s
lutvtpreiatiou ~ then. viii hefA h,scrt
thsm IN uoufnrmity with me iet,ei,
! vt Mr, LintVhL nf which tho for,,snlNs
| NopN. YOU are requested TO ias,.or,i
% Washington city sor i;,ssfmal nfer,
eher WIZ. him upon tho lssaoa involved m
Wv .his'ing war end for thu PURPOSE "
| fsuNtuf peace 60 the two countries. y,Nur
opNlicnt EstNent JeNelMon Dtvlatu
AIT Davis further eaye, y di,'t know
/ new anyone could have exf.aet,ti me. an
deg tlo trust which / hSla from the nea.
ne 90 the Confederate Stnlea 20 ni,,,asc
" rurrcndcE at discretion, tho rlgh,a ara
hnerucs for which The hest and hfaVsst
o. tle land we're stlii Rallanty strW,ts
Cling, md far which so many haa n,hi,s
Vica. Tho matter they had at heart
wan 10 maintain tho rights which Their.
faiheta had LEFT them, My heart nyptt,n. .
thiaeh with thefa terihig that dUtss ana
honor alike forbade that / ahould neal,
peace ON conditions which our army, de-
Metca - II was would have rcieettea
with disdain t'roriv aduitt,as
my liability TO err. and lRok OF p,rrnKth
adequate TO the heavy huitlena inbss,I
lb'on me " honesty of purpose mud reai
Mr. the public welfare be admitted. "a 1
eelleNs they have always been. fivm Thorn
there Surely atusc fair claim, an thu
stronger Tor amy dehelrnclea ascribcd 90
mo, for tho fnn corporation. lranl, deal
INK and STEADY support OF all who yisAod
the sncocAa OF our cause. " ~. what
shall be said OF neeret e,.ueusen concealed
plNna 10 emhargase the executive mud IA
undermine the confidence and gpad win
81 tho people IN tho administration they
had chosen. ana thus TO destroy the eor,
the Confedcrpcyg'
lion, II, llarkAdsle. member OF congresr.
whose letter we refer 10 above published
In '"rhe Annals OF the Array OF IcnnoA.
ace" IN answer 60 Cuinnel Coiyar'H lotter
fully aud for.lby covers ali the polhta
50 Hsly presented by EiH Davis MIR.
lsarkedaio In nnswer to The statement
81 Colonel Solyar that, when they learned
for tho if-t time after Tho "Reminiscences
had returned that they had been clothed
with no power except So treat on the
basis ut iudcpendcpve,N ptc. tsSAi rAe ths..
lettor oc Instruction was nuhishea al me
tiinr. or rs conSonta We're Won AneA;n Ia
MIR siephens and others OF the counts,
Nicn aud through them were ee,nhHhis
Gated 70 these who advocated the appoint.
mint Of tho Communication, this lsttci II ate
rnent or Mir, Colyar's aw9kens Rst9nish.
ment it Is proper 10 etetn moreover
tia; white resolutions OF inquiry late the
resources OF the Couteteraey were nsasea
hS eongross, none looldng 20 settlement
upon amy oSher than the 'hRsls of indie
ptndcnte would have received respectful
confederation hy the majority W that body
From thu statement that President Davis
authorized pledge that II the revolutions
To We're not pressed he would
appoint the commission thotcin designated,
! nmnhstlCaliy dissent aH mWuber OF
the betty who participated IN It's dolIbora-
tiona and waR conferred with by The pyos.
don't upon tho Very subject under dtHcua-
aion, WAS fully informed OF The delb-
rrntlonH OF the PRECEDENT and his cabinet,
Ia reference Go Tho commission. flum the
b,ginnngi OF the motives THAT influenced
HIS action and or tile persons deemed
best suited Tor tho responsible and deli-
rate duties which they would ba required
ID perform. aud | an sure if he HAD s,u.
thousod tho pledge mentioned rs Mr.
rolNar I would have been 00gnizant 90
he fact. believe he viii bear me out IN
laying that no such promise was exaeted
aud tia, mono wae made"
AIR hafkHslnie further sHygi "phe niiH- |
don resulted US had neeN anticipated; the /
United States authorities were unwilling I
10 troat for peace They demanded an an
surrender ANY proposition (
'horg az thla demand would have byea I
,rieetva. and this the commission weir I
given 70 understand. II they had gone
Nth proposition AZ shelf mouths for 4
he establishment of peann on any other 4
erns the result would hhvv been the same, I
,nd | am az a less 10 know the eAuHe or
Nh. CNiyAta surprise and reHgvt To- Wow
4 tho determination or tho United states
government 20 he satisfied with nothing
ras than absolute surrender ~ The Cuu.
lnuihctn leorlc 20 such LAWS as they might
hoase te dictate"
Colonel colyar will he reminded thai be
tRtcd Ia his letter 20 llan. Il, NJ. r.
ttntar referred Is nhAFes u wac VS. fna
ttieinbeh ia iha house et representatives
ma "a intimate terms with Cclnnfi John
; baldwin SOME tlnie la The lattff part
4 lhn year ises ! can nei rehcmhsf the
Nael datV. h,t neehahS 30 Neyomuen %
hn elast II "a niaht session, Mr. llsihNiR
TX "a NC ~ tAke wAll> With hin, SAYING,
,hrn No sQt eNt on tie Saldicl grounds,
Nat a crlsis had cane ana sNnrthiny must
u A,,ne hat Sald he 'fNf thr srgi tlnir
(, my llfa gac tnag 1 lack iA9rai e3usaaEn
: do my dntv ne then weNt 80 a. s4N
mai a AsteHainei stand ought g he made
~ peacc, hnt knawna ~. DAVIS as he
id ne feared nalhiNs cenld ~ a1ne WITH
Inn knid he, q have seeu General Lee,
no sav. sna g. understand a'stineuS
RAT thn eeure lAea ta TAU
Ms llarkassalc, 81 hnawtr So these strict
rt,e upon Mr. paa,s, eafs Nc S2lSf
,ifers 10 staisnitnta Which vefn lnRsr 81
iii h. iie.i. John q HpiaMin 4 msnaers
( tnr Confederate Scnkfsse from NhtNa9.
,siened N thtaN 0ensofs upon the pirsl
az for ehettnnlieg AttpmF,s At piugnfr
NJ Aeace By nraollAiian u = Hpt nif
iteniion q dlspHie ihF etattnepi 81 nj
'alpar niftNer than ihAt i n eeattAriyit
4 - an address whrh was t'HNfs w
AZ BALDWIN and oihtf- ~ u,s M.sisi