The Portland daily press., 1900-02-16
A New Light Thrown on This lDl'
pOrtant Conference.
Meeting of the Loyal
Legion at Falmouth.
Interesting "reminiscences by
Distinguished Officers.

The meeting of the Maine Commsndery
ef the Loyal Legion at the Falmouth last
evening, was one Of unusual Interest,
made 80 by the Instructive paper ~ Ma
jor sydney W. Thaxter, by the large at
tendance and the presence of many who
DO not usually grace the meetings In
this part OF the state.
The meeting was held In the memory
of Abraham Lincoln, and the paper Oh
Major Thaxtsr gave resume Of the
great Presidents participation In the IA
nous peace conference at Hampton
Roads In the winter OF 1866.
Previous to the banquet Danviile Bisby
Stevens, q lieutenant In the 18th Maine
regiment, was elected to membership OF
the fret class, and Charles Davis jane
son, son of Brigadier General Charles
Davis Jameson of Tiensin, China, was
elected to membership Of the first class
by right of Inheritance. Godfrey Pear
son Farley OF Wiscassett. eldest son OF
Gel j. p. Barley, and Caleb Henry
Cushing of Boxcroft son Of Lieut.. Vain
wright Cushing, were elected to member
| snip Of the second class.
The banquet was of the usual high or
der OF which the Falmouth house is fast
Those present were;
Captain Geo. II. Brown, Lieut. d. b.
Stevens, Lieut.. Horatio staples, Adju-
tant Charles W. Roberts, Lieut.. h.
NickeIson Msjor ID. Il. Parsons, Lieut..
Nelson Howard, Gen. Is. Bangs, Lieut..
Silas Adams, Capt. q. j. Bailey, It'll U.
S. artillery; Gen. Seidsn Conner, Major
S. w. Thaxter, Major 3. q. Gordon,
Chas. M. Moses, coilsstor Of Portland;
Major Frederick Robbie, Gen. Joshua l.
Chamberlain, Lieut.. Charles 0. Hunt.
Capt. Thomas Y. Little, Edward A.
Butler, Major Henry 5. Burrsge, Major
William n. Green, Capt George W. YER
rilI, James Il. Hewsy. Capt. g. Il. Mar
shall, Major Vim. l.. Clayton, Capt. ID.
B. Sawyer. Capt. G. II. Sawyer, U. 5.
N, Captain John Dennett, U. s. NJ,
Paymaster Vim. II. Anderson. U. s. NJ,
Gen. Joseph S. Smith, DR.. Alfred
Mitchell, Fred II. Small, Gen. John L.
Richards, Edward M. Hand. Lieut.. Hen
ry b. Clsevcs, Col. George ID. Bisbee,
Gen. Stephen II. Manning, Capt. +. M.
Drew, Ii. S. blanchard, Gen. q. w.
Tilden, Col. Il. K. Miliett, h. ii. Bise-
low, Major HOUSE., Capt. Ira Berry,
Major Meleher, Can't. Charles A. Ford,
Major Charles wslksr. Major @. IL.
Boyd, Capt. Hebron Mayhev, Capt.
Samuel Il. Piilsbury, Capt. A. l.. Tur-
ner, Gen. Q. p. Mattocks, DIR. l.. L.
Griffith, U. 5. A., Thomas II. jackson,
Louis NJ. Patterson. Edward ID. Noyes,
Major Appleton II. plAisted, .. L. Dee.
peaux, Msjcr j. ID. Anderson, Capt
Thomas p. BeAls. J. II. II. Hewett. d.
L. Warren, G. c. Graham, b. III. Red
Ion, W. W. Whltmarsb, s. Clifford
Belcher, A. e. Hamlin. E. b. Mallet,
John o. Shaw, Hillman Smith, b. j..
Hin, A. l.. Turner, S. II. Pillsbury.
When cigars were lighted DIR. seth G.
Gordon, the commander, called the as
ssmblage and introduced Major Thax-
| ter.
Mai Thaxter's paper the sitle Of which
was the Peace Conference of 1868, opened
with a sketch of the visit Of +. +. Blair,
ST., to Richmond In December. 1864, anu
his interview with President Davis of
she Copfsdsraoy. Mr.. Blair had CON-
ceivsd the ides that the two sections of
The county might be united by a plan
that proposed a joint enterprise in
| which the armies Of the Confsdsracy and
the Union shonld unite and drive tine
French from Mexico. mir. Blalr brcaohe5
bis proposition to Mr.. Davis and found
the latter favorably impressed with it.
president Davis sent through Mr.. Blair
note to MIR. LineelH, tae Substance OF
which was that be ''hhd always been and
still was READY to receive or send oon-
missioners to treat concerning peace or
any other matter. ffscting the interests
of the two oountriss." Mr.. Blair laid
this note bsfore President Lincoln and
received from him latter which he was
AUTHORIZED to show TO Mr.. Davis in which
Mr.. Lincoln said hs had constantly
been, was now and should continue ready
20 receive any agent whom Mr.. Davis or
any other influential person now resisting
the National authority might informally
ssHG " nl4I VIVA tHb wow VA bcStllHS
peace to the people of one, common couE-
try" THIS letter was laid before Presi-
| dent EaYis aad out Of it ersw the ap-
pcintnent OF mr. Alexander SteTens.
ar. X, NJ. z. Hunter, and Judge j A.
Campbell conmissi lnsrs to pro9esd to
Hampton Roads ard consult "a reIr5sen-
sstivs of the President of the Unitei
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