The National tribune., 1909-12-02
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
(Continued from page one.l

Campbell, formerly of the United States
supreme Court and later Assistant Sec
Iretary of War of the ConfedeTacy
Campbell had been a strong Unionist
and opposed to the last the secession of
Alabama. He naturally thought on
many lines in the same direction with
the President. The Judge was the only
member of the Confederate Cabinet
who had remained in Richmond, and
soon after the arrival of our troops had
reported himself to Gen. G.. f. Shepley
and made his submission to the mill
tary authorities" He came to see the
President. accompanied by several dis
tinguished Virginians. told him that
the war was over, and asked what
measures and condit'o 'onS he would i'm
pose to secure peace, civil order and
the restoration of Virginia to her old
relations to the Union. In a pamphlet
published after the war Judge Camp
bell states that Mr.. Lincoln replied:
That my general principles were right;
the trouble was how to apply them"
At second interview Pres dent Lin
coin gave Judge Campbell q mCmoran-
dunn embracing much the same prOpo
sitions that he had made to him in the
previous February, when. in company
with Alexander II. Stephens and r. NJ.
[. Hunter, Judge Campbell met the
President and Mr.. Seward at the fam
Gus Hampton ROADS Conference. This
memorandum read:
''As to peace, have said before. and
now repeat, that three things are in
ldiSpenSabIe:
Il. The restoration of the National
IauthOrity thruout the United States
''2. No receding by the Executive OF
the United States on the slavery cues
ton from the position assumed thereon
in the late annual message and in pre-.
cedfng documents.
''3. No cessation of hostilitieS short
of an end of the WAY and the disbard-
ns of all forces hostile to the Govern
ment. That all propositions coming
from those now in hostility to the Gov
ernment not inconsistent with the fore
going will be respectfully cons dered
and passed upon in a spirit of sincere
liberal ty.
-. I now add that it seems useless
for me to he more specific with those
who will not say that they are ready
for the indispensable terms, even on
conditions to he named by themselves.
II there be any who are ready for these
indispensable terms. on any conditions
whatever, let them say so, and state
their cOnd tons, so that the conditions
can be known and considered. 1t is
further added that the remission of
coniiscation being within the Executive
power if the war be now further per-
sisted in by those opposing the Govern
ment, the making of confiscated prop
erty at the least to bear the additional
cost VII he insisted on. but that con-
fscations (eXccpt in case of third party
intervening interests) will be remitted
to the people of any State which shall
poW promptly an5 ~ good fajfb mifS-
draw is troops frSezz further resistance,
TO the Government. What Is now said
as to the Teniss on of confiscation has
no reference to supposed property in
slaves
The main difference between this and
the former proposition was that it con-
tanned no thought of payment for the
slaves.
Wanted the Legislature to Meet.
Judge Campbell and those with him
urged that Mr.. Lincoln allow the Vir-
ginia Legislature to meet, when they
prom sed 1t would at once repeal the
Ordinance of Secession. and that Cen