Year: 1865

the negotiation will be successful tina. they x~vs nfor
nation that them In that ass rtiou at balef
One thing u certan-there u evd nee here tbs ii
oand Of peace apost q, who have made such noss u
sou'hern Ohio arc alarmed at the prospect OF the South
oacK ng down. that the vailandigham crowd although
Loudly camorng for peace heretofore, trembling
ovr the prospect Of peace and charging the rebel


leaders with deserving their Northern friends In this
connection 1t Is also stated that the pence disciples at
Cincinnati have received Information than has
been obteined here, and that they have b-como con-
vnced that the South will back down This what they
object to. They know that II peace is made with LIN
coin they are politically deunct The above are the
facts as believed and stated by the moderate peace
Gratis here. give thcm for what they are worth.


The second version is that being circulated
coming from tho vicinity 6f the State Department This
that Mr. Blair brought back communication to the pur-
port that Mr. Davis gives his approval and In act asks
that commissioners representing the 1.-TWO nations'-
mark the wordsbc appointed 10 treat and negotiate for
peace Further that Mr. Blair has gone back with letter
refusing that proposition the ground that would
cognze the Southern confederncy being nation which
might bring about trouble with foreign Powers Dut
that his such and the anxiety OF the Southern
leaders great that they will be willing to drop that
point and send commissioners rscnng the army,
or in other FORM to get by that technical point
perhaps committee Of Congress- to be accredited as
representatives Of the people Of States nstad Of
rebel government Those who give this version state
that It is fully believed that In this Mr. Blair will DO
successful This is also the meaning Of significant
paragraph in the National Inteuigencer which has
throughout held that Mr. Blar's mission promised
cess in which tho assertion is made "that stated in
republican quarters that the elder Blair will hold an In
terew with prominent members Of tho rebel Congress"
Tho same paper still further states -


We have good reason-not to say authority-ror
stating that MIR. Blair, Sr, goes to Richmond upon
giving hope to patriotic men that opportunity for tho
HIGHEST reason will be afforded TO statesmen bring tho
present civil war to q close by negotiation


The statements OF this paper OF moro importance
than II would appear the surface from the fact that
Secretary Seward has tho friendly relations with It's
Managers and further that 1t has been the favorite
organ and mouthpeco OF the elder Blair. The state
ments Of that organ are, therefore, mi-of1cial


RADIcAIA


It Is owing TO these facts and that tho radi
calls have commenced their opposition They imagine that
they behind all this desperate attempt TO secure
settlement Of national difficulties the best possible
terms that can be had, at once They arc therefore,
only watching for Developments in hope OF obta ming
something that will justify them in arragning Mr..
Seward before Congress- and have Of their regular
rear and tear scenes to tho Of those who
like to visit such national circus shows.


WHAT ME- LINCOLN PROBABLY MxAys


In addition to all this those who conversed with
Mr.. Lincoln the subject while they have not obtained
any direct statement the full import Of Mr. Bairs
instructive message brought from Richmond taken
back, they have left the President with the full belief
that Mr. Bairs visit to Richmond far
fu than he anticipated In addition that they interpret
Mr. Lncolns language that Blars second mission
promises far better results than the public have any idea
or and that peace Is much hand than tho most
confident have any time hoped for On this matter Of
course, rotcencc Of the strctest kind is kept by Mr.
Lincoln; but for cause, the conviction has taken
hold Of oil Of those who have convcrsed the subject
in the White House, that the grand crash Of tho rebellion
Is at handhat this long hoped for result Is likely to
come upon US at day, and the grand drama OF the
rebellion pass away like smoke before the wind.


Such thc reports and assertions that being
made in circles that gives them air Of probability
Numerous other wild stories aoa but not worthy
Of recording leave the public judge for themselves
in regard 70 them 1t will however be noticed strong
concdcnt that the peace democrats believe that peace
at hand that the South is about caving in; also that
the report said to from the State Department.
concludes with tho belief that Mr. Blair viii bc
full and still further that the inference obtained at tho
White House leads TO the samc conclusion.


Let bido time and patiently await the develop
msnts Of these peace missions The public rcst
surad that II Mr. Blair sr s. visit to Richmond accom-
pishes nothing than the exchange Of kisses with


Mrs. President Davis and obtaining his lost papers, that
the combinations and plans Of Grant, Sherman Thomas
and our army and navy, peace commissioners Of
other kind such that the dying gasp Of tho rebellion
VII come within the next three months Let the radicals
bottle up their anger the pence democrats their
souls with peace and await the gigantic strides OF tho
events Of the day There Is no telling what day may
bring forth. The sage Of Silver Springs may fail in his
negotiations and be placed on the shelf with those
other peace nagoators Greeley Jewett Jacqass Kirke
and others OF the kim and thus give opportunity
for some other ambitious individual TO mmoralize him
self in tn same line-and finally be laid away with tho
above, labelled Peace Apostles.


WASHINGTON, JAN - 1855.


THE LATEST PEACE RUMoRs.


The excitement In regard to peace matters continues
and there il no doubt that there Is desire and deter
minatoa the part Of the to exhaust all
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