Year: 1865

reanmate the people Let him weary nor halt in tho
work Of reform, and the country will again hail him with
acciamations Of enthusiasm and love.


NEssENGERs FROM THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH GOV


ERNMENTs REPORTED ARRIVED IN RICHMOND.


From the Richmond Wing, Jan. 80 local counn)


Hon. r. H. 7. Hunter, Vice President Stephens and
Judge Campbell Of tho War Department. left this city
yesterday morning by the Petersburg train for Old Point
on mission connected with negotiations with the United
States government looking to pace Whether thy will
meet the federal commissioners there or proceed to
Washington have not been informed


Upon the heel ofthe departure Of our commissioners
gained currency that bearers Of dispatches had
arrived in Richmond from both the French and English
governments We need hardly add that We could
II 10 no authentic source


~ lFrom the Richmond Dispatch Jan 3Ol


There war news yesterday but in lieu thereof
peace rumors were plentiful as backberes. These
Of every variety Of shade color and owed their
origin chiefly to the fact that President Davis had APP
pointed three peace commissioners proceed Washing
ton This fact became publicly known the food
of rumors let loose were idle attempt TO recap
tuate them All that Is known regarding these peace
commissioners is that Vice President Stephens Assistant
Secretary Of War Campbell and Senator r. NJ r
Hunter, having, pursuant TO an understanding
come 70 with Mr. Francis p Blair been appointed by Mr.
Davis as peace commissioners left this city by the
Petersburg train yesterday morning at ten O'clock IN
youe for Washington. From Petersburg they have BY
this time gone by Grants military railroad 70 City
Point whence they will proceed 70 Baltimore or An
napolis by steamer II is feared that the cold weather.
by obstructng navigation will retsrd them In their trip


Nothing Is known here TO the powers with which
these commissioners clothed. There thousand
speculaons and theories the subject all of which,
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half of our people think that peace is some how to
come out OF this commission, while the other half
hope nothing better from IL than that our
whole people, being convinced thcre is no prospect
of an honorable peace will bo united ono man IN the
determination to prosecute the with Increased vgor
The failure Of the commissioners must have this effect
for there be question Ha in their various senti
mens they fully represent all Of the loyal people
Of the Southern States.


The sensation produced Richmond by Mr. Blair's
first visit ripple the compared with the
maclstrom Of excitement into which the cities OF tho
North will be thrown by the advent Of the ebel peace
commissioners Already New York Is in a commotion
the Of their coming, which has been dashed
the The reporters Of the great newspapers
already the track OF the three gentlemen
morning the papers will be filed with their
counts. The HERALD will have dozen columns





''how they look" "what they say" "what they cat"
&c, &C The illustrated papers will contain their pho
tographs How they looked before the and how they
look In short the ''rebel commissioners" will be
nine days. wonder to the Yankee nation, and such,
and coming in just tho nick of time to break the dreary
monotony OF the winter campaign will bo hailed with
delight


THE POWERS OF THE COMMISSIONERS.


From the Richmond Examiner Jan SOL


For SO far the reacherous policy Of the enemy in
sending IN intriguing politician TO it mysteriousy
and fro across the lines and create vague impression
that peace somehow coming, has succeeded per-
fcctly. The enemy knew the weakness Of Presi-
dent, they remembered the Jaqucss Kirke affair, and
made doubt that II they sent well known old Wash
ngton schemer he would be at received-creden-
tIals crcdcntals-and casped TO the Executive
heart and then thousand rumors could not fail to fly
abroad through the army and amongst the citizens
to every village In the confederacy peace
in tho air, that II was coming, and would be here
Thus it hoped the military nerve OF
tho country would relax men would surmse that
there is need to make sacrifices and endure prvaons
at the eleventh hour and stragges and absentees
would deem II not worth while TO back to their
commands and thus tho confederacy would be less in
condition TO oppose with effect the advance Of Sherman
through the Carolnas and Of Thomas through East





Of prudent enemies has in great succeeded
owing to tho weakness OF Mr. Davis admitting unau-
thorzed and unofficial Yankees to private audiences and
their has bossomed into that the Prcsi
dent has sent three commissioners ~ Washington TO
negotiate something which shall be called treaty which
rumor Is false is best to openly in plain English,
what s going on to brush away the mystery which has
been thrown around tho alleged movements looking
towards peace, that nobody may be disappointed
hereafter.


Three eminent Southern statesmen have gone Wash
ington. They Vice President Stephens, Senator
Hunter Of Virginia. and Judge Campbell, Of Alabama
They not negoators, and hare po,or 10 ea Thy
no. commissioners from gopernnent are


thy empowered 10 represent or TO srdk for the country nas-
much there has been appointment by the President
or by the Senate In short just as Jaquess and Krke
and after them Mr. Blair, Richmond to talk with
any who would converse with them, and were but
too successful getting themselves received the Ex
ecutiye mansion, these three Confederate gentlemen
go to Washington to have conversation with the enemy
though doubtful whether they will have equal
cess In being admitted 10 the White House.


Now IL would be unjust to PREJUDICE the action i'm
pugn the motives of the threo gentlemen who have
thus into the encmys country II may DO that hoy 20
TO Washington knowing very well beforehand neither
peace armistice or their procccdngs but
that terms of submission will DO offered them degrad
ing and revolving at to shut the mouths Of all


peacc men, in the concderacy and unite all the people
in the unanimous resolve of resistance to such an
insolcnt and remorscless foe And all might know
well enough without sending special mcsseng RS TO hear
IL with their ears, what terms will be proposed to
such OF Mr. Lncolns fellow citizens may wish make
paacc. Not only from all the Official declarations Of
that government, but also from the language held
by Mr. Blair to various persons in this city things
are certain that the enemy will stpula,c-nrs FOR sub
mission to the federal authority and second for abol
ton Of savcry, either immediate gradual These are
the two main points and these include everything
These would decide the whole Of tho Issues OF this war
and decide them against State sovereignty would be
finally ovcrhrown by the FIRST condition. and these States
would become provinces or departments Of IN empire
and tho distinctive element OF southern civilization
which was also the occasion Of the present struggle
would bc abandoned by tho second condton-that Is TO