Year: 1865

Mr. Thomas M. Cooks Despatch.
CRY POINT April 2, 1855.


Peace missionaries are abundant in this region as
the Of peace that pervade the latitude Of Wash
ngton The President Secretary Seward General Grant,
Admiral Porter, Singleton, Sherman Sheridan Ord and


host Of others pointed disciples Of the great
popular doctrine.


GRANT MANAGING THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
survey Of the field leads TO the conclusion
that there lis sound reality in the stories of the
efforts at peace making hereabouts. Grant and Lee
have been for two or three days engaged in most
discussion Of the great question Strong argu
mcnts have passed between them, in which, at
the present writing, Grant has gained most decided
advantages. Yesterday he sained.nve points in OBJ
stnate dispute. These five points constitute i'm
portant CENTRE commanding many roads leading in
various directions, and more particularly tho approach
10 the Southside Railroad more decided peace VIC
tory has not been gained hitherto.


Mr.. LINCOLN PROTECTION AGAINST THE ARMY OF


orYIcEsEEKERs.


The proongation Of President Lncoln's visit here and
the flying visit of the Secretary OF State have given
character the wild and absurd Of negotiations
OF another character Anybody at all familiar with Wash
ington politics knows the terrible pressure brought to
bear upon President at the commencement OF his term
by Office seekers That this pressure has been
kin Presidents In the history OF country is
sufficient 10 characterize dangerous pressure aud
one In which executive is justified In seeking TO es-
cape. Here Mr. Lincoln Is free from the unceasng cla
Of outs and the pteous appeals Of the ms Here he
is beyond the reach OF politicians OF all grades and
schools The unrelaxing system OF military passes re-
qured reach this place holds the crowd in check To
Washington they may come, but no further To this
tent and more has the Presidents soourn here
with peace Il gives him peace. II is his grand flank
movement on the irrepressible Office seekers


But the machinery Of the government be kept in
motion at all times Tho heads Of the several depart
ments do very well until some grave questions
of policy arises when the Chief Magistrate be
suited. Mr. Lincoln has been away from Washington
over two weeks Is IL at all singular that in that time
some important questions should arise that the
Premier is disqualified from determining Such being
the case rather than subject his principal the danger
pressure a return to the capital would entail the
Secretary TO the President IL all this proceed
ing 80 strange to justly starte the country


LrNcorS's sAy AT CITY POINT NOTHING


PEACE


state the fact upon the best authority that neither
Mr. Lncons tarrying here Mr. seward's hasty visit
has any reference to the mooted question Of peace.


PEACE THE REsuLr


Your numerous correspondents will give you in detail
the accounts Of the splendid lighting OF the past few
days Such s the real peace progress here
No negotiated peace s looked for least at present
Tho day for conferences past Peace now, can only
come with victory Let the country, undcntand this
fact Let the people, II they really desire termination
OF the war; prepare TO light Let recruiting 20 with
out ntermission II Grant is compelled 10 sacrifice five
thousand men in battle today let there be ten other
thousands ready 70 step In and MI the gaps Now that
the spring campaign has commenced let tho people sup
port the war earnestly that there need be cessation
Of the lighting and there will be summer campaign
qured We can keep armies good at their present
standard or considerably reinforce them " necessary
This the rebels cannot do Their force all In the field
When that force Ia scattered the win end II will
not end until then.