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J. Jl. MtNntl. Mil 9. A. Vtsnra K.i... Ih-utuu.
first Regular Boot and Shoe House
in Texas.
O. A. TORSGARD
PEW.V.It IN
BOOTS and SHOES
No. 74 Main Stieet
Th. atom rurnwrlv oc.-iiplwl t.y A. J. llnika En
HOUSTON TEXAS.
J6TMF.UCIIANTS una IM.ANTEHS Bro
reapeclfnll.v rcqiicslcil to cull nnil emniino
my ilock iclibli in the most complete in llic
Blate nuj prices ns low na the lowi-sl.
0. A. 1'OltSCiAnD.
Buy tho Best; It is tho Choapest; For
the Best is always tho
Cheapest!
THE EMPIRE SEWING HACUINE!
(Falfiili-'l Mi. 14 J una B !' 31 nr. 12 '111.)
F iIIKSK Mm lillioa nn1 r.-llMli'iH-ti.tl mi an nllii-ly
X nt'W pi-tiK-lplv ul'iii'Thani-u p.araain rnrcnnil
lunlU! liiiiruvi.in.'nta piniiinui:i'.l u. Ik .iinpli.-il.v
anil pi-rlcrtitin n nil.iucil. J'or milt' In llmiKl.m lit
ilHiiiiftirtillela' prima n.al ..I lniit..i.lHti.n a.l.Icil.
fci. A. rOKSUAKSJ
jtii iit fur Trial.
AT THE
TJoot Sa Shoo Btoi o
MAIN KTllIiET HOUSTON TEXAS.
TIII3 "AOXrAUKil."
WASHING MACHINE.
I haroairn many Wnaliiui! Miictiinca ao-rnlli'tt"
bill I frankly ailmll thnt llic Niiiipaii.il Wiiahloit Ma-
chine aitrpuaara all my mnat anliiiilina conrrplion of
filch a pnicticiil u illly. It la u In.uauliol.l lili-eaing
and 1 wnuM unl part Willi it at any price 11 11 It i 1
could (tcttnut In r one lik II. Y. nia .
OKU. II. lllllMlIll'RST.
WDeirrlplIra Catnloeuca Price li.ta. Ac frw
ani.licalf.n In
C. A. rOKSCiARD
1IOUSTOX TEXAS.
IIROWIV'H
PATENT BABY TENDER
OH
Magic Spring Cradle.
It la not onlv a charmlnn Craillr. poaaraalne llir
rnnatcomfirlai.laao.illiiiiK and daliiililful mi.llon
which en poMllilybaiililaiui il. Iml may linnatantly
eonv.rtMl Into almoat rrirytliliift hiTwtofora uard In
Ih.nnrwry lor Hi. comfort merrlto or amiiafnirnl
f Ulldrn anil rnlier tha muthrr or inirao from
tb. lollKima part of bnl.j lcnillnp;. For anle at
I'OlJHOAlllVH
boot a:i siiou store
HOUSTON TEXAS.
. iw.il. ISily.
T. W. HOUSE
WHOLESALE MERCHANT
HOTJST03ST
Commission Mercliant
GALVESTON TEXAS.
JSTProropt ftttention given to U busi-
en cnlmttrtt to hit cart.
Dee. 8 lSC6-12:ly.
DAVID RHINE
MAUI STREET HOUSTON TEXAS.
WHOIT..AI.I MALE! IX
dbt goods boots and shces
READY KALE CLOTHING.
re. 8 i?ce illy.
T. li. BAGBY
co no:; - vtht facto ii
C fc2::;:ii' Men Ur-nt
Hounton Tcxc
t -irtw-Jir '.I: t
REMOVAL.
Il ia HKMOVI.il III UTOI K Of OOllHi I OM TIU
old stand or
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ir 't-wV" tuViK "iXT KAIT or T""
CARU'i CORNER
DALIiAS TEXAS.
FIRST INSTALLMENT
or
Spring & Summer Goods!
Direct from Headquarters
AT
REDUCES PRICES.
LADIES' DRESS & FANCY GOODS
DRESS TRIMMINGS
LATEST STYES OP HATS
NOTIONS
Dry Goods Groceries Hardware
CLOTHING
ClaM-Ware Queens-Ware Wood-Ware
BOOTS AND SHOES
BOOKS STATIONERY HATS
SADDLERY
DRUGS AND MEDICINES
t 1 - c.ii 1 1 r
1 I1IIVO II lull nni-ui 1.1. cuv v.
hnvind hcen piirchnseil very low and scleo-
ter wilh prent care I will offer superior
indii;emcnt9 lo those who may favor me
with a call.
J. PEAK.
Dallas Toms March 1 1867.
NEW AND CHEAP
FAMILY GROCERY.
W. B. MARTIN
KA3 just opened a complete assortmofft
of
Family Groceries of all hinds.
In tho building formerly occupied by
ALEX. SIMON
On tho Norih side of tho Square where he
proposes to keep always on hand a fullstock
of every thing in his line which he will sell
ill. the lowest market prices
FOR CASH
He invites those wishing to purchase to
call and examine his stock and convince
Ihemselvecs that this is the place to
33XTTT BAHGrAIaVS.
July 20 1807 44:tf.
Owners of Ianl Certificates
Attention!
rpIIE undersigned begs leave to an-
al nonnr. that lio will locate land certificate of
any kind 011 tlie boat vacant landa to be found pay
nH'cxpcnlca up to the pnti'titinft and receive pay.
nn nt In one fourth ot tho land. He will aleo Rimr-
imteo that the land ahull bo located and Held notea
relumed to the Land Ollico ready for Patent with-
in f..ur nionlln tfter Ihe rertlflcutoa are placed In
11. lunula. I'nvnii nt fur locating mu.l be made by
a .h id to otie-fi'nii lh the land Immediately on re-
ception of tho p.itenla.
lie would further add that he la and haa been for
aumo time cnKitfred largely In this bualneaa bavin
within tlio lii.t twelve niolha located over one htm
died aecllona and having gone to a heavy expena
in procuring all iiece.Biiry Information from thi
l.at.il (mice and from o ther .oiircr. a. to the ellgl
Mr and ilr.lra'.le locutions to be found h la pre-
pared to cot the beat locntion. to be had.
1 b M. D. BULLION.
REFERENCES :
Sam'l. F. Mosclev and T. J. Itogera Ean.. Jeffcr.
ann Marlon Co. texin. Capt. Stephen Crosby and
nr. I. It. Worrall. Aualln Toxaa ; MaJ. J. K. Thorn
aa Navuaota Texnai W. A. Wortham W. M. Payn.
anil W. II. Kwlng Eaqa. Tarrant Hopklna Co.
Toxna: Col. J. C. McCoy Hon. N. M. Bur'ord Col.
fl. V Rueaa and lion J. K. P. Record Hallaa.Tev
a.l Hon. N. II. Darnell and Col. W. W. Diamond
Kairllel.l Texai.
Dallar. Tcxaa. June 20lh 18C7 40:6mo.
FRANKLIN
Type & Stereotype Foundry
168 VINE STREET
Betfcten Fourth and Fifth Street!.
CINCINNATI OHIO.
R. ALLISON Sup't.
Haoufactnreri ofand Dealer. In
NEWS BOOK AND JOB WORK
P1UNTING PREHSE8
Cnaca Gullcyai Etc.
INKS AND NtlMiNG MATERIAL OF
EVERY DESCBIPTI0X.
STEIIEOTYPIND-
Of vll ICiaadiaa I
Books. Hnalr. Volnmra of all RIzm In Modera
and ancient Lantrnaer. Cards. Labrla
Moiopi In Tjpe Metal or Copper.
WOOD ElTGH2.jra."VI3SrO.
PATTERN LETTERS
OF VARIOUS STILES
EliECTIlOTYPINGr
la all III brancbea.
January la 1M6 IMjr.
Furniture.
PTM1E undersigned begs leave to inform
JL tho oilitensof Dallas and vicinity that
he has established himself in Dallas for
the purpose of manufacturing all kinds of
furniture of the most approved style.
lie will also make at short notice the very
best Quality of
MattraMe.
He can be found at Mr. Geo. Leiahardt's
waeon shop on Main street.
41 if. J. ADDISGTON.
Farm Tor Sale.
I WILL sell my tract of laad in Kauf-
maa county containing live hundred
and seventy-five acres npoa the most rea-
sonable terms. It is located seven mile
south of Rockwa and baa ander fence
one hnndred and sixty acre agoel frame
dwelling and other necessary outhouses.
For feviiliiT. wood water and range it is
! eanal to any place in the wheat region of
I J AS p. Rl 'OTT
I Sept.27ih I?C7 itf.
For Kale or Rent !
flll E eirellent Steam Flooring Mill sitn-
J uvel about three mile honk frmn
Ii.ll... tnova the Cedar Spr'ngs Mill
: 1e-e ee-es of land adioia-
U-.i. H e '! a.-n refi-;-T sell &O0 acre of
is t-e "-it.'T .f 'i f cm.
i .i.-c7 of Ha E. C f-nttier
I Oct. 1 I'tfi it
A Tcctlcal Dun.
Tlio followin( very clover unil
Vury prnctlcal jeu d' esprit addronaed
by tlie editor of tho Mothodit I'ro-
toiitnnt to his delinquent auuBcriben
wo copy dimply for the amusement
of our readers for as th lion. Mr.
Jtundolph usod to snr of his const.
JUIUUUI1UI UHVU IU HIM V ana vw.mvi
I tucnts wo have the best and noblest
BCt Qf ;ub8t.ribcril thBt eVor honor-
cd wnd Bustainod a jmblio journal.
Tlioy thcroforo m a body requro
110 bucIi ingenious Lint but should
tliero bo found hero and thora an
exceptional ense he is at liborty to
consider the Iliawatliinn nppoalad-
droHsod to himself:
Should you ask ui why this dunning
Why these sad complaints and murmurs
Murmurs loud about delinquent
Who have read the paper weekly
Read what they have never paid for '
Read with pleasure aud wilh profit
Read of church affaire and prospects
Read of news both home and foreign
Read the essay and the poem
Full of wisdom and instruction;
Read the table of the markets
Carefully corrected weekly
Should you ask us why this dunning
W should answer we should tell you
From the printer from the mailer
From the kind old paper-maker
From the landlord from the carrier
From the man who taxes letters
With a ttamp from Unole Samuel-
Uncle Sam the rowdies oall him;
From them all there comes a message
Message kind but firmly spoken
'Please to pay us what you owe us."
Sad it is to hear such message
When our funds are all exhausted
When the last bank note haa left us
When the gold coin all has vanished
Gone to pay the paper maker
Gone to pay the toiling printer.
Gone to pay the landlord tribute
Gone to pay the sable carrier
Gone to pay the faithful mailer
Gone to pay old Uncle Samuel
Uncle Sam the rowdies oall him
Gone to pay the Western paper
1 Three and twenty-hundred dollars I
Sad it Is lo turn our ledger
Tnrn the leaves of this old ledger
Turn and see what sums are due us
Due for volumes long since ended
Due for years of pleasant reading
Due for years of toilsome labor
Due despite our patient waiting
Due despite our constant dunning
Due in Bums from two to twenty.
Would you lift a bunden from us?
Would you drive a spectre from you 7
Would you taste a pleasant slumber?
Would you have a quiet conscience?
Would you rend a paper f aid Jar t
Send us money send us money
Send us money send us money;
Send the Monet that iod owe csl
Josh Billings on the Goose.
The goose is a grass animal but
don't chew her cud.
Thrv (ire good livers about one
akcr to a goose is cnuff nltho thare
iz some folks who thinks one gooso
to 175 akers iz nearer right.
ghetto two calculations are so fur
apart i t iz difficult to tell now
which will finally win.
But i don't think if i had a farm
of 175 akors awll paid for that i
would sell it for half what it was
worth just because it didn't have
but 0110 goose or t.
Geese sta well some of our best
biographers sez 70 years and grow
tuff to the last.
Tha la ono egg at once about the
size of a goose egg in which the
goslens lies hidd.
Tho goslen iz the goose's babe.
The gooso don't suckle his young
but turns him out tew pasture on
some body's vacant lot.
Tha seem to lack wisdom but ar
generally considered sound on the
gooso.
Tha ar good eating but not good
chawing the rezon of this remains a
profound secret to the present da.
When the femail goose iz at work
hatchen she iz a hard burd to pleze
she riles clear up from the bottom
in a minit and will fite a yoke ov
oxen if tha sho her tho least bit ov
thar sass.
The goose is excellent for feathers
which shed every year by the hand-
ful. Tha ar infibicuss besides several
other kinds ov cuss.
But tha ar mostly curious about
ono thing tha can haul up one leg
into thoir body and stand on luther
awl day and not touch anything
with thoir hands.
I tako notis thare ain't baifuo
men that can dew this.
Captive Womex. A correspon-
dent of tho St. Louis Republican
xho is travelling with the Indian
Commissioner writes of two women
he found captivo in the hands of
the savages. One was a German
girl now about twenty-five years
of age who was taken captive by
the Kioways when a child near
San Antonio Texas and who has
tho habits of the Indians. Her
parents were killed at the time of
her rapture. Her hair is light
colored wilh the features ol a white
person but in all else dress dirty
and bringing up she is like the
squaws with whom she has always
been associated. She would never
consent to abandon the tribe to which
she is attached and probably that
is the only sphere which she is now
calculated to adorn. She talks
n.a Tvnrliati anrl aha recollect
tba circumstances attending her
capture.
There is another; wniio woman
there belonging to the same. She
was also a captive but prefers to
remain with the Indiana having
married one who is the father of her
five children. She was captured
whenqnitea little girt and Irom
long habit it wouldl next to im-
possible to wean her from the
fascinationaof her Indian home.
Her parents came from Ireland
Houston Telegraph.
xjeo. . E'l puurvjwai
Gloucester place Portland Sqaare 7- TTZT
London. He is not coming back to of remarks aide by n. s to b. re-
America but will p-ctic law in ported by yon to President Lincoln
London.
The 1 arrest room in tb
rocs. lor in prottactt.
DALLAS DALLAS COUNTY TEXAS NOVEMBER
fruit! llw Trlailj A.l.
IntereMlng (orrcspondoncr
Hill 11 V .
TON ")
XAS.
Fort Houston
NEAR I ALKST1NK 1 KX
October 21. 18C7
Dear SVr I received your letter
of the Oth inst. by the last mail. In
it you say : "In the year 1b(j5 there
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Fr- " ... w .
til. . newspaper published r
Gcorrria. au article nurnortinif to
! give an account of the conference
' between Mr. Lincola and the Cora-
! missionors of tho Confederate Gov
ornmcnt on tho Hampton Roads.
It was statod with othor things that
Mr. Lincoln offered tho Southern
States six years within which to
abolish slavery and four bundrod
millions ol dollars ns a compensa-
tion if they would return to their
allegiance No contradiction of the
statomont occurred until rocontly;
and in the meantime I had made a
public uso of it. If it is incorrect
the public should know it. My wish
is to ascertain the truth from au-
thentic sources. As you wore- a
momber of tho Confederate cabinet
at tho timo this conference took
place I prcsumo you have accurate
information on the subject. It will
not bo sufficient to learn that tho
statement is simply incorrect or
partly true and partly incorrect.
Something more is nocossary; and I
must ask the favor of you to state
what offers were made formally and
informally by Mr Lincoln at this
conference to the Confederate commis-
sioners for the re-union of the States
and the restoration of peace. Your
answer will be published with your
assont"
Sometimo ago 1 received from you
a packago containing three copiosof
your printed address of August 24th
q the voters of San Augustine and
Sabine counties ono for Judgo
Reeves onq for Cpl. Word and ono
for myself. I read the copy sent
me and sont tho others to tlie gen-
tlemen for whom they were intone
ed. In that address you mado tho
statcmont that at tho conference
named in j our letter quoted above
Mr. Lincoln had "offered to allow
the Southern States six years within
tchich to abolish slavery andfour hun-
dred millions of dollars in compensa-
tion provided they would return to
their allegiance to the National Gov-
ernment.!' Furthor on you say :
"All hope of foreign intervention
was at this time a plain delusion
and tho lamp of tho revolution was
fast flickering in its socket. But
these generous terms which wore
not communicated to the public at
the time were inconsiderately and
promptly rejectod by tho Confede-
rate authorities; and in ninety days
thereafter Gen. Lee surrendered;
the Southern States Were subjected
to the laws of conquest and involv-
ed in almost universal ruin by tho
repudiation of these terms." And
you add : "The proposed treat' and
the compensation of four hundred
millions of dollars with six crops
of cotton which might have been
made in the interval allowed for
emancipation worth three times its
ordinary prico would have saved
the South from insolvency and re-
stored the blessings of reconciliation
and peace upon honorable terms
to our oxhausted and convulsed
country. Fellow-citizens I in com-
mon candor and honesty who are
responsible for the disastrous conse-
sequences of this tragedy of errors
and calamities thus commenced
thus prosecuted and thus terminat-
ed?" At the time I recoived your ad-
dress containing the passagos above
quoted I would havo writton to you
for the purposo of calling your at-
tention to the errors of fact contain-
ed in them into which you had been
led but for the fact that I was then
confined to my bed by sickness.
And as soon as I was able to get up
I had to loavo home to attend the
district court of a njigliboringcoun-
ty and by the time I hal returned
home the matter bad passed from
my mind; and when Iagain thought
of it so much time had clupsed as
to cause me to doubt the propriety
of my calling up tho subject again.
But I am now glad it has so hap-
pened that you call ray attention to
the matter again and to offer the
opportunity for my putting these
reports at rest I have before beard
and seen them in var'ons forms.
They are entirely without founda-
tion as I will proceed to show both
in fact and in spirit; and I have no
doubt in some measure tended to
create and to stimulate very injuri-
ous and uhjust prejudices against
Mr. Davis and his cabinet
What was called the peace confer-
ence at Hampton Roads took place
on the 3d of February 1865 be-
tween President Lincoln and Mr.
Seward Secretary of State on the
on side and Vice President Ste-
phens Senator Hunter and Judge
Campbell on the other. I can only
give such facta aa will folly answer
your questions. To give a narativa
account ol the incident connected
' with that conference wooid consume
j mors time than I can spare and
would malt my letter longer man
yon would probably wish to read.
Francis P. Blair senior interest-
ed himself in an efTort to secure re-
conciliation and peace between the
Federal and Confederateaotbontie.
! Me obtained a pass irom i-reswem
Lincoln to pas the FedVral lines
ro South and return. nil Mr.
Blair was in Richmond Mr. Davis
addressed to mm a nHier.saioiiov...
Richmond a Jan iz iew.
oiji a nvej uvarruw riviiw
and probably desirable to yoa to
. .V u-a.k.i..u
I "I have no d if position to find ob-
rorld staclesin forma and am willing
. : tow at beretefcra to eotsr Into b.
gotiutions of peace ; ami am reaily
to send a commiaaion if tho I'liiU'tl
Slates govern inoii t ahull choose to
send one. That notwithstanding
tho rejection of our former olfurs I
would if you could promise that a
commissioner miniater or othor
agent would he received appoint
one immediately with a viow to so-
euro peace to tho two countries.
Yours Ac.
(Signed) "Jkffkrson Davis."
Mr. Blair returned to Washington
and after showing Mr. Lincoln tho
lottor ho had received from Mr. Da-
vis President Lincoln wrote to Mr.
Blair as follows :
"WAsniNOTOX Jan. 18lh 'U5.
"Sir: You having shown me Mr.
Davis' lettor to you of tho 12th in-
stant you may say to him thnt I
have been am now and shall con-
tinue ready to recoivo any ngont
whom bo or any other iufluo ntiul
person now resisting the national
authority may informally send mo
with the View of socuring poaco to
the people of our one common coun-
try. "Yours Ac
(Signed) "A. Lincoln."
Tho foregoing letter having boon
shown to Mr. Davis he appointed
Messrs Stephens Hunter and Camp-
bell commissioners and gave thora
instructions as follows:
Richmond Jan. 28. '65.
"In conformity with the letter of
Mr. Lincoln of which the foregoing
is a copy you nro to proceod to
Washington city for informal con-
ference with him upon the issues in-
volved in the existing war and for
the purpose of securing peace to the
two countries.
"With great respect your ob't s'v't
(Signed) Jefferson Davis."
After some negotiation about the
terms upon yhicn the Confederate
commissioners should pass tho Fed-
eral lines and aftor they were al-
lowed to do so. Mr. Lincoln dis-
patched Mr. Seward Secretary of
S.tfttpi to moot thom undor instruc
tions as follows :
Executive Mansion
"Washington Jan. 31 '65. (
"You will proceed to Fortress
Monroe Virginia there to meet and
informally confer with Messrs. Ste-
phens Hunter and Campbell on
the business of my letter to F. P.
Blair Esq. of January 18th 1865
a copy of which you have. You will
make known to them that three
things are indispcnsublo to-wit:
"1. The restoration of tho nation-
al authority throughout all tho
States.
"2. No receding by tlio Execu-
tive of the United States pp tho
slavery question from the position
assumed thereon in the late annual
mossagD to Congress and preceding
documents.
"No cessation of hostilities short
of an end of tho war and tho dis-
banding of all forces hostile to the
government.
"You will inform them that all
propositions of theirs not inconsis-
tent with the above will bo consid-
ered and passed upon in a spirit of
sincere liberality You will bcarall
thoy may choose to say and report
it to mo. You will not assume to
definitely consummate anything.
Yours &o.
(Signed) "Abraham Lincoln"
"The late annual message to Con-
gress" referred to in tho 2d of the
indispensable conditions to negoti-
ations set forth in the above luttor
of instrnctions to Mr. Seward was
Mr. Lincoln's annual mcssogo of De-
cember 5th 1861. And the "pro-
ceding documents" on the slavery
question reforred to embraced his
emancipation proclamations of Sep-
tember 22d 1862 and of January
1st 1863. And by these Mr. Lin-
coln declared slavery abolished in
all the States and parts of States
not then recognizing the authority
of the government of the Unitod
States. In that message ho recom-
mended the adoption of a joint res-
olution by Congress proposing for
the action of the States the abolition
of slavery everywhere in the Unit-
ed States. And such a joint resolu-
tion proposing a thirteenth amend-
ment to theconstitution was passed
by the two houses of Congress on
the 31st of January 1865; and the
Confederate commissioners to this
conference were notified of it by
President Lincoln and Mr. Seward
while engaged in their conference
on tho 3rd day of February. In that
messago he also said ' In presenting
the abandonment of armed resist-
ance to the national authority on
the part ot the insurgents aa tho
only indispensable condition to end-
ing the war ott the part of the gov-
ernment I retract nothing hereto-
fore said as to slavery. I repeat the
declaration made a year ago that
while 1 remain in my present posi-
tion I shall not attempt to retract or
modify the emancipation proclama-
tion nor shall I return to slavery
any person who is free by the terms
of that proclamation or by any act
of Congress." And in his annual
message of December 8th 1863 Mr.
Lincoln said that "of those who
were slaves at the beginning of
tho rebellion full one hnndred
tbonsa ndaro now in the
military service. " And in this mes-
sage he also said in referring to the
negro that "In my judgment
they have aided and will further
aid the canse for which tbey were
intended. To now abandon them
would not only relenqaiah a lever
of power but would also be a crnel
and astounding breach of faith."
From the above it will be seen
that Mr. Lincoln was so committed
to the policy of emancipation that
. be could not without a great change
I of opinion and policy have propos-
ed to continue slavery by compact
I for ail rear and to .are andertak-
1 en on tie part of U Uaited States
to pay four fcudred uiUiocs cf dol
16 1887.
lars as a compensation fur tlair
(mancipation.
Hut the conclusive determination
of the question you have asked me
(loos not depend upon thvso facts
ami this reasoning.
On tho night of tho 2nd of Feb-
ruary Mr. Lincoln himself ranched
Hampton Roads and uniting with
Mr. Seward participated in the con
ferenco of the noxt day. On tho 8th
of February 1865 the Houso of
Representatives by aresjlution cull-
ed on Prosidont Lincoln for informa-
tion in relation to tho conference at
Hampton Roads. On tho 10th ot
the same month ho communicated
to thom this information. Anil in
closing It its message ho says "On
our part the wholo substanco of the
instructions to the Secretary of State
hereinboforo recited was statod and
insisted upon and nothing was said
inconsistent thorowith." Tho in-
structions to tho Socrotary of Slate
hero reforred to aro thoso norotoforo
copied in this paper. And this is
all Mr. Lincoln says !s. to proposi-
tions on the part of tho Unitod
States in that conforonce; and is his
testimony to tho want of truth in
the charge that tho Confederate au-
thorities rejoctod a proposition for a
continuance of slavory for Sii years
no'l an offer of four hundred mil-
lions of dollars for emancipation.
On the 7th of February 1865 Mr.
Seward Secretary of State address-
ed a dispatch to Mr. Adams United
States Minister at the court of Great
Britain giving an account of this
conference in the courso of which
he said after referring" to wltatsccm-
od to bo the plan of the Confederate
Commissioners. "This suggestion
though dcliboratoly considered was
nevertheless rogaruod by the Presi-
dent as one of armistice or truce
and he announced (hat we. can agree
to no cessation or. suspension of hos-
tilities except on tho basis of tho
disbandmont of the insurgent forces
and the restoration of tho national
authfti'.ity throughout all the Statos
in the Union. Collaterally and in
subordination to tho proposition
which was thus announced tho ah-ti-slavcry
policy of tho Unitod States
was reviewed in all its bearings and
tha President $iinouncod that ho
must hot be expected to depart from
tho position he had hcrotoforo as-
6umodia his proclamations of eman-
cipation and other documents as
these positions were roitcratcd. in
his last annual message. It was
further declarod by the President
that the complete restoration of the
national authority evorywhero was
an indispensable condition to any
assent on our part to whatever form
of peace might be proposed. Tho
President assured tlio other party
that while bo must adhere lo these
positions he would be prepared so
far as power is lodged with tho ex-
ecutive to exercise liberality."
This is Mr. Seward's testimony;
and it shows that tho only terms of-
fered by Mr. Lincoln nt that con-
ference wero that the Confederates
should accept tho abolition of slavo-
ry lay down their arms and aban-
don their cause and accopt the com-
plete restoration of the riational au
thority everywhere as conditions
precedent to the liberal exerciso of
tho pardoning power of tho Presi-
dent. He makes no allusion to a
proposition for tho continuance of
slavory for six years and to the pay
mcnt of four hundred millions of
dollars for emancipation.
On tho 5th of February 1865
Messrs. Stephens Hunter and
Campbell reported the result of their
conference at Hampton Roads to
President Davis. Jn that report
referring to their moeting with
Messrs. Lincoln and Soward thoy
say: "Wo learned from thom that
tho messago of President Lincoln
to the Congress of tho United States
in December last explains clearly
and distinctly his sentiments as to
tho terms conditions and method
of proceeding by which peace can
be secured to the pooplo and we
wore not informed that they would
be modified or altered to obtain that
end. We understand by them that
no terms or proposal of any treaty
or agreement looking to an ultimato
settlement would bo entertained or
made by him with tho Confederate
States because that would be a re-
cognition of their existence as a se-
perate power which under no cir-
cumstances would be done ; and for
liko reasons that no such terms
would be entertained by bim from
the States separately; that no ex-
tended truce or armistice (as at pres-
ent advised) would be granted with-
out a satisfactory assurance in ad-
vance of a complete restoration of
the authority of the United States
over all places within tho States of
tb Confederacy.
"That whatover consequences may
follow from the re-establisbmont of
that aothority must be accepted j but
that individuals subject to pains and
penalties under the laws of the Uni-
ted States might rely upon a very
liberal use ot the power confided to
him to remit those pains and penal-
tie if peac be restored."
This was all that was said by the
Confederate Commissioners as lo
any terms offered by President Lin-
coln on that occasion. And surely
if ao important a proposal as that
of extending slavery for six years
and eivinrr four hundred millions of
. .. - l If.
dollars lor emancipation uy
Lincoln on condition that the Con-
federates would return to their al-
legiance to tb Government of the
United Slates either President Lin-
rnln nr Mr. Seward or the Confed-
' erate Commissioners some or all of
I them in their several official report
i of what occurred at that conference.
would bare mentioned it or in some
way referred to it No such thing
era mentioned then. And any man
who knew anything of th temper
of th nortkera mind at tfctt tim
VOL .r NO.
would know thnt lYoile:t I imtilti
with all Ma popularity wmld nut
have dared to havo luiide such a
proposition.
That the
people wtM nl the Mia-
sissippi should not hava known
these fuels is not so vurprlping wlieo
we remember that at thut tune our
postal coinmunicutifiiis was inter-
rupted by thoocriiputioii of that riv-
er by the federal gun boats and
forces; in connection with the fur
ther fact that the publication of
many oi mo iiowspiiin;r wot u ino -i win net ymi fiuu that i will pro-
MiBsissippi wi3 Ih Ji siixpeiiileil. I jnwo a bet you will not acvopt."
But tho report of the Confederate Tho bet was'lukeii and Hayes pro-
Commissioners was published in ! nosed to carry hand-organ through
many of tho newspaper oust of the Montgomery street by dav-litrht
Mississippi and it is at loam strange playing before all tho banks and ho-
that tho editors and publishers of a ' tels and soliciting contributions for
prominont nowsnaper in Georgia tho orphans the iiroceedi to be
should havo been ignorant of Hiust) j
(acts and should havo pubiir.o;i a ; tunt ami L utlmlic asylums iruaigbt
report so entirely witliou' a fouiida- : did not carry the city by 1600 mo-
tion as tho one you have used and j joi ity ami if he did curry it by that
brought to my attention. j number Iliggiii was to do tho same
from tlio foregoing you will see
lhuao such preposition as you inon-!
tion was. luadoeHhorforaially or in
formally. You can publish this if
you ace proper.
Very respcetluM v
JOHN II. RliAGAN
Hon. Wm. W. Wallack )
San Augustine Texas j
Boston Nov. 2. MtniiiVstations
of sorrow and respect for the lato
Gov. Androw is universal through-
out the entiro State. His funeral
to-day was attended by thousands.
Washington Nov. 3. Kellogg
tho American naintor after an nb-
sonco of thirty years in Europe has
opened his studio here.
Tho relrechment reiorms aireauy
inaugurated in tho War Department
by Gen. Grant will amount to fivo
millions per Qnnum ana nas attrac-
ted enquiry res)oetiriffpaymcr.U.
Florence JNov. z. uaranaiui
otill nt. Mnnto Rntnmlit. entrenched : I
... .. -- - ----- ---- - -
rofuses to disarm unless tho Ita inn I
cabinot is changed. King of Italy
declines Napoleon's proposition to
allow tho tho Koniitn question to be
Bottled by the vote of Romans.
Copenhagen JNov. '. u is ru
mored that tho United itates has
bought the Danish West India Is-
lands for fourtcon millions ir gplu
Richmond Nov. 3. Gen. bcho-
field has issued an order convening
the State Convention in this city
Dec 3d A jury was empanncled
yesterday after great trouble in
Henrico circuit court for tho trial of
James Jeter Phillips charged with
tho murder of his wife at Drank-
hard's farm petir this city in Feb
ruary last.
Charleston JNoy. 4. a wnue
man was arrested yesteruay near
this city under a negro vigilanco
committee; thoso who mado tho ar-
rostare now in custody of the inil-
Augusta JNov. a. from returns
received at Headquarters it is esti
mated that 105000 votes wero cast
on the question of the Convention
ont of 186000 registered voters.
The official count can only show tho
majority in favor of Convention.
Opposition candidates were only
nominated in the iNortnern pan 01
the Stato whero tho whites nro
largoly in the majority. In tho
other portions tho Conservatives
took no part in the contest and
candidates favoring tho Convention
wero clocted by largo majorities.
Washington JNov. 4. me itcs-
denthas again declined to interfere
In C0rtain orders of Pope nnd Scho-
fiold tho law giving him no power
to annul or modify orders.
Popo writes Grant in regard to
regulations against his District the
the objections they mako to tho ap-
portionment of tho Stato is a pre-
text merely the- real object being to
obstruct and if possible arrest tho
reconstruction.
A movement is on foot to secure
Dr. Mudd's pardon on account of
his services during tho fever.
John O. Braino charged with pi
racy and murder in capturing tho
steamer Chospcake during the war
was up ia tho Supreme Court
Brooklyn on Saturday on a motion
for bail. He claims ho held a com-
mission in the Confederate navy
but has failod to produce it. Court
adjourned to Wednesday next.
Tho total registration in tuo city
of New York is 128000. Last year
122.0QQ registered. In Brooklyn
54000 roistered an incrcaso of 6000
over last year.
Washington Nov. 5. The Times
special says its falso about alarming
accounts reaching Grant and his
sending down orders to preserve
nnace at all hazards. The Herald's
special says Davis' trial will be post
poned till Jiay ai llie reueai ui
the prosecution
. . 1 n.J..
Sherman issued a wencrai yruci
tp his troops announcingtreatiesof
peace with certain jniuans unu ui-1
recting a cessation of hostilities I
against them. ... I
The President is considering ino '
pardon of James A. Guidons wnita
is endorsed by Greeley Burnsidol
and others. 1
. . r iv tn
A leiejnTtm iiom iiHiiniji
. fr v t... 0.1
.. ..'v.t t: ArT?;..K.
SaVI inn Jir. umi ajiimi;i.
mond whose name has recently been !
it the papers connected with a (
'fjrotest to Gen. Schooled had a
confidential Interview with the'
n A-. L .!. It ia atMcd 1
.YTh; .h. interview Mr. G I-
ipprenenaeu "
. j j .nHa r.t n -.
mer presented apian lo ine conii- ;n. ..-... .......... - -- -- - . -
Oration of the President by which ; men who are having j much amnse-
the South should be saved from the ! mcnt i.i tljo nr.gnbor..ool kilUg
Pro dominance nr. uhhk-i - . a .. . c.
flines to rereal any particulars but ' peri They ar said to injure th
cSariyaj : "All is not lort" ; flavor of ih?e d.l.cious birds. Th.
Wh whfch satisfactory .aur.net sh too have "S"
r.rioo. public mast .bide in pa-' abnndan. ly on lkuai J"1
?ienc tbechosen time of fell reve- j they. slow to b.te the mott tetrpt-
iv -Teerop. . lrf bt r-Avrf-Ji QaaStt.
P.WII0LK M .MBKK W.
.1 .Scene In San Kranrlsro How
mi Klet lion Bel a paid.
(I Vr. .4 id. rtiicfo Tritaw
Sumo days bcTiro Ilia olnctioii
when ll wn generally couccilod thut
the fihiit aoTdJ go lor Gorhara but
tho city would i'o tho Domocralio
ticket KMiimll uiiijt;rit Mr. Uiggins
a warm friend of Mr. Gwiiauv l0?-
tertul Michael Hayes an equally
warm friend of Mr. Haight for a
bet in uny aliiipu o n tho result.
Hayts I'uight .iy but finally said
equally divided between tho IVotci-
thing. 1 lie bet was mado and Hie-
gins lo.st. .oiv murk tho resul.
Anywhere outidj of CIitbrsia tho
terms of o vitger would havo bcon
tarrioil out attracting a big crowd
and creating much talk for a few;
days but there it wou.ld havo eiidodj.
1 ileto however tlio people took tho
'joke to heart and culled on all tho
. candidates elected and deteatcd to
' walk side by side in tho procession
I "..'id ?'nt in tho collection of tho
; funds and: to their credit bo it said
I most of them Gorham did not
coino up to tho mark however ac-
cepted tho challenge and turned out.
At 10 a. m. yesterday I rodfl
through Montgomery street and
found it packed from end to end
with men women and children
whilo every window was full and
ovcry roof and balcony was black
with heads. At 11 a. m. the cortego
l.ti'npj into Montgomery street and
Ciiy policemen on horseback and
nn ft.rt enmmntii.n.l ef ii ir.ali n re wltlt
. n ''r.'.' 5 i ....
mo ueavingniassoiuuninniiy tocieai
lho f(n. tho ptlssagc southwards.
First cainoa full brass band playing
' hen Johnny Lomes Marching
Homo" ' Battle Cry of Freedom."
'Marching Through Georgia" etc.
etc. Then two collectors with hugo
buckskin bags to rccievp tho silver
and gold which was ruined. dowri
from roof balcony and window ini
showers as the proccsdion advanced.
Then came Michael Hayes the win-
ner of tbo wager carrying a largo
tin box capable of holding thous-
ands of dollars which ho cxprossed
a determination to fill bofhro night.
Next followed William T. Higgins
who was flanked 011 cither sido by
two friends ono carrying a monkey
and tho other a spler.did tlornl ur-r
namcnt. Next appeared the twp
treasurers for the occasion Messrs.
Myles D. Sweeney and J. B. Badger
seated In a coach from which each
held suspended a canvass bag as
large as a flour sack labelled "Jtg-
mcmbor tho Orphans." After them
followed soveral of tho olcctotl and
defeated candidates and a host of
people Tho first halt was made as
soon as the organ grinder had cross
ed Jackson street when tho crowd
were clamorous to judge of Hogging'
music grinding povor and ho play;
ed ; but amid tjio 'babel of shouWj
hurrahs and laughter not a noto
could bo heard twenty feet from
him.. For thrco mortal hours tho
police strngglod to clear tho way
ant fought with the good humored
crowd for a passage for tho proces-
sion before it reached iUiipstlajl;
tion less than half a mile from ilia
starting point. A thousand dollars
wero gathered on the first block
and the start was hardly mado. A
long row of teams to cany provis-
ions and clothing anything for tho
benefit of the orphans followed tho
performers and no less than
wagon loads worth some tlioisnnds
of dollars wero gathered in this
manner. Flour bread confection-
ery clothing fruit even huge pack-
ages of tobacco and boxes of cigars
intended to be sold for the orphans'
benefit were tumbled into. tho.
wagons as they passed along. Tho
scene fairly beggared description.
I doubt if its cqhwI could be foittid
uny whero out of California. It
was a perfect carnival of reckless
extravagant prodigal alms giving.
As tho procession struggled alont
carriages wcrp overtijrnp;! worneii
tipsct"aiid men thrown down and
trampled on but the utmost good
will it'id hilarity evorywhero pro-
vailotj Sayings of the LauisvaLa
Cot niER. A warning lo tho secreta-
ry of the treasury of tho good ship
America Brokers uhoadt
Killing cattle qn a railroad shovt
thp condiif.t to bo a iow cow motive.
Hogs cftiinot be carried on suip-
ard for fear they would eat th
ooaru
The 'strains of some singers ar
raore perceptible tosihtthan hear-
ing. Thing SitlJca Is a poor way tq
harvest a crop of Southern loyalty.
To learn flute-playing all that is
nocc-.arv is a proper tontcr.
Hndi' fils claim to go to'the root of
t!m matter. So docs a hog.
. i . 1.
. The treasury is on Its last le
Ka-t
and 1 hrv a-c Mnn plr-stcrc l
- - n . Tl. t; l.
B.y nnd Beau y-lhe lull
footed Kcnt.icky g:r.s.
' ' . . .
The rr.nashopp.r nuisance .aabat
in- The imrtli win Ja are blowinfl
'. th off. :.l we hope soon to
1 rrr. 11
... .L !... wilh lop-
.1 : J .1 i ...m imli ru r 1 r II T Ilia II lalFlll Lear"
n-o ana oup .i rrpmi-ii iviu
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