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Washington (United States) (search for this): chapter 29
e; that a few days after his inauguration he appointed commissioners to go to Washington with full authority to negotiate for a peaceful and equitable settlement betw It was expected that they would be passed through the lines and received in Washington. Mr. Hunter's instructions requested him, totidem verbis--To proceed to WWashington city for informal conference with Mr. Lincoln. A true-hearted Confederate, it might have been thought reasonably, instead of seeking to put his Presidehe Secretary of State for Messrs. Stevens, Hunter and Campbell. [Copy.]Washington, January 13, 1865. F. P. Blair; Esq.: Sir: You having shown me Mr. Davis', of which the foregoing is a copy, you are hereby requested to proceed to Washington city for conference with him upon the subject to which it relates. With greLincoln, of which the foregoing is a copy, you are requested to proceed to Washington city for informal conference with him upon the issues involved in the existing
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 29
air to his old associates of the immense resources of the Government of the United States, and of the destructive spirit which further resistance by the Confederacy f establishing amicable relations would be received by the President of the United States that led to the appointment of the commission of which Mr. Hunter was a memwaste and destruction, we have been lately informed by the President of the United States that there can be no peace except upon the conditions of laying down our ar was wanting to stir the blood, it was furnished when we were told that the United States would not consent to entertain any proposition coming from us as a people; refused to treat with us on any terms, or accept any thing less from the Confederate States than a surrender at discretion. What, then, could a different form of an apparent betrayal of the trust reposed in you as the President of the Confederate States. I could not but yield to an objection based on such a motive, and to .t
Old Point (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 29
llay the anxieties of our people, and as being a proposition initiated by the President of the Confederacy for a conference. It is not correct, as stated by Mr. Hunter, that the commissioners were expected to meet Messrs. Lincoln and Seward at Old point. It was expected that they would be passed through the lines and received in Washington. Mr. Hunter's instructions requested him, totidem verbis--To proceed to Washington city for informal conference with Mr. Lincoln. A true-hearted Cof Mr. Hunter has been correctly reported, he himself was at that time of one mind with the President and Secretary of State in regard to this point. In a speech of stirring and patriotic tone, delivered by him in Richmond after his return from Old Point, he is represented (the quotations are from the report given in the Annual Cyclopaedia for 1865) as saying, among other expressions of fiery indignation: And now, after three years of waste and destruction, we have been lately informed by the P
Temple, N. H. (New Hampshire, United States) (search for this): chapter 29
terms of the instructions as the impediment to negotiation, and then shows that Mr. Lincoln refused to treat with us on any terms, or accept any thing less from the Confederate States than a surrender at discretion. What, then, could a different form of credentials have availed in the matter of negotiation; and why, if it would have availed, was the fact not communicated to the Executive at that time? Yours respectfully, Jefferson Davis. Letter from Hon. J. P. Benjamin. Temple, 17 May 1877. Hon. Jefferson Davis: My dear friend: Your letter of the 29th March arrived whilst I was temporarily absent from London, and pressure of engagements interfered with my search for old papers necessary to enable me to answer with any confidence in the accuracy of my statements. I enclose you herewith a copy- 1st. Of original draft of instructions as prepared by me; 2d. Of instructions as sent after modification by you; 3d. Of the report of the commissioners (I have
London, Madison County, Ohio (Ohio, United States) (search for this): chapter 29
ept any thing less from the Confederate States than a surrender at discretion. What, then, could a different form of credentials have availed in the matter of negotiation; and why, if it would have availed, was the fact not communicated to the Executive at that time? Yours respectfully, Jefferson Davis. Letter from Hon. J. P. Benjamin. Temple, 17 May 1877. Hon. Jefferson Davis: My dear friend: Your letter of the 29th March arrived whilst I was temporarily absent from London, and pressure of engagements interfered with my search for old papers necessary to enable me to answer with any confidence in the accuracy of my statements. I enclose you herewith a copy- 1st. Of original draft of instructions as prepared by me; 2d. Of instructions as sent after modification by you; 3d. Of the report of the commissioners (I have the original in my possession). I think you will see, by comparing my draft and your amendment, the cause of Mr. Hunter's statement,
F. L. Campbell (search for this): chapter 29
result was pointed out by you, I at once abandoned all dissent from the proposed amendment. The above is, I believe, a perfectly accurate statement of what occurred; but human memory is fallible, and after a lapse of twelve years of a very busy life it is just possible that I may have omitted, but I certainly have not misstated any thing. Yours, ever faithfully, (Signed) J. P. Benjamin. Draft of instructions prepared by the Secretary of State for Messrs. Stevens, Hunter and Campbell. [Copy.]Washington, January 13, 1865. F. P. Blair; Esq.: Sir: You having shown me Mr. Davis' letter to you of the 12th instant, you may say to him that I have constantly been, am now, and shall continue ready to receive any agent whom he or any other influential person now resisting the national authority may send to me with the view of securing peace to the people of our one common country. Yours, &c., (Signed) A. Lincoln. Richmond, January 28th, 1865. Hon. R. M. T. Hunte
J. P. Benjamin (search for this): chapter 29
nion, a provision which, he says, gave rise to difficulties; and he adds: It was rumored that Mr. Benjamin, Secretary of State, foreseeing this, had endeavored in vain to have it stricken out. If Mr.or his employment in the confidential service to which he was commissioned. The letter of Mr. Benjamin, hereunto subjoined, with the copies of his original draft of instructions to the commissione the reasons for which that modification was made. It shows that there was no effort made by Mr. Benjamin to have any thing stricken out, and that there was no difference whatever between him and thethe Executive at that time? Yours respectfully, Jefferson Davis. Letter from Hon. J. P. Benjamin. Temple, 17 May 1877. Hon. Jefferson Davis: My dear friend: Your letter of the 29tted, but I certainly have not misstated any thing. Yours, ever faithfully, (Signed) J. P. Benjamin. Draft of instructions prepared by the Secretary of State for Messrs. Stevens, Hunter an
F. P. Blair (search for this): chapter 29
o seek an interview with Mr. Lincoln, in which, beginning with the subject of suffering prisoners, it was expected that other questions might be reached in the interests of peace. And yet again, Mr. Hunter knew it was the assurance brought by Mr. Blair that a commission sent to discuss the question of establishing amicable relations would be received by the President of the United States that led to the appointment of the commission of which Mr. Hunter was a member, and which he describes as ce of one or more of the commissioners; but, however that may be, my idea was to make them as vague and general as possible, so as to get at the views and sentiments of Mr. Lincoln and to test the reality of the peace intentions represented by Mr. Blair to actuate him. You feared that, under the purposely vague language which [ had proposed, it might be represented that you had impliedly assented to the import of the last sentence of Mr. Lincoln's letter-peace to the people of our one common c
Stevens (search for this): chapter 29
he possibility of such a result was pointed out by you, I at once abandoned all dissent from the proposed amendment. The above is, I believe, a perfectly accurate statement of what occurred; but human memory is fallible, and after a lapse of twelve years of a very busy life it is just possible that I may have omitted, but I certainly have not misstated any thing. Yours, ever faithfully, (Signed) J. P. Benjamin. Draft of instructions prepared by the Secretary of State for Messrs. Stevens, Hunter and Campbell. [Copy.]Washington, January 13, 1865. F. P. Blair; Esq.: Sir: You having shown me Mr. Davis' letter to you of the 12th instant, you may say to him that I have constantly been, am now, and shall continue ready to receive any agent whom he or any other influential person now resisting the national authority may send to me with the view of securing peace to the people of our one common country. Yours, &c., (Signed) A. Lincoln. Richmond, January 28th,
A. Lincoln (search for this): chapter 29
nal friendship formerly existing between President Lincoln and Vice-President Stephens, the latter t the commissioners were expected to meet Messrs. Lincoln and Seward at Old point. It was expectedted by treating. It would seem possible that Lincoln might have offered something to a people withfrom his account of the conversation with Messrs. Lincoln and Seward that there was no difficulty wediment to negotiation, and then shows that Mr. Lincoln refused to treat with us on any terms, or aso as to get at the views and sentiments of Mr. Lincoln and to test the reality of the peace intentented to the import of the last sentence of Mr. Lincoln's letter-peace to the people of our one comne common country. Yours, &c., (Signed) A. Lincoln. Richmond, January 28th, 1865. Hon. R. M. Tr: Sir: In compliance with the letter of Mr. Lincoln, of which the foregoing is a copy, you are follows:] In conformity with the letter of Mr. Lincoln, of which the foregoing is a copy, you are [3 more...]
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