Semi-weekly news. [volume], April 22, 1865, Page 2, Image 2

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our soldiers and civilians to the ad
dress of Geu. Smith. Though not
lengthy, it is to the point, and con
veys a pretty correct idea of our
situation.
We publish in to-day's paper, an
account of the interview between
Gen. Wallace, of the United States,
and the Confidetrate auth r'ities, at
Brownsville.
We understand that a Dr. Fluwers
living near Bastrop, La., was killed
on the 6th inst., biy some of his ne
groes. One of the negroes was
caught and burnt.
During the week northernl dis
patches of a very nalavoralle ch:ur
acter to us, haveI been coming in
thick and fast. Gloomy faces, the
day before yesterday, was the order
of the day.
\'Ve would advise tIhnse persons
who have become frightened at the
intelligence received, and are eager
,to invest their Confederate money
for specie at fabulous prices, to
hold on a wh!ile longer, as it may be
ruquisite to have the former ;ur sIe.
citic purposes. Gold in all proba
bility will t nimble down in a few
a; vs, anld .suin.wody will find them
-iveC L bit.
Hlon. John 3M. Daniel, Editor of
the Richmond Elxamilner, is dead.
Among the casual tii s in the recent
battles around and above 1','trst.nr
we, regret to notice the gntamls Lout.
G(,n. A. P. liill, and Major General
W. II. Fitzlthutl Leo. The army
does not contain two more gallant of
ficers, and their loss will be most
severely felt.
corm the 11 HulstOn N w
T'he Iiutotrview at Point beIa
bel.
Lieutt. Cal. Gryv arrived here last
weekl from Brownsville, as hearer of
dispatches to I31aj. Gen Walker. fr nat
(hen. Slaughter, who reportedl the re
sults of ain tneresting tan d imtlportnstl
interview, ho1ld on the Itth March:
at Point Isabel. httweien Gtn. Slaulgh
ter and MIf. Getn. Lew. Wallace. I.
S. A., commanding departmient o,
Maryland. enjoying the ent iri- conti
dewnte of GenL. Granit. and sent Sowth
by hitm on ani insapection tollr. for thIt
benefit of his health, a steamnler being
placed at his disposal.
We have been permitted byv Ilaj.
Genl. Walker to iook over the ,fliciail
documents. and with his sanctotn,
publish a synopsis of their contents
This publicity will doubtlss no.t
please Gen. Wallace, who desired
Gen.. Slaughter writes-tlhat " his
mission he kept strictly private."-
lie was infbormed, however. that (en.
Walker would be infhrmed of" anltV
and atll things that inight occurr dur
ing the interriew ;" and C;en. Walker
in his tinln, desires that the pt.oplh. of
Texas -hoati bencqunainited with the
treachery Mr. Lincoln proposes to
them th-nough his confident, his tool,
Wallace.
Cn the 7th Marelh,Gen. Slaughter
received a conmmunicati, n from a Mr.
Chas. \Worthington, asking for a per
sonal interview. Mr. W. is a son
in-law of the late lon. Forbes ]3rit
ton, metiber of the Texas Sellnate
from Corpus Christi, where 11r. W.
resided before the war. He wa.r just
from New Orleans, whe-c'e Gen. Wal
lace, on arrivinig froom the North im
mediately sought himr out, and in
quired if he could not place him (Gen.
iVallaceeto beg a perseinl int-rview,"
to colnfer in relation to the war ; and
to interehanige ideas concerning the
posslbility of adopting a basis, utponi
Swhich the Collnfedierate ind United
States government might treat; and
-.ltnimately concede a peace honora
ble t, both.
After some hesitation Gen. Slaugh
ter determined to grant the inter
view "for the reason," he says "that
whatcver might. beo Gesn. Wallace's
object, he could obtain nothing from
rme," &nd that the information elicit
ed from Gen. W. might be vainuable.
Gen. 8., by agreement, proceeded
with his Staff, to Point TIsabel .w, ;ch
he reached at noon; and i >on after
Ge i. Wallace and Stall' 1 t1fro Im n
til,g ft' trucn e boat. Gen. Shaulght'r
on ellteting General Wallace, sta:ted
to him as before mUlentioued, tlhat (st!n
Walker would be informed of all that
might transpire; and, furth.rt , or at
he (Gein S.) would ontinu' hix Iltf,
simply, to listening tI his (".:;,.. \V.)
propositiols, and to al. ieg luch
tquestiuus aismight be neCcl.oeary for
the explanation of them.
Col. John S Ford was then intro
duced by Gen. Slaughter, wrho had
previously directed himi to ,e present
at the interview and palticipatet ill
the discussiou of quetito:.s arLisi 1lg.
It was previously agreed by (;en. S
and Col F. to disclaim any authori
ty to acnt upon the propositions G(en
lWallace might pro.-ent.
Ger. Sluiglhter says
" I was indul.cd to take C',l. F' rd
with me from the fact that he w as
one of the most protnmtliillt It1. ill
Texas, having been a I m11ller ot t ilh
Conve:tton decreeitng s,.cs in,. antd
the conmander in-clii ,t t' he S :Le.
ftrces until the f;inlin:tion ifthI.
(Cohtder:acy-ac-t man of gr:lt disc",..
ti01l ianld 5,lu0nd 5c:15sL."
Uin. Wallace stated in his writtn
proposition, that thi proper :mulh vi
ies of his 5g",,vrnlient iul n171 aut hIir'
iztd him to pre-ent terms, i ,," 17 1,.i
Sovertures, ot any kind, to ml,,yody.
But in his Colve, raLti, l l. ,' ,11,ali
fid this asstl rthitt til attrially, I s 1 h.I
following will shl,Iw it: al. I. . hi h:
I hel had the cnfi,,inc, ,of ;,n. I raat :
that ainythint- li n migth do wolm nI.
ceive th suli port tI. 1n;,"I1. I l" :i t :a
inc his opinin th,, a1. 11 i: i: ,. .ti,,,
would 7l7 11 Sh t: 15 II Coi . tiAt'-l 7 1.i I.u "
("41. Ford rj cprts: " (; \
lace discl7. iln dtl anly ntiii hrity IT . -
for his goverm ,ntl -whii . h I,. k,:,I .
gool rn-,1 n to ul, tu . lt, itn t het , nd.
distintict: st:l .dt , th.1t w, iu 'h7 r,- -
assrit that (,n. I;rant w, ull ,",
dorse anytithiiii hi might do in th".
pre nlss .Ps." * a *
* * " (;, n. \Walla,., ail. sub
Sgovtr ll0nt (t at l\icihai-rd with r -l
gard to lien. Lee." * * r
* 1" 1r kn1 all hle .aid ,,n t7 , .
suil ,et. it w piti, Latl, h, ..7 i:tlpi._-.i
ble to :u'rivei at an- otllr co(iclu-i,,I,
i than lihat I4,.n. (tran t ii j l,. ,a f.,.i
SPresident itf the L nitil S7tatt.-
STh,- power behintl till, tho II n,
greater thou tllhe throne."
Gen Walla,'er in ,i 1,-t-er to 7
Slaulghter and Col. Frd. -at,. - 1h,"
his p ositi,,nst , 7u, tiraie r.wi 1th sIp.t
cial r,. i- rncit e to( th "R 1', -11 ! i-- i
}i hregion,, a1 d tha:t hI.. thitk - it i
crtaiti i y they7 w ill irv- e :)e7 ,,l , 7 ,1 .
to his govt unn' li 1111 r ar,' 1:.,.
h.wt v l,, ie to ,, t allii l, .' n- 7in7li
,ties. t , tit 11 n v .te.t I,11 . I,, 1 , :.,ý,
t, u g -1. tci :.t 1 1 -i t 1ri ,_ t l
. 'l it s tlet. l of il i1".'s 11 n thii , _ ',...
our highest prt ltr'snt .Lii . -., .:
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41 1 117 ci]Zells. allnd W\':is kill,: ' ,,tigh t ,
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that %I, . tln " anti tti t al , sh l: l
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Si-t:s Over ail Tra- ,-i- --ll
late-i11s 1 and t,-rri un'it s: th.,t ii ,t kt'
who wish 1.. r,. n t1 l , 177 - "1.. ,a -
, 11,at 1 alt,-gia c,' . a1t,1 7 ii 1 .: 1,.
SIunig ,,r Ltt in lir7 o1,: n.1.1 ti..-... a h1,
dln't w i-7 i to sta1y, ,-:. ~.x.1.7 tlL l,, -
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ty in Mla ,.., ",by th:tt i-t, in r, , r
ed 1,, lh ,- (',.,g) ,.s ,,i tlt. l' ,' .,i
S7States.
I lT hese a' I'll ," 7 :l: 1 :tll , t}
a reunittd .and h:t, 1...11 t ' ."
The i1 o.vt Clty 7t 7 '7r( , 7.- . '' thI... 7
I r' l iti'o71s, are as ret',,I.-7ji g .- it
r,.f,.re , ,7, th,-ir 1 ,.h , , 'ii, hr77 n,
to t, i h, ,n 1h1, wv, tg .II,, 771 t711 17a1i1
,r of w7717 71-7.
the r,.p,,rt7 .7sa..1 , ,,II :h, Or,,t77 th11
it was the g.in,.r- lly r, , iv..,1 ,11i i,7
in th,: F,.,l7.rai arinv, as it i.a- h:us
peat-.; they 107ne hay7 . tihe j,,,.7r- 1o
enforce trieaty stipulbmi, ,1 ; pthibi
cillls 011st. 11V17 nfl,'i 7 tg 777 10 with
the lnlitt , "-what is lh0. use 1 t tr7 nt
ing with the civil ,-luth,_,ritiCe!- th,.
arl- p1ow7'rleiss.
H1: assigned, as a r1as,,n fi71 mak
inlg a propsition ,lir7cC to tlh, 7,,).i
tary athoriti,.s of 1h,1 "rrans-.M is7s
sippi Department. that l io , Ct ,--.;hr- i
ate GIverniont had ahand,,, 71 th11
States compo-.iug that I_)p,.tr t,777
that ti'y had a perfect right to ta1,
care of themiolves, and that i wa.
their houndon duty to adopt ieas
ures fotr their self-presrvation. Col
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1 ei ; ll:-I (ihll'. Tho tRoel s to gitvre.'ir
'I'll It th 'e'o'.ernmtlI ll of the Latild
(o opal' or rlejr.(lu' t conIulnhldtter silgn 1,
1!,,e f H111 r the ro.B ll, of their eouu (n'c·;
Ii, i I itril~ry' and public pr lJIIttV
t" Ur i'lle, Sthl 'd and turned otl
'. the' tli'i 0 tllp'.inttd by me to rltcl'ii'
.'11. Tily 1111 rnot e mlbrae the chic arm.'
1 tit till ol. l0 trlr Ittor It r rivate horst i (it
wlil be Illowed to relllirn til their hornet.
not tu bI' dl.stbrtle b' tiIt. United Statetl
al~t iIrI tie'. S~ h'10 il .+t~ y ob~erve theiLr
play r·rcei ':fdo l.
1:.' S. (RtANT.
Lichttt General.
iic,a~ltllrtrier?' Armyt Northern V a.,
.1 Ut. (.e11101Gi April 9, 1IN5.t
v i ilie i ren ot 1it!er (If' tihis date con'
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