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City Point (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.33
ation—moderate and influential men who were satisfied that submission was a duty and a necessity. He was impressed with the counsel and communicated in a telegram to President Lincoln the recommendation. I have it thus that Mr. Lincoln was at City Point, and I said I should be glad to see him. The same p. m. (I think) Mr. Lincoln arrived in Richmond and Gen. Weitzel's staff officer came to my home and said Mr. L. was there and would see me. Our interview was in presence of General Weitzel. nia Legislature, that had been sitting in Richmond, together, and to get them to vote for the restoration of Virginia to the Union. That he had not arranged the matter to his satisfaction and should not decide upon it until after his return to City Point, and he would communicate with Gen. Weitzel. He said, He deemed it important that the very legislature that had been sitting in Richmond should vote upon the question. That he had a government in Northern form—the Pierpont government—but it h<
Amelia Court House (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.33
met the precise conditions of the case. I was willing :to co-operate with him on his basis to any limit. I had endeavored to bring the Confederate authorities to the same point and had failed, because they could not bear to look at the inexorable facts of their condition. I had no motive for concealment nor interest in abusing Mr. Lincoln's confidence. My letter to Gen. Weitzel precedes the surrender of Gen. Lee. It precedes all information of what took place after the army reached Amelia C. H. We had rumors of great Confederate victories then here, but that letter contains a plain and truthful account of the state of things. I did not mislead Gen. Weitzel. He heard every word that Mr. Lincoln spoke to me and Mr. Lincoln wrote him, not to myself. He had intercourse with Mr. Lincoln to which I was not a party. There was no explicit condition in Mr. Lincoln's letter to Gen. Weitzel. Mr, Lincoln authorized him to allow a call of the legislature and to exhibit to me his lette
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 1.33
ully and repeatedly to the Executive and to members of the Legislative government that the Confederate States could not carry on their war; that peace should be made, and that the fall of Richmond (whence to substantiate this assertion. I remained in Richmond to submit to the authority of the U. S., upon a full conviction that the Confederate government could not sustain itself. On the 4th for the State was a difficult and invidious task and I recommended him to call to the aid of the U. S., men of the character and class of Mr. Hunter, in consultation—moderate and influential men who ubstance of this paper was, That the indispensable conditions for peace were 1st, That the Confederate States should cease hostilities, disband their troops, recognize the national authority; 2nd, Thaesired it to recall the troops of Virginia from the Confederate service and to attorn to the United States and to submit to the national authority. He never for a moment spoke of the Legislature exc
Hampton Roads (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.33
could not commit a suicide, and that the States in convention, only could act. That the Senate had declined, because of the position of the President, and that thus the subject had been neglected and disregarded. That the condition of Gen. Lee's army was precarious and its circumstances, and 1 was sure that a suspension of hostilities for a few days would bring a peace such as he desired. I submitted to him the draft of an armistice that I had prepared in February on my return from Hampton Roads, as a plan by which a settlement could be initiated and which had been submitted to Gen. Breckinridge, Sec'y of War, and to Mr. Davis, with a view to induce their action, expecting that there might be company at the interview I had reduced some of my views to writing. Mr. Lincoln took my letter and this paper without further remark. Mr. Lincoln said further, that he had been thinking of a plan for calling the Virginia Legislature, that had been sitting in Richmond, together, and to get
Norfolk (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.33
not printed, as all of its essential details are given in the 2nd paper. It bears the statement: This letter was found among Judge Campbell's papers after his arrest. It is apparently the original letter which some afterthought prevented its being sent to its destination. The truly noble devotion of Judge Campbell must command undying admiration, whilst the character of the martyred president, as exhibited, must appeal to the sensibility of every one, even the most rancorous.—Ed. Norfolk, Va., October 24th, 1904. R. A. Brock, EsQ., Secretary, Southern Historical Society, Richmond, Va. Dear Sir: Enclosed I send you for a place among the archives of the Southern Historical Society the following original papers written by the late Judge John A. Campbell. 1. A letter of Judge Campbell to Hon. R. M. T. Hunter, dated October 25th, 1877. 2. A statement of Judge J. A. Campbell addressed to lion. J. J. Speed, Attorney General, U. S., dated August 31, 1865, written from Fort
North Carolina (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.33
d that peace must follow upon such a measure. I told him that the action of Mr. Davis in refusing all negotiation upon the basis of union had compelled conservative men to act independently of his authority. That Gov. Graham had returned to North Carolina and had already, I believed, instituted measures for securing separate State action. That the legislature would meet there in May next, and would vote for a return to the Union. I advised that the same measure that Mr. Lincoln had adopted for Virginia be extended to North Carolina and that it would be productive of beneficent consequences. Gen. Weitzel invited me to repeat in writing what I had communicated to him. This I did on the same or a following day. This letter I learn was sent to Washington. My entire action and interference has now been stated. You will see that I neither misunderstood nor misrepresented Mr. Lincoln as stated. Mr. Lincoln desired the Legislature of Virginia to be called together to ascertain and to t
Richmond (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.33
miration, whilst the character of the martyred president, as exhibited, must appeal to the sensibility of every one, even the most rancorous.—Ed. Norfolk, Va., October 24th, 1904. R. A. Brock, EsQ., Secretary, Southern Historical Society, Richmond, Va. Dear Sir: Enclosed I send you for a place among the archives of the Southern Historical Society the following original papers written by the late Judge John A. Campbell. 1. A letter of Judge Campbell to Hon. R. M. T. Hunter, dated Octobatement of Judge J. A. Campbell addressed to lion. J. J. Speed, Attorney General, U. S., dated August 31, 1865, written from Fort Pulaski, Georgia. 3. A letter of Judge Campbell to Hon. Horace Greely, dated April 26th, 1865, written from Richmond, Va. The above statement and letter relate to certain interviews between Judge Campbell and President A. Lincoln, which took place in Richmond, about the 5th and 6th of April, 1865. I received these documents from the family of Hon. R. M. T.
Pulaski, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.33
iety. This seems to be the disposition desired by Judge Campbell himself as appears from his letter to Mr. Hunter, of October 25th, 1877. I therefore have the honor to enclose these papers to you as they may be deemed of historical value and as such worthy of preservation by our Society. Please acknowledge receipt and oblige, Yours very truly, Theodore S. Garnett. 169 St. Paul Street, Bait., Oct. 25, 1877. My Dear Sir: I enclose you a letter written to Atto. Gen. Speed, at Pulaski, and which you heard there and told me if I sent it I would remain there for life. I sent it, but my family were advised not to allow it to go forward and so it remains. The letter to Greely was found among my papers. These give a nearly contemporary account of what took place between Pres. Lincoln and myself. You know we sent for members of the Legislature and for you to come to Richmond. Transportation was furnished to the members. On the 13th April, 1865, I had a letter from Ge
Baltimore, Md. (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.33
In the regular course of the routine of the affair, I had referred it to the A. General, for attention, it being his duty to examine and dispose of letters between parties. My own statement and that of Gen. Cooper, Adjt. General and four of his assistants have been filed with my application for amnesty to show that this endorsement was no cause whatever to subject me to death or bonds. As my arrest was made at night without any notice, or means to answer or to explain, I had hoped that my discharge would have been prompt upon the filing of such testimony. I respectfully call your attention to this condition of my affairs as more than three months of captivity have been endured. Very Respectfully, Your Obedient Servant, John A. Campbell. Endorsed: letter to Atto. General speed. This letter was sent from Fort Pulaski. It was thought not prudent to deliver it by my friends in Baltimore and was returned to me. It is only as a contemporary record that I preserve it.
Tybee Island (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.33
John A. Campbell. 1. A letter of Judge Campbell to Hon. R. M. T. Hunter, dated October 25th, 1877. 2. A statement of Judge J. A. Campbell addressed to lion. J. J. Speed, Attorney General, U. S., dated August 31, 1865, written from Fort Pulaski, Georgia. 3. A letter of Judge Campbell to Hon. Horace Greely, dated April 26th, 1865, written from Richmond, Va. The above statement and letter relate to certain interviews between Judge Campbell and President A. Lincoln, which took place self, through Gen. Old, sent a telegram for leave to go to Washington. Stanton's deposition is interesting in this connection. Yours truly, J. A. Campbell. Please return these papers or file them with the Historical Society. Fort Pulaski, Georgia, August 31st, 1865. Hon. J. J. Speed, Atto. General. I have a letter which contains the following sentence: It is charged in substance, and I understand with strong censure, that in the matter of the call of the Virginia Legislature yo
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