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e North as might be relied upon to aid the attainment of peace. The commission was designed to facilitate such preliminary conditions as might lead to formal negotiations between the two governments, and they were expected to make judicious use of any political opportunity that might be presented. The commissioners—Messrs. Clay of Alabama, Holcombe of Virginia, and Thompson of Mississippi—established themselves at Niagara Falls in July, and on the 12th commenced a correspondence with Horace Greeley of New York. Through him they sought a safe conduct to Washington. Lincoln at first appeared to favor an interview, but finally refused on the ground that the commissioners were not authorized to treat for peace. His final announcement to them was the following: Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C., July 18, 1864. To whom it may concern: Any proposition which embraces the restoration of peace, the integrity of the whole union, and the abandonment of slavery, and which comes
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Index (search)
1-47, 549-56. Movement to Appomattox Court House, 556-58. Surrender of Confederate forces, 559. Conference with Lee concerning terms of surrender, 559. Great Britain, status of neurality, 10. U. S. demands for reclamation, 224-25. Accusations of U. S. government, 229, 231-32. Alabama claims, 236. Result of Geneva Conference, 236-37. Attitude concerning blockade of Confederate ports, 317-18, 321-22. Reply to arbitration suggestion, 319. Result of professed neutrality, 320. Greeley, Horace, 517. Green, Gen. Martin E., 198, 334, 343, 350, 352. Death, 349. Greer, Justice, 234. Gregg, General, 273, 283, 297, 339. Battery's defense, 556. Grierson, Colonel, 335. Griffith, Gen., Richard, 102, 131. Death, 121. H Habeas corpus, Writ of, suspension, 409-11. Hagerty, Thomas, 200. Hahn, Michael, 248. Hale, Christopher, 230. Halleck, Gen. Henry W., 8, 58, 499, 500. Commander of U. S. Department of the West, 15. Advance to Corinth, Miss., 58-59. Hamilton, Ale