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Show THE HAWPTON ROADS CONFERENCE. The denial mad by Sen tor Vet In th Senate jester day of the reported attitude of Pietldent Lincoln toward the South at th Hampton Road eon-feitnce, eon-feitnce, waa undoubtedly harav; second-hand hearsay at that Mr Vest was qultu correct In denying that President Pres-ident Lincoln said he would writ "Union" and the Confederates might write all the rest, or anything to that effect. Such a report aa that would be Incredible on its face, for on that sort of a proposition, the South could have restored slavery, and required such guarantee aa would have permanently permanent-ly protected It; and could have even required re-quired that all the Territories should be admitted us slave Stites We are aware thu there was a sentimental 'loppy sort of a rumor nfloit for many years that President Lincoln had offered something of that sort, but It Is hard to understand how It obtained ob-tained credence. There wias nev er any uncertainty or misunderstanding of tho terms proposed by President Lincoln Lin-coln at that conference. They were clearly laid down, and were decl-vrel to be Indispensable to nny settlement of tho war, viz.. 1st the restoration of tho National authority throughout all the States; 2nd, no receding from tho position of the National Executive on the subject of slavery 3rd, no cessa. tlon of hostilities short of an cndaof tho war and tho disbanding of the forces hostile to the Government. These terms are as far removed from Senator Vests version that nothing but unconditional surrender would bo nc-cepted nc-cepted ns they are from Tillman's rubbishy version. Yet la Is easy to see how some one might by mere hearsay, have got the Impression thnt Mr Vest sas wns his understanding of the result re-sult of that conference. It seems vcrv, curious, however, that men occupving the dignified position of Senator of the United States, nftcr so long a time, nnd now that the whole truth ot the matter mat-ter Is fully known and of record, will give utterance to such Inaccuracies. It does not help tho standing of the Senate Sen-ate with the public, to see such gross errors put forth In that body as sober, actual fact. |