New York Daily Tribune

The Herald has a most ridiculous report from Niagara that Judge Black (of all the world!) has been there as a secret envoy from President Lincoln to the Rebel commissioners, and that "They talked upon terms. Mr. Black endeavored to obtain the ultimatum of the Rebel representatives, and was no more fortunate than Greeley on this point."

Is there no end to a lie so baseless as this? There was never a word, a hint, a suggestion of an "ultimatum" between the Rebel representatives and the aforesaid "Greeley," nor of any conditions or negotiations whatever save on the single point of allowing those "representatives" to proceed to Washington. Said "Greeley" was entrusted—or at least understood himself to be entrusted—with no authority or discretion beyond this point. Hence, he refrained from calling on the Confederates personally, and only saw one of them for a few moments, in the presence of and at the instance of Major Hay, after his own agency in the business had terminated. This has been stated once and again, and is indisputable. Why is it, then, that some journals of pretension persist in talking of conditions of peace discussed, or proposed, or at least solicited, between Messrs. Clay and Holcombe on the one side, and Mr. Greeley on the other?