...The president responded immediately, authorizing Greeley to bring to Washington under safe conduct "any person anywhere professing to have any proposition...embracing the restoration of the Union and abandonment of slavery."22 Lincoln knew perfectly well that Davis had not authorized negotiations on such conditions....

...emissary to the Confederates at Niagara and authorizing him to bring to Washington under safe conduct "any person anywhere professing to have any proposition...restoration of the Union and abandonment of slavery." Greeley objected. For all his countrified looks and his shuffling gait, the editor was no fool, and...

...was brushing Lew Wallace away from the Monocacy, Lincoln passed the ball to Greeley by responding: If you can find, any person anywhere professing to...restoration of the Union and abandonment of slavery, what ever else it embraces, say to him he may come to me with you, and that if he really brings such...

...was brushing Lew Wallace away from the Monocacy, Lincoln passed the ball to Greeley by responding: If you can find, any person anywhere professing to...embracing the restoration of the Union and abandonment of slaven, what ever else it embraces, say to him he may come to me with you, and that if he really brings...

...at Monocacy Junction, that if the editor could find anybody professing to have any proposition from Jefferson Davis in writing for peace embracing the...Union and abandonment of slavery, whatever else it embraced, then he should bring him or them. At the very least they would have their safe conduct. 14...

...and bring them to Washington. Specifically, the safe-conduct Greeley was authorized to offer covered "any person anywhere professing to have any proposition...restoration of the union and abandonment of slavery." Greeley balked. Now his credibility was on the line. Lincoln insisted and, when the editor still proved...

...pocket vetoing the Wade-Davis bill, Lincoln replied that he or his representatives would meet with "any person anywhere professing to have any proposition...abandonment of slavery, whatever else it embraces." After some complicated correspondence, the president followed his reply with his famous "To Whom It...

...wrote to Greeley that if he could find anybody having a proposition from Confederate president Davis embracing "the restoration of the Union and abandonment of slavery, whatever else it may embrace, say to him that he may come to me ... and he shall have safe conduct."55 Greeley didn't...

...He agreed to receive a Confederate delegation under safe conduct, with Greeley in tow, if and only if "you can find any person anywhere professing to...restoration of the Union and abandonment of slavery." Such a piece of paper, obviously, did not exist. Greeley remained optimistic, even though he had seen...

...editor, Lincoln told Greeley to go to Niagara Falls and follow up on the matter himself. If Greeley could find "any person anywhere professing to have any proposition...restoration of the Union and abandonment of slavery, what ever else it embraces," he should bring the man to Lincoln, who would assure the Confederate safe...