The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-12

Army: ........
GENERAL--In obedience to orders from Gen.
Joe Johnston. commanding the army OF the
Tennessee, have the honor to transmit You
the dispatch of which the accompanying is an
official copy.
(Signed) NJ. G. BUTLER,
Major General.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE,
In THE FIELD, April %, 1865.
To Major General Sherman, U. S. a.:
Your dispatch of yesterday is received.
propose modification OF the terms you otter !;
that such terms for the army as you wrote on
the 18th be also modified according to the
change Of circumstances, o further armistice to
arrange details. and meeting for that purpose.
(Signed) JOS. E. JOHNSTON,
- General.
The following additional was received
at 1890 A. M on the 25th, and also trans
mitted:
In THE FIELD, April 25, 1865.
MAJOR General W. T. Sherman, commanding U.
8. Forces:
GENERAI-I have had the honor to receive
your dispatch of yesterday, summoning this
army to surrender on the terms accepted by
Gen. Lee at Appomattox Court House. pro
pose, instead Of such q surrender, terms based
on those drawn up by you on the 18th for dis
banding this army, and further armistice and
conference to arrange these terms. The dis
banding of Gen. Lees army has afflicted this
country with numerous bands having no means
of subsistence but rObbery-a knowledge of
which would, am sure, induce you to agree
to other conditions
Most respectfully your obedient servant
(Sigued) JOSEPH E. JOHN TON,
General c. s. A.
In reply, Gen. Sherman simply said:
81 will meet you at the same time and
place of the former meeting, and the mat
ter OF which you speak will then be con-
sidered" This reply was carried by Lieut..
General Fuller, of Kilpatrick's staff, who.
having waited for an answer all night at
the picket post, returned in the morning
with the following:
GREENpoRo, April 26, 1S65-2A NJ.
MAJOR General W. T. Sherman:
/ will meet you at the time and place you
designate. Is the armistice with the status quo
renewed.
(s;gned) JOS E. JOHNSTON,
General G. s. A.
Gen Sherman, after private interview
with Gen. Johnston, and after the terms
and agreement of surrender had been con-
cluded and drawn up, called in his own and
Johnston's Generals to witness the signing.
Johnston is said to have been affected to
tears. Much freedom of discourse fol-
lowed upon the past, the present and the
future state of the country, and the best
policy to be pursued in securing the South
from predatory bands, sin which discus
sion Johnston and Butler took an equal
part, furnishing both information and sug-
gestions. Johnston signed an agreement
to surrender upon the same terms as the
Army of Northern Virginia. Butler, in
reply to a question, answered that proba.
bly, not more than 4, 900 cavalry remained
to be pursued. The rest had already left.
jeff. Davis had fled with large body
guard of cavalry, probably as soon as Sher-
mans dispatch reached Goldsboro, on the
oath. He has probably sought the noun
tains. There were in all probability 5000
in the cavalry corps. Wade Hampton has
probably left too, as he went to Green's
boro from HillsbOro on either the Oath
or 18th.
Gen. Sherman has started on tour to
Wilmington, Charleston and Savannah.
That part OF his army destined to be i'm
med:ately disbanded we're already on the
march to Petersburg and Richmond by the
most direct route. 1t is due to him to tes-
tify that, from what could see in my ride
through North Carolina, meeting citizens
and soldiers of all ranks, Sherman seems
to have conquered the second time by mag
panimity. and so affected the enemy that
those / spoke with already coupled name
once 80 hated by them with sincere honor
and reverence. Sherman, by the South at
least. seems to be remembered next to
Lincoln as paci6cator.
A prominent officer who came down on
the same car with Gen. Grant from Ra-
leigh, reports the following: Gen. Grant,
elsncing at a newspaper containing the re-
bort of Shermans proposed arrangement
submitted to the President, accompanied
by a severe editorial criticism, said: II
regret the publication of Shermans report
at this time. Sherman has done too much
for the country to be sighted now for
single mistakes mistake that, instead
of treachery, which Gen: Sherman is ut
terly incapable of, grew alone out OF sln-
cere patriotism. / chose Sherman for the
Western campaign because he was at that
time the only one who had developed SUI
ficient qualifications; neither has any other
since illustrated the same ability. Sher.
mans success at Goldsboro necessltated
NV own at Richmond. When Sherman is
fully understood, the public tone must 90
him better justice"