New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1865-05-05

O.: IN our paper Of last week We pub
Nshod the terms Of surren Ter agreed be-
tween Qsn'.s Sherman and Johnston.
That arrangement. vas rejected BY the
evbinst and its ac.ivn soncurrcd in by
she Presidest and 0sn. Grant. The
reasons o: non-concurrsnce we're sal forth
under nine aistincs headings which our
space viii not justify Us i, giving but
TO which We shall devote little % ace.
TIE hrss spscifcati m in too refusal
10 to the effect that Sherman had no
authority vested in him to make such
m arrangement. This admission is
made by Sherman hiuseliia the ar.i-
slss submitted to the Presi.ien. AMI his
cabinet for his words are "nos being
fully empowered" he sought tho "uces-
sary authority from the President
The act Of Gen. Sherman was no NOR:
ttaa the act Of N attorney would be
who should draft deed that was not
accepted and executed by the grsntor
We Dc not pr ,poss to treat this matter
as ono in which Sherman had the pow
Of tc 1, that which he distinctly d!as
vows having authority to perform.
The second objection ia TIA: the
agreement, WAS q prospective scknov.-
edglAa. Of ,h< rsbel government. The
surrender Of Lee: every Offer for the
exchange Of prisoners has been to that
extens an acknowledgment Of the rebel
govern neas. So tia. this additional
recognition b. Sherman, if sach were
.sal!y intended, woui. hsvs assn Of 40
psactica! moment 4, tas:z government
ss it would occur when :he eoufe.leracy
van dr@v:ng It's dying breath. 1t
would haze Essu ~ more THAI 8 polite
flourish os.hs hand 81 tipping o The A4t
20 ono passing from t&.a to eternity
Further than this Sherman's armis.,ce
did not 60, tor everywhere in the uaen'-
ran6a be carefully avoids the use f the
word government" adopting instead
the word "principa!.'
The third specification sascr,s that
st undertook to establish the rebel
State governments that have been over
thrown 1t the sacrifice Of thousands Ct
loyal lives" Thisi is avery grave error.
for the ar1ais,ico expressly provided
that where the governments Of the
States are q; all in Dispute, the lsgiti-
macy Of tie conflicting s:a.e soveru-
mems shal! be submitted to the
Supreme Court Of the U,,ite;; States
upon tho question o: law and sons.itu-
tlonal right.
The 6nal clause Of the Thrill spccii
cation 10 totally without fouala;ioa Of
TACT. /. is true that the arlsistice
stipulated that the arns Of the C.,nfei
crate armies ehculi be dep }si,ed at
taeic several State capitals. Bit the
capitals OF nineaof these States were
then in Possession Of Iae Federal ar
mics; and the balance, after the dis.
bandnen: Of their sfnfiu these States
and thu surrender: G: sieir armies, could
be in.sa2 days time. TAess arms
when deliveret as the state CAPT tolf
were to DO subject to the orders Of the
Chief of Ordinance at Washington
Ths federal armies were no. bound by
the armistice to disbani At all, theref ,re
the Chief Of Ordnance cou!t, Z, ones have
made 'sush disposition Of .hom as would
have been proper. Therefore the pie.
that these arms coutl hsss been used
by the "rebcIsH to "subdus and conque,
the loyal siates'' otter. the fedora
armies shall have been disbsnied i
the nerest nonsonse. -:
The fourth cause Of rejection was
saa: "'tho restoration Of rebe! authori
y would be TIE re-esta blishnlent Q
slavery, n their respective states'
Not IT the emancipation p,oclauatio.
IS constitutional and the arnaistice pr
y;aed for Submission 80 the su
rreme Court Of ssch questions for i:
:nal adjudication. Besides an amend
;:,ent to the constitution ia how pend