Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-04-28
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGToN. April %

! Y Yesterday evening a bearer of dispatch
es arrived from General Sherman. An
agreement for a suspension of hostilities,
and a memorandum Of what Is called Il
! basis for peace, had been entered into on
| the Sth inst, by General Sherman, with
the rebel General Johnston, and Brigadier
! General Breckenridge was present at the
| conference. 4 Cabinet meeting was held
at s o clock in the evening, at which the
action Of General Sherman was disap-
proved by the President, by the Secretary
| of War, by Gen Grant and by every
member Of the Cabinet. General Sher-
| man was ordered to resume hOstIhties i'm
mediately, and was directed that the in
structions given by the late President, in
| the following telegram, which was penned
| by Mr. Lincoln himself at the Capitol, on
! the night of the 81 Of March, were ap-
proved by President Andrew johnson,
| and were reiterated, to govern the action
! of military commanders.
On the night of the Sd of March, while
| President Lincoln and his Cabinet were at
| the Capitol telegram from General Grant
was brought to the Secretary of War, in
| forming him that Gen Lee had requested
an interview or conference, to make an ar
Fangement for terms of peace. The letter
| of General Lee was published in a letter
| to Davis and to the rebel Congress. Gen.
| Grant telegram was submitted to Mr..
Lincoln, who, after pondering a few
minutes, took up his pen and wrote with
| his own hand, the following reply, which
| he submitted to the Secretary of State and
| the Secretary of War. 1t was then dated,
addressed and signed by the Secretary of
War, and telegraphed to Gen Grant:
WASHINGTON, March 3, 1852 P. NJ
Lieut.. General Grant:
The President directs me to say to you
that he wishes you to have no conference
/ with General Lee, unless it be for the
capitUlation of Gen. Lees army, or on
some minor and purely military matter
He instructs me to say that you are not to
decide, discuss or confer upon any polite
al questions. Such questions the Presi-
| dent holds In his own hands, and will sub
NIT them to no military conferences or
conventions. Meantime, you are to press
to the utmost your military advantages.
[SignedJ EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
The orders of General Sherman to Gen
Stnneman to withdraw from Salisbury and
join him, will probably open the way for
| Davis to escape to Mexico or Europe with
his plunder which is reported to be very
large, including not only the Richmond
| banks, but previous accumulations
A dispatchreceived by this Department.
from Richmond, says: 1t is stated here
| by respectable parties, that the amount of
specie taken South by JEFF. Davis and his
partisans Is very large, including not only
| the plunder of the Richmond banks, but
| previous accumulatiOns. They hope, it is
said, to make terms with General Sher-
man, or some other commander, by which
| they will be permitted with their effects.
including this gold plunder, to go to Mexi-
co or Europe. .Johnston's negotiations
| look to this end
After the Cabinet meeting, last night,
General Grant started for North Carolina
| to direct operations against Johnston's
army.
[Signedl EDWIN NJ STANTON,
sa- i.-A Secretary of War.
As reports have been in circulation for
some time of a correspondence between
Generals Johnston and Sherman, the
memorandum of what was agreed upon,
and the result Is as follows:
Memorandum or basis of agreement made
this 18th day of April, A. D. 1865, near
Durham Station, IN the State of North
Carolina, by and between General Jo-
seph johnson, commanding Confeder-
ate Army, and Maj Gen W. T. Sher-
man, commanding the Army of the
United States in North Carolina, both
present:
First-The contending armies now in
the field to remain in statu quo until no.
tice is given by the Commanding General |
of either one to its opponent, and reasOna- |
bic time, say forty-eight hours, allowed.
Second-The Confederate armies now
In existence to be disbanded and conduct |
ed to their several State capitals, there
deposit their arms and public property in |
the State arsenals, and each officer and
man to execute and file an agreement to |
cease from acts of war and abide the
action of both State and Federal authori- |
| ties; the number of arms and munitions |
of war to be reported to the Chief of |
Ordinance at Washington City, subject to |
the future action of the Congress of the |
| United States, and in the meantime to be |
used solely to }llaintaia peace and order
within the borders of the States respect
lively.
.Third-The recognition, by the Execu-
| tive of the United States, of the several
State Governments, on their officers and |
| Legislatures taking the oath prescribed by
| the ConstiutioR Of the United States
and where conflicting State governments |
! have resulted from the war, the legitimacy
of all shall be submitted to the Supreme
Court of the United States.
Fourth-The re-establishment of all
| the Federal Courts in the several States,
with powers as defined by the Constitu
ton and the laws Of Congress.
| Fifth-PeOple and inhabitants OF all
! States to be guaranteed so far as the Ex-
ecutiye can, their political rights and fran
chise, as well as their rights of person and
property, as defined by the Constitution of
| the United States and Of the States re-
spectiyely. 1
Sixth--The Executive authority of the
! Government OF the United States not to
disturb any of the people by reason of the
( late war, so long as they live in peace and
quiet and abstain from acts of armed !
hostility and obey the laws in existence
at any place of their residence.
Seventh-In general terms, war to cease, |
and a general amnesty, so far as the Ex-
eeutiye power Of the United States can
command, on condition Of the disband- |
ment of Confederate armies, the cessation |
of arms, and the resumption of peaceful
pursuits, by officers and men hitherto |
composing the said armies. Not being |
f., fully empowered by our respective princi- |
pals to fulfil these terms, we individually |
and officially pledge ourselves to promptly |
obtain the necessary authority, and to