Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-31

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both pertiSo, md h ssstainly friendly to
~ eonusncemsute u any difference wAs
Ia IL Gheeuan- Johnston convention.-
tn. u sppeovsd By the President, would
have made peace between the Potomac and
Rio 0rands. The objections made to this
- inclnded In three propositions: LIST.
That Sherman had no power TO make such
. treaty. The answer y obvious that no
never Claimed OF attempted 70 conclude the
management All ha did "conclude' was
: tfues fos few days, and he then submit
ID, lhr he appreciation Of rejection Of the
President, this important odss Of general
peace. Even in sfFanging The truce he had
h IL On hie adA .Wiho1 was slill moving
md holding The outsr coils of the net, while
ohMmAn was building railroads and repair
lsg mods end bridges, ready for thc hual
spring " ~ argoageueat wee disappsoved.
He gained everything By the truce and
Lost nothing. Johnston Was "corraled,"
end was kept 70 BY this truce, while Shsr-
0an IVES never more eedve In preparing for
future movements II necessary. Il 10 said
nwoule have ~ business 70 make truCcs,
Of deal with political questions, and that
Grant wAs ssprovea for this but Sherman
had made trucss before, and for year has
bsen distinguished for his treatment Of po-
litical questions without . word Of caution
Or feproof from his superiors. The tele.
gram TO Grant, now published o. an official
order Of IN old date, WAS withheld from
Sherman, and Sherman had been instructed
% open communications with rebel civil au-
1hoeitias.
The second objection is that the arrange
ment recognised the rebel State govern
msnt and officials. This is the most serious
sejection, and amply jdAtified the govern
isn't in rejecting Or modifying the arrange
mcns; but the Ofleial papers show clearly
hat Sherman refused to grant this in any
Ihape or form, until the order Of Weitzel,
Issued while Mr.. Lincoln was present IN
convened the rebel Legislature
q Virginia and recognized tho rebel Gov.
Smith. With this order before him, with
out word Of tho contrary tenor, Sherman
informed Johnston Of the order, and waved
bic previous objection TO recognizing the
rebel State authorities. Why should Sher-
mAn be denounced for submitting to the
NV President = propositio based upon
|his order, ofthe revocation ont VII ichhe ha
not the least notice How unjust to ar.
'aign him for this, and then conceal the fact
hat he WAS acting In pursuance Of the poll
y Of the former administration.
The third objection il that he recognized
Ilaysry, and restored the old relations be-.
tween master and slave. This il simply alb
lurd. Sherman has repeatedly acted upon
he validity Of the proclamation Of emanci-
patton and the laws Of Congress Abolishing
Dlavsry, end the idea OF rspcaling Or
Dtrengthening them by militagg arrange.
nent betwoen the generals never entered
his hsed. The oiAsaal papsss show that No
useod Johnston 70 announce - fact the
oxtinotion Of slavery-a "fact" that Sher-
man not only regarded ~ fixed, but ~ un
olterable. The result was that slavery was
- nsntioned, but was left precisely whore
Il oueht 70 bs left. The nervous fear that
1hie question could not DO left to the law
and the Supreme Court did not disturb .
purely military mind.
This was the Arrangement about which 30
much has been said II disbsnded the reb.
q armies, placed al their arms within our
power, made peace universal; and it was
purely conditional, having no life without
The approval Of the President. Now it is
plain that the duty Of the government was
20 simply approve or reject 1t, and give no
reasons, but issue its orders, and this is pre-.
cisely what was done BY the President, and
he did no more. Gen. Grant Was sent to
convey this order, and did his duty nobly
md we'll, with generous consideration for
his subordinate and fellow-soldier. Sher-
man did not hesitate moment, promptly
terminated the truce, made new arrange
ment with Johnston, aud ct once started for
Charleston and Savannah, to send supplies
- Gen. Wilson, then far in Georgia, and to
close up the scattered links Of his great
His official report shows an
amount Of zeal, activity, patriotism and
wonderful ability not surpassed BY any por-
lioo Of his previous life. All this was going
ON while he vas in utter Ignorance Of the
wild storm Of dcnunciation that was sweep
ing over the whole country.
While he was supplying Wilson, arrang-
Ing to catch Davis, detaching armies from
his command, and preparing for peace and
home, the press and the telegraph, the prl-
pit and the rostrum, wero ringing with do
Auneiations. A letter Of rebel to the Lon
don 1Snes was universally quoted Is the
AVvSsostVn " put W OverSuIVW Ile kVvctu-
Nent. Cromwell and Arnold, and all that
Was desperate aud violent, was suddenly
brought to pablo notice. TO defend Sher-
man, and even to beg people to "wait-let
NJ hear from him, - Wss 70 invite quarrel and
Insult. Timid people were plying him and
n connected with him. People who had
slept soundly in their beds at night, and
made money every day during the var,
thought Gen. Sherman had joined the cop
peehsads," and was no better than JEFF Da.
Vie, end even limited that be had got some Of
Js6. Davis gold.
Gen. Sherman first met this s'chilling
Wind" q be wAs coming northward around
Oaps Henry 10 meet his army and sufrcndc,
Aie command. He was then writing his Of
4cial report. He firmly believed that d
1hlo 0eeco and most unreasonable calumuy
WadlHeEanissd by.1r. Stanton and Gen. Hal
1oek With TIE dslibsrate purpose to insult
6umillAto, and ruin him. He then first saw
0eautsn's reason and Halleck's insulting or
dee. he mixed Ill the falsshoods and NAL
lgnity With thsse tws official acts. No won
~ that this give tone to his Official report
0na undsf tAfs shadow it should be read
- vim ueon b made public, and the writer
- thla vonfnfea Il predicf that everv fair.