The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-06-01


The War, has jus, made Its appearance. Below
will be found General snrsSAr's statement con-
corning bis srmsiicc with Jou-sror. Being asked
to state oil the facts and circumstances relating 70
IL General snVuuAS replied follows
On the 18th day Of April lat wa. At RALEIGH In
colmmasd OF three armies the Amy Of the ohio, the
Nrin' OF the Cumberland. and the army Of the Ten.
nthee' my enemy Wa Gen. joseph r. Johnston ~
:. ,1qiIrdeiste army, who commanded JUOoO men,
et"nting along the railroad from Rselrh, by Hlls.
Dorough 6feensboryuVh, salisbury and Charlotte !
cnnmsnccd pursuit bv cto., the 1rve Of that road
w. We direction Of Ashbooneh aud Charoite. after
River at Avcns Ferrv, received a comnun alton
rom Cen Johnston and answered IT, copes OF which
letter addressed to the secretary Of War NJ follow.
"HI,DQCArrEH MILIrARY Diyeios !
'"i E nlli,I'E2 c. April III Is i!5 555O{
"'sn y :. Grant and S,r-etdry ~ va, lend
which think viii be followed by terIns OF captula-
ION ! "hl gtnnt the same terms Gen. Gran, s,vo
OF civil policy II am cavalry has retrsaod toward
g ,9. e'uI,ja them to H. prep red to hnd or work
Cen Johnstons reply here, and will prepare meet
4 htye invited Gov vsnco to return to Raeieh
with the civil Offices Of his \ ,ato. have net eN.
Governor Grahan, So.sr' badger. Moore, Holden
aud otlsers, al OF whom III At the I. over,
snd lnat the states Of the south mu,t resume their
Congress- aud must submit TO ihe Sationai arms.
] his great fact was admitted aud The details arc Of
"w. T. surRM ~, Msor-Gon."
., inst Zen. John,t5n 10 lerson A. ~ house five me.
lew preliminary o nei %n he "a ID TO me- since
lee has surrendered his army Mt APpomatto1
he looked upon further opposition BY him A. thu
lIrltest possible Of crimes that he wanted 70
eonce,sons anythine by which he Id maintain his
hod ana control OF his army, and iu ecatter
lnR snything TO satisfy the great anine OF their
people; II So he thousht he could terms sat
lei"iory 70 TON parties lie wanted TO embrace the
Coniticrncy, to tlc Ro Grande--to make one Job Of
II, ~ he termed H. asked him what his power'
wcte-whetber he could command and control the
iac II all tue armies to the Rio Gtan'le He answered
that nc thought he could obtain the power but he did
not po-ress at that moent he did not know where
Nj Davi. VAS but he thought II | vould give him
th' time he could hnd Mr.. Breckiurdge shoe orders
sould lie obeyoi everywhere, and he could tedge TO
me HE personal faith that Whatever be undertook to
do would be done. had had irequeni spondence
Nith tue late nfesdent Of the nited states, Win the
secretary OF War, with Gen. Haeck aud With Gen
Grant and the general impression left upon my mind
was, that II settlement could be made, cor,slstsnt
with the Constitution Of the inted StA'es the laws
OF Consfes- and the proclamation Of the Prcsident
nate the var by one stroke Of the pen. ! needed
time to finish the railroad from tho Seuse bridge up
70 hahHh' ana thought could put Ia four or hve
days OF good time la making repairs " my road even
u had TO seud my proportions to Washington |
therefore consented to delay "a hours TO enable Gen
Johnrton to procure what would satisfy me to his
authority and sblliJ as military man 70 do What
hun the next day ihe 18th. 1T ~ noon, at the same
place.
We did meet again; sfter general inter change
Of coureres, he remarked that He then prepared
to satisfy me that he could iuhl the terms Of our
conversation OF the day before He then asked me
what was willing to do; told him. in the first place,
! could not deal with anybody except men rocogniZed
by VA M "belligerents" because military man
could 20 beyond that TACT. The Attorney General has
| since 70 decided, and any man OF common sense 80
| understood u before; there difference upon
that point ~ to the men and officers accompanying
dent OF the niiei states b. published proclams-
non hai enabled VERY man IL the southern Con
| procure and obtain amnesty, by simply taking the
oath VI allegiance to the United States, and ing
| n go 10 his home and live IN peace. The terms OF
Gen Grant to Ger. Ice extended the came prn0pes
TO the ohcers OF the RANK Of Brgadier General and
ard, including the highest officer IN the Confod-
| Chief IwN therefore willing to proceed With him
upon the same principles Then conve ration aro.o
| ~ to What torn OF government they 10 have In
thu south. Were the states the. W be discovered,
sSa s shS 0 70 The be SeoS SSHsa e % %
| the common langusre OF tue people OF the south-
citz, Of the tinted States fr,o aud ia 20 NJ
ition OF rubmision TO the las ul authority Of the
| Itltoi stases as defined by the Constitution. The
| luitSd States supported by thope courts" lie then
| remarked 10 nc that Gen, BFec kinrdpe, a Major
II ihad M oil ect.on lie would like to have n m pre-
cent cdlcd his attention 10 the fact that Lsd on
tous between Us must he confined to bi.ligerents
lie replied that be understood that perfectly but"
| by public Iumur, w Secretary OF War h. In iart A
| Major General ! give you my word for that Have
Ucnetslr' | replied, " have no objection to sny
military ofhc,r you doslie being present part OF
your personal staff" l. myself, had my own officers
car me- al call, Breekinrdre came a stransor TO
| mn, whom had never spoken To In my life, and he
louci Ia the conversation. While that conversation
| was going on coulter arrived and aanded 10 Cen
John ,tOn package VI papsTg; he and Br.ckinrdge
| eat oGHn and looked over them ior come time aud
| put tit "a AWAY IN their pocket,; what they wore
| / kuuN not but one Of them n clip of pa
| Der, priL zen, ~. Gen. Johnston told me ly Mr.
| ir1rau pustmaHter GCnprAl OF the southern Con-
ieder4cy they -eemed to talk about i soto roes,
l Hafnal lr l. A o. -
| WA preceded b. a preamble aud closed with a iew
| general terms rejected 1t at once We then dis-
c.sscd natter taxed shout slavery talked about
| ever thing. There was an universal assent that
| slavery vas ~ dead IA anything could be- that il
! was one Of the Issues OF tle war long since defer
mined ana even Gen. Johnston laughed at the folly
Of tie Conie ierMe GOV ernmtIt % rnislns negro sol
dieis whereby they gave IA all tue points OF the case
told them that slavery had been treated b. u. as A
dead Institution, first by one cla-s OF mon from the
imitation o the war, and then from the date Of the
| FmAnc patton Proclamation OF fIerldUut Lincoln and
finally b. the ascent of all parties as TO rcUoustglC.
ton, told them did not know What tho ylcss of
| th, Administration we're Mr.. Lincoln, up " thai
tiuAn, IN Letters and by e,egrams TO me, encouraged
me by all lhe words hicb could be ured IN general
tuuus, " believe not only in lis Silingneas, hut in
his desires, that should make terms with civil su-
thoineA eoNcruors aud Legislatures even A. tar back
a. lsbI. IL Ih-n occurred 70 me that | might write
oil some sen,tal proposltons, meaning LITTLE,
meaning much, according To the construction OF par
ties-~hat would term "glittorlne generhitiYs"-
ANA send them "a WarhiDgton, winch could do In
four days. That would enable the new President 10
giN1 me clue " HE policy in the important juno
was Overt the highest military au.
| tnoritics Of tho Southern ConiodeTaey go
comic ssed h. openly, aledly and repeated
|, ". therefore dTew up the memorandum (Which has
been published to the world Tor the purpose OF
rins 1t to the proper Executive authority OF the nit
|, ed stGtcu, ami enabling ham 10 dchno n me what |
u.iIht p.oniHe, simply 10 cover the pride Of the
southern men, who thereby became subordinate
made ne concessions 10 ten. JohnAton's army, or
the troops under hs direction and immediate control,