The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-27

army through it, but corduroyed and
brldged 1t for miles, and then drew
after you your immense supply trains
The like could not have been done by
any other army"
General Wade Hamptons actions
and conduct in the light of such a man.
ly and candid admission, are suggestive
of his hatred Of the people who elevate
and dignity the laboring classes. and
thorough fanaticisn in his notions of
Southern superiority and chivalrv. He
denied that the South was CONQUERED
or even worsted, and fully reannounced
the theory that one Southern man could
whip three Northern men. We believe
four years OF war have, at least. re-
duced the odds, even in his opinion.
from i've to three. During the inter
view OF the two gentlemen, Col Poe
and MAJ Johnston, Chief Engineers Of
the two armies, had long and friendly
interview Maj. J. expressed his admira-
ton for the engineering ability man
liesied by Shermaa army in its march
through South Carolina. The two Of
tcers questioned each other about their
departments, and at the rebel engi-
neers request, Poe showed him our
plan OF building pontoons. Major
johnston proved himself thorough
gentleman, and rs he parted from
Major Poe, he expressed hope that
they would soon meet under more f g
Yorable circumstance. In speaking of
the armies in the southwest, Sherms n
I inquired where General Wilson with
his cavalry was. "Hs IS at Columbus
/ Eeorgia, replied Johnston. "a1d / lgisL
itT God 9 sake that goa lroud stop him, ~
/ he's raieb.g through Hu c0lulrv, tsgrtrg
/ scry thing 10 The degiL" General Sher
man then showed Johnston a dispatch
he had just received from Gilmore,
saying that Potter with a force of i'm
iantry and cavalry WAS finishing the
/ work Of devastation in South Carolina
! Sherman iorestalled Johnston's request
to have that stopped, by saying that be
/ thought it would not hurt that people
to bear a still heavier burden. "Let
Potter burn a little longer" said he
/ General BreckinTidpe was morose and
! reticent. He showed plainly how deer
WaI his humiliation. He conyersed
however, with those who addressed
him, and 10 General Sherman, ia
discussion as to the slavery question
made this remarkable confession. "ThC
discussion of the slavery question Is a
an end The amendment to the Cons
stitnion forever forbiddng slavery, I
perfectly fair, and will be accepted il
that spirit by the people of the South
If this is the feeling of the class ht
particularly represents We hail it will
gladness.
The news Of the assassination of Mr.
Lincoln was received by General Sher
man while at Fitzpatrick headquarters
on his way to the first days meeting
We have it from General Sherman him
self that General Johnston was shocked
and manifested as much feeling an,
concern as an intimate friend woul,
have done. And well he might, for tn
exasperated soldiers of the Union arm
would have desolated the land from
the right 10 the left The rebel chic
tain expressed himself deeply panied a
the unfortunate event He was toll
that it would be polite in aim to pub
p licly disclaim any connection with 0
knowledge Of the deed. or the conduc
Of our army could not be answered 70
jeff Davis, it is confdentially b,
leved, viii attempt to leave the cour
try, and it was currently reported tha
he had already started for Mexico. II
is to be Joined there by the Hampton
ians and Ro7ser, and the last ditch
and unite with the French. Gener.
Sherman has said that he would not 9
out Of his way 10 capture Davis, for the
wouldn't hang him if he was caugh
| Johnston has been notified, ere thi
that the terms Of surrender agreed upo
can not be accepted, and that the true
at the expiration of the forty-eigl
hours, must end. But we predict tbs
there will be no fighting Johnston
army is about Chapel Hill, about :
miles from Raleigh, with his lett win
on the Haw River; his retreat has bee
, cut oil by Stonemau, who, though no
on his flank, has SO destroyed the roa
so that it cannot be repaired Sherida
is near at hand, and with Kilpatric
and Stoneman, can alone handle JOIN
ston' army, which does not now nun
Der over 10000 men. Demoralized an
! already beaten, Johnston can do not
ing, then, but surrender unconditioi
ally We think General Sherman IA,
lost nothing by his truce.