The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-06-10

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sioii 10 chase JEFF. Davis and Cabinet. wit
their stoa: treasure, through any part ossb
country Occupied bJ my com nand.
! The laft and most oblioxicus feature q
General Halleck' 8 dispatch IS where be- zoe
out OF hif way and advises that my subordi
mates, G4ner..Is Thomas, Stoneman and VII
son, should be instructed mot to obey Sher
man ca mmands." This is too much, ant
| turned from the subject with feelings TO,
| strong tof words, and merely record nv he
lief tn II 50 much misc elf was never befort
embracef i'll so small {. space as the news
paper pdragraph headed "Sherman's truce
dlsregarded authenticated as official b,
Mr. Seer e'ary Stanton. and published in tht
/ newspapers of April %
During the night of May .. at Hilton Head
haTing cPnc!uded my business in the Depar,
ment OF The South, began nay return L
meet myltr0ops. then marching towarl Rel.
mond trdin RtleIgh. On the n orning Of Ma
) We riu into Charleston ha,rbor where h;,,
t pee fure Of m eeting A imiral DahIgrei
who had In al ms previous operations, frou
SavannaE noriiIw ri aided me- with constan
cy and ~ inlinesi IL t cv cma idei Try entire
respect and deep affection Also Genera
Hatch who, from our first interview at hi
Tulliien1 = camp had caught the pirit of the
move fro En Poc0iallgo orthwest, anu largely
contribut led 10 onr JOINT success in taking
Cha.iest pa aud the Carolina coast. ANY one
Eh0 Is n |t satisfied with the war shonld %
aud see Charleston, aud he will pray louder
aud deei er than ever that the country may
in the lohs future be spared any more war
Charie-t bn and secession being Syuonymou
terms, ne city should he left PIE. 81
Ihat cen Faries will pass away before tha' false
docirine Is preached again in our Union
We ie il Charleston on tie evening OF the
81 Of Mn, aud ha,ieued with ali o-siblr
speed back to Morrhead CITY, which We
reached at night o, the ilh. immedne 5
communicated by telegraph 70 General SEQ
field az Raleigh, ami learned from him thu
pleasing fact that the L.eu,ananl Genera
Commanding ;he armies ii the United State
had reached the Chesapeake IN time TO couR
,.rmaud Genera! Hal.eck's order, and pre-
ven, his violating my truce. iuv..diI the
are. ef INV co 1ma'.d. and driving Johnston
Surrounding arn:y into fragments. Genera
Johnston had fulfilled his arran cement 10 the
very best cf his ability. and the Oil .er> thtrg
ed wi,h issuing the paroles al G--ers borough
reported about 81. .GaJ alre,dy made aud iha,
The greaIer p;.Ei sf The North Cur,dna troops
has gone home without waiting FOR their pI
r-r-: hu, that all Of them would doubtless
come i,iro some of the N li-ary > ST. the com.
manders Il wNirh are authorized "a gran;
them. AbouJ $40 df the rebel cavariy hai
. Ue south refusing - abide the terms ot
the surrender. and IL i, supposed they would
move for Mexico. ! would sincerely advise
that ihes Tee r~rcd 70 % and STAY. They
u,all b. a NUISANCE 10 anv civilized govern
nent. ,sheiL-r loose or III prison. With the
exception ot some plund-fina rn the part o.
Lees aaA Joluson's disbaHdrd men. AL el=e
was qrie, When 20 the number Hf men s-r
rendered at cToensborD9gl are added those
AT Tallahassee. Augusta AMI Macon, wi'i
tho scattered squads Who VIII come IN a
other m.li.rrv Iors. have ~ doubt ful
lytb,usst.A '.rnel men viii lie disarmed and
rriur he'd t. civil Isn suits. bv the cap tu.ation
,nn,la near Dttrhan' Sia'iuT. y C, on ihs
2ah'of April 1865. and that, tor, wi'ho-'
lEe loss ci /. single l;ie 10 -.
On The 5:h of Ms received auj .uhie,
,, syt,tsg, Jf>paJch from Gener j Sch0neli
which caa'ait. Inquiries have heeu unable
T. s.tizi. s,rii'..- - those 'nade ~ nrari,
every once % ~ command whose dGtie-
/ bring him in toI'act "ith citizens. lea~C
yol do wha- Is e~gedien; to provide ih,
mll.ilry emydy.
; y. L.
M,v 5ih lsO5-
10 M4jor General W. T. sHraMAy, 5to,,
heqd Cttg:
when General Grant was here, as yOl
doubles, recu'lrct. be- said the lines nac
! been extended to embrace this aul othe
sites south. The order it seeIls has bel
! ,.udi.ied So as to include only Virginia auC
/ Tennessee. think IL would be AN act o
/ wisdom to ,.pen this state TO trade at once
/ hope the guyernmeAt Nj. EIake known ia
/ policy Il, to III. organs oi state goyernmeu
/ without teIay. Affairs must uece >Sarlly b'
! in a very unsettled state Until that is don
/ Tie people now are in = mood to accept al
/ most anything which PROMISES cehni;'
/ settlement. hat Is TO he done with III
! freedmen. IS the question Of all. and il is ih
/ all important question. 1t requires prunp
ard wi>e action u prevent the nt@r" trnn
( bee, ming !. huge elephant on our hands.
/ | ann to govern this state, it i. important 10
me ID know at once. Ii another TO b
sent here, il caurut lie done too soon, f.
he will pr ,Jah'y undo the most that / shaI
have done. Shall be Z al to hear from yo
fully when Won have tire TO "ritc. ! w!
seLd vUur message to General Wilson 4
once. u. VI. SCHnEIELD,
Major General
give the dispatch entire TO demomstrat
how i!tcrmiugle have become civil matter
with the military, and how almost ,rnPOssihi
It has become for authority To act Il Pur
military part. Th re are 40 longer agIne
enemies in North Carolina, aud II soldier ia
deal with no other sort. The Marshal al
Sheriff, and their posses (of which /" mi
tary tiay becc.'Ie a part are th- Only pro-
er officers to deal with evil criminals an
mpauders But will not be drawn into
di set ssiom OF this subject, but i1staLce III
! m litarv officers, when men OF the rank. ed'
cation, experience, ncrv and good sense
! General Sclofeld, feel embarrassed b
| them.
. General Schofeld, at Raleigh. has we
oppoin,ed and #eli.disciplin.d command
IS in .elccraphic communication with III
controlling parts ofhis department, aud n
modest one in Il e dir, ction of George. s
well as with Washington, aid has m ita
possession of all strategic points. In lax
manner General Gilmore is well situated
all bur posts, except as to commurlcatio
with the seat Of the general government.
le..1e him a,so. with every man he ever aske
for and in full, and quiet pos ession OF ever
strategic point IL his department.. AND Ger
oral Wilson has. in the very heart OF Georci
he strongest, best appointed and best "nIil
ned cavalry corps that ever fell under m
command and he has now. by my recer
actions. opened to him a source and r0ut
Of suprly, by way of Sava"nah river, tn:
! sin plfes his military problem. so that
think | NAV with clear conscience ieav
Them and turn once more to nv special co.r
mand, the army with which | have been a
|. socated through son of he most eyen,l.
scenes of this or any war.
i hope aud believe that none ofthe-e con
rauders will ever have reason to reproac
me for any "ordcrs' they may have receive
from me And The President of the Unite
States nav be assured that all of them al
now in a position ready and willing TO execu'
any orders 'he may give. I shall hencefor'
!. cease rs give any orders at all. for the occ'
an, ,orIi N TO r., m M 8