The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-09
SAINT paul FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1868 ss

SAINT PAUL. FRI
of the voluminous matter so liberally lavished
| On the public in the New York Journals OF the
| 2ith Of April. That was the first and only
| time ever saw that telegram, Or had one word
of instructions on the important matters In
volved in it, and it does seem strange to nae
| that every bar-room loafer in New York can
| read in the morning Journals . official mater
that is withheld from a General whose COM
mand extends from kentucky to North Car
olina. aaa-..st.4. ,, =.
Within an hour courier was riding from
| Durham's Station toward Hillsborough, with
| notice to Gen. Johnston of the suspension OF
the truce, and renewing my demand for the
! surrender of the armies under his immediate
command (see two dispatches of April "a, GA.
ny; and at II n l had the receipt of his pick
/ ct officer 1 therefore published my orders
| No. 81 to the troops, terminating the truce at
IL N. on the 26th, and ordered all to be in read.
| mess to march at that time, on the routes pre-
| scribed by Special Field Orders No. IS, of April
IA, from the positions held April 18. General
Grant had orders from the President to direct
military movements, and l explained to him
/ the exact position of the troops, and he ap-
proved of 1t most emphatically; but he did not
relieve me or express wish to assume COM
mand. .@.r
The FINAL CAPTTULArION.
| All things were in readiness, when, on the
| evening of the 25th, received another letter
! from Gen. Johnston asking another interview
1 to renew negotiations. Gen. Grant not only
approved but urged me to accept, and ap
| pointed a meeting at our former place at noon
of the 26th, the very hour fixed for the renewal
| Of hostilities. General Johnston was delayed
by an accident to his train, but at two P. NJ ar
| rived.
We then consulted concluded and signed the
| final terms of capitulation.o These were taken
| by me back to Raleigh, submitted to General
Grant and met his immediate approval and
signature. Gen. Johnston was not even aware
| of the presence of Gen. Grant at Raleigh at the
time. There was surrendered TO US the second
great army of the so-called COnfederacy; and
though undue importance has been given to the
4 so-called negotiations which preceded it, and
| q rebuke and public disfavor cast on me wholly
! unwarranted by the facts, rejoice in saying
that it was accomplished W thout further ruin
and devastation to the country; without the
| loss of q single life to those gallant men who
had followed me from the Mississippi to the
Atlantic; and without subjecting brave men to
| the ungracious task of pursuing Q fleeing foe
that did not want to light. As for myself,
| / know my motives, and challenge the instance
| during the last four years, when an armed and
defiant foe stood before me, that did not 90
1 LII IOE b uSut, duu WOulU 6ublu6 II
! had ever insulted or struck fallen foe.
4 HoMEwARD MARCH OF sHkRMAN's ARMY.
| The instant the terms of surrender were ap-
proved by Gen. Grant, made my orders No.
65 assigning to each of my subordinate CON-
malders his share of the work, and, with Gen.
Grants approval, made special orders No. &c,
4 putting in motion my old army, no longer re.
| quired in Carolina, northward for Richmond.
Gen. Grant left Raleigh at 9 A. NJ of the 9th;
and / glory in the fact that during his three
days stay with me, did not detect In his Ian.
guage or manner one particle of abatement in
the confidence, respect and affection that have
existed between US throughout oil the various
events of the past war; and though we have
honestly differed in other cases as we'll as this
| still we respect each others honest convictions
still adhere to my then opinions, that by
few general concessions" glittering generali-
ties"-all of which In the end must and will be
| conceded to the organized States of the South,
| this day there would not te an armed battalion
opposed to us within the broad area of the do
minions of the United States. Robbers and
assassins must in any event result from the dis
bandment of large armies but even these
should be, and can be, taken care of by the To-
cal civil authorities, without being made
charge on the national treasury.
| STANTON AND HALLRCK.
On the evening of the I'd of May returned
to Hilton Head, and there tor the first time re-
ceived the New York papers of April %,
containing Secretary Stanton's dispatch of 8
A. II. of the 9th of April to Gen. Dix, includ-
ing Gen. Halleck's from Richmond of p. N.
the night before, which seems to have been
rushed with extreme haste before an excited
public, viz !: morning Of the 2Sth. You will
observe from the dates that these dispatches
were running back and forth from Richmond
and Washington to New York. and there pub.
10 had nh Ia
in Raleigh, N. c., adjusting to the best Of our
ability the terms Of surrender of the only re.
naming formidable rebel army in existence at
the time east of the Mississippi River. Not
one word of instruction had been sent to me
Of the displeasure of the government with INV
official conduct, but only the naked disap.
proval OF skeleton memorandum sent prop
erly for the action Of the President of the
United States. The most Objectionable fea.
ture of my memorandum had already (April
24) been published to the world in violation of
official usage; aud the contents of nv accom-.
panying letters to Gen. Halleck, Gen. Grant
and Secretary Stanton, of even date, though os
hand, were suppressed. In all these lettersI
had stated clearly and distinctly that Johnston's
army would not fight, but If pushed would
disband aud scatter into small and DANGEROUS
| guerilla parties, as injurious to the United
States IS to the people themselves, that all
parties admitted that the rebel cause of the
South was abandoned, that the negroes were
free, and that the temper of 81 was most favor
able to o lasting peace ] say all these opinions
of mine were withheld from the public with
/ seeming purpose. And do contend that nv
official experience and former services as well
as my past life and familiarity with the people
and geography of the South. emitie my
opinions to at least decent respect
| Although this dispatch (Mr. Stanton's, of
April 20 was printed Official" it bad come
to me only in the questionable shape of news.
paper paragraph. headed "Shermsn's truce
disregarded" had aiready done what Gen.
| Wilson wanted me 70 do. viz: bad sent him
supplies of clothing and food, with clear and
distinct orders sid instructions how to carry
| render of anns and par0liug prisoners the pri-
eoners male by Gen. Johnstons capitulation
OF AprR 26 and had properly and most opper.
tuuey ordered Gen. Gilmore to occupy Orange.
burg and Augusta-strategic points, Of great
| value at all times IN peace and war. But as
| the Secretary had taken upon himself b order
nv subordinate Generals TO disobey mr. cor.