Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-05-24


e WASHING TON, April 90, 1864.
As reports have b. ca in circulation for
some time ui >, unrre sponri. n e between Gen
erals johnston and Sicrsnsn, h: n'ennaran'
DUN or basis ii whrt wts ag,eed uPJn lie
tween tGe>e- -tGo Gen .ra IS ami the result is US
follows
MsMoai&Dtx
Memorandum or basis O. agreemcnt rade
this eighte .nlh cay vi. Ap !, A. u fs6', ar
Dunham', sIa'in" a"', IN th. ri tic ni N9r'h
Caronina. bv a.d aeiws:u &c ell Jos 'rh E.
Johns comma ,dlug fe 's'"t-',e; ate ar
my, and VI .l9r ,te"erai Vii: Am ]. fi' r'Aap,
COMMANDING ia. arni.v "I :hr [ ai'ed > ates
III n. Car,ian :, bO'li prestn':
First-Th cvllia,and;.c aih;es pcw in the
field to lnaiuti liz tu ic atatG qno atHi! nr'lte
is riycn bv thu emman!i:'E Ce e-al of q.
or enc to is op.Dneat. al rca; liable ;in:s,
say forty ei. hi huu's al:oae.
;Second-t4e Confederate .rInia- row IN
existence Ia be disbaDded and Conducted to
their sarera S ates capital the e 20 .iepcs,
it their arms .,.d p'!' ic prorsr J in ne State
arsenal. AID -aeh officer AID man execat'
and h!,, an AGREEMENT to cease from acts oi
war. aid abide he acricn OF b,;h Stare and
Federal authorities. Tbe number OF sruS and
muuitiOns Of war to bp r!'p..ited TO the Chief
Of Ordnance It Ma>Lin-tnu citr. subject TO
future ...,ior ut the Co.gres: or the United
Stat.s. .J,d in the mtantime 10 b. used .oiely
~ ,,.:.,it,ifl peace and order within he boi-
az. :, c,e Sacis respo .tiv,.ly.
Tti..l-'rke Recognition hy' ihn Executive
OF the Uni,e. S a.es ut the several State gov
erinnc-.is. ON their ohc rs aid Le5i a!ure>tas'
Ing lie oath prescrih d: the C institution OF
IL / i,et Si,,cs, and Hssfe conflicting State
coyr:. .;..cil 5 bayr resn e. from the var, the
,,Eicitis.:.,., III ~. -shan he submitted 7" :i':
-;jrr. nia Cu,.ff e The United States:
ia1..t.--ii;a -c- es'g:,'i>fncnt ri All fede
70! court. N M. sHvrral S;a'HS Yiih p'wers
as dc;;ac;! by - cons iin'i"n AMI laws OF
CongTcs> :,
Fifth-rhc peor'e mn! Inhabitants Of Ill
Stctes to be guaranteed, so far IS the E&ecu-
tive can. their political rights and franchise,
es veil as their rights Of person and properly,
as desued by the constitution Of the tM'ee
States aud States respectively.
Sixth The executive aathor.tr @i tpe
socernnlent Of tie Enite.i States AT 10 dis
trrb any Of rhe people !,y reason OF rhe late
war so long as they live ~ peace and quiet,
abstain from arts Of :Irlhed ho>tIli;E. snd pb.y
laws in existence a. ans pace o. ihelr resi-
deoce.
SeScnth.-I:, general terms, war to cease,
"a general amnesty, so far ~ the executive
nSwer Of iheE United States can command, or
on conditi.n of dsbandment of the Confede-
rate armies, ard the distribution OF arms and
resumption Of Ieaceful pursuits by officers
and men as hitherto composing the said ar
so;es. not being fully empowered by our res
,cctiye principals 10 fulfil these terms, we in
tiiyidually aDd officially pledge ourselves to
;,romp.:: obtain Necessary sn'horlty ami to
carry oui the abo"e pro-
W. T. SufRviy,
Ms;nr-Gcheral.
Com1aant cling 'ne .r,nyof the tni;e States
in N1!,; C.roli'a
J.E JrHysroS, General.
C.n,mnodirg Con ei,r4te States Array in
Nirth Carolina.
rbis proceeding Of Genera, Sherman was
upapprovel, for the following, among other
reasonS:-
.1irst-It was 81 exercise Of authority not
vested in Gen. Sherman, and on its lace
shows that both he and Johnston knew that
he tGeneral Sherman) had no authority to
enter into apy such arrang :ment. -.
Second-It was Iractical acknowledge
n,ent OF the rebel government. -,
Tbird--It undertook to re-cstablsh the
rabel Stste GOV, rnments, thar had boen over
thrown at the sacrifice Of many thousand 10y.
al lives andsan iipmen-e treasure: and plac-
cd arms ana nutritious of wer u fte hands
az the rebssat their respective capitole, which
na;uht be used s> seDn as the armies oh tn,
Fnited States wtr. di.hapded, snd used to
conu;er and s,.Ldue tie loyal States.
Fourth-By the le't"rALlon ol tho rebel an,
thority in tieir Respective States. they would
b. ena led to recrtsb!:sh slavery.
Fifth-It might furnish ground Of res
nonsibiitv by the federal government to pay
The r.bel debt. and certainly subjects loyal
c;tizeus Of the rebel States 10 the debt con.
su,umated hy the rebels in The name oi the
State.
six,h-I pnts in dispute the existence or
ioyai State governments and the new State of
Western Virginia. which had heen rec gniHed
nv every department OF tho United States gov
crnmert
s4vcnth-It pr.r' .c,l'y abolished the con-
fscaTion 'aws. and rr'icyed rehels OF every
6egrer, who bad slaughtered our people, from
all pains a.dPenatiss ior their crimes.
Eighth 1T gave terms that had been de-
Iibc-atclv. repeatedly sn1 selemnly rejected
by President Lincoln. ana -brtter terms than
the re,els had ever asked in their most pos
parJus condition. -. ~
Ninth-Is formed no basis Of true and last
;nr peece,, but relieved rebels from the pies
sure Of our victories md left thetnin condition
TO reaew their efort;to overthrow the United
,Sjates goyerapent. and sublime the loy;ll
States. wheneSer tEeir strength was ~leorsit.
ell and ans opportunityaIouhl ogsr.
FGon rEr T:,Ns.M lss,ssir"'.-S. Lnni>'
May Is. The Re- pullicans srerai ss!ys shrerc.
port, L., rapers contain nuln"rou, accounts
ofactioa between the mi'iiassssan'l TIE pfs''
pie. Il wa; their deterninslShn 10 prolong
the wnr. A large meeting at Shreveport was
atldrcsse-. ty the rebel Governor. Allen, AMI
seyera officers neSish rank. all trking 'ae
same ground US Kirby Spith'sanra'i, already
{. .i,..a,h~J and uroinr soLlipr; nG9 peottie