Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-25
SHERMAN'S NEGOTIATIONS WITH
JOHNSTON.
HIS TERMS DIsAPPRoyED.
GEN. GRANT GONE TO NORTH CAROLINA.
WAR DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 22-l0, P. n.
MAJOR General j. A. Dir, Ne,o York:
Yesterday evening bearer Of dispatches ar
rived from Gen. Sherman. An agreement for
suspension of hostilities, and a memorandum of
what is called a basis for peace, had been en-
tered into on the 18Th instant By Gen. Sherman
with the rebel Gen. Johnston, the rebel Gen. Breck-
ipridge being present at the conference. A Cabi-
net meeting was held at o'clock in the ev ming, at
which the c ion of General Shesman was dis prov
ed by the President, by the Secretary OF War,
nv e. neral Grant, and by every member of the
Cabinet General Sherman was ordered to resume
hostilities Immediately, and he was directed that
the instructions given by the late President, in the
following tele gram which was Penned by Mr.. Lin
coin himself at the Capitol, on the night OF the Sd
# March, were approved by President Andrew
Johnson. and were reiterated to govern the action
Of milt Commanders
On the night of the Sd of March, while President
Lincoln and his Cabinet were at the Capitol,
telegra N from General Grant was brought to the
Secretary of War, informing him that General
Lee had requested an interview or conference, to
make an arrangement for terms OF peace. The let
ter of General Lee was published in message of
Davis TO the rebel Congress. General Grants
teIegram was submitted to Mr.. Line oln, Who, after
wandering a few minutes, took up his pen and
wrote with his hand the following reply, which
he submitted to the Secretary OF STATE aud Secre-
tary of War. It was then dated, addressed, and
signed Dy the OecTetatI Va atb eu" 'Sie6' ePSu "
General Grant:
President LINcOLS's INSTRUCTIONS.
s'WAsHIyGToS, March 3, 1862 P. N.
| ULieutendnt- General Grant:
| uThe President directs me to say to you that he
wishes you to have conference with General Lee,
unless It be for the capitulation of General Lees
army, or on some minor and purely military mat
| ter. He instructs me to say that You are not TO
decide discuss, or confer upon any political ques
| ton Such questions the President holds in his
| own hands, and will submit them to no military
| conferences or conventions. Meantime you are TO
| nress to the utmost your military advantages.
''EDwIS M. STANTON, Secretary of War;"
The orders of Gen. Sherman to Gen. Stonema
TO withdraw from Salisbury and join him, will
| probably open the way for Davis to escape to
Mexico or Europe with his plumber, which is re-
ported to be very large, including not only the
nlunder of the Richmond banks, but previous &C
foundations. A despatch received by this De-
partment says
alt is stated here by respectable parties that the
amount of specie taken south by JET. DAVIS ano
h partisans is very large, including not only inc
plunder of the Richmond banks, bat pre-
yious aecumulations. They hope, 1t IS sno
TO make terms with Gen. Sherman or some otne'
southern commander, by which they Will be per
mitted with their fleets, including the goo lton
I'll tiGtions look to that end"
After the Cabinet meeting las. night Hen' uit
started for North Caro- ins, 20 direct opers''oH
against Johnston's army.
Edwin N. STANTON, Secreiaf! OF "~'