Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1864-1869, 1865-05-13
Number 49,.


for its unconditional surrender, when i
be acceded to, as the city Is
now at our mercy.
Tho navy has already hoisted the stars
and stripes over the walls Of Fort Pin'o
and Spanish Rriver Battery. We also
have entire possession of Choctaw Point
Battery and three heavy forts below It, in
Gaines bend. shall place u sufficient
number Of yunboats in the city 70 give
efficient protection to the loyal inhabitants,
of whom learn there are great number
Gen, Candy, with forces under hs COM
mand, is at present in Blakely. One hun
dred and ffty torpedocs have been re-
moved from Blakely river, by commander
Crosby.
(Signed,) H. h THATCHER
Rear Admiral, Com'l West Gulf
Squadron.
WAsulSGToN, April 22.--fssterdaf even
ing bearer Of dispatches arrived from
Gen. Sherman. An angrcemrnt Tor tho
suspension of hostilties and memorandum
Of what is called the basis for peace, hau
been entered into on the 18th inst by
Gen Sherman, with the rebel General
johnson. The rebel General Brecklnrldgo
was present at the conference. AT tho
Cabinet meeting, which was held at 3 %,
cleck in the evening, the action OF ueneraI
Sherman was disapproved by the freSl'
dent. See'ry Of War, Gen Grant and Dy
every member of the Cabinet General
Sherman was ordered to resume hostlI'-
tics with the enemy and was directed 10
the instruction given by the late Prosl'
dent in the following telegram, which was
penned by Mr.. Lincoln himself, at tho
Capital, on the night Of the Sd March,
which had been approved by President
johnson, and reiterated to govern the He'
tion Of Military commandersi
"Waohington, March Sd, lSb5--l2 pm
To Gen, Grant The President directs
me to sav to YOU that he wishes you 10
have no conference with Gen. Lee unless 1t
be for capituation of Lees army, or on
some minor and purely military natter
He instructs me to say that you are NOV
to decide, discuss or confer on any poll'i-
cal question, as such questions the Presl-
dent holds in his own hands and will sub
NIT them to no military conferences or
conventions. In the meantime you are to
press to the utmost your military aaVoh'
ages. ....
(SirnedA STANTON"
The orders Of Gen. sherman to Gen.
Stonpman to withdraw from Salisbury and
F., Join him, will probably open way ior
Davis to escape to Mexico or Europe with
his plunder, which is reported to be very
large, including not only the plunder oil
Richmond banks, but previous accumuIH-
tions.
After the Cabinet meeting last night,
Gen. Grant started for North Carolina, to
direct tho operations against Johnson
(Signod,) STANTON
WASHINGTON, April 2S,- President John.
sons speech to tho Indiana delegation,
yesterday, was more important than any
vet delivered. The President snid We
are living at time when the public mind
has almost become obliviOus Of what trca-
son is. The time has arrived when the
American people should be educated and
taught that treason against the govern
mcnt of the United States is the highest
crime that can bo committed, and that
those engaged in it should suffer all the
penalties :,
1t does not promalcate anything that |
have not heretofore said, to say th0.
son must be made odious and th ,
must bopunish9d and mpria9n.y
must not only be punshcd,but,b t,b
power be dcstroyelj If not, they "a
maintain ascCndenoy and ma' ag bee
como numerous and powerful fog ln ,u.
words of n former Senator Of the Uat,d
States. "When traitors become numerous
enough, treason becomes respectable"
and say, after making treuson odlous,
} every Union man should be remuncmtcd
out Of the pockets of those who have
, brought the greatest suffering upon the
, country, while | say, rs to the leaders oil
: treason, they shall receive duepunishmrnt,
t also say that the lcniCncy Of the ConsIl'
l tuition must be given to thousands whom
5 they have misled and deceived,
+ In speaking of reconstruction, he made
the following remarks: On this idea OF
: destroying the States, my position has
s heretofore been well known, ana there 10
e no cause to change it now, SOmoore sat
o isGed with the idea that States are TO be
lost in territorial and other divisions and
I arc to lose their character MS States; but
8 their legitimate legislative functions hnya
} only been suspended, and it is a high Com
| stitutonal obligation that we have, 10 se-
r cure each of these States in the possess
= ion of republican form of government
/; A State may be in the Government with a
peculiar institution, and by the operations
of the rebellion it may lose that feature,
= but II was a State when ii went into the
, rebellion and when il comes ont without
/ that institution it is still State
I lhold it as u solemn obligation on any
ono Of those States where the rebel army
Q has been beaten back or expelled, ! care
h not how small the number Of Union men,
p II enough to man the ship Of State, | hold
h it, | say, a high duty to protect and secure
IS to them a republican form Of government
n This is no mere opinion; it Is expressed IN
h conformity with my understanding of the
n genius Of our governments adjusting and
k putting the government upon its legs again
e | think the progress of the work must pas
into the hands Of its friends. If II STATE
y is to be nurscd till it gains strength, !
S must bo nurscd by its friends, not smoth
d cred by its enemies, Now point me to al