The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-05-04

generally believed that Johnston or any
OF the leading rebels expected that
the Government would aceede to their
propositions unless greatly modified.
une evidence is, that the prominent
civilians who accompanied the army, or
we're in its immediate vicinity at the
first conference, suddenly disappeared
'eou aeer. Apothcr is, that on learning
that our Government had refused to
entertain such ovetturcs, Johnston need
ed no further time for reflection OF con.
fereBos with the military authorities,
At six o'clock on the morning Of the
Gath, General Sherman notified Johnston
that his terms were not accepted, and that
the truce would end; in the day he sent
another demanding the surrender Of his
army on the same terms accord to I.rc.
Johnston replied ON the 25lh, uskin an
interview iUr modiIyi ing the previous
aurI cmcnt aud sutrcnderiur his army
Sherman declined to discuss the subject
on the basis ofthc old agrccmcnt, but
named the time aud pldcs where lie
wo ID meet him. Johnston accepted.
They accordingly met near Durham
Station, about twenty.scvcn miles from
Raleigh, On the 26th. sherman arrived
on time, but owing to an accident TO the
train by which Johnston was CO ming
from Greensboro, his arrival was delayed
several hours. II finally made his 40.
pcarancr, looking much the worse for ,he
past two wt eks' anxiety and IL ublc, but
was outsEoken aud FRANK in arranging
th; agreement for his capilulatiun A
few minutes conversation settled the
prclimiuarics and the terms. Thcs,
were soon reduced 10 writing aud signed,
and are the same as those extended to
Lee, although probably not expressed in
precisely the same language. The nc-
gutialiuns were conducted in General
Shcrman's name, aud Johnston had no
intimatiun OF th, lieutenant Generals
presence at Raleigh until the final terms
of capinatiOn were signed. When
Grant quietly put his approval IN the
ba'k Uf them. Daring the interview
between Generals sherman aud Johns.
ton, the latter uniformly declared that tho
war was over, and that to continue il a
moment, longer would not only be- wrong,
but criminals; aud when the Southern
people learned that his army aud Lees
had SURRENDERED 4, there would be none to
counsel longer continuance of tho
contest. He stated openly that his troops
should fight no longer. II he could not
obtain reasonable aud satisfactory term,
h. would disoand aud send them home.
The armies were nearly 60 miles nuar,
ut the time the capltululiuns were sipned.
Genera Sherman mad moved part vi his
army f.r 'y0nd r ,ltigh before the truce
was agre d upoI.
Amer In. signing Of th, fam u IN mo.
rinda, this wa, drawn back 10 the Latter
ely except kllp tricks cavalry, which
picked Il line of chuilry about twenty iiy,
miles beyond Raleigh. John,tuu's troops
wcre W II back toward Greensboro. The
ralroud between the two armies was ia
running order all the time, aud the oppos.
ing G nrrals proceeded by rail to u poin,
nearly equally distant, where the inter.
views were held. Tho telegraph was
also in workin. order Though JUhnston's
army to Selma, Macon, Montgomery and
other South rn citi's. Shrrmin's first
news of Wilson's succ, sses at lhesc
places was received over the wires run
ning through the hvurt Of the rebel army
Johnston even went so fer as To flclli
tate the transmission Of news to ni,,
from Gen. Wilson, apd begged Gen
Sherman to put an immediate stop TO hi
further devastation of the Southern
cJun'ry. Ths terms of Shermun's urilinu
memorandum, are reported to have hat
the approval Uf his army commanders
and many uble aud Influential officers
Gems. BIir and Logan were among tn,
number who dissented, and are reported
t. have done all in Their power to pr ven
the consideration OF these proposals. AT
the time tho Ormistice was ogr, ed tc
Sherman had just received information
of tue general salts action which the
terms Of Lees surrender afforded the
North. aud believed that greater spirit
Of magnanimlly prevailed than at any
other prrioG. He had copy of the
Richmond Wing in which was the proc.
lamation of Gem Wsilzsll convening the
Legislature Of Virginia. Everything con.
Spred to make him extremely lenient.
JEFF. DAVIS.
The same correspondent says from
certain indications il is probable that ] 4
Davis will continue his flight soulhward
aad endeavor to reach Cuba in some
small vessel or fishing boat from point
on the Florida cnsst. Rumor pac c.
heavy sums to his bank account ia
Havana. The story that he has large
amount of treassry with him, is Considered
doubtful.
General Grants reported to have
said that when he informed Gen
cral Sherman of the disapproval OF
the terms he had forwarded t.
Washington, the latter frankly ad
mitted that he had made a mistake e
at not having put in writing that
slavery was dead: but that was the
understanding between them. AS
to permitting the rebel legis atures
to assemble, he had agreed to that,
because he had just learned that
the Virginia legislature was per
mitted to assemble by authority
of the President, and in tn ab
sence of official instructions be
interpreted the Presidents desire
to be that rebel civil governments
should be retained for tho pre-
servation OF order, and TO avoid
maintaining a military force il
these States, as well as to d,
away with the irritation likely t.
grow out Of military government
As to the amnesty, it was onll
to cover officers and soldier,
When his attention WAS called L
the wording, he replied with mucl
spirit: "That does not expires
the understanding between us"
The ilerald's Washington spec
| ial savs General Grant has return