The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-31
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Reported for the Daily argus.

NEW YORK. May 0l.-Ihe N, L. Herald
Washington correspondent says:
JEFF Davis is expected to arrive there to-
day and will be arraigned soon after his ar
rival. -
Longstreet has received permission to visit
Washington On private business.
During the month the treasury has placed
to the credit of the paymaster general, to pay
the soldiers SIS, 900 ,0OO.
All other acquisitions upon the treasury
have been promptly satisfied.
The n Y. Hersld's New Orleans CORES
| pendent says:
After the presidents proclamation Gen.
Candy is making arrangements tor opening
of the military lines to trade.
Gen. Warren has assumed command of his
department at Vicksburg.
The N. Y. Times Washington correspond
ent saws:
Ill the eastern troops belonging to Sher-
mans army, have been ordered to report to
Gen. Anger, at Washington.
The western troops Will move west in 8
days.
CINCINNATI, May 3l.-The Cincinnati Ga.
zette's Nashville dispatch says:
The amnesty proclamation was received
with great satisfaction by loyal men.
Senators Hill, Howell Cobb, and Secretary
Mallory arrived at Nashville IN Tuesday.
Gen. Wilson issued an order at Macon GA,
on the goth prohibiting the rebel Legislature
from assembling.
The people are pursuing their peaceful
nvOcatiOns, having been promised protection
from the United States government.
New YORK, May 3I.-Gen Sherman ex.
plains his negotiations with Johnston in his
official report az follows: 1t is substantially
the same as given before the committee On
the condu3t of the war. He met johnson
April 18th as arranged. The interview was
frank and sodierly.
Gen. Johnston gave him to understand
that further war on the part of the confeder-
ate troops was folly; THAT the cause was lost;
that every life sacrificed after the surrender
OF Lees army was The highest possible crime.
Johnstonad mitted that the terms conceded
to zen. Lee were magnanimOus and all he
} dould ask, but he wanted some concession
that would enable him TO allay the natural
fears and anxiety of his followers and enable
him to maintain his control over them until
} they could be got back u their homes. He
wanted To embrace in some general PROPOSE
rion the fate Of all the confederate armies that
remained in existence.
never made any concession - u mis- own
army OF assumed to deal finally, and / su-
thorat:veiy In regard To any other; but it did
; g. EN- TO me that there was chance for peace
, that might be deemed valuable to the govern
.Dent OF the United States and was worth the
r few days there would be consumed In roger
ence thereto TO push an army whose COM
mander hal 70 frankly aud honestly confess
ed his inability 10 cope with me, were cow
ardly aud unworthy the men | led.
They met again Uu ;he 18th and renewed
the convention, He says iuGsmuch as John
ston did not feel authorized to pledge his
> power over the armies in Texas we adjourn
ed TO meet next day at moan. 1 returned to
Raleigh and cOnversed freely with all my
D general officers, every one OF whom urged me
to conclude terms that might accom-
p.Ish so compile and desirable an end
= All dreaded the weary and laborIous ma rch
r after fugitive and disorganized army, back
7 towards Georgia, almost over the very same
:; country where We tOiled so long.
There was but one opinion expressed, aud
! if contrary ones were entertained they were
!, withheld or INDUCED in only by that class
4 VINO shun the fight and march, but are loud
! est and fercest when the danger Ia past
n | again met Johnston on the 18th and re.
e newed the conversation. He satisfied me
r then of his power to disband the rebel armies
in Alabama. Mississippi, Louisiana and Tex.
a., well as those under his imm late COM
mand, viz: \. c., 5. c., Fla, and Ca. The
points on which be expressed especial solicit
tude were lest those states were TO be disban-
ded aud be denied representation in
congress or any seperate political existence
whatever, and that absolute disarming of
has men would leave the south powerless and
exposed TO depredations by wicked bands OF
assassins and robbers