Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-02
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our SPECIAL REPORT.


Fns Negotiations between Sherman
and Johnston.
EEw YoEK, May 1.-The Herald
Newbern correspondent says THAI il ID
not generally believed that Johnston OF
any Of the leading rebels expected to
Acceed 10 their proposition, unless great
! ~ modified One evidence 10, that the
I common civilians who accompanied the
I army or we're in its imnediate vicinity,
4 az the first conference, Suddenly disap,
peared soon after. Another is that, on
learning that our Government had re-
fnsed to entertain such overtures, John
ston needed no further time for reRec-
ton or conference Eith the military au-
thorities. At Q o. clock on the morning
of the 24th, Gen, Sherman notified John
ston that his terms were not accepted,
aud the truce would end in forty-eizht
hours ~ f,o.--- 81, =,
Later in the day we sent an
other demanding the surrender of his
army on the same terms given Lee.
Johnston replied on the 25th, asking an
interview, with the modification of the
previous arrangement and snEg sndering
hiE army. Sherman declined to discuss
the subject on the basis Of the old agree.
menL The time and place when be
would meet him we're given; Johnston
aeceded, and they met near Durham's
station, 27 miles from Raleigh. Sher-
man arrived on time, but, owing to acci-
dent to the train, Johnston was delayed
several hours. He made his appearance
at last, looking much worn for the anxi-
ETY. and trouble Of the past two weeks,
but was ont-spoken and frank.
A few minutes conversation settled
the preliminaries, and the terms we're
reduced to writing, aud not expressed
In the same language. Negotiations
were conducted IN Sherman's name, and
Johnston had no intimation of the
Lieutenant Generals presence until the
terms of capitulation were signed, when
Grant quietly put bis approval upon the
back OF them. In the interview between
Generals Sherman and Johnston the lat.
ter frankly declared that the war was
over; to continue it q moment longer
would not only be wrong, but criminal,
and, when the South learned that this
army and Lees had surrendered, there
-nrraf he m aasira = n nrnleng the contest.
de stated, openly, that has IFoops should
fight no longer III he could not obtain
reasonable and satisfactory terms he
would disband his troops and send them
home. lie armies were nearly sixty
miles apart when the terms Of capituIa-
tion were signed.
Whea Sherman had moved part Of his
army far beyond Raleigh, before flag
of truce was agreed upon, after the sign
ing of the famous memoranda the corps
was drawn back to the latter city, With
the exception Of Kilpatrick's cavalry,
which picketed the line about 25 miles
beyond Raleigh.
Js anstoas men were well back towards
Greensboro. The railroad between the
two armies was in running order all the
time, and the opposing Generals pro-
ceeded By rail to point of nearly equal
distance, where the interview was held.
Gen. Shsrmahs FIRST news of WilsoR's
success was received over the wires run
ming through the heart of the rebel
armies. Johnston went so far as to fa-
cilitate the transmission Of news from
Wilson, and begged Gen. Sherman to
put a stop to his further devastation in
the Southern country
The terms Of Sherman's original
armistice is reported to have had the ap-
proval of his army commanders, and
many able officers. Gems. Blair and
Logan were among those who dissented,
and are reported to have done all in
their power to prevent any consideration
of these propositions. At the time the
armistiee was agreed to, Sherman had
just received. information of the general
satisfaction the terms of Lees surrender
afforded at the North, and believed that
greater spirit of msgnanimity pre-
vailed than at any other period. Hehad
a copy of the Richmond Wbig in which
il was said the General was convening
the Legislature of Virginia, and every
thing conspired to make these terms ex-
tremely lenient. - 1lat e
The same correspondent says:
From certain indications it is proba-
able that JEFF. Davis will continue the
fight westward, and win endeaYor to
reach Cuba, in some small vessel or
fishing boat, from point on the Florida
coast. Rumor places a heavy sum to
his bank account in Havana. The story
that be has large amount of treasure
with him is considered doubtful 6~a 4