The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-11
The xlllsary sItuatlOn.-snrFendsrOf
Lee.

The KIllrary sltuatIOn.-SnrFenasroi
Ice.
YESTERDAY a week ago, the country
vas made jubiIant-by the announce,
neDt that. Gen. Grant after several
days brilliant fighting, had compelled
Lee to abandon Petersburg and hlcn-
mOnd and fee with the remnant Of his
veteran army for safety. Without
pausing to take eerenlOniOus possession
Of the abandoned cities, Grant pursued
his aFine foe with vigOr, the glO-
rious Sheridan leading the vanguard Of
our victorious legiOns, and bringing the
foe to bay, Furnishing him AgAin with
heavy loss Of men and materials Of
war, and forcing him into such q POSI-
ton that he had no choice left but sur
render or annihilstion. The telegraph
brought Us early yesterday the an
nOuncenent that he had chosen the al
Tentative Of surrender; and on Sunday
last, Gen. Lee and the Army Of North.
ern Virginia became the eapsives Of
Gen. Grant. The terms of the surreu-
Dr. .oc.-,tei ,Va.e those offered bv
Gen. Grant They are extremely lib
eral, and exhibit the victor in the light
Of generous, high-souled, chivalrOus
soldier, unwilling 70 trample upon a
fallen foe Rolls Of the officers and
men are 10 be made IN duplioate-one
TO he furnished 70 an officer designated
BY Gen Grant. the other to be retain
ed hy such officer as Gen Lee may aps
point-the officers to give their paroles
not to take up arms against the gov
eminent Of the United States until
properly exchanged; and each com
paEy or regimeDtal commander to sign
similar parole for the men Of his
command The side arms, and private
horsea and baggage Of officers to be re
tanned by them; all other arms, artil-
lery, public property, dc, to be turned
over to an officer designated BY Gen.
Grant After this has been done, the
officers and men will be allowed to re-
turn 10 their homes, and are not to be
disturbed by the United States author
lilies 50 long as they observe their pa
roles and the laws in force where they
may reside n /
Thus is the splendid army Of Lee dis
posed Of 1t passes away never to be
heard Of sgain as an organized body
With it the hopes of the rebellion die
All eyes now turn to North Caroline
where Johnston, the next great rebel
chief after Lee, is confronted by the
invincible army Of Sherman. At the
latest dates, received yesterday, John
ston, unapprized of the misfortunes of
Lee, had evacuated Raleigh, taken Pc
sition on the railroad leading from
Goldsboro' 10 Weldon, and cOntemplat
ed detsching a palt Of his command
and sending it 10 the aid of tho defend
er Of Richmond.
But Johnston is now in dilemma
from which it wiz be impossible for
him 10 extrieate himself If he should |
attempt 20 90 South, be viii be forced
by Sherman to fight If he turn North.
Grant and the conquerOrs Of Lee viii |
arrest his progress He is not strong |
enough to fight either with any chance
Of success He is between the upper
and the neither mill stones, and if he
does not follow the example Of his Illus
trious predecessor, and surrender, be
win be ground to powder
The military situation ia, altogether,
such as warrants enthusiastic rejoicing
The rebellion lies fat on its back, and
can never again prove serious annoy
ance. 1t will soon be altogether harm
less. Shout then, friends Of the
Union and Of freedom. Hang out your
banners let them fiutter liz the inspir
ing air Bring out the big guns, let
them give deep mouthed plaudits 70
Grant and Sheridan, Meade and Grit
fB, Sherman and Schoield, Howard
and Terry. Thomas and Wood, Farra-
gut and Porter, and the hosts Of officers
and men Of the ARMY and Navy, who
have done 50 much 10 aprsservs US
nation