Daily national Republican., 1865-04-24
sHERMAN's DIsGRACEFUL SUR
RENDER.
General Grant Gone 20 the Front 90
pc Move Upon Johnston'a worlGa-Dis-
- satisfaetion I'm shsrmAn's Army.
nTIIHTIg Vanu aNruvT Aa~ a. $50.
skcRErARr STANTON
"Ah DkfAHThkhr,
.wASHInoros, April ~, lsd6.

sAnshaetton IN hherman's Army.
btLLErIS FROM SECRETARY STANTON.
wAR DEPARTaENT,
.wAsHIH0ros, April ~, lsd5.
M10r General DIR, NeB York
Yesterday evening bearer Of dispatches ar,
rived here. from General sherman. An agree.
Inent for suspension OF hOstillties, and memo.
nndum OF what N called 'basiH for peace, -
had been entered into on the 18th instant by
General sherman with the rebel General Johns.
ton, the rebel 0sneral Breekinridge being present
A cabiuel meeting was held at sight o clock In
the evening, At which the action " Gcneral
sherman was disaPproyed by the President, by
the Secretary OF War, by General Grant, aud BY
every member Of tho Cabinet Gonsral ShsrnAn
was ordered TO resume hostilitien Immediately,
aud he was directed that the Instructions given
bythe late President, In the following telegram,
the Capitol, on the night Of the third Of March,
were apprOyed by President Andrew Johnson
and were reiterated, to govern the action Of mill
tAry commanders. ~ ...... rF.
On the night Of the Sd Of March, W lille Presi.
dent Lincoln aud his Cabinet were At the Capitol,
telegram from General Grant was brought b,
tho Secretary Of War, informing him that General
Lee had asked for conference TO make Arfahge-
ments for terms of peace. Tho letter OF General
Les was published in a message Of Davis tSthe
Fvbel Congress. General Grants telegram was
saeIi!tsa . M, Lins9ln, who. Aner psnaerng
fer minutes, took up his pea and wrote With his
oNn hand TIE following reply, which he submit
ted 10 the Secretary Of State and thu Secretary Of
War II was then dated, addressed, and signed
By the Secretary Of War, aud telsgraphed to Gen
Grant, r9 rr...s t...3 .'r.....,r, r.. 49,. =.
trT ''PsKaIbRNr LiScpLS's IssrRrcri6Na
'wAsHlNaros, March 4 1885, "a 2D'p m.
'Lsutendat 1eherdt Grant;
'The President directs me to say to you that
he wishes you to have no confere nee with 0enersl
Leo uAless IL be for the eapltulAtion OF General
Lees army, or some minor or purely military
matters, He ilstrqots me- say yol are not to
decide or confer uPen sey political questions,
hAhd6, and will submit them to NO military con
ference or conditions. Mcapums you atb 70 press
to the utmost your military sdvsatagoH,
,..r.f ,ttr uSeeretAry 6f War -
Tho orders of Gen. ahotmAn 70 don, stcncman
to withdraw from salisbury and Join HIN will
probably open the way for Davis 70 escape 10
Aesieo or Europe, with bis Plunder which is,
repoIted TO be very large inclndinE not only the
AseuInulAtons. A dispatch reeeivsa by this De.
pNrtmont from Richfnond sAyu! ..
''n ia stated here BY rospeetable parties that
The !Ss amount n. q sPo'i. .sksA sosth ysg Davis
only the plaHdcr q hssRishScnd SSSIs bSe SS'
70 make terms With Sherman, Or some olher
Southern commander, BY which they Wilt be
Permitted, with iRsir effects, including the gold
piundeT to 20 10 Mexico or EuroRg tohnston's
Negotiations look 10 that end - = "
Afief the Cabinet meeting last night General
Grant started for North Carolina, 10 direct faiuro
KDwIN A. sTANroE,
Secretary ofwHT.
coHREsPoNDHncR or SHERMAN AND JOHNSTON.
As reports have been In elruulatioR for some
llme Of asorresponaenee beiween 0enerAls shsr-
mai and Johnston, the menorandum or basis 0f
what was Hgresd upon between these two Gene
rAla, and the result Il a. followaip lasF
Melnorghdum Or basis of agreement made this
is'h day OF April, 1888, near Durham Station, In