Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-05-04
sherman's and lOhnston's Treaty

The following il the treaty entered info
between 6 en. Sherman and the ConfedeF.
ate Gen. Johnston. which was disaPpsog
Cd by the President. This treaty accom-
plished ali the var was began for, IL We
may no,c esclit the assertions OF msEn-
bcrs of Congress and Presidens Lincoln
made az the the time the var commenced.
/, restored every State to the Union and
gave the country peace bus Aoniisioh-
isrn lad not fully accomplished its ubject,
hence The treaty ID disaprroyed and hght-
inc and blood shed must be renewed
throughout the land.
The pcapla waat peace and the Union
the Abositionists want war aud veng-
auca. Tbev waut States made Terrific
,i4s. the r5ife people If the States male
slaves and the slaves made freenen. This
Is what the var il to ga on for. The
rnion. il restored and peace made by the
E'trestv. ana all al .stions OF Confscation,
State boundaries and jurisdiction, and
/ the abolition Of slavery leEt to the courts
n decide. This aou't suit aboit,ionism,
Itb, want to & Gybethese questions through.
They son's have the uuian when ii IS o.
/ fc5ed TO shem:
| |. The eonsens7ing a-1aies now 10 the
! fell are 10 lnainlslin their a!alu quo until
notice is given by the commanding gfn-
I sya} ,f either Of the opponents, All reas-
EonaL,o tim say forty. eight hoars, be al,
tyNcSa,, ffis tt,tufedtEate armies now IN CT
listeuee ID be disbanded and then 10 be
eopduete,i to their several State Capitols
There 10 drpositEthcir arms aud pnbliS
rrorertv in the State ass6nuls, and eaci
,Tcer and man lis ii execute and file 81
ngrae,nn;,t to ease from ali ae's of wal
ara abide the action OF both State anS
Federal Authority.
| .. TIE numhfr Of arms and mnnilion
Of war ID De repbrtcd 70 tte Chief of Or.
dnancs AZ Washington City suhjees Il
E.bs future actoa Of the Congress OF tht
limited States, and in the meantime 10 b
uezd solely 10 maintain peace and orda
within the ber ID rs 0. the States respect
ivelJ.
8. Recognition by the Executive Of thI
Cnig,a States, of the several State TOW
efnments und their officers and ls2isia
turns. taking tbf oath prescribed ~ thf
ECorstlrutiaa Of the United States, aRf
where cDaaie;ing State governments haT
= smiled rraRl I'd. war, the legitimacy Q
Ian sh4il be sthuiited to tie SopTeui
4 r,.,r. 4e ths fH,EtnE Gfstea ]
1. Re. establishment of al Courts |
the ssvt raj Ssatcs, with Yowers as deana
= bv the Constitution ard laws uf Congress
5.TEa people aad inhabitants Of aifstatt
to be Guaranteed SO far as tie EEef =
H tive cah. fheIr political rg,hla nnd fraf
= ,chise MI we'll ss thrir rights OF person
/ and ri perty. as defined in the CcnstItl
; lion and of States respectively.
! 6. The Exeeariye authority Of The Coz
ernmcrt IF the United States not tn dif
= tn-b any Of The people by reason Of ID
late var. so long as they live IN peace af
ri oniot and ahstaia from acts Of armed Au.
: lities and Obey toe laws IN existenee
. any p!ucs of lleir residence.
/. In general terms Of war, 10 leave
rrr eraI arnrcstr so far as executive pop
er of tbc UuiEefi States can command /
on eopdilisn of the disbandmeEt IT q
ICoRfetlrrate armies and distribution
T. arms ard rrsarnution Of peaceful pursui
\ Of Oft GERS and IN u, is hitnsEto eompoSiE
: said armies.
II Not being fqlIy empowered hy our p
- spectiyc priacipals 70 fnl6l thgse term
J ge.inaiviin lily and officially pledge On
\ selves to promptly obtain necessary n
n thorisy and carry cut the above program
mr.
ISiWnrd1 SHERMAN.
Comd'g Army u. s. in n. 9.
r Tsirped1 j. E. JOHNSTON,
) Caud'g Army c. 5. in n. G.