The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-06-10
General sb-rmap'- Defence.

1HG evidence OF Gc.sral surnNAS < ven before
the nsrcssonsl Committee on tho CJndurt Of
u" War has just made its appearance. below
viii le found General anrRsAr's abatement con-
cerniug his srmlstce with Jonssr y. Being ask cd
TO date OIL ne facts and circumstances relating 10
IL, General snsRNAS replied a. follows!
en- the 18th day Of April h..-, va. al R.cirh. in
c"nmand OF thee armies, the Arm" oi tn ohio, the
A uly Of Cuufchnnd, and the Nnny OF th. Ten
u ton''Ie.Htc army, who commanded E.uh men,
tetioh.ng along the railroad Tom la rl. by Uil.s
commenced lirsu' h' so.sng the curve n that roLd
IN the direction VI A5hborOurh nni Charlotte after
!he head Of my column lad crossed the C.,r' Fear
k.yor n Ayeq't ferr,, received = colnmuncasion
from cen Johnston, aud Ansv cred " cope, Of .hioh
! aoyt pt2mp'ly .cu, TO the Wa ncnpment with a
"iaApQrtu1ru- MILITARY lNisloS
or mn Nrs,lNslrrE rs. rnr. tnn,
"Gen. T. 8. GraH', ans Ssc,e'arSg %, Va, send
corir. OF conrsionience 70 you With ecu johnston
tlun wll graut the sawC tenn. nru trAnI rsvn
ten lOe ant he careful not N t1infll'r" any point.
v'.. c,uilln them to le prepared 20 inj ,ur ~ort
done, n n .ninihs IN o'irut,, aud ,hhi AT
'o Jolurior's ,cp'v hcIc and ~ll p',pNIe 90 meet
mn mo Ic:e0' At Chapel nm.
- hav. united Coy. Nrnce to return 20 RLelih
with tho civil officer. 81 hts STATE. have me, rv.
fnn otnct Al OF HON srro that tho war IL u,cr
aud hat tie Ssc. ~ the south must rr'itne their
Cp,prt,.. Nnd must submit 10 the National arms.
Inie glent met ~ sdritteu aud tn" dogaiE are Ut
wy NV. r sysM,,. u.,or.G.n."
liart teen. Johnston IN r.on at hou., ivc niles
'Tnu NtfhVu station, unN'r 4 tlAs ut Truce. AitCf
u irI preliminary rruAtks hr aid to me, since
lee hAl surteu red hrs AMY nj ApIomatt0A
Cont House. Of which d" htd iust been sdyired,
he LOGGED ulOa further ortnsitiOu lev nina the
greatest porsihl" oi crimes TINT no wanted N
know Nhothrr I could make him ANY general
cpnCCYfiou' ruytnIuf hN which TO could maintain hIH
hold ard control his amy and prevent It, alter
Ing ANYTHING 10 -stisiy "a" great SearninF OF their
p.oplc; II so thought he could arrange ~rlns
,'artory to 10th parties, lie wAntei TO euprUe tue
&, nj thn aud tate ut an the NJ the rOuiLeu
Guniufrrnrv, 10 th' Rio GrAudr-t 10 flak" unD uh VI
A. A. he tened II, 6-ked him v nat ms powers
wcts-whctlrr he cauli command and control the
fate OF All Mn, zruics 10 the kiO Ghnde. lie red
thal he Thought he could obtain the power but hr did
not U0.s-s II NJ THAT moment; he did not Know NhcIe
Nr Iavi. was but be- thought II | would 1--WE him
he TN. uc could lind Nj Bl"ckutidgl, uho+r 0fcrr.
would tc uuSe ed Cyerywhetc. and he could pledge to
M. h. ttt.ontl sith thu whtCyeT he uudprtpUk to
Do would b. done. had had tourut T,tyouGr uce
:, tctary Oi VA, Win ten. itA4iacL aud IN ten
cent rnd the gene. NJ lmpresr let upon my mind
wa that II a settlement could he made, Constituent
with the CUn.ituuon oi the nIted s'a,CS the laws
OF ConRTess and the pluclametlu Ui thc President
they would not only De wiling Tut pleAsed TO terni.
nate the war hy one stroke OF the pen. | needed
time % fush the RAILROAD from tAo Neuse bridge M
20 Raleigh, aud thOugLt could put In four on nv,
dat OF ODD time In nlGkng repairs 10 my road ever
T. had 10 send nay propositions 10 Washington;
therefore consented 10 delay a hours to enable Gen