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Surrender Of Gen. Lee.

Sunday night last was made memorable in
the history Of our country, by the public an
nouucemcnt Of the surrender of the Army Of
Northern Virginia, under Gen. Robert E. Lee,
10 tie L. s. forces commanded by Lieut.. Gen.
u. S. Grant. 1t seems that Gen. Grant pro-
posed terms of surrender TO Gen. Lee and that
the latter accepted them. The conditions Of
iered by the commander Of the q. S. forces,
do credit to bis understanding as well as TO his
humanity. They are such as an honorable
soldier might well accept, after veinly battling
against the tremendous odds which Gen. Lee
was compelled to encounter. They ere just the
Turas Dtich GEN Mcclellan, if elected Prest-
dsnt, ,co2!d t1ue proposed 10 tie Souihsrn ar
1sies, viz Lqy dow'. y9as aFass, 60 70 your
homes and you saa!t remltn there una'stujea.
That peace can now be made with The South
err people, 4 4 policy of concila:ion and kind
ness be adopted by the Administration, is scarce
~ 70 be doubted. Eu. We can hardly hope
.hat this will bs the case. Radicalism is al
ready clamoring against the terms granted to
Lees army by Gen. Grant. The demon which
possesses the hearts of the ultra faction 10 the
North, is not yet glutted with fraternal blood.
It is in Mr.. Lincolns power TO cast out this
devil, but we tear he will not have the courage
to dc 1t. The question is now between bloody
prolongation Of the strife, rendered inevitable
by yindictive course toward the Southesd
people, and speedy and honorable peace by
nagnanimous and friendly treatment Of those
well-nigh conquered people. Let the President
do as Gen. Grant has done; let him act gener-
Ously toward those whom he would have the
soilling subjects Of the government; and there
can be no great difficulty in the way of an ear
ly aud lasting peace. But let him listen to thc
howl for blood set rp by the purbIind fanatic.
and holders fearful Of losing their voca
ton; let him undertake indiscrim;nate confs
catiun and promiscuous hanging; and we shal
not have an end to this bloody strife in de
Cade. Meanwhile, let US hope for the best
and let US thank God that Peace seems so nea
at hand, praying, at tho same time, that Il MAJ
not be, rs often before, only an empty Illusion
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Treason in the White House Kitchen.
II. @. WRIGET,
Major General.

ITE4SOu IL EL0 w A4t5 1UuB AttCA6uI
The Washington Republican, an ardent Abo-
ftion paper, thus discourses concerning an edi-
torial which recently appeared in the Chronicle,
Of the same city, the kitchen organ Of Abe
Lincoln, edited by Eoney, the licker Of dirty
dinner plates:
I'VE had charity enough for the responsible
author to believe that, with all his faults, lie
was 4 ioyqiist to the Government upon which he
has iattened SO long, and of which he is now q
high salaried officer But we entertain that
belief no longer. The sequel to the proposition
to reward traitors at the expense of our noble
Union soldiers, and to the deep dishonor of The
nation, may be found in an editorial derived
from a lower depth CT infamy, in this morning s
Chronicle, in which the editor, in commenting
upon the rebel general, Robert E. Lee says:
$50 long as the Confederacy had chance Of
sacceSS his (Lee's) resistance 'cas ercusaJle r.
Ii anything more reasonable than this has
appeared in the columns Of any one of the reb-
el papers Of the South, since 1861, we have
neither seen or heard Of it, Roberl E Lee, up
to the time of the evacuation Of Richmond, ac-
cording tothis writer. had ''cha3tce Of success
in his attempt to destroy our armies and over.
throw the Government Of the United States, and,
in the opinion of the editor Of the WaStiDgtoa
Daiiy Morning Chronicle. ''wAs ExcUsABIE!"
We leave this writer where he belunns-to
the scorn and contempt of an indignant and
inst Daonla -
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HEADQUARTERS, April 6.-Lieut Gen Grant:
At daylight this morning / moved the Second
Fifth and Sixth army corps along the railroad
in the direction of Amelia Court House. Soon
after moving, reliable Intelligence WAS received
that the enemy was moving toward Farm VILE.
The direction of the Second and Fifth corps
was Immediately changed from a norlherly to
a northwesterly direction, and the directing
corps. the Second, moving on Deatonsvile,
and the Fifth, heretofore in the centre, moving
on the right of the Second, ard the Sixth, IA
cling about and moving by the left flank, taking
position on the left of the Second 1t was un-
derstood that the cavalry would operate on the
extreme left.
The changes were promptly made, the Sec
ond corps soon becoming engaged with the ene-
my near Deatonsville, driving him to the right,
across Sailors creek, to the Appomattox.
The Fifth corps made long march, but It's
position prevented its striking the enemy's col
umn before it had passed The Sixth corps
came up with the enemy about Z. NJ, and
in conjunction with the Second ON It's right and
cavalry on its left, attacked and routed the en-
emy, capturing many prisoners, among them
Lieutenant General Ewell and General Custis
Lee
transmit dispatches from General Hum
pbreys and Wright, which, in justice to these
distinguished officers and the gallant corps they
commanded, / beg the War Department for im
mediate publication.
1t is impossible at this moment To give any
estimate Of the casualties on either side, or o.
the number of prisoners taken, but it is evi
dent to-day's work is going to be one Of the
II. L
tons
The pursuit will be continued as soon as tht
men have little rest. Griffin with the Fiftt
corps, will be moved by the left, and Wright
and Humphreys continue the direct pursuit a.
it promises success.
{Slgnad] GEO G. MsADE, Maior General.
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The Surrender.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF
NORTHERN VIRGINIA,
April 8, 1865.
Lieutenant General U. s. Grant; commanding
Z. S. a.:
GENERAL: ] have received your letter of this
dale containing The terms of the surrender of
the Army of Northern Virginia, as proposed by
you; as they are substantially the same as those
expressed in your letter Of the 8th inst, they are
accepted. will proceed to designate The prop
er officers to carry the stipuiations into effect
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Z. L. LEE, General
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Worlds Washington correspondent alleges the.
fbe President IS about 70 issue proclamation
from Richmond, in accordance with the alrnos.
unanimous wish Of the Northern people, defa.
ing tie teffns upon which the rebels must re-
sane their allegiance 20 The Union, and appeal
ing to them to stop their now utterly suicidal
resistance 10 the constituted Authorities.
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Gen. Grant to Gen. Lee.

Gen. r. E. Lee Commander c. s. Il.
GENERAL: The result of the last week must
convince you of the hopeIessness of further re-
estance on the part of the Army of Northern
Virginia in this struggle feel that it is 50, and
regard it as my duty to shit from myself the
responsibility of any further effusion Of blood,
by asking of you the surrender of that portion
Of the C. 5. army, known as the Army Of
Northern Virginia. Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant, L. ). GRANT,
Lieut.. Gen. Commanding Armies of the u. 5.
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Gen. Lee to Gen, Grant.

-AEII-
GENERAL: l have received your note Of this
date. Though net entirely of the opinion you
express Of the hopeiessne8s of further resistance
on the part Of the Army OF Northern Virginia
l retiprocate your desire to avoid useless efu-
sion Of blood, and therefore, before considering
your propositions ask the terms yoa win offer, on
condition of lis surrender. r. E. LEE Gen.
10 Lieut.. Gen. L. s Grant, Commanding Arm
les Of the u. S.
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Second Official Gazette,


WAsRNGToN, April 7---Ngor GsasraJ Dir:
The following kilograms announcing the ycto-
~ won yesterday by Major General Sheridan
ever Lees army, have just been received by
this Department:
Z, NJ. STANTON Secretary of War.
CIrY PoINr, April rs A. M--HoR, Sec
,etarg Of Wa1: At Ills 2. NJ, yesterday, AZ
BurEesyille Station, Gen. Grant sends me the
following from General Sheridan:
(Signedl 4. LINCOLN.
APRIL 6, Ills p M.-Lieut Gen Great
have the honor to report that the enemy
made a stand at the intersection Of the BuyAes-
vile station road with the road upon which
ahey were retreating.
/ attacked them with divisions OF the SiAth
| army corps, and routed them handsomely, ma
king connection with The cavalry.
| am still pressing on with both cavalry and
| infantry.
Up to this time we have captured Generals
! Ewell, Kershaw, Button, Corse, DcDarre, Cos
lis Lee, several thousand prisoners, IA pieces
of artillery with caissons ard large number
Of wagons.
If the thing is pressed, / think Lee vii! sur
render.
/ tNSned) :. IL OHERlDAN,
Major General Commanding.
! CTR Po1Nr 4. M, April lion Sec.
reta,y Of JFar: The following further just re-
ceived
! (Signed) a. LINCOLN.
| BURKEsvuIE, VA lincoln The fol-
lowing telegrams are respectfully forwarded for
your information:
tSigned) :. GRANT,
! Y;eutaDan+ General
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W q E9 e lsE q

S4IITH-TOMLINSON.-On THURSDAY.
the 10th ult., by the Rev. 6 Berkstresser, Mr..
Samuel Smith and Miss Sarah Tomlinson, both
of Bedford township
TAYLOR-HORN -On Thursday, the 9Th
inst, by the same, Mr.. John b. Taylor, Of
Black Hawk coaniy, Iowa, and Miss Annie A.
Horn, Of Scheiisburg.
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will push forward 10 the front for the purpose
Of meeting you.
Notice sent TO me on this road where you wish
the interview to take place viii meet me.
Very respectfully, Your obe't servant,
u. s. GRANT, Lieat Gen.
The Terms.
APPoMATrox CoURr House, April 9.
Gen. r. E. Lee, commanding {. $. Il.
In accordance with the substance Of my letter
TO you, Of the 8th instant, propose TO receive
the surrender Of the Army of Northern Virgin
ia, the following terms, to wit
Rolls Of all the officers and men to be made
in duplicate, one copy to be given TO an officer
designated by me, The other 10 be retained by
such officers as You may designate.
The officers to give their individual paroles
not to take arms against the u. S. until proper"
| ly exchanged and each company or regimentai
commander sign like parole for the men OF
their commands.
The arms, artillery, and public properly to
! be packed and stacked. and turned over to the
officers appointed by me to receive them. Tlfs
will not embrace the sde-arms of the officers,
nor their private horses or baggage.
| This done, each officer and man will be al
/ lowed TO return to their homes, not to be dis
turbed by L. S. authority SO long as they OBJ
| serve their parole and the laws in force where
they may reside. Very respectfully,
u. S. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen.
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Gen. Grant to Gen. Lee.

P4AA
Gen. r. E. Lee, Commaniag C. S. A:
GENERAL: Your note of yesterday is receiv-
ed. AS | have no authority TO treat on the
subject of peace, the meeting proposed for ten
A. ". to-day could lead to no good. | will state,
however, general, that / am equally anxious for
peace with yourself; and the whole North en-
tertain the same feeling. The terms upon which
peace can be had are we'll understood. BY the
South laying down their arms they will hasten
that most desirable event, save thousands of hu-
man lives, and hundreds of millions OF proper
ty not yet destroyed.
Sincerely hoping that all our difficulties may
be settled without the loss Of another life, l
subscribe myself, Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant, u. S. GRANT,
Lieut.. Gen. u. S. A.
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A CiRD TO iNiiIinS-

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as mi sslondry, discovered safe and sin1pe rem.
edy for the cure of Nervous Weakness Faily Decay,
DISEASES OF the Urinary and Seminal Organs and
the whole train of disorders broughi on by banefnl
and vicious habits. Great numbers have been al-
ready cured by this noble remedy. Prompted bys
desire to beneit the afflicted and unfortunate will
send the recipe for preparing and using this nedi'
cine, in sealed envelope, 10 any one who needs it,
FREE OF CHARGE.
Please enc ose postpaid envelope, addressed ts
Yourself Address, JOSEPH 7. iNMAN,
Station D, Bible House,
February 10, lS65-ty New York.
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Huntingdon & Broad Top Rail Road.
DEPARTURE OF TRlTvS

DEPARTURE OF TEAMS
Mail train, noTthwaEd, leaves Nj. Dallas station
at $40 p. m, arrives al Huntingdon at e.5s p. 10.
Accommodation, northward. leaves Mt. Dallas az
e.25 a. m, arrives az Huntington at 1873 p.
Mail train, southwark, leaves Huntingdon, Ell s
=. m, arrives a: Mt. Dallas at lilo .. m.
Accommodation, southwark leaves Huntingdon
e. D. M, arrives at Mt. Dallas at ITO .. m.
line of coaches from Bedford, connects with
the trains at Mt. Dallas, leaving Bedford at a. n.
rad 1 o. m
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Defeat Of Genera! Lee.
Capture Of Ewell and Other Generals
with Several Thousand Prisoners, etc.

WASHINGTON, April 7, 10 A. M.-Hqj. Gen.
Dlr: General Sheridan attacked and ronted
Lees army yesterday, capturing Major Gensr-
ais Ewel!, Kershaw, Button, Corse and many
other general officers, several thousand prison
ers and large number Of cannon, and expects
to force Lee TO surrender all that IS left OF lis
array
Dotails viii be given as speedily as possible,
but the telegraph is working badly.
T. NJ SrANrnN Encratarv Of War.
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The Terms of the Surrender
Conditional.
Nay Speedy Peace and Re-eni0,, Be the
Result!
HrADorARreRs ARMIEs oF ruE l1, S.

HEADQUARTeKs ARMIES OF THE u. S.
April 9-4:30 P N.
Hon. E. n Stanton, .Secy. Of Var;
Gen. Lee surrendered the Army OF Northern
Virginia this afternoon, upon the terms propos-
ed by myself The accompanying additional
correspondence will show the conditions fully.
(Signed) L. 5. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen.
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CLIFTON IIoUsE, Va,

April 9.
Hon e. n Stanton, Secg Of Wars
The following correspondence has taken place
between General Lee and myself. There has
been no relaxation in the pursuit during its
pendency,
L. S. GRANT, Lieut. Gen.
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AlIeeheny Male and Female Seminary,

RA{NS B URG, Bsafora Co., Pa.
The Second Quarter of the Spring Session of
this Institution commences APRIL u. The
rates are reasonable. All branches, useful and
ornamental, taught.
J. w. HUGHES, Principal.
Miss L. M. CRESSWELL, Preeeptregs
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A nnmnrnmisa At Last.

The Democratic party has always contended
ior compromise as the basis Of the settlement Of
orr national troubles The cry of our politi-
eel opponents, on the iher hand, has always
been, ''So compromise with traitors !" New,
il has at last come tc this, that Gen. Lee, the
m;ghtiest Of all ''traitors," and Gen. Grant
the representative Of the Federal Government,
have made compromise, Grant proposing the
terms and Lee accepting them. Had there
been no such compromise, there would have
been another bloody battle, or perhaps several
battles, thousands Of lives would have been
lost, many families clad in mourning and the
war nc nearer at an end than it is now, through
this compromise. What has become Of the
old motto Of the jacobins, ''No compromise
with T-Aitorsi" 7" All I! its authors have had to
rvallow it at last.
As HONEST TEIEF.--A certain light fingered
gentleman broke into store one night, and
stole quantity of goods, but returned them
30 the owner next morning, asserting they were
marked SO high be could make nothing On them.
The proprietor of "Cheap Corner is marking
down every article in bis line, to correspond
with the geeat decline in the east, and all who
went TO get the worth of their money, had bet
ser call at FARqUHARs.
GAzLAY's PACIFIC MoNrHLy.--The April
nGmber Of this periodical Is before us. 1t IS
ppseto with Interesting and instructive matter.
a portrast of Gen Mcdowell embcllishes The
asst page and the number contains several olb-
GO siasiretions Sss ndyersisemerk
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Bedford Markets.

[Corrcted s9sCky By J. B Ferqatov1
Flour, ger barrel, $40 90 Potatoes per bus. so
Wheat, per bust. % Egss, pei aczen, is
Rye, per bush !, ! so Butter per Ib. 80
Corn, per bushel, 25 Lard, per ID. 20
Oats, per hushrl, rs Bacon, per ID, 20
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Gen. Lee 10 Gen. Grant.


pril 8, 1865.
GENERAL: received your note Of this morn
ing on the picket line, whittier | had come to
meet you aud ascertain definitely what terms
were embraced in your propositions of yesterday
with reference to the surrender of this army.
] now request an interview in accordance
with the offer contained in your letter of yes
terday for that purpose. Very respectfully,
Your obe't servant, X. h. LEE, Gen.
To Lieut.. Gen. Grant commanding U. S. Armies.
VII
Gen. Grant to Gen. Lee.
April 8.
Gen. r. e. Lee, Commanding c. S. A.:
Your note of this date is but this moment
Ql:50 A.. NJ received.
In consequence Of my having passed from
the Richmond and Lyachburg road to the Farm
vile and Lynchburg road, am at this writing
about four miles west Of Walters church, and
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SURRENDER Oh LEES ARMY +!

Grant and Lee Mutually Desire Peace!
The Confederate Army to go Home on Parole
They are not 10 Be disturbed By the U s. Gutlor7tes
THE OFFICERS 70 RETAIN THEIR sIDE-ARds AND
PRIVATE HORSES AND BAGGAGE.
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4. LINCOLN.
General Meade's Dasnatoh,

L. =. GRANT.
Lieutenant General,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1865-11-09

A correspondent Of the Boston Aduer-
tiser, animadverting to the fear affectedly
entertained by men of the school ofThad.
Stevens, says:
1t is idle and foolish-more, it is false
and cruel-to urge or argue that there is
danger of further armed resistance to the
authority ofthe Government il South Car
olina. know there was score Of ex-
Confederate officers in the Convention
doesn't that indicate rebellious spirit? |?
may be queried. For my part, wish
every Office in the State could be filed
with late rebel officers. tits the univsr-
sal testimony of every officer of our own
troops with whom I have conversed, from
the commanding general down, as welias
of every Northern man two months fd5i:
"
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NASHVILLE, October 2o-Champ Fer
guson, the guerilla, was executed at noon
today. he evinced no emotion until the
rope was placed around his neck, when.
his face turned very red and broke into;
profuse perspiration, attended with a
strong quivering of the lips. he stood
composedly on the drop some twenty min
utes, while the charges, specifications and
sentence were read by Col. Shafter. He
nodded recognition to several persons in
the crowd, and shifted his position in an
impatient manner while, the sentence.was
being read. To some specifications he
inclined his head in assent. To Others he
shook his head. He requested that his
body'be given in chargeof his wife, and
called npon his Maker to have mercy on
him. The drop then fell, and in a few
seconds he was lifeless corpse.
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A Strange statement-.-How W L.
Yancey met his Death.

Yancey met his Death.
As you enter the cemetery at Mont
gomery, and turn to the right, you will
perceive a colenadc of maple trees lead
ing off to quiet glen. Beyond~is
grassy knoll, and leaving this to the left
you will approach pleasant level of
grecnsward. Here you will be tempted
to pause before plain slab of white mar
jle of the most humble description. 1t
bears single inscription: "William,L
Yancey." His Iastswords were: :" Pit.
me out of sight" and it is said that he
was constantly mnttering, toward his lat
ter end, those lines of Pope:
"Let me live unseen, unknown,
And unlamented let me die.
Nor mound, nor monument, nor stcne,
Tell where l lie."
His death was quiet and painless, after
acute physical and mental suffering. He
was a strict churchman; a man of quiet
manners; handsome declaimer, and n
fair scholar He was never. wealthy, and
! it is understood. that he left his family
! without an independence.
The time has come when the circun1-
stances of his last illness and death; with
the occasion which suddenly convulsed a
frame from perfect health into. mere
wreck and shadow, may be mentioned as
historical fact. William i. Yanecy
came to his end by violence. It was to-
wards the close of the second session of
the first Confederate Congress that he
broke from the counsels and influence of
} Mr.. Davis, and became, with Mr.. Henry
is. Foote, leader of the opposition. Mr..
Ben. Hill, Senator from Georgia, had
likewise changed his front, and was re-
markable for the earnestness, personal
interest and persistency with which he
sustained the measures Of an administla-,
ton to which his allegiance had been
given but late in'the day. Mr.. Yancey it,
will be remembered, had returned from an
unsuccessful mission to Europe, and was
representing Alabama in the Confederate
Senate.
The question of navy was under dis
cusslon in secret session The debate
ranged beyond the parliamentary limits,
and Messrs. Yancey and Hill became an
mated over the abstract doctrine Of State
rights and the divinity of slavery. High
words passed, and finally the lie was Civ
en- by Mr.. Hill. Mr.. Yancey leaped for
ward, as he aimed blow at his adverse
Iry, was caught in the arms of the latter
and violently thrown back over a. desk.
Mr.. Hill is man of wonderful muscular
developement. Mr.. Yancey was never
very heavy, though 1.-the and active. In
the fall lis spine was seriously injured,
/ and when the bystanders rushed upon the
two and dragged the one from thesother,
the great fire-eater lay unconcious upon
the floor, with a. little trickle OF blood
oozing from his lips. He was carried to
his hotel; vote of secresy was passed,
and the encounter flushed up. Noone in
Richmond except that body of men knew
of the circumstance for six months after.
Meanwhile the victim did not recover.
He drooped from day to day. He became
Iistlcss, hopeless and vacant. He was
transferred to his own home, where his
commissions ceased a few weeks before
his death, which was tranduil and calm,
NASHVILLE, October 2o.-champ Fer
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dent in the State, that the late rebel Off
GERS areof better disposition towards the
Government, towards Northerners5 to-
wards progression, than any other class
of citizens.
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White paper for. newspaper rs now be-.
ing extensively made, in this country cut.
ofbamboo. Is not this putting tho mark
of cane upon the press?