, 1865-04-25
FlIOal WASHINGTON.
Shcrm ans Agreement-Presen ton
Of Jsl, Dayies Porcelaisa 10 President
Johnson Prisoners.

mating Gen. Shcrman's conduct that he WAS in-
formed Of President Lincoln's assassination two
days before he signed tho d1sgraceful agreement
with johnson.
The elegant porcelain set which was captured
from Jetf. Davis residence at Richmond, and
which was Intended as a present 10 Mr. Lincoln,
was this p. m. presented to President johnson By
gentleman who purchased 1t at auction.
Five thousand Union prisoners. which proha-
tlY By this time hare heea delivered to the
nearly al, u no, quite al the Unioa prisoners in
the hands Of 1ehe!s. About q, 600 In all have
been exchanged under the last cartel. tn addt-
on to h9rS who sng teee
enty thousand rebels. in addition to those pa.oed
on Tie occasion Of the surrender OF Lre.
The ,,S SFs % n RsnsF; d9s ssrSs f a5
ccpt upon spectal order OF the .serzctary Of War
Wi! be modified 20 that all except important
ri sss e. II 1T. ~ ssS
ing discharges. The others will probably be re-
tained until the termlhatton Of the war when
some genera! policy in regard to thor disposition
will bc decided OF.
[speeIa1 Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
IL, WARRINGTON, April IL
The terrible blnnder by which Gen. Sherman
hss dlmmed his lau1els Ia still the theme Of con.
etant comment A prominent member Of the
Cabinet not Secretary Stanton, satd this morning:
ALL hid known Of that order to his army, I
would have been In fasor Of relieving him at once
Of his command, and ordering him to report 10
Gov. Brough.r Another Cabinet officer, while
expressing profound sorrow fer him personally,
has said that nothing short OF relieving him and
ordering him North would now be adequate to
the ca.c. Pre.ident Johnson's views are known
to be very emphatic and 10 be In full accord with
those expressed by Secretary Stanton In hle hnle.
tirs. The expressions Of state Governors, Con-
gressmep and other leacefs h1re all been IN the
1trra direction.
The feeling Of the prominent officer. IN Shot
msn's own army be inferred from the following
Gsior Generai, now holding a hich command
!:ssSsd i Sss ;;sa. Iii IL. h. sFSs iSS
terms ,sgreed ,ulon- between ourselves
sna The se'e'; H., are ai'efasstal Ts and
sls il no1 yet fal1y ay unats tae
Stood Iy thc rank and file, but the officers under
stand the full import Of the agreement entered
and dcmornlized worsted force OF ie5s than one.
third lts numbers, which at any time within tho
LIST two weeks it could have annihllatcd. 1ndIg-
feeipg which exists smonG the Intelligent of1cers
Of this army" The Expressions Of high military
1t is 41gnlicsnt that Of the four great mornin,
p!pers Of New York. only one preteads even TO
apologize for General Shstman, and that one is
e. Norld. The Tribune, n<rald and Times are
here express The hope That there may
ee.-soneihlng back Of =, Thst M appears On tho
partial qualification Sor the General. There Il 4
hin. tba, he WAS out Of ammunition and had to do
something to secnre delay. The Presidents *
was ~ zee The hand Of Jno; c, Breckenridge in
The interview Of Southern refugees to-day With
the President YVES interesting and touching.
The following il their address Is read by Judge
Underwood:
with me to pay their respecn to the Chief Maes-
trate Of the nation arc for the most part eIiles
from the Eou1h-exiles for the!r devotion to the
Uniou ard the Constitution, in defiance OF the
threats aud perrecn,ion of .1aveholdiDg a1,stoc-
racy. Your recent utterances hare stirred our
splits like the sound OF trumpet, and encou1
e iSe' r.fesy W Vii Viz our @ deso1ated farms m md nd
We lave no feelings but those Of Kindness for.
who BY physical or mutual compuls1ou, OF by
gross deception, have bern arsayed In arms
aga,nst the Government. We would not say with
@ put 10 death," hui woe to wicked leaders who
though baffed arc neither hunhlcd Tor sabdued,
| whore arrogance and treason are as dangerous TO
you for declaring, tint these, great Grim.
}nsls must he punished. The Great Au,hor Of
pature and Providence dcc.ees that those who
1hat We cannot 60 home In safety while traitors,
whose hands are e1itl dripping With The warm
blood Of our msrtyred brothers, remain defiant
-sud nnpun,Ehed. 1t is folly to sfve sugar plums
to tise.s and hyenas. II. more than folly 10 talk
than catal,nes, for cl.meney and mercy to
md unborn. il General jackson had punished
| The trtaeon Of calhoun We ehould NOT have Wit.
lesped this rebellion. II the guilty leaders Of
this rebellion khail be properly punished, our
chIldrt ns children will not be compelled to look
upon another like It for generations By the
Il ood q our nartyred President; hy the agontes
or our Starved and Eutllnted prisoners, by the
| lops Of thousands tlatn in battle, and
! kne desolstors OF homo and country, and
alt the waste of life and treasure for the
aet four years with no feelings Of revenge bpt In
the einccfest sorrow, VIC pray that your admins
tFa.ion may be both terror to evil doers and
protection to all who pursue the paths Of peace,
and while re mourn md lament our great and
good, and murdered chief too kind and too ln-
dulg, Mt we fear for these stormy ttmfs,
We thank God for the belief that
knowing the character Of the leaders Of the re-
belfon as you d., you will 90 deal with them that
our whole country will be an asylum for the op.
pressed OF c,cry creed and every c!imc, the home
Of peace, freedom, industry, education and rell-
eion, Light and m example to the nsttons of the
whole Garth down along the bright and beniacent
future.