Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-05-24

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As,aoru.la,.m It 4lgyscmtat Esi'rlen Gsneras
f. Sherman and Geaerdl Johnsion. :,
.7s.pt WASHING roN, April %, 1860.
As reprrts have 81 on in circulation for
sur,e time ri >. vnrree epenra, re SeSweea Gen
erals Johnston and Shcrsnan, III: n,e'natan'
dun, or basis 81 waat Wis agreed up1o lie
tween tee-e-tgo ,Gen.rs}saRd tae result IS US
follows :'~><- - r
- feMeMoRISDta
Memorandum Or 6ssis q agreencnt made
this eighie .nlh ,ay ui, 4p !, a. u fs5i, n ar
Danhaiu'; ssa'ium aud IN the Site oi NGr'h
Carolina, by a..d aetwe.u Gc ell Jos 'rh E.
Johns, o - .Scrrhi,a ,dius fe ,<nt-'te'ate ar
my, and u .l9r Ge"era Vii: am ]. Shtrsaan,
coInnanding tn army ri ;he Cli'ed ; stes
in n. C.r,ian :. bnsl pre- SEN:
Eirst-fh tvuiaiand:.1 armies pow in the
field to tnaints In tll, X Sfatu quo ntni nnllte
is riycn bv the a:mman,ii:g Ce e-al ottl
or enc TO Ns optVneut, "a rca'ypabIe time,
say forty ei.ht huu's aloael.
Second-tle Confederate srInias rsow in
existence Ia be- disba6ded and conducted TO
their several S ates caPit.l the 20 .iepes-
istheir arms aad p:'hic prs3.r J IN he State.
arsenal aud -aeh utfirer sIsd man o execqts
and 6lc. an AGREEMENT tn cease from acts oi
war and abide Tue acrion Of bJ,h State aud
Federal authorities, TbendDher OF sraiS and
muuitiGns Of var tosbs r,p .fted 10 the Chief
of Ordnance, st WSslin-ton city. subject to
future ac,ion u the 'Co.gres: of the United
States. .r5id in The msantime TO b. Used .oiely
70 ,,:ai,t3iii pe;lce aud order within he 1oi-
a5:s * el:e.S .S:acis respe .tiysly.
TSi!I::-Ike Recognition by The Executive
OF the United s .ales OF the several Stste gov
erniacris, on their oAit rs aid Lesia asure>tak
ing Le>oalh prescrit d hg i5he C institution OF
tt:. L .li,ed Siu;cs, and wssfe conflicting State
governments bavr resni ell from the war, tue
it:Hiti,,:.t.v- u. s!r'slan he submitted y" i'r
S5orr nia 'Cutft oil The United States:
Ean.tL.--IEa re- csigtliShlncnt II All fedcs
rai courts m rh:. .asrrsl S;a'sS Yi,b p'werB
ns doIf3ca by ~: cons iineie'l aud laws OF
Congress :,
Fifth..-Fhc people and inhabitants Of all
Ststes to be s1iaraufeed, 50 farss the ENecu-
,iye can, their paliSical rights and franchise,
ss we'll as flssir rights ofpersonsnd properly
as desnsa BY the c"ostitatiHn1ot the Vm'ea
States aud States respectively.
Sixth. executive aathor.ty "t t1e
eo.ernne,,t of tie Failed States MT 10 dis
trrb any ofrhe people BY reason of rhe late
war so long as they live IA peace and quiet
abstain from arts of armed hostility. and obey
laws in existence a. any l,sceo' theiH resi-
deoce.. -,
SeScnth.--I:i general terms, war. to cease,
a general amnesty, So !ar .:s rhe executive
rswsr Of tho Enited States can command, or
nm conditi. of disbandment of the Confede-
rate armies, ard the distribution Of arms and
resumption of Ieaceful pursuits by officers
and men as hitherto composing the said ar
ro;es no. being fully empowered by our res
-,ectiye principals 10 fulfil these terms, we in
iiyiaually aDl officially pledge ourselves to
;,romps:r obtain Necessary sothority and to
carry out the above pro-
W. T. SHERMAN,
Mairr-Geheral.
Commanding ,hc Artny-of the Cni:e Ststes
IN North Carolina
- J.E JOHNSTON; General.
Cammandirg Cunei,rIte States Army in
N5rih Carolina.
ibis proceeding Of General Sherman was
nnapprovel, for the, following, among other
geas0ns:-
.First-It wos an exercise Of authority not
cested m Gen. Sherman, and on its face
shows that both he and Johnston knew that
he tGeneral Sherman) had no authority to
enter into any such arrsng 'ment. -,
,Second-It was PRACTICAL acknowledge
nsnt OF the rebel government. -
Thira.-It undertook to re-cstablish the
rebel State gov, raments, that had boen ,ow r
thrown at the sacrfiee ofmsny thousand 10y
al I;yes arSsan itnnsen.e treasure. and pac-
ed arms and nan.itions of war IN the hands
Of the rebasat their respective capito!s, which
n,ipht be used aS soDn as the armies od tn,
Tnited States wtr. di.bapded, end u5ed To
conauer and sullue tie loyal States.
Tourth-By the ie'torALion Of thorebel air-
thority in tier respective States. they would
Be enai led to re-ertsb!sh slavery.
Fiftb-It might furnish a ground Of res
ponsibiiity by the federal government to pay
the r.bel debt, and csrtainiy subjects loyal
citizens Of the rebel States 10 the debt CON
susnmated by the rebels in The name Of the
State.
six,h-It pnts in dispute tue existence OF
loyal State governments and the new State Of
Western Virginia which had been rec @nized
by every department Of tho United States gov
crnmei't q
q se1v;enth-ls prar' :caliy abolished the con-
fiscation laws. snl rraieved rebels of every
degree, who had slaughtered our people, from
ali pains aadPenaties Tor their crimes.
Eighth 1t gave terms that had been de-
Iibcratelv. repeatedly bn1. soleThly rjected
bv President Lincoln ana better tcrr,s than
the rel,eis had ever as ked in their NEST pros