The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-04-28
Peace Negotiations Of Gems. Sherman
and Johnston.
WAR DELARTMENr,

WASHINGTON, April %. J
Yesterday evening a bearer Of dispatches
arrived FRI om General herman with mn agree
ment Tor q suspen sion OF hostilitles, and
of what is called basis fof peace,
which had Been ent cred into on tho 18th instant
by General Sherman with the rebel General
ohnston. The rebel General Breckinrnse
was present. at the conference, a Caplhe'
meeting was held at eight O'Clock in the evening
at which the action OF General sherman was
owed by the President, by the Secretary |.
of War by General Grant, and by every mem
Der Of the Cabi net. Gen. Sherman was ordered
to resume hosliities immediutely, and was di-
recled that the instrue tions given by the late
Presdent in the following telegram, which was
penned by Mr.. LINCOLN himself at the Capitol on
ibe night of The Sd oi March, were approved
BY President Johnson, and were reiterated to
goyern the action Of military cornmandors. On !
The night oi The ID OF March,, while mr. I'n'
coin an d his Cabinet were at the Capitol, "a tele.
gram r ON General Grnnt was brought 10 the
Secretary OF Wal, informing him that General
Lee had reque sied an interview or conference to
make an arrangement for terms of peace The
letier cG General Lee was pubshed in letter |
from Davis 10 the rebel Congress. Genera
Grants telegram was submitted TO Mr., Lincoln,
who after pom derin a few minutes, took up his
men and wrote with his own hand the following
reply. hch he submitted to the Secretary ot
State and Secretary Of War. 1t was then dated,
add ressed, and signed by the Secretary OF War,
and telegraphed TO General Grant. t .a'
WASH HGToN, March g.. 1868 p. M.
Lieut.. General Granite q, '... 40.
The President directs me to say TO- you that he
wishes you to have no conference with General
Lee, unless ~ Dc LOT ,he cup y. s'
Leesarmy, or on son,e n,ihpi auu puisg w. ",,,, ,
tury mater Ie inssiue.s no. ~ .,v VIZ, tu"
KticaI question. Such questions the President
holds in his own hands, and will submirthem to
no military conferences or conventions In the
nlVan.," Iui,nr,, odyon,a1a
military daSa"'ago' 5H y NJ sr,,roy
i"'s" SECRETARY Of War.
=, e,,
Ihe oroefs o ihdro,u sr sai;s1nrv .nd ;d;n
him, will probably open The way for Davis,to
escape to .Mexlc"or 10 Europe WIN ms Piu"oeI
which u reported 70 90 very ,atse, ine'udng ~.
only tre piunder ot the hichhoha bahRs' ou'
previous accumuiatlons ...,F .zsv, IN
A dispatch received by this Department liom
chmo ond sa ys Ii is stated here by respectable
nnr Tics that the amount OF specie taken South BY
left Davis ana his parties is very large, inclld.
inc not MY the plum der of Richmond Banks
hui preyious accumula,ious. They hopo, it is
said TO make terms with GeueI al sherman, Oh
so,na NJ her Southern Commander by which they
will he permit,ed, with their effects, -incldine
this cold plunder 10 40 to Mexico or EUROPE
johns,on's negotia,lons were to this end.
:. A iter n Cabinet meeting last night Gener
Grant started for N or,r Carolin to direct oper
ions against Johnston's army.
Edwin NJ. STANTON,
tua ' 'H'f Secret tary Of War.
| l.ne .fl uur ,o, ,snr,, 7'''1i ea ~,
L. 'Ip 80 ~.
Memorandum or OASIS O, ageeG''en. goen uauJ WIS
Station, In the State OF Nortn Caroilna, b,
| and between ECeh. Joseph Jon"s.on' C@oni @
mandin Confederate Army, ana MAYOR zen
,eIal w: 4: sherman SommaiidIng. ine Ari',ll
OF the United Sia'es' IN pfrh Cotoiho, po''
present. st.ft.-,.s
rirst-The contending armies now in the fiels
10 ma ntain their s,atu quo, until notice is givel
by the Commanding General OF ei,her ono to ii
| opponent, and reasonable time, say 4o hours
| allowed. !. ..t,e III. ~ oata sdr .ssI.sS
Second-The Confederate Armies now IN ex
istence 70 be disbanded ana conducted 70 thel
! several states capha's; uhG ueposi.e .hen arm
and pubic properly III 'ne .ola'e' tfse has, am
each officer and man 20 exscu,e nha j1c an asise
! ment TO cease rom acts gi War; ana DiEe ny In
ACTION oil both State aud Fcderni authority. q
1 plumber OF arms nng Iil,nlions ~ o. wTt ~ y
| reported 70 the Ctnei OF ordnance AT w nshIns
tou City, subject 70 me .a.ure acuoh OF ane oon
eress o. the Tinted eIa'es, nna In me neah.m nn
sSu .hs iSSs So9srs the states '
Iesesni'Hpn ny he
mens on Their Gsets RS ,ha sss'n,"ies tskh !"
United SIos rna Mfls fyo ,Se eps
Of ali shall be submitted, 10 the Supreme Court
the United States.
IRE re sn or di .ne re,
Jefn.S % hv ihe GO cons,i.ution aai laws of. Co,
aress. " ..'''>'''e y ~ - "a -, {,'.i
Finh--The inhabitants Of all the Sta tes TO
guaranteed, so far as the Executive can the
pohcr' pgnss ana ia amense' as Se as hv .nd ,l
cons,,tution of The United States and Of ii
States respectively. ~. rTl-, .i--y ,,a-...,.
Sixth--The Executive authority, of the govern
men, of the United States not to disturb any
me people oy reason 'ns ,a aae M0t 90 lo"g