Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-09
The Journals sIander ON Gea
ShermRm.

The journal, the Negro Equality or
gan, after months Of silence, since its SLAM
der on Gen. Sherman, when it character
lied that brave Generals arrangement for
the surrender Of Johnston's rebel army, as
".Sherman's Shame" "Sherman's Sur-
renderi" comes out with an attempted
apology, which is in fact, If anything,
worse than the original slander. Not
satisfied with its previous attempt to
break down that great chieftsin, the Jour
nal has now taken to lying about him and
his gallant army. Listen to him: ave
regarded General Sherman's terms hu-
initiating, SO did his army when they
learned the terms; and so did the whole
patriotic North General Sherman
frankly acknowledged that he did make o
mistake" Now, that's lie, manuac-
tured out of whole cloth, the turpitude of
which is worse than the original slander.
The soldier boys who participated in Gen.
Sherman's brilliant campaign through
Georgia, and North and South Carolina,
which precipitatcd the downfall of the re-
bellion, and necessitated the surrender of
all the armies of the Confederacy, will
learn with Indignation, the light in which
the splendid achievements, performed by
under the guidance of their
gallant commander, was held by the Ne
gro Equality organ of Dayton. So far
from General Sherman acknowledging
his mistake" he spurned with contempt
the prohSered hand of Stanton, the origina-
tor of the vile slander which the Dayton
journal heralded forth on its bulletin
board, and with big headlines in it's next
days issue as L" .Sherman's Shame :"
g." ,Sherman'S Surrender :"
That the public may know the full ex-
tent of the humiliation, according to the
Journal, we republish the memorandum
agreed upon between General Sherman
and General Joe Johnston:
MEMORANDUM or basis of agreement made,
this 18Th day of April, A, d., 1865, near
DurhdBls Station. and IN the State of
North Carolina by and betioeeR General
Joseph r. Johnston, commanding the Con.
tederate Army, and Major General WI
ham T. Sherman, commanding The Army
~ Lad IaI NI,Y.
both present:
FiySt-The contending armies now in the
field to maintain their statu quo until notice
is given by the commanding General of either
one to it's opponent and reasonable time
say 48 hours--allowed,
Second-The Confederate armies now in
existence to be disbanded and conducted to
their several State capitals there to deposit
their arms and public property in the State
arsenal, and each officer aud man to execute
and file an agreement to cease from acts OF
wa- and abide the action OF both State and
Federal authorities. The number Of arms
and munitions Of war to be reported to the
Chief of Ordnance at Washington City, sub.
ject to the future action Of the Congress of
the United States, and in the meantime to
be used solely to maintain peace and order
v.
Third-The recognition by the Executive
of the United States of the several State Gov
erpments,:on their officers and Legislators
taking the oath prescribed by the Consttu.
ton Of the United States, and where conflict
ing State Governments have resulted from
the war, the legitimacy Of all shall be submit
ted to the Supreme Court of tha United States.
FOurth--The re establishment Of ali Fed.
eral Courts in the several States, with powers
as defined by the Constitution and laws of
Congress
FVth-The people and inhabitants of all
States TO be guaranteed, so far as the Execu.
tive can, their political rights and franchises,
as we'll as their rights Of person and property,
as defined by the Constitution OF the United
States and OF the States respectively,
Si1th-The Executive authority of the
Government of the United States not to dis
turb any of the people by reason of the late
war 30 long as they live in peace and quiet,
abstain from acts of armed hostility, and
obey laws in existence at any place Of their
residence,
Seuenth-In general terms war to cease,
a general amnesty, so far as the executive
power OF the United States can command, or
on condition Of disbandment of the Confed.
crate armies, and the distribution of arms
and resumption of peaceful pursuits by officers
and men as hitherto composing the said ar.
mics, not being fully empowered by our re-
spectve principles to fulfill these terms, we
individually and officially pledge ourselves to
promptly obtain necessary authority and to
carry out the above programme.
W. L SHERMAN, Major General.
Commanding the Army OF the United States
in North Carolina.
.... j. e. JOHNSTON, General.
Commanding Confederate States Army in
North Carolina.