The New York herald., 1865-05-27
Details Of tAe Cavture OF the Rebel
Archives at Charlotte.
GENERAL scRoHelo AND THE FREEDMEN.
FhdoFd@ Regulating the Status Of the Eman-
eipated Negroes Of North Carolina.

aEsovEay Of THE RANpeGS FERRY MACHINERY,
30, &c, &c.
Mr.. James O. FitspatrIek's Dispatches.
RALs'oe, N. O., May Is, 1905
V1n DocUnxHm soUrE
10 wAsaIN0TUS
me archives OF the rebel War Department .,
ss present stored onder guard IN this city.
the OF MAJOR General SchO0ed where they
await transportation " Washington
How THEY CANE INTO ooR POSSESSION
When the rebels preparing 10 evacuate Richmond
sAsy sent away the public archives TO points ,u the
Interior for greater safe,y. The documents Of the
War Department sent TO Charlotte, N. c.
Laa week General Joe Johnston sent u sote
20 General schoseld Informing him Of the fact,
vhereupon General Schooeid detailed Lieutenant
Washburne, OF his san TO proceed TO Charlotte and
obtain possession Of them. Lieutenant Wash hburne
yved In Charlotte last Saturday night and called the
house OF GENERAL who resides 10 the town with
his family. The General was not home, and Lieuten-
ant washourne left note stating The object Of bis VISIT
% which few hours later he received the following
seply:-
u oona ,oa. Ss.. q .s ssy S.
room The papers 70 which your orders refer already
informally ,aroeS over % S Ser E
% ~ soa VIII sna o & bn nGs q
necessary and will be the house containing papers
:s1,sns %0'0" morning ''0'' 5SHNSTo% Tsrsea'
master United States Army.
NEXT morning. At the appointed hour, be proceeded
Nth the General 70 building on the main street where
seara dark dismal spota singular receptacle for the
archives Of the late arstocra,ic confedcracy Wagons
were procured and the boxee containing the documents
conveyed 70 the ralread depot whence they
drought 10 this place, arriving al early hour this
morning.
Wagons were again brought into requisition and the
boxes conveyed 70 General Schohelds headquarters at
s.e Governors mansion As each wagon drove up. ITS
aerowd Of curious spectators whom the novelty Of the
aaar had drawn together As the wagons 6led by
Hero were the literary shadows the documcotary re-
Mains Of the reoelhon Its generals leaders
The documents contained eighty three boxes
vaySsns sizes, from ammunition box large clothes
sAapes some few or them are rife boxes aud many or
them resemble the ordinary army mess chest
rHBrR coNrEsTs.
A they passed by me noted down tho inscriptions
upon them, which Inscriptions VIII give an idea of
The nature Of the documents:-
sw@ Department" War observation-disclosures"
"Pspers and Books-Generai Lee-Headouarters,"
Ssp," 'Restruatious," especial Orders, !" "Rolls or
rsgnen,s with Of sa,es "Records Of Rosters OF
sSppnesIons for Appointments, sCertacaies Of Ds.
''relesrams," Judge Advocate"
CAruRRp
A number OF the boxes contained Union Gags, which
BAD been stripped from the stan and folded away.
0erong smell Of camphor from eat box showed that the
rebels very anxious 10 preserve these memeDtoes
q their vanly victories aud brief ivcd rebellion
saaling when and by whom captured Among those
which the coors Of the Monitor keokuk,
SIery.
rBEy WE'RE sor pEsTRoyEp
II seems strange that these documents and
destroyed and st strange that General John
goD should desire have them pass possession
But probably he thinks that the truth of history requires
Of great rebellion both sides The
Aoeunents, many Of tbem particularly tbs official re-
Por OF battles Of great Importance and viii throw
great deal Of light upon disputed points our own
They are certainly very desirable accession 70 our
swn archives When DAVIS and Lee and Johnston et I'd
gens shall have passed away, they Will remain the
vrsisn sv'dsnce Of the rebellion Scriptg
RALnon, N. C., May 10, 1895. ,
ARREST GOVERNOR
Governor or OK Governor, zeoulon B. Vance was
sssted Sunday last at HIS residence In sntcsvllc
hsue village twenty miles northwest Of Salisbury by
. detachment OF the Sixteenth Kentucky, under CON-
Dssd Of Captain wella he arrived in town early this
nsplug and until his departure for ngton- which
sakes plsce tomorrow mornns-s In charge OF Colonel
nays, Provost Marshal General Of the department.
met him Al Colonel Hays once this morning, and, in
snef interview, be assured be arrested
- fugitive During the recent negotiations Green's
Sevo he had General schosed and offered surren
Cor himself then, but refused With General scbo
nsba's he returned 70 and remained With his
AHr,ily until his arrest
The order for bis arrsss probably came from Washing
ssn, and doubt determined upon In accordance
vtb the policy Of the eovsrnment which looks 10 the
arres, Of all leaders OF the rebellion.
Personally Governor Vance is Of most pleasant
appearance. A round, unwhiskered face, over which
hurn
genial, pleasant voice; a heavy framo, giving
god evidence OF the bon piUow; long, black
hsir, combed back from the forehead without
sny dividing line, and wi,ha easy, sociable manner
substituted pcrsorrd which did look for IN the
hnous Governor OF North Carolina Report had made
n,ns. nas mosa o. his oretheo no, headed, rantog
non was AZ outwardly visible that Of rabd canine
sy visionary picture was totally at variance with the
@'ginm Moreover, am u the opinion from what I
w oi hm, thh, In his capacity " Governor OF North
S.ronns ne very seldom sent kilograms TO the Gov
RAireR, n. C., Nay II. 1896
sHs srvAL CANDIDATE covtRSoa % sorru cAao,JxA
Another delegation win probably starr 70 day to have
su interview win the President II RnvI TO that
soaded BY ". ". Holden
with the prospect OF election Tot coy,,,o, ,,,,
she next few months the politicians are alr.sdv oseuss
lns the mcris and dement's Of various esndass rh,co
persons are already named and may be M,.res,r,
10 you to know what said OF them By Cr,tds ana
On emies shall enumerse Them sith their re.v,c,,v.
elal ne and disquali6cstions
Tn mos, prominent and n present certainly The NOS,
popufA candidate for the nomination, is ". Holeen
editor O. the Raleigh Standard, paper which has been
recognza as the incorporating foe OF accession ana
vvsi candidate to Vance 10 The last election He s
man Of ,he eople from whose midst he To various
legislative brIors and 10 the editorsbip OF journal
whose influence in North Carolina politics has always
been felt While .hus popular with the many, there