Washington telegraph., 1865-05-17
q From oxrmBulletsn of the l1kAIl


V We have carefully considered lou,
duties, and what becomes our raaubo,6 d
in these times, and, have concluded as
follows e. Whilst we have a Confg derat,
Government represented bycivir officers
and organized armies acting under their
authority. we should sustain those off;
GERS and armies, unhesita atinxly and IL
the utmost of our ability..d' Particuis
armies may be compelled by necessity to
surrender, and may do SO to avoid beffu.
sion of blood, but under our constitution
and laws" the government Still eret,, aims
recognized as a ibelligerehto pc wer.d and
new armies or lsvies are still 4 legitimate,
and eatitled to eur support In other
words. as long as a plank Of our tssoye r,-
Inent remains. cling TO itsh hiaohs sqoo1
When our armies may be all captured
or disbanded or our civil, Confederate
and State. authorities may expressly, or
by surrender or fight or by formal de-
elaration abdicats their power. go as TO
leave US no government at all--tken, and
not till then, willitibecotfle us as humans
men, regardful of the safety and best in :
terests Of non-combatants. to decline ir-
regular and unauthorized resistance, in
the shape of guerrilla warfare or other
wise. 1--Btoed shed without the sanction
of government loses its character Of pa
trIotisIn, and becomes crime. nUisuus5
1t becomes US, therefore, patiently to
await the action of the constituted au-
thorities Of our Southern Cenfederacy
and whether in the army or at heme,
sustain item in the depths of adversely.
as well as prosperity. Let every soldier
stand to his arms meanwhile, and bY his
courage, discipline, fortituda and gal
lantry,' be nerved and ready to avail
himself of any opportunity to contribute
to win our Independence, or in case of
the worst to show that as in the war
they have been without fear, so in the
end they have kept themselves without
reproach, ,isla-. 5.tt stlla'rE- .f ss sos
Letthe citizen show that his patrio-
tism is determined but reasonable, and
manly feeling, and that whilst it prom pts
him to give up property and life to q
living cause, or one in which our auth or
tiles may think there may remain bresth
of hope, it does not prompt him to the
insane length of disregaraing humanity,
and involving the Innocent and helpless
of the community, in the qualification of
his personal pride aud desperation OF
character. -..a.- e1..
We clip the following from the Cairo
Democrat, of the 9th: a. l-.nf-i- .of
Cincinnati, April % AT public
meeting in Dayton, yesterday, it was re-
solved that the body of Booth be taken
to mid ocean and there buried .I s'.w
Late Georgia papers give full accounts
of Wilson's great raid, after defeating
the forces at Selma, and destroying arse
mails and manufactures there Wilson
then moved eastward, capturing Mont
gomsrY, West Point, Columbus and
Macon, scattering the militia on all ei,los,
running all remaining railroads. brsaking q
up al machine shops, Destroying mill
tary storesJ making manufactures of ma
terisls for future campaigns impsssible.
SURRENDER OF JOHNsroN-Foit M on
roe, April 27.--A steamer arrived here
this morning from Morehead City, bring
ing advices from Newbern that General
Grant has effectually put an end to the
armistice AGREED upon between Sherman
and Johnston.l Grant had given John
ston up 10 sixqo'clock yesterday wv ed
nesday) morning to surrender his army
The conditions are unknown! .Bi-u1fo
Gen. Grant announced after that hour
hostilities would at once be resumed
TO this Gen j Johnstou is said to have re-
piled, that if Jefferson Davis and the
leading general officers of the Confede-
racy were pardoned, 4aud permission
given them to leave the country, he
would be authorized to accept the terms
proposed. Ia1 slffd ID credit mid af
ri, b. .sH1s5 sJoFFIcIAL,l III, ar. zad
War Department, Washington, April %
Major General Dix:-A dispatch from,