, 1865-06-01

General Hhs rnaAnsx First Negotlatior
With 1ohM8tpn-J0huAt Finn
SufleDdef-Its Influence IN Paris
Addkess Of Loyal Americans,
Correspondence OF the Chicago TrtbnneJ
PARIS, Friday. May IA, 1861

Correspondence OF the Chicago Tstbnne1
PARIS, Friday. May u, 1861
GEN. sHERMA.s-u1s CONVENTION W1rH JoHS-
sToS.
We have not been allowed to remain long
under The unpleasant Impression which 7
mentioned In my last letter to hare been
raised BY the ud1ngs Of the first convention
entered Into with 1he rebel forces by General
Sherman. ! found, as expected would be
the case, On further inquiry, that American
opinion here entirely cofnclded with the view
tAken By the Government at Washington Of
that proceeding, and this feeling had full op-
portunity Of manIfesttng Itself at the hrge
gathering OF Americans Of almost nll
opinions, which took place at Mr- Bige~
lows house, on the occasion Of the
presentation Of fhe address. i hasten to
add, however, that no bitterness or want Of
due respect for the great taleats and services
Of Gen. Sherman WAS either displayed or felt
by any Of his eountrymen Oh this occasion.
All that was,gtgen attention to WAS the sem
ttmsnt that the General had plainly and
pa]pably exceeded bis powers rs military
commander, when he took upon himself to
regulate matters connected only with the
civil gortrDmentoI the eseceding States. But
the act was imputed solely to tbs generous
and s1nIcss fmpetuous desire Of the General
glorious but bfood'ess victory TO the many
be had already achieved, and perhaps, atso,
to The noble ambition Of being the man to
put the last finishing stroke to clEil war. to
'jUnthread the rudc eye Of rebellion, 3;
And welcome home asain discarded fatth."
In sword, to he the first to proclaim, In the
language In which the convention Was con.
veyed 10 us by the telegram, the glorious
things that :" IN general terMs the war h1d
ceased" One can readily f'rgive an indis-
cretiont or slight error Of Judgment, When
man like General Sherman ovcEstepa the
mark with such objects In view.
JonNsToS's FEDERAL SURRENDER.
Nevertheless, the receipts Of yesterdays
telegram, announcing the surrender Of John
terms as those granted to Lee, Was welcomed
by all here as great relief, both IS dIspos.
Ing satisfactorily Of tho above difficulty, and
alsoon account Of the boundlees Importance Of
the event Itself which was announced. For
now may We not indeed say at last that
1HEwAR1s OVER.
Nothing worthy the name Of rebel army
from the frontiers Of Maine 10 the Gulf Of
Mexfco-ffom the Atlantic to the Pacific. It
Ia q glorious conclusion, which opsns still
more glorious prospect over an almost bound.
less horizon. We have lived OF late IN
strangely checlered interchange hetween joy
uE4 EtliQHy 1tt4sC4lk AHA u1JululuE. CH
Tuesday ne meet 10 pour out our grief and
Indignation over the memory OF the stricken
head Of our nation. On Thursday wc are
called upon to rejoice oyes the Gnal orer-
throw Of his eneulta nnd onr own. 1t is
plain that under such cltcnmat .nces It be-
comes Us to mourn with moderation, and to
"TeIolce with trembling" seeing how Provl-
dence at once both c,astt rs our ahort-com-
Ing and solaces or weaknesses.
TuA ADDRESS or TIE AMERICANS.
The address Of the loyal Americans Of
Paris HHs duly presented on Tuesday kfter-
noon lat, ~ mentioned would be the case,
and, With the reply Of the American mints-
Messenger. Both documents hsre slso been
translated and re.publIshed In the French
4Aonittur, another mx1k Of respect aud sym-
rathy added to the many others We hhYe al
ready Iecelred It the hands Of the official
authorities Of this country in the hour OF
frio1. These papers have been perused with
great Interest BY the general public of tbs
capital, especially the reply Of Mr. Bigelow,
which is universally regarded u model
at once Of touching eloquence aud
| good taste. Nothing can b. more gra:cfal at
once and d!gn;atd than our Minister'S s1lu-
from the hsast'' which our national distress
has evoked 1n this country. "Ncver," ex-
clafms Nr. Bigelow, with as much truth as
/ ferToE, " never before was such tribute paid
Gan received such hnmageg' And we'll in
| deed may be applied to the memory Of Ahra-
ham Lincoln the lines Of Milton addressed to
Shakespeare:
"And so eepnleherd In inch ponp doat lie,
That kings for tneh 4 tomb would wish to dle."
Never before did the earth close over the
remains Of one Of Hhom It might more truly
be ssid that his grave needs no epltaph. Lin
coins epltaph Is written In the hearts Of his
country men.