The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-04-24
The Latest News
ByTeIesrnph to tho y. ". SUN.
STRANGE PROCEEDINGS.
Sherman 4 elf-ConstitutedP Peace
Negotiator.
NICE PROGRAMME for REBELS
Meeting OF the Cabinet.
Sherman'S Arrangements Repudiated
GRANT GONE TO FIGHT JOHNSTON
Probable Escape of JEFF. with his
Plunder During an Armistice.
OUR MURDERED PRESIDENT.
The Remains a! Philadelphia.
Great Rush to View Them,
A LINE OVER 8 MILES LONG.
Grand Arrangements in this City
&c., &c., &c.
Great Rush to View Them
A LINE OVER 8 MILES LONG
Grand Arrangements in this City
GENERAL. SHERMAN.

~frnnRe IrOCeeNiua- trr1nH-s
ina Peace Terms on Ills own Respousi-S
bility
War Department, WdshingioH 4 pril 22.- Ycstcr-
Gay evening bearer Of dispatches arrived from Gen
sherman. An agreement Tor suspsn lion Of ho-,il
ecs and memorandum Of what IL called tasis it
pr.oe, had been entered into the 18Th Inst hy
Gen. sherman with the rebel Gen. Johnston. The,
rrhol ten. BrCckinridgo present the confer
snee.
A Cabinet meeting VA held ut O'Clock in the,
evening, at which the actou Of Gen. sherman wa.l
ssApprovad hy the President ty the Secretary ofi
War, By Gen. Grant, ard by every member Of the,
Cabinet. ten. sherman ordered TO resume hos
tihue, immcd lately, and directed that the in
arue'ions given bv the late Proeidcut In tho folo
ing TELEGRAM. which " n pcnnod by M Lincoln him
self at the Capitol, the night Of the "a OF March,
were approved BY President Andrew Johnson. and
we're reiterated to govern the action Of military com
nAnders.
on tho night Of the "a OF Marrh, while PRECEDENT
Lincoln and his Cabinet were at the Capitol, tole-
gram from Gen. Grant brought to tho Secretary
sfwsr, informing him that Gen. Leo had requt tsted
en- interview or conference to make an arrangement
for terms OF peace. The letter Of zen. Lee pub
i,hed in letter Of pavi to the rebel Congress Gen.
6rsnr. to eeram was submitted to Mr. Lincoln, who,
after ponderlng fcw minutes, took W hi. pen aud
wrote with his own hand tho following reply. which
b. submitted the Secretary Of state and Secretary
sfWa. II wss then dated, a1dreUed aud signed hy
the Secretary Of War and telcglaph'd 10 Con.
Grant
rrrstrr~r itScoLN's tvs1rrcrioNs.
wIsrr>DroN, March ,, 1868 Pm.
The President directs me 10 sAv 90 You that he
~i,hes YOU 10 have no conf rence with Cen ee un-
les It he for the capitulaou OF Cen Lee, army, OF
some minor and purely military matter lie Va
struots TO that you are not To decide, d'cus'
q confer pOlitiCM question. such
tons the President holds iu his own hands, and vi
sbnit them 70 no military confo rence- OF conyen.
ttcnr Meantime you are to prc" To the utmost youi
Ep~ISN srAsros Secretary Of War.
The orders of Gen. sherman To Gen. stoneman, {,
withdraw from salisbury and jon him, will probabl,
spon the for Davis to escape to Mexico or EuTop-
with his plunder, which s reported " b. large
Including not only the plumber OF the Richmond
hanks but previous accumulations \ dispatch re
seived by this Department frVm Richmond says:
stated here by re-Pectshe parties that th
amount 81 spccie taken south by Jeior'on pays sn'
piunder Of the Richmond bank but previous nctl
mutations. They hope It !. ssd 70 make terms VIII
by which they will be Permitted, with thcir oiect'
Including this gold punder, To 70 10 Kco or tn
rope. Johustous NEGOTIATIONS look TO thIs end.
After the Cabinet meeting last night, ten. Gran
started for North Carolina to direct operations anin'
Johnstons army.
EpwrS NJ. STANTON, secretarv of War.
rur FONTS sHFRH4S's rrACr rCoGR,NHE.
The memorandum or basls ot what was AeIted ~
on between Gems. Johnston and sherman, the result
are follows;
Memorandum or basis Of agreement, male this 1et
and in Tie state oi Aorth Calo.lus, by and J.,
tween ten. Juscrh l.. Johnston, 'otninntdn4 a..
Confederate Army, and MaJ.-l,eu. Niuam Z
sherman, commanding ne Amy Of the | mite
states In Noth Carolina bath present ga
FrS-The contrudinr armies nov IN the field
nsintain their sdin quo uniu notice Ia slNtH ~ ~
Commauding genera ot either one 90 ~ opi"en
and reasonable time say ioN tlsbt ho;lN- MioWe
S'cJrd-Tho Con edcIate arm Zee nov In eNinten'
~ be- dirhandcd aud oniucird I" their several stA
rNnAs there dep, sit their a;u,s aud public prOpr
wi tn state ais. nais, sId each oficer aud man
execute and die an ssie,men' to cease from ace
wsr, and shdr action OF both HtAle ana f"leiM ~
thority. The number OF ann and munitions Of "
10 he reported 10 the Ch.et Of Ordinance AZ Wa
ington Inv .ul cct 10 future action OF the tonFir
ui the 1 nlicd states, In the meantime 10 be- u-e
solely to maintain pare aud order Nith'n 'h9 Do
TL'ri ne fe,o nii.on lv the Executive Of Il
nited STAGE OF several state "oytiuuthls ~ tht
ohcers and cr.ntqres 'aa ~ ol'h p e,cilu'l D, |.
Constitution OF the nited 'cr, anu where conhic
Inc state Governments have ic,gted nom ne ". "
picmc Court Of The unued States -, ,...,--.
FOur'h-Ihe Ie-ns' .lsnmen' Of All ie .cf fh cot
Corf.! ltion and laws ot Col- es.
FJh-lhe people cn4 ini ao.iGuts OF all siaie'
utical lirhtg and Ianchre sswel e. their '"n F.
20, o. ead pope ~, as cAno4 By Tue Cvn'utu iol
1.-The cse,U'iys hulhl ~ OF ne u.ycrnmr
oi lAe ul.e. ttacs, l.. 10 ditlu - any OF Tie r.
bv u .BOu tie 90 W2r, t1 loul th'r ave A -.
AND IA e., anu 4iBt4in tom eotr oi u.luc4 AIst.,
ans ubcy AVE m ezs en-, at III, place oi thc.r 10
De &c.
Sf,rHtb-In general terms, war 10 cease gene
amuesty, iar q. u. uAu, alive iOrvI oI IL, / ~.
ktntes clu command, Oi On CuadiliOn Of d.suAudn
Of the Confederate Glmios, and thu distiblf ion
anus ana IrsuLpuou Ot Ieac"hil puisu4tr hy oihC
md men hltuti,O con pOslns the sad R'mit-
I4ing fully empowered By our respective prime pal
,,d 'Lese tenn. q iuiivlduilS and Oh, iAll, plw
orlr,elyes 70 promptly obtain necessary Authorty,
~ carry ou; the apOve pros ammo.
W. ?. SuERNAS
ns,or-C;enerA Commanding the Army OF the al
rtates IN North Carolina.
J. +. JOHrsro
,lensrL Commanding Confederate STATES Arm!