Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-04-27
sherman Makes Terms with
JOiinsfon--Tbe cabinet Repu-
dIatc blIs ACts---Lseut. Gen.
Grant sent To sherman.
,Spccial DisD0tcdes 10 lVestera As9ciated
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WAR DEPARTMENT,

WAR DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, April %.
Yesterday evening bearer Of dispatches
arrived from General Sherman with an
agrcementfor a suspension Of hostiities, and
II memorandum fwbat is called basis for
peace, which had been entered into on the
18th instant By General Sherman with the
rebel General Johnston. The rebel General
breckenridge was present at the conference.
a Cabinet meeting was held at eight o clock
in the evening, at which the, action of Gen
eral Sherman was disapprovh by the Pres
ident by the Secretary Of War, by General
Grant, and by every member ofthe Cabinet
Gen. Sherman was ordered to resume hos
tllities Immediately, and was directed that
the instructions given by the late President
IN the following telegram, which was penned
by Mr.. Lincoln himself at the Capitol on the
night Of the Sd Of March, were approved by
President johnson. and were reiterated to
govern the action of military commanders
On the night of the 3d Of March, while Mr.
Lincoln and his Cabinet We're at the Capitol
a telegram from General Grant was brought
to the Secretary OF War informing him that
General Lee had requested an interview or
conference omake an arrangementto for terms
Of peace. The letter of General Lee was
published in letter from Davis to the rebel
Congress. General Grants telegram was
submitted to Mr.. Lincoln, who, after ponder
ing few minutes, took up his pen and wrote
with his own hand the following reply, which
be submitted to the Secretary of State and
Secretary of War. 1t was then dated, ad-
dressed, and signed by the Secretary of
War, and tclegraphcd to General Grant.
WAsHNGToN, March 3, lsGj-l2P. VI.
Lieut. Gen. Grant:
The President directs me to say to you
that he wishes YOU to have no conference
with Gen. Ice unless it be for the capitula-
ton OF Gen. Ice army, or on some minor
and purely military matter He instructs
me to say that you are not to decide, dis
cuss or confer upon any political question.
Such questions the President holds in his
own hands, and will submit them to no mil
itary conferences or conventions In the
meantime you are to press to the utmost
your military advantage.
tSigned Il. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
The orders of General Sherman to General
Stoncman to withdraw from Salisbury and
Join him, will probably open the way for
Davis to escape to Mexico orto Europe with
his plumber. which is reported to be very
large, including not only the plumber of the
Richmond Banks, but previous accumula-
tions.
A dispatch received by this Department
from Richmond says 1t is stated here by
respectable parties that the amount of specie
taken South by jeff Davis and his parties
is very large, including not only the plunder
Of Richmond Banks, but previous accumu-
latons. They hope, it is said, to make terms
with General Sherman, or some other South
ern Commander by which they will be per-
mitted with their effects, including this gold
plunder, to go to Mexico or Europe. John.
ston S negotiations were to this end.
After Cabinet meeting last night Gen.
Grant started for North Carolina to direct
operations against Johnston's army.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.