The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-04
From North caroIIna-Johnson,s Sur
render.

that Johnston or any of tho leading
reDels expected the Federal Govern
ment to acccde to their propositions,
unless greatly modified. One evidence
is that prominent civilians who ac-
companied the army, or were in its i'm
mediate vicinity at the first confer
ence, suddenly disappeared soon after.
Another is, that on learning that our
Government had refused to entertain
such overtures, Johnston needed no
further time for reflection or confer
ence with the military authorities.
At 6 o'clock on the morning of the
oath, General Sherman notified John
ston that his terms were not accepted,
and that the truce would end in forty
eight hours. Later in the day he sent
another, demanding the surrender of
his army on the same terms accorded
to Lee.
Johnston replied on the 25th, asking
an interview for modifying tho previ-
Gus agreement, and surrendering his
army. Sherman declined to discuss
the subject on the basis of the old
agreement, but named tho time and
place where he would meet him.
Johnston accepted. They accord
ingly met near Durham Station, about
twenty seven miles from Raleigh, on
the Goth. Sherman arrived on time,
but owing to an accident to the train
by which Johnston was coming from
Greensboro, delayed his arrival sever
al hours.
He finally made his appearance,
looking much worse for the past two
weeks, from anxiety and trouble, but
was outspokcn and frank in arranging
the agreement for his capitulation. A
few minutes conversation settled the
preliminaries and terms. These were
soon reduced to writing and signed,
and are the same as those extended to
Lee, although probably not expressed
in precisely the same language. The
negotiations were conducted in Gener.
al Sherman's name, and Johnson had
no intimation of the Lieutenant Cen
erals presence at Raleigh, until the
final terms of capitulation wero signed
when Grant quietly put his approval
on the back Of them.
During the interview between Gen
erals Sherman and Johnston, the latter
uniformly declared that the war was
over; to continue it a moment longer
would not only be wrong, but crimi-
nal; and when the Southern people
learned that his and Lees armies had
surrendered, there would be none tc
counsel longer continuance of tho con
test. He stated, openly, that his troops
should fight no longer; if he could no
obtain reasonable and satisfactory
terms, he would disband and sen {
them home.
The armies were nearly sixty miles
apart at the timo the capitulation:
were signed.
General Sherman had moved part o.
his army far beyond Raleigh before
the truce was agreed upon. After the
signing of the famous memoranda, this
was drawn back to the latter city, ex'
cept Kilpatrick's cavalry. which pick.
eted the line of country about twenty.
five miles beyond Raleigh. Johnson 5
troops were well back toward Greens.
boro. The railroad between the two
armies was in running order all the
time, and the opposing Generals pro
ceeded by rail to point nearly cquaI
distant, where tho interviews were
held. The telegraph was also in
working order, through Johnsons ar
my to Selma, Macon, Montgomery
and other Southern cities. Sherman'i
first ncws Of Wilson's successes at these
places was received over wires run
ming through tho heart of the rebe
army.
Johnson even went SO far as to facil
itatc the transmission of news to anC
from Gen. Wilson, and begged Gen
Sherman TO put an immediate stop tt
his further devastation Of the Southern
country,
Tho terms of Sherman's origina
memorandum are reported to have haC
the approval Of his army commanders
and many able and influential officers
Generals Blair and Logan were among
the number who dsscnted, and are re
ported to have doncall in their power tc
prevent the consideration of these pro
posals. At the time the armistico was
agreed to, Sherman had just received
information of the general satisfaction
at the terms which Lees surrender
afforded at the North, and believed
that greater spirit of magnanimity
prevailed than at any other period.
He had copy of the Richmond
Wing, in which was proclamation by
General Weitzel, convoning the Logis
lature of Virginia. Every thing con.
spired to make him extremely leni
ent.
Some correspondent says, from Ger
tain indications il is probable that Jeff
Davis will continue his fight south
ward, and endeavor to reach Cuba in
some small vessel or fishing boat, from
some point on the Florida coast. Ru'
NOR places heavy sum 10 his bank
account in Havana. The story that
he has large amount of treasure with
him is considered doubtful.
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