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HEADQUARTERS Army IN THE FIELD,
Camp near Donaldson. Feb. 10, 1862. J
To Gen 8 n BsckHr, Confederate Army
sYourx az this dafe proposipg An armi-
stice and sppoi ntment of co I'm m missioners to
settle terms OF capitulation. il lust receiy.
cd No otker terms fhan aa unconditional
and issmedtsfc surrender can be accepted
I prooase 10 more iumediafely upon vour
,oarss am. air. verv respectfuilv. vour
,obed;eot .servant 80 lis. GRANT.
Rr;osd;er General L. \. A. Comma ander.
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PENBEhroN General orans' l meet
you IN oruer 70 arrange terms iof eaPi'u-
laiion. What terms do you demand!
6RANr- Unconditional surrender.
PEABERroN-- --Unconditional surr6 lderl
Never, 80 long as | have man left me.
l will light rather.
GRANr-V Very we'll
But General Pemberton reflected 1T
tie, aud as sooa as the full force Of Gen.
eral Grants brief speech became clear to
his mind, he, too. made haste TO comply.
again, on tne roau 70 nienmona, a''er
,ne. Da'.ie OF oPot.sy'Ssnia Court house'
1ene'a, o'an' '"uu'esu 10 sPeecn' o'
uisPn,eh, IN these 'o'efao'! c'ear "o,os'
we fave now e"ue1 .ae s'A'n a'y ol
very asasy nsn''"s' a"u tue result W '"',
time is much 10 our 'aVos:
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we oe"ese uenera' Lee was 10 no uouot
as 70 ,ne meaning OF TINS sPeeeh' u ne
"ss' NOSE uouo's were se','eu oy 'ne neA'
"n'en We sns'' IA, fuo'e y, oe"e'"' o.a.'s
speeenes' Inc scene th's ume Is at hp'
pomat'"x Court house; +.
propose 20 Feee'oe me sa're"aer OF
the Army VI Nof'hern virginia upon the
fo'iowtns terms. -,
we "eeo NOT quote tue 'e'ms' ~ Is
enough 10 say 'nat oene,ai Lee very eiear-
" upasrstoo" them' anu LOST no tune 10
eomp'y'ng
since tnat 'ime oenerai uran' mas maue
iewaspeeenes; out lew ana priei as eney
are, 'eey are oy no means 50 p%o'saoas
Us ,hese pemoefa''c critics ~ou'u nave Us
oeueve. u's latest ana "oo'es' speech
fesas as io''o"s'
."Mr. President, 1Rd Gentlemen Of me
Nodonai tnioH Conee"'ion; will endeav-
or IN very short time to write You let
Ter accepting the trust you have Imposed
upon me. Applause Expressing. my
rrstiiude Tor the confidence you have
placed IN me, | will now say but little
uusu'mity with which you have selected
ne asa candidate for the Presidential Of
fce., can say, in addition, | looked on
during the progress OF the proceedings at
Chicago with great deal OF interest, aud
sm gra'lied with the harmony and unan-
unity which seem TO have governed the de-
liberstions of the Convention. If chosen
10 hll the high ONCE Tor which you have
selected me, will give to ITS duties the
same energy, the same spirit and the same
viii, that have given to the performance
Of 81 duties which have devoived upon
me heretofore. Whether | shall be able
70 perform these duties to your entire sat
isfaciion, time will determine. foa haze
truly aid an the course Of your address,
atas shaft hace no policy of my ,sea 10
enforce against the TW cf the people.
We have had four Generals in the Pres.
ideotisi chair, not one OF whom was bril-
liant as,an orator. George Washington,
when given the command OF the kevolu-
tionary Army, could scarcely say i thank
you.' The only real speech he ever made
was written py A'ezanoei nam.I,on. s
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