The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-11-18

Mexicaa boundary and lhe Strait Of Juan
de Fuca there 10 no harbor but San frans
cisco and San Diego. The nuInerous haf-
bors OF Alaska meet this deficiency, and
will enable US soon to control the Pacific,
as we now do the Atlantic. Tnese facts,
coming from actualsurvey BY Irresponsible
engineer, who has just been there, throw
reasonable light ON the resourcesoflhs new
territory. that Is now wholly paid Ter.
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SOUTHERN VIEW or THE PRESIDENTIAL
Y saaseo sssELEcTioN.. .psSsg1 = .
The Richmohd Wing o. yesterday has l
lengthy article on the result Of the presi-
DENTAL election. in which, while il denies
it to be free and hnswed expression af the
popular will. declares that ii has no feeling
on the subject. proceeds Is follows: -
They. Qhe North whether they know
| it or not, have = Master as we'll as we.
Our hope is that he win be mild and merci.
| iul TO US poor miserable sinners. All The
little We Know ofhim, or imagine We know,
is derived from ne wspapers aud, currelit
talk, and is scarcely Sufficient TO Justify an
opinion that Is worth anything. We can
not assert that he will cut the radicals. or
give fresh turn TO tile screw with which
they are torturing the South. We know
NJ, whether he will be . bIoidy Nero, or a
mild and benignant Augustus whether he
will lay deep and broad the foundations Of
despo,ic empire. OF restore the lost rights
Of the. States, and re.establisht the canstltu-
tioa 10 It's original yigor and purity. There
are some favorable indications ignor.
ance does not enable us TO use stronger
ord there are indications which may ex-
cuss The wronged and oppressed for in
duiging hope. .s.a
1.-The be. as General Batter says. indif-
ferent 10 human suffering. he has never
manifested, by act or word. so far as we
are aware, any pleasure in torturing his
victims, He has left The indulgence 81 that
noble feline propensity TO others. who more
loudly yaunt their humanity. lie acted
with manly hernism in demanding that the
parole Of General Lee and other Conledet-
ATE officers should he religiously respected.
His conduc, on that occasion induces the
belief that when 10 position 10 control
the matter. he will insist that the. spirit aud
intent Of that parole shall not be confined
TO the officers, but shalt be extended 70 ali
the people Of the Confederate States. No
man knows better than he does that Genef-
al Lee would never have surrendered his
sword il Il had boen understood thai the
people whom he represented we're 70 be
subjected TO African domination. General
Grants letter demanding surrender ex>
Guided The possibility OF such an interpre-
iatiOn. That letter, the second TO General
Lee. says: -,
General--Your note or last evening. In
reply IL mine of same date. asking condo
lions on which Will accept The surrender
II lhe Army q Northern Virginia. is
Just received. In reply. would say that
peace being my great Jrsire. there ls but
one condition [ would insist upon--na meiy.
that the men and officers surrendered shall
be disqualified for taking up arms sgaIn
against The government Of the Uuiied
Slate till properly exchanged. viii meet
you, &c. $500.
Ia exact accordance with the = one con-
diilun" we're the terms Of surrender. Here
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l+fsaDf TERMS OF suRREsDER.
1hAppanaiIOz COurihOuse. Va, April Q, 1854.
GtneraE-2In accordance with tie sub
stance u my letter to you ofthe 9Th Instant.
propose 10 receive the surrender OF the
Army Of Northern vitginM on the follow.
ling terms. 70 wit Rolls 81 al the officers
and men 20 be made in duplicate one copy
to be given toan officer 70 be designated By
me, The other 10 be retained by such officer
or officers as you may designate. The Of.
6cers 10 give their individual pafolv MOI 10
IKE rp arms sgainst the government Of I've
United States until properly exchanged
and each company or regimental command
er 10 sign like parole for the men Of their
commands. II IagmflH ts0IHf hat