Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-03-03
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Democratic Club on the previous eve
ming, you say:
Judge Pitzer remarked that AFTER General
sherman and his army had conquered the Geor-
rians and their military forces, be stipulated with
General J, f, Johnston and his army, that IL
they would lay down their arms and surrender,
| that the Southern States would be received back
into the Union under their old Constitutions,
laws and property and be again considered
brothers and members Of the family the same as
they were before the war; General Sherman
never made any such stipulation; he had no au.
| thority to make any such condltions-and We are
surprised that Judge Pitzer would make such
an assertion without showing the
General Johnston and his armies were completely
whipped, and the only stipulations entered into
between Sherman and Johnston, were the follow.
Ing. which we copy from The Military and Ma
val History Of tho Rebellion by w. J. Tenney.
We republish this treaty to set Judge Pitzer. and
his Democratic friends r~ight-he having charged
the Union party with having deceived the people
of Georgia and broken faith In violating tneir
treaty stipulations and rs we are just on INC
verge Of n Presidential campaign, we desire 10
sec Democratic orators speak ind write the TRUTH
II such a thing is possible
So far rs you have reported my re-
marks, your report is substantially cor
rect; but l further stated that would
give Mr.. Lincoln the credit to believe
that had he lived, he would have car
ried out aud ratified the stipulation be-
tween Generals Sherman and Johnston.
believe you would not wilfully mis-
represent me, and l therefore ask q
| space in your columns to set both you
and myself right in the matter.
You say that "the only stipulations
| entered into between Sherman n
Johnston, were the following" etc.
The date Of those stipulations was the
26th Of April, 1865. That you was in
error, and that my statement was cor
rect, will appear by reference to tho
| History of the Great Rebellion, by j. 7.
Headley, (which ought to be good Re-
publican authority.) There were stipu-
lations entered into between Generals
| Sherman and Johnston, on the 18th day
Of April, 1865, and which are repu6-
lished in Mr.. Headley's work, upon
| page COL. The same stipulations were
| published in the telegraphic dispatches,
| to be found in the Daily Territorial En-
terprise, Of this city, on Tuesday morn
ing, April 25th, 1865, and | presume
appeared in your W paper, either on
| the same or the next evening. Please
refer to your files, Us l am not in posses
sion of them. These stipulations,
which were published in this city one
dan prior to the signing Of the stipula-
tions which you published on Satur-
day, are as follows:
"Firss-The contending armies now in the
field to maintain their stGtu gao, until notice
given BY the commanding General Of either
one to its opponent, and reasonable time
say forty-eight hours-allowed.
S~econd-The Confederate armies, now in
existence, to be disbanded and conducted to
their several State Capitals, there to deposit
their arms and public property in the State
Arsenals, and each officer and man to exc.
| cute and file an agreement to cease from acts
of war, and abide action Of both State and
Federal authority. The number OF arms and
munitions Of war to be reported to the Chief
Of Ordnance at Washington city, subject to
future action Of the Congress OF the United
| States; in the meantime, to be used solely TO
maintain peace and order within the borders
Of the States respectively.
Third-The recognition BY The Executive
Of the United States, Of several State Govern
ments, in their officers and Legislatures,
taking oath prescribed by the Constitution Of
Il the OulIeU SI1lcb, auu NuCAC
Governments have resulted from the war, the
legitimacy Of all shall be submitted to the
Supreme Court Of the United States.
Fourth-The establishment Of all Fed
eral Courts in the several States, with powers
as defined by the Constitution and laws OF
Congress. =,
Finh-The people and inhabitants Of all
States to be guaranteed, so far a the Execu-
tive can, their political rights and franchise,
as we'll as their rights Of person and property,
as defined by the Constitution OF the United
States and Of States respectively.
Sixth-The executive authority Of the Gov
eminent Of the United States not to disturb
any Of the people BY reason Of the late wal,
so long as they live in peace and quiet, and
abstain from acts OF armed hostility, and obey
laws in existence at any place OF their resi-
dence.
In general terms, war to cease; o
general amnesty, so far rs the executive
power Of the United States a COM
mand, or on condition Of d~isbandment
Of the Confederate armies, and the dis.
tributiou Of arms, and resumption OF
peaceful pursuits by officers and men as
hitherto composing the said armies; not
being fully empowered by our respective
principals to fulfill these terms, we in
dividually and officially pledge our
selves to promptly obtain necessary au'
thority, and to carry out the above pro-
gramme.
W. T, SHERMAN. d r.General,
Commanding u. S. Forces In North Carolina.
J. Z. JOHNSTON, General, -,
Commanding G. s. Forces In North Carolina"
A. From the foregoing you will perceive