Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-11-13
THE GAZETTE.
FRIDAY EVENING" NOV. IS,
The Surrender-The Terns-Genr.
Grants Position.
4 From the Richmond Wing. ]

II From the Richmond Whlg.1
No man knows better than Gen. Grant does
that Gen. Lee would never have surrendered
his sword it had been understood that the peo-
pie whom he represented were to be subjected
to African domination. Gen. Grants letter
demanding asurrender excluded the possibility
10 such aninterpretation. That letter. the
second to General Lee, says: a
81 Generdl-Your note of last evening, in re-
ply to mine of same date, asking conditions on
which will accept the surrender of the Army
of Northern Virginia, is just received. In re-
ply, would say that peace being my great
desire, there is but one condition would insist
upon-namely, that the men and officers sur
rendered shall be disqualified for taking up
arms again against the government OF the
United States till properly exchanged VIII
meet you, &c. .
In exact accordance with the zone c0nd't'on
were the terms of surrender. Here they are:
US - TERMS OF SURRENDER.
AppoMATTox G. H., Va, April 6, 1865.
Geaeral--In accordance with the substance
of nv letter to you of the Sth instant, l pro-
pose to receive the surrender Of the Army of
Northern Virginia on the following terms, to
wit: Rolls of all the officers and men to be
made In dupicate;3 one copy to be given to an
officer to be designated by me, the other TO be
retained by such officer or officers as you may
designate. The officers to give their indlvidu-
alparoles not to take up arms against the gov
eminent of the United States until properly
exchanged, and each company or reglmental
commander to sign like parole Tor the men OF
their commands
The arms, artillery and public property to be
parked and stacked, and turned over to the OF
fcers appointed by me to receive them. This
will not embrace the side arms OF the officers
nor their. private horses or baggage This done,
T. each officer and man viii be allowed to return
to his home, not to be disturbed by United
States authority so long as they observe their
Oaroles, and the laws in iorce where they may
reside. II. S. GRANT, Lieutenant General.
General Il. Il. LEE.
We are not left to conjecture why these llbe-
raj terms were accorded. We are not certain
that Gen. Grant himself has not admitted that
his object was to remove every inducement to
a guerrilla warfare His friends have frequent
ly confessed that such was his motive, and We
copied an article last week from the New York
Times to this effect and expressly conceding
that it was wise stroke Of policy rs we'll as a
grand act of magnanimity. Gen. Grant knows
that there never would have been peace; that
Southern men, with arms in their hands, never
would have surrendered them on the condition
that they were to exchange positions with their
slaves.
bubbles MAY be raised about military cap
Imitation embracing political rights, DC. But
Gen. Grant knows the full intent and whole
scope of that capitulation, and he knows 1t
would never have been agreed to by the Con
federates on the terms Of Radical reconstruction
We appeal to his honor-whch is more con-
cerned in the matter than ours is. lie has tcs-
titled to our faithful observance Of-the cOndl-
t;on imnosed. he is now in 4 pOSltiOn to exact
like compliance on the other side.
*We have referred to Gen. Grant testimony
before the Congressional Committee, and find
our recollection correct. He says:
II believe that with such terms all the rebel
armies would surrender, and that we would
then avoide bush-whacking and continuation
of the war in way that we could make very
little progress with, having no organized armies