The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-26
GENERAL LEES VOHD,
1t WAS not rendered To or Declined by &c,
crnl Grant.

1t WAS not rendered /" or Declined by Gem
crnl Grant.
! RICHMOND, March l9.-Thc Dis
P"fch, of this city, will publisl, &C..
morrow the following correspondence
III reference to Il controversy as to the
! anflcntcity of the statement in
"Holmcs' School History" that "Gcu
rrnl Grant declined to receive General
Lees sword' at the surrender at Ap-
pomnttuX:-
ucneHE'af US. G!r"nt, G!T:nt sscS'is Scw Yo'E X; -:
Sll;-ln Il friendly discussion be-
tween several gentlemen OF. Northern
and Southern procivilicS as to The
truth OF history a question arose
whether General Lee at the surrender
actual y rendered and YOU received his
sword. It was mutually agreed that
you should be written to for Il decis-
ion. There is no i,llc curiosity or de-
sire for notoriciy in regard to this II. .
guest, and rep ~ from You would be
highly appreciated.
Very r. spcclfully,
j. d. JtFFKEsS.
General Grant replied as follows on
the bottom OF the same sheet of paper:
General Badrau's book, now in the
hands of the printer, will give the cx-
act truth of the matter referred to in
! this letter. There was no demand
made for General Lees sword and mn
tender oft offered. T.. 5. GRANT.
IN reference to the above The follow
ing conversation between Generals
Lee, early and others. reported IN the
Rev. William Jones' Book, entitled
"Reminiscences of Lee" NAV be of
special interest aud agrees with Gem
cral Badrau's forthcoming account
and thus settles the disputed puint:-
'Hcncral Lee said that when he met
General Grant they exchanged polite
sa!ulhtlnns and he stated to him at once
'hat he desired u conference in REFER
10 tlic subject matter of their co les
p"hdrhtc. General Grant returned
Your sword did he not, Gcncral? one
"i the company asked. The old hero
Strengthening himself up. replied in
! most emphatic tones mo, sir. he
u'u not. lie had no opportunity of
DONG so. | was determined that the
SIDE arms Of officers should be exempt
ny the terms OF surrender, and of
course dld not offer mine. All that
was slld about swords was that Gen.
cr"i Grant apo oriZcd to me for not
wearing his own sword saving that il
! had gone off in his baggage and he had
been unable to get it in time Gcncr.
! al Lee stated in his conversation that
! he WAS accompanied when he met
General Giant only by Colonel Charles
! Marshal, OF his personal staff, who
! went with one of General Grant's
| sian to- find suitable room in which
to hold the conference; that they were
ilrSt shown 10 Il vacant house, and de.
cii',in" to use that were conducted by
MAYOR McClcan to his house aud
shown into his parlor. Lee thcr
briefly stated the terms upon which he
would bc willing to surrender. Grant
expressed himself as satisfied viii,
| them, and Lee requested that he w0uld
formally reduce the proposition tc
writing, which was done"
MAloNE AND THE REpCBLIcANs.-u
Malone lived in any Northern State -
barring Minncsota-cvcrv Rcpublica,
Senator would fight him at home and
dcnuuncc him in the Senate. If Mn
homo lived IN Massachusetts, if he was
the boss Of an ignorant vote, if Inc hat
attacked the credit of the State, AM
proposed the reputation of her bonds
Senator Hoar would fight him day 4,
and day out, at home and in Congress
IN caucus, convention and at the polls
Malone is all these things in Virginia
and the fact should havo moderated
Senator Hoar's emthusiasln.-S Spring.
feld (1fass) Rep, Ind. Rep.
I ~s~.e-
New Workers have at last rcbellcf
against the shameful ncge)cct Of tlei,
strcet-pleaning bureau, and on Frida,
assembled IN an immense mass mco;
| ing to protest, and devise means of re
lief from existing oceans Of filth. I
was decided to organize the citizen,
and clean their ST reets thonsolMns