The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-04-11

the conditions entirely subject to the
supervision of the executive authorities,
but, instead of being submitted to the
generous and forgiving patriot who had
fallen, they were passed upon, IN the
shadow of a great crime, by stern and re-
lentless enemies who would not have con-
sented to the conditions imposed by Gen.
Grant upon Gen. Lee and who would
have disregarded them had not Gen.
Grant threatened to resign upon their re-
fusal to carry out his terms. When the
arrangement with Gen. Johnston was
submitted to President johnson and Mr..
Stanton it was rejected with the insult
ing intimation that it proceeded from
either cowardiee or treachery. The old
cry against Gen. Sherman was again
started. 1t was even imputed that he
would attempt to play the
Part of Cromwell OF Military Usurper.
The generous kindness of Grant came to
his relief New terms were agreed upon
and the war closed"
Mr.. Gorham states that the senator
would have it understood that while
Gen. Sherman was engaged in a praise
worthy military act which the President
would have desired him to perform, he
as;Ja L,r pros;dan+ Tnbnson a,,d Saoro-
tary Stanton in mean and narrow spirit
of revenge, because of the assassination
of Lincoln, that the kindness of Gen.
Grant interposed between him and those
alleged enemies and that the two gener-
: -stissaggTesd q new terms and eneaea geo TIE
war. Mr.. Gorham then says: What
ever policy Lincoln might have recon-
of the Confederate States to their rela-
tiohs WIN the mon, none KNOW oeoter
Ja,tai % ire, 70 % ,s,,Tn tbe nowers of Con
gress on the subject, much less to allow
a military subordinate to guide him in
the work bv an authorized arrangement
made under the supervision of Jefferson
Davis and his cabinet.''
To show that Lincoln left no room for
doubt on this point. Mr.. Gorham quotes
the following sent to Gen. Grant by Sec
retary Stanton a fortnight before the
Johnston negotiations: 'sThe
President. directs me to say to you that
he wishes you to have no conference with
Gen. Lee unless it be for a capitulation
of Lees army, or on solely minor OF
purely military matters. He instructs
me to say to you that you are not to de-
eide. discuss or confer ON any political
questions. Such questions the
a.s. x,.,as =. u,s orr, u.as
Tesi"en' AAoi''s - nag o"n AA'nu''
and will submit them to no military con-
ferancas dr conventions Meantime. Won
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Mr.. Gorham remarks that though
Cen sherman had not seen this order
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