Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-11
TnECLOSE OF THEWAR
RcAsoNs WAY they wERe ms.
JEcrEp.
Tho close OF the War ct the ne.
briiton.

Thc close Of the war ct tie ne-
bolton.
WASHINGTON, Aprii 10. - Hon.
George &. Goiham, custodian of Tie
private papers OF Secretary stantoui
and engaged 90 HE biography, has
Written gn open letter 10 Senator 5hcr.
man, dealing with the striking portions
Of the SENATOR recent address, and
ewbpdylng sundry Important historical
documents not before pubiiahud. Aitrf
repeating the reference sherman made
70 the terms Ut surrender MADE by
General sherman, IN uCcoTdRuCt with
LlncDln's policy, for the forces "
General Joseph Johnston aud other
commanders ~ tnc 81 SO of the war
GOrAhm said: "iou would have " VA.
dvfetooJ that Gcncrul sherman was sgl
upon aud insullod ami ms arrange
meYt- set aside 10y President johnson
aud Secretary stanton IN mean and
narrow spirit OF revenge, Gnd that
General Grant intorposcd aud the two
generals agreed on new terms nnd
eutrd the war. Whatever LiucOln's
policy. nOuc know better than you TINT
he never u.urDed the p1wers Of Con.
gress, Or allowed military subordinate
to guide him. Byan authorized agree.
msnt made under the supervision u
Jtngron Davis and his cablaot a
fortnight bvi0to The ShCunan-J 0nnHiln
negotiations, Lincoln directed Grant 70
have no conference with Ice, unlefs
for an arrangement Ter Lee'a cgpituiI-
ton or on purely military matters.
This IN proof that Lincoln wUuiI nave
DisArVROvEU sm.RiiASs ARRASUE.
ail.NT.
General ShcrmgE, after receiving
thu governments diNpprovhi o. his
terws, snii: u admit my folly Ia en-.
hrncirg iu military convention
civic naiiurs.' Your toicrcucc 10 Grant
coming 90 Shurmhn's relief would Load
10 the suppOsitloa that Grant hau ap-
proved the agreement. On tho con-
ttary, he condemned II before " was
submitted 70 the President or Secretary
StantOu.D
G0fhrm quotes a letter from Grant 10
Stanton, IN which the former ndviseg
the receipt OF Shrrmsn's dispatches,
and requests "A cabinet council at once,
as thCy gTu of such importance. In =
note 20 Sherman, Grant advises nim Of
the disapproyai by the President % the
negotiations, except Tor ths surrender
o! JohustOn's army, and orders u ter.
m!ngtion ~ the nrmistico and u re.
sumption Of hustilitlcs. Grant Joined
Sherman, ana Sherman gave notice Of
the resumption OF hostintlgs. Johns
ton thercupon surrendero- ON the
tcTms accorded to Lee by Grant. Asa
matter Of prudence and Necessity
Stanton telegn.phOd 20 General Di2 Ia
New York % pub!iBh the saue with u
copy OF the Sherman ohuston agree.
meut, and H. dislpprOvdl by the gov
crnment, 10 which were appended tho
reasons for It's disappIoval, which wcro
that sherman hal uxcfci9td authority
Iot vested in him, and had made u
practical acknowledgment OF tho rebel
government.
1IIE AGRTEMESr
undertook % re.CstNblsh the State
government and placed arms aud
munitions % war Ia the hands of the
rebels which might be used TO suhdue
the loyal States, and by restoration Of
rebel authority cuable she ro'ustahlish'
mrnt OF slavery. II would permit the
federal government TO pay the rebel
debts and subject the loyal Cit'zeul Of
rebel States 10 those debts. IL would
put In dispute tho existence OF tile
government Of the loyal States and the
new state ~ West Virginia. II would
abolish the cnniisCa.i0n laws and re-
lieve the rebels Oi tho penalties Of
their crimes. II gave terms repeated.
ly rejected by Lincoln aud better
terms than the rebels had ever asked,
aud formed no basis for true and
lasting peace. dorham says that the
publication OF tho disappfovRl had 10
loo made, TO prevent u serious ana per-
haps dangerous discontent. but no
one will question the good Intentions
Of General Sherman In making tho
agreement.
IN CONCLUSION,
GOrham quotes One more authority,
supporting Stanton and c0ndomning
Sherman-no less than letter
written by John Sherman from Cleve-
land on April %, 1865, to Seote-
tary Of War Stanton, Gayiug
that ho was distressed beyond
measure At the terms granted aud that
they were inhdmlEsihle. Yet he felt
that gross Injustice was done 10 Gene
raj sherman, who, ut the worst, had
granted the rebels too liberal terms,
but the same could bO said OF Lincoln
and Grant ia tho Lee arrangement.
Sherman had not understood the poll
tical bearing Of tho agreement, but
locked upon the contest from "a simple
military view. Sherman asserted his
Willingness, being 30 troubled about
the mntter, 10 20 10 Washington o.
anywhere else, whoro he could render
the least service. In closing, he said;
~ do not wifh General Sherman UNI
Justly dealt with, aud know that you
win not permit II. Espocislly | do
not want him driven into fellowship
with tao copperholua."
Ia commenting upon the letter,
GorhAm says he cannot lind any t0foF.
ence 10 the insult with which Il Is now
asserted Johnston ana Stanton rejected
Sherman's terms. He honorei and
admired Sherman, and also stanton,
and, being his blographer, he could
not remain silent, when one Of STAN
toms greatest and wiscst acts was mis-.
stated to show that sherman wac right
when ho (Henalor Sherman) admitted
that he was wrong.
HgtleFtugtOu Acquitted