The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-23

movements to be made on the morrow
This we can do as easily as If we We're
both actually present with the army;
neither of us at any time Is actually with
the troops engaged, but in our telegraph
offices. where by our maps we can discuss
and direct movements as clearly as If
with the troops"
And he said: Bishop, I assure you that
when l knew your government had re
moved Gen. Johnston from command of
that army. I felt as much relieved as If l
had been able to reinforce Sherman with
large army corps"
Gen. Horace Porter, in his clear and in
terestlng memoirs of Grant, said that he
commanded Sherman's army In all of
those operations.
We cannot doubt 1t, for Grant would
never have said so IL II were not true,
and as they were the only movements in
the presence of an enemy that Sherman
had ever been intrusted with that did not
result unfortunately for his government.
we are convinced that some other mind
and heart controlled them.
Gen. Lee said of Sherman's march to
the sea: IT do not know why Sherman
should receive so much credit for his
march through Georgia, for the only ques-
ton before him was whether he could
feed his army by taking everything the
people had to eat"
Grant was a great soldier and a truly
brave and kindly man.
So soon as Johnston was restored to
command, he at once inspired hope in our
people, gathered together few thousands
of the shattered army of Tennessee, which
he had turned over to his successor IN
such splendid condition, called to him the
Home Guards of North Carolina and Of
South Carolina, and with a force of 10000
men fell upon one of Sherman's separated
corps at Bentonville, put it to rout, and
moved on to strike another, which was
in his way as he marched to join Lee
Soon after the battle of Bentonville,
Johnston heard of Lees surrender, and
knew that all was over.
He met Sherman in conference, and ar
ranged with him the terms of surrender.
These were dlsapproved, but active hos
tilitieS were at an end.
Lincoln being murdered by a fanatic,
who was in no respect a southern man,
President Andrew Johson Issued his "am-
| nesty proclamation" which contained
| thirteen clauses of criminal conditions,
for which pardon must be specifically ask
ed, and explanation made.
About this time received a letter from
! Admiral Buchanan, saying he could not
bring himself to express regret for any
! thing he had done, and, therefore, could
| not ask pardon. When l told this to Gen.
| Johnston he said
have asked for the pardon offered by
President Johnson, and did not express
any regret. Yes, I did, too. My applica-
ton was in about these words: .lf.s
Your Excellency-I graduated at West
Point. ! was an officer of the United
| States army, and resigned to serve my
native state, Virginia, in the war juet
| ended.
Il have the honor to request that the
provisions of your excellency's amnesty
proclamation may be extended to embrace
me.
And l regret that 1 can give your ex-
| cellency no reason why they should"
| AS my application had been of some
what the same nature, / was comforted
had pleaded guilty to the West Point
| clause, and the army officer clause, when
l felt 1 might be suspected of outlines
under the $4,000 clause, and added, q
| have no money nor any other property
save the ragged confederate raiment in
which l stand"
When l heard some of the voluble apollo.
gles made by my confederate associates
l was greatly consoled.
General Johnston went at once to worn
at what his hands could ind to 40, ,a1c
found good and lucrative employment. II,
was elected to congress from the Rich
mond district.
Afterwards he was railroad commission
er, resigned that office and retired from
public business to live in dignity and ease
At the ripe old age of IS, with minC
and heart untouched by infirmity, he tool
| the last sacrament of his church, folded
his robes about him, and laid him down (
die.
In his death, as in his life, he gave th'
world assurance of a man. ,e
Dabney. II. Marry,