The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-07-07

for a meeting to arrange TOT Surren-
 der. and meanwhile suspension or arms was asked for. But the Federal
 commanders both in front and in the
 rear doubted it's honesty. Humphreys,
 who had come up with the skirmishers
 of Longstreet, declined to grant a sus-
 pension, as he had no authority to do
 so, and notified Longstreet that he must get out of the way. As he was only three hundred yards off that was impef-
 ative. Happily General Meade coming up, truce was granted for two houfs' | The blood of the men in the front was also up. General Sheridan was hred on twice by the rebels as he went to in- quire the meaning of the flag or truce, and by that time he was mad and pro posed to Gordon, that as hls men
 seemed so anxious to fight, they let them have it out The Union soldiers
 were almost frenzied. As Grant passed
 through the lines to meet Lee they
 asked that he would let them go in and
 they would lick them out in five mln- utes. But thanks be unto God, the last
 shot had been fired in deadly feud.
 The men who had so long locked along
 shining gun barrels into each others
 tAt'bl'
 tual recognition of prowess. The army l that had been victorious twice at Bull
 Run, several times on the Peninsula,
 once at Fredericksburg, also at Chan
 cellorsville, and had been defeated at ! Antietam, at Gettysburg and at Peters, l burg and fought many drawn battles,
 had almost finished it's historic career, | for on that day it would pack its artil- l lery, stack it's guns furl its colors and
 lay down It's existence at the feet of it's
 old-time and powerful adversary the 1 Army of the Potomac-grand mighty | peerless army!
 | The house where the two chieftains
 met, with those of lesser note, belonged to a Major Mclean. This gentleman
 al the beginning of the war had house at Bull Run, which he had rendered to General Beauregard at that time for his
 headquarters. Then wishing to be | away from the track of war had bought a house at the quiet nook of Appomat-
 tox Court House, where, as the war be-
 gan at the site of his place, so it was to
 end there. These features marked Gen eral Grant in that interview. First, his attire. As he had been up with the army and so away from his wagon train, he appeared in the attire usually worn by him when at the front That was a common soldiers blouse with
 shoulder straps indicating his rank.
 But his clothing on account of his riding
 was muddy and he had no sword with him. All this in marked contrast with
 the appearance of the Confederate com
 mander He was in full uniform, which
 and a fnnly bpoi6nrpI hpIt
 and wearing the elegant sword present. ed to him by the Assembly of Virginia.
 The second feature was the lack of any trace of superiority on the part of Grant After the introductions had
 taken place he began to talk with Gene ral Lee in regard to their relations dur ing the Mexican war and that was so absorbing that Lee recalled him to the
 work that had brought them together. There must have been eXultation in his heart at the nearness of the end and at the way it was ending; he would not have been human if that were not so, but there was not a trace of any exulta- tion either on his face or in his words
 Third The terms of the surrender were in the highest degree honorable. The side arms of the officers with their private horses and baggage, was to be kept by them, while the privates who claimed to own a horse or a mule should also be allowed to Keep it. Then with out distinction they were to be paroled and allowed to return to their homes to be undisturbed by the United States l government so long as they observed | their paroles, Such liberalty indeed | occasioned some dissatisfaction in the army But the general effect was most | happy.
 After the terms had been signed by both commanders. ana the generals in the room had been introduced to Lee, Sheridan among them, that General called for his horse and returned to his troops, with the marks of respect by the officers of our army to his own men.
 But that house had become historic and everything in that room of far more value than in the morning The table at which Lee had sat was bought by Sheridan of Mclean for twenty dollars in gold and by him presented to the young wife of General Custer The ta- ble at which Grant had been seated was bought by General Ord for forty dollars and presented to Mrs. Grant, who de- clined it With the request that he pre- sent it to bis wife Everything was taken. It is to be hoped everything was paid for, for there was nothing left Thus peace began at once to enhance the value of the arts of peace.
 It was sad time for them. Was it for what they had endured so much? They had contended on many field for their cause! They had lost thousands If men and suffered the greatest priva- ions. And that was the end of it all No wonder they wept No wonder when Lee took his farewell and said to hem that they fought long together md he had made the best terms he 'ould for them, they utterly broke down md wept like children.
 In the army of the victors there was he most unbounded joy. At first they began to fire sautes, but Grant stopped - hat and said to them, "The war is over. he rebels are our countrymen again md the best signs of rejoicing after the 'ictory will be to abstain from all de- in the field. And the testi- nony of the defeated is that not word vas said by the victors at all insulting. while soon they were among them di- 'iding with them their rations. If you lave read of conqueror equal to plain, 1 trand IT. s. Grant; if you have read of grander army than the Army of the