The farmer and mechanic., 1911-07-04

porent. ana reasonable t3rH..
orty-eight hours. allowed
Second The confedcrate .-....
now in existence to b. diSb4adat ..s
conducted TO their several STAT. ..-..
tails there 70 deposit their arms ...
public property in the stat. ar-..-...r
and each officer and man L .N.......
and file an agreement u CeaS. t...-.,
acts OF war ard to abide the action Z
both State and Federal authorstN -n.
mum Der of arms and munitions ot Mar
TO be reported to the Chicf 80 c-4
nance at Washington City. ~lhje.- t.,
the future action of the Congrr~~ -.
the United States. and in the u.atr-
time to be used solely To maatt.r
peace and order within the borde-, u
the States, respectively.
Third. The recognition hy the Eye
cutive OF the t. nited States al tn. >.,.-
eraf State governments on their Off
GERS and legislatures taking thr oaths
prescribed by the Constitution at ina
United States and where conflictinL.
State governments have resulted from
the war the legitimacy of all shall aa
submitted TO the Supreme Court or IA
United States.
Fourth The re-esta blishment Of al
the Federal courts ia the several
States, with power a. defined h. tha
Constitution and laws OF Congress
Fifth. The people and inhabitants
of all the S:ates to be guaranteed 50
far as the Executive can. their po'ti-
cal rights and franchises, as Well -
their rights of person and property. Is
defined by the ConNitution OF ths
United States and of the States. re
specIve1y
The Executive authority of tha
Government of the United States not
to disturb any h the people by reason
OF the late war so long as they live IN
peace and quiet abstain from acts ~
armed hostility, and obey the laws in
existence at the place of their resi-
dence.
Seventh In general terms the VAR
to cease, a general amnesty, lar as
the Executive of the United States
can command on condition "f the
disbandment OF the Confederate arm
les. the distribution of the arms and
the resumption of peaceful pursuits by
the officers and men hitherto comp"s-
ing sd Id armies.
If the above terms had been accent
ed every seeding State would ~ once
have been restored to its rightful place
in the Union (Which was supposed %
be the purpose in waging war against
the Sonthl. and there would have been
no excuse for the harsh recOnStrur-
tion acts passed by Congress in March.
1857
General Sherman is justly conf nm
ed and his name is OdiouS Ia the prp-
pie of the South on account OF MS
cruelty and acts OF vandalism pcrpet-
rated in his march from Atlanta
through Georgia and South Carol na
to Raleigh, but there is an old SAYING.
GIVE the devil his dues and Il =
simple Justice to state that after there
was no further armed reSfStanre H'
offered most generous terms. lis 'l
ficial correspondence shows that after
Johnston's surrender he had kind.2
feelings towards the South and had n'
sympathy with the Reconstruction
measures of Congress. In g letter from
him to Gen. Grant, dated May -,
1865. he said:
I am not a politician. never voted
but once in my life and never rad
a political platform. If spared ! n"E"r
Will read political platform or mona
any office whatever"
On the 27th day Of April 1850. 'he
day after JohnSton's surrender A'
ordered ten days rations to he ISSUED
to the Confederates and in = letter 9l
that date to Cen Johnston Wa the
following sentence:
Now that the war is over. | am Us
tatioD as heretofore to heal the
wounds made by the past war, ana !
think my feeling is shared b. tn"
whole army. I also think 2 similar
feeling actuates the mass Of your
army"
In answer to that letter Ger. John
stone on the 2Sth of April wrote r.
letter to sherman from which ~ copy
the following:
Il very gladly accept ynur very
generous offer of food for tn" troops
here. The disposition YOU express ~
heal the wounds made by the past war
has been evident 70 me in all our IN
terviewS
In letter from Sherman T. thi"'
Justice Chase, dated May .. 1so3- NJ
said
Il am not vet prepared to rece'E'
the negro or terms OF political equal
tty for the reason that ii VIII arouse