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Ha,S.—^Vt» W«r»* .*•»Vi.'cti
u.uch needed »«• U*k -
( --.f*nir.g I« tbi* imim
not heavy .enough to t.
»* s Rencuill.v
sufficient to bo of muc h !
growing crop-, it U »*vid.-'
;»mi the rain* v.vrc widely v\
tti*t much «ooro fell in otii r
t»or hoods than in thie
1 fbatwboocbec ri’
»>t night, and "
ir.r rain* 1 t»l!in#s i
A deplorable in
river tfi» th«* wd
ben of the railrc
, v«*r lUntlulV? oret-k. Tin.
„u the ^} art' In thb» « ily. 1
urtbo rpeed.v rolfuililing *
,nd were turned oil* on th
of the river. W•• hop • . im
Mill rot long d' iitv the 1 •■•c
in** bridge and the re>mo)
iitnninf on lb** M m °2'" 15
An Imivutan » Ui m *u •
litre that ruliahb* ir.icllig«*
nw rived in Montgom* : y t
President Johnro
LETTERS OF GEN'. SHERMAN.
I'rein General Sbotmun'a le.tiinnn; he*
’ ro ibe committee) of Congrca on tlie
induct of the w»r, publi.licd "t.y
inority," «u cltruct tin. | .Mowing Idler.-,
lMili. introduced ana part of hi. testimony, ami
l ,ich our readers will find interesting ii.'ii'"j't.V'j'nc!
>* ’ *i a nun
ye-lorday
viciuiiv it
ulitf such a
i.ooded, hut
eiictit to the
.1, how
lendod
I never saw or hnd furni-hed to«m* n
^;py of Mr. Stanton'.• dispatch to v.-u.-u
•*d of March, nor did .Mr Siunion or any
human being ever convey to ui • it.- -iih-
f Lit ice, or anything like it; but. on the
1 unitary, I liad ban Cion \V i it
vilain>ii to th.* Virginia l.*-ifi Uluru,mn.lo
Lincuin’s very presence, mid had
v > thi-r « lliciul hill*.
! 'Mn.v cm control only hi-
tire hoiido Uutit ral iiiurt
• ills uitli olhct ;O lid« actII c a- • ;; ;
" " hi to independent i.oi.oi .ih, .t -j ii..
‘‘"Oiiunn t.io, wui'LI ii.itur:i11> u*t mi
«• General deem* thill emn nui-o l„j tl
*!'*• duty Mid ror i'oiiMliilit> i«r
army, and th i
h," ain't It i in
"If
tin
f ,k plan i.t rci-otp-iriu lion
^■•ulatod to a I la v
ttl it
• «igh
o have
ii phicr
cidont t
filing >
■„1 bri
lie
turn r
the S unit altHt* thn »!
arnm- ard civil auth-
notfar
tiii.- : i
and important
HitAiui’fts Mil. Div. Miss, )
lti the Field, Utlvigh, N
April 27, lHUi. )
. K. M. Stanton, Secretary of War, ,''" 1 without i
Washington h»1. We should
Sir: 1 have been furnished a copy ot Hl nrchy, anil it i
•vor, your letter (of April 21) to Gennral Grant, °ur inidtnrv power to n„.
and signifying your disapproval of the terms their unhappy country
igh- *'! which General .Tohnsum proposed to I conies® 1 did not wuiitto drive (Jen.
7 disarm and disperse the insurgent* on dnhnston’a army into band* of armed
condition uf-iunnosty, dee. I admit my ntoti, going about without purpose and
Ilyin embracing in a military convert- , ’ H P , *b®' only "t i; tin.tr mi-chief. I’.ut
ivil matters, but, unfortunately, y°‘J on .vour arrival at llab i^it.that 1
1)0 nature ot our situation that “ l * 1 *
, . - ; - • . .. will bo ro
turiH t. { r any c linn in' you ntu> tl« v.n b, i.
“Very r«*ui,.,.tiully. «
u'tion of their
* would leave
overnment at
a people into
imply impossible for
h all the masses
on your arrival at 15s
is the nature ol pur situation that n, * ( t nty nriuieH to disposed tha
they seem inexplicably united: and 1 un- whs only possible in a disorganized sli„,
"• t!ie derstood from you, at Savannah, that the Hm * HS . vou did not lioosr to direct mi
■ d the tim- llf.r.ncir.l state cd the country' ueniAmbd tary operations in ;!»i-» ipiurter, I iuferi
to hr built roil.'tnry success, and would warrant u MjHt .y<»n worn satislied with the mililar
limln"
»P'*
little heeding to policy
W hen I had my conference with Gen.
'i t• /.« r .1 Imston, I had ill" public example* hr.
ihe bridge, tore tin* ol General Giant’s terms to Lee *
.d len rim 1 :,r,nv .*. ,,r "l General W«.it/.el’s invitation to
, j, the Virginia Legislature to assemble.
f ‘ ‘ l “‘ 1 still believe the General Government
trie-: -n ot' of the I’niled States made a mistake; hut
it of ir tin- that is none of my business. Minei* h
dill* rmt task, and I had flattered myself
thtif, b.v four years of p-dient, untemit-
litig and successful labor. 1 deserved no
- r-p uoM reminder *uch a* L contained in the last
• ha- l.ean Paragraph of your letter to Gen. Grant.
*’ iti may assure the Pn-gidont that l heed
-ugjrMion.
I nut truly, Sir..
W. T Shkuman.
that y.>n 1
situation. At all events, the moment I
learned, what was proper enough, the
disapproval of the President. I acted in
such a manner as t . compel the surrender
ot (ictienil Johnston'- whole army on .lie
same term* as you had pr.-enbed' to (. -*,.
Lou’s army when you tmd ii surroAinded
and in y6ur absolute power.
Mr. Stanton, in sluing that my ordn-
lo Gen. Stonoinaii w nibi likely rou t in
the e-cape <»| “.Mr. Davis to Mexico
Kurop4,' is in deep error. G -n. Su*ne-
man was not at Saii.-bury then, luit bad
gone Intel; to Statesville, ‘h ivt- w»--up-
posed to hb between us, and Souiniiaii
was beyond him. Ily turning toward mu
approaching D-iv, . a d I id 1
joined mo, as ordered, I would turn have
bad a mounted fore**, needed for ; and
ic ■* -III Min i- my «•
tor tin* I’re-i lent .
id "I'.ie. :,* n| limit!
■ rosette ..i kill thou
n-t Je.oi.il the hi
i ml. • ;«• il u- i i
' - i , the pit > i.
lini-hcil
i'f.t me,
. t, lull 111
' ■ .. Ill i
Lalrsl by Telegraph.
IMI'DKTANT S'HWS.
Si>.*. i.d io tbe4doiitRoic ;ry Mail.
\\ i*m.\ciTiiN„lunoti.--l’i',',i,liiiitJohn-
■ 11 "' point none hut loyal Southo: n
in the Soutlieri. states,
boring constant.v in maturing
• 1 '' ' :' : ' ••ustruc.iim th will .peudily
' Ihe South. Political derna-
i'.i'V V.'.' M ' ‘ l, *>' u, « r 1‘* OUtlmrrus* the Aa-
i. g it -iiv that David trial, before s
J' ,V! | •bunal, wiii commence licit Sop*
. * delegation recommend*
V‘ , ■' 1 "1 Macon, h.r Provi.i.mal
T,,,x H' tt. doslnia Hill will lie thv
in -The 1( hi, l.
1 ol Tulludega, ha* been up-
b'trllit Govornor *>t AU-
I .vMdent d.ihnson contradict* th*
statement tint! tltere i> a misundersUtnrt-
|!ig or. we.-n him and Secretary Stanton.
• n ".v a I - on the best terms, and the Sec-
irou v vvill not resign at pronotli.
' id’. • oku, .J ii im M —At h moating at
• ' { ""I’ r Institute, negro suitrage ru-o*
• ’•••im - were coughed down, antid call*
1 'i- tirani, and (ieit. Logan was loudly
en.'.'red lor his anti-negrosuffrageapench.
Nie .\labunta deleg.oiot^huvo left for
’1 buy did not sucoeval in their
*• J‘°tdts, ..Itino il.—The majority
ajr iiiHUi.o new « onsiitution is K000. Jia*
ad I'.I Ml doubtful.
I on gii'-ri ilia* have been hung in Cait
(> " miy. igia, by the oitLena.
I !"• Kngli-h Government intimate* that
t will not pay the indemnity demanded
!,v Mi" Ameiicah Government, for the
h truet* m of.* mumfree hy the Alabama
o I "'-tier (’oiiietlurato vesmls.
rcj.iiiiiter to iltij at Washington,
to cympu'gion.
has occurred in the provincial
" ! ' tain t*, upon the t»ro.*jjnot* ot
h Ihe I uited State- about Slexit^o.
In accordance with in.truction
[' H.*adquart<*rs Department of the
I<icn. Grover, in command th • i<i
Savannah, ha issued -u lei
.•tier be deliverod front the po-t-*iiii
any white person other than in
t it it> addre-sed, tied th.it the j.,
*1 aha
subscribed l i
J thus, applying l »r tl
* »t«) that no or site I'M
Antncity oath of allcgi
At n ro-organi/ation meeting lie. I in
1 Gordon county, Ga., a lev/ days simo, a
| involution was adopl**d reci>mtn**miii.g
“that all coutmiseionud idHcers cl (j.*r-
i on countv, holding commtshioun on Ho
lst day of January, 1801, or who were
elected and commisaioned botdro t he Statu
lilt'd, resume al oneo Uteir olticc**, Idr
: he purpose of holding county election-
> wuteh on the distant line
P<
Doth General* Johnston and Greek
ridge admitted ihalslavaiy was dead, *
I eoiild tml iiisitl on enititaciug it in siieu . . .
I. pap-., Iie. tiu-o 11 i an he made with the
S*ales in detail I know that all men e
•uhstamc, South, sincerely want peaie
and I do not Imltevo they will resort P
war ngntii during this century.
I have no doubt but that they will iu " V” “
il. l.itiTM I., i.orfcctly ►ubi..i«iV9 to thu ,lbl ", tl ’ ""‘S' 1 ll "‘"
i 'I * i uit< I States. Tlio uiottioiit ****** 1
inv in lion iti liti«* matter is approved, 1
• no bparu live corps, and will auk for or
der.- to leave Gnu. Schofield here with tbn
iilili < oi p.-, ntid to march in.veil’ ydtb the
It'll, loth, 17th. 20th and 2 : >'l corps, via
llurkcvtile and Gordonsvillu, to Fredi-
rick or Hagerstown, and there be paid
ai d mustered out.
The question of linnncu i* now the chief
and every soldier and oflicer uot
that it entitled i
tiled I clotO publihlltllg to I lie
rid a pi op t: iiimi rightfully submitted
authority bn adju'lication, and
irtpanieil by -talunieuta winch
i r, v it mi tbn press * • • be ]"l loose upon me.
It is. true that nott-ioiiilialam- -men
who sleep in comfort
oldie,
belle
dly
it can be done consistently wRh the m eded should bo got hotuu at
'.'onHilutieii of the Lnited State
I toe (.'oustilulioii of Georgia p rev it
Lt of January, lMil.'
Wasiiinuto.s Go&sii*.—Genii, lu *;i
i the capital,say that l’re»id»nt Jolu.-
•n'* policy will he com iliutorv. and lo
res that the people ot lio- Slates, «•(
• "wn motion, through primary iiiof-
•g*. shall call convention-, to adjust ai. i
v their State constitution.- to mu-
luoiuxa with icount change-, lie do.
’ '■'t wish to tntorfere in these inattcitf, hn .
: r*-'er» that the necessary fiction .--houbi
'■a fad without iOtervcni#iu on the |*:irt
f th® general government, mu- oilbair.-.
Washington ia quite full of gentlemen
from Southern State.-.
Joshua Hill, it is thought, will be ti e
Trev -ionnl Governor. The riam- s of
-•lr. Wm. Dougherty, Mr. James Joint-
• d MuBOogee, .Nlr. Win. T. Wv»ttdrd,
ms* county, fire also mentioned in
• on Lection with that "Oice. Kpinor Ita-
•ttliat John Erekino, K-q , of Atlanta, i*
b® tue u. 6. Di ii it J i. go foi G« ■
ami A. W. Stone U. S. District Al-
| t iffiey.
The applications for collector, posLuia-.-
Gm, treimiry and poet olMc*f agent*, ate
> lUjerous. No tear* ure enlei tif.ucd hot
that the Federal (>overnineiii will 1ml
atrioU enough in the States to till all the
Well infortned persons state tliai tii*•»,.
• *10 (ax on real Mutate, e*» v,e h»>pe l •*
t panic which ha* been so prevalent • I
* abate — Mjcjh feiearuph.
ily aeo a newspap
from <iur faintliae, ot »top long <*n<Migh i«»
get our I ' nvy not llui task of rc-
eoimtructioii, and .tin delighted that lh :
Secretary Im relieved me of it.
Ac you did not undertake t" h:,.-nine the
mamigemont of tbe atlair;. of iln army, I
inter ihAt, ou personal uiepei tioii. > out-
mind arrived at. a dill'-runi ronclu ion
from that of Mr. Secretary Sl.tulop. I
v/tll, then lore, go "ii and execute > *•»*r
orders to tho conciijRion, and when done,
ililen.-o .atifclaelion, leave to
the civil authorities the execution of the
task of which they teem to he mj jealou- .
but, a- an lione.-t man and boluier, I it.
vitc them to follow my path,for they may
i»ce Home lliitigs there—boiuo thing-, lliul
may slisturb their philosophy.
With sineere respect,
W. 'J'. Siikuman,
Major G«■ iifrpl Commanding
I*. S. — As Mr. Htnnton's -ingtilar paper
lfKAPq'Hh M. D. M.. I 1"** been puhlished, 1 dantarul Hof thi-
1 n the Field, April 28, IBM. | also be made public, though l am in i o
Lieut Gen. L. S. (.rant, General-in* manner rei-poinuble to the pie -, but to
Chief, Wio-hiugton, D. ().: the law and n^v proper Mipenor>.
General Since you left me yesterday »»• *• Siikuman,
I have seen the New York Time#, ol the Major General Commanding.
2ltb inat., containing a budget of military Since my arrival at Washington, | have.
lo-.Wf, uul|^>ri/.ed by the -iguatiire of the learned flout Gun. Grant that thi* letler
Secretary of War, wllicti is, grouped in t wau received, hut he preferred to with
Mich a way Mr to give very erroneous im- hold it until my arrival, as lie knew I
pres-mm. It embraces a copy of the ha - was marching toward Washington w;th
of agreement between myself ami my army. Cpon my arrival, I did not
General Johi.ston, of April 18, with com- m.-i-t on its publication till it wa drawn
oo iiti^ ics whicli ii will be time enough to oyt by this inquiry. I also append lieiu
di.-< u * two or threqyears hence, after the tilt- copy of a letter from Col. T. S. Itow-
Governmeiit has experimented a little t-ra, Assistant Adjutani General, a king
nioro in tho machinery by which power m U to modify my reports a* to tho point
reach«- tho M attered people of the va-t of perlidity in violating my truce, with
country known as the South. Hut in the my answer .
uld like to begin the march North by tlo-^civi'l^ai
I urfce, on the part of the ^'resident,
spoed.v action, as il ir> importaiit to gel the
Confederate armies to their hornet, as
well it* our own.
I am, with gp-nt respect,
Your obedient servant,
W. T. SM Bit MAN,
.Major Genurul Coinmd'g.
•aruimc 1 do think tlu.t my rank (if n
my pa-l sei vicaej entitle, me at leant to
ih** respect of keeping secret what wa-
k> >\vn to none hut the Cahiuet, until tui-
thi-i Inquiry • ••uld tie made, instead of
UtVJl
• M..j
Mililar
l1ulb.
IL.tiMj’iia Ahmii - or
Washington, .May
... ___j. Shunuuii, •'•.uiniuiu
Invision ol in. .Mi- mr-ippi
“(ion.Grant ibtocM me o. t •• 11 yum allmition
■ ■ • . ■, j to thu part ol >uui isport in wh oh tliv naeei
putdleit.V to dgcumblils I n«vet „I UiaintuunQg your iiu« c nt the t-xpeiiRO ol
l dikWing lLt-:iC|iCfc» wide of lb® many lives is spoken Tho Ocuomi tiuuk
iLat, iu uiukius u t.u.-u, ttiu c
; ol .
vi il-iti -i of n el.iito-giiurd given h,\ m*' in
»vvn tot ritoi ini limiL, i w it hum I
noiiiitimi good faith.
I pi"f«*r not to cltango my report- hut
lignin ropeat, tloil in all liiluie case.*, I a in
v.illing to Ii-- :p»veineil by the inleipreln
lion of G<-m i d (intnt, itllliotioh I iigam
invito in. h11• -iiti*ui to the iiuiils of my
' ••oimaiid and tho o of Gemual Hulhvk,
at the time ai d the poinl"d pliruReology
ol (iem'i'al llalleck r di patch to Air.
Slantoii. vho|-i-iu he reports that lie had
ordered hi: Gonentb to pay no hoed to
my order., within the cbuirly d< lined area
ot my command. i am, Ac.
' W. T. Siikuman,
Major General I . *S. A., Comin g.
1 now a Id the dispatch. 1 r* m Allatdn,
iiRMiiione I m th* body of my t'i timonv,
with Mr. Lincoln's tiiirv/cr
111. i ..Mu Div. "I i II i. M |*. X j
iu tho Held,
Atlanta. Ga., S- pi. I ., IG .I. \
General llalleck, Wii--hingloti, D. C.
My report is done, and will be lot-ward-
- n a 1 got h low mot' 1 .- i
• rdinate repot l.-. 1 am awaiting a courier
from Genet.ai Grit lit. All well, ami hoop-,
io line healthy camp-, and nipplje.i com
ing tdrwaid finely.
Gov, llrowu has diiduinded hi militia,
to gallo-r the eatiu end sorghum of the
.‘date. I have lemon in believe that lie
uit to Vi lit mu, and I bavo
• lit them a hearty invitation.
\V. T. Siikuman,
Major G.cneral Oomm'g.
W A all I NU'l'ON, B.’Ck, 10 a m„
September 17, 1801. )
M sjor (iermral Sherman :
i feel great lUtere.-L in the -uhjeel- of
your di-palch, mentioning catto and -oi
glnim, and contemplated visit tu you, 4
I will exchange tw-» llmu and pri-onet.s
with Hood, but no more,
A Lincoln. *
President I 'nilod Stale*.
1 have not po.iso-Rion lu re of all mv
• dlleial records, mod <•! which are out
West, and I have aolueu-d the he>i from
my more recent letter*hook,-, and olf.ir
them to show how prompt and lull have
Inch my oflb-ial report-, and how uunec-
.-■i.ry w • ■ all the clamor made loo. ldng
my acl n and opinion.-, a 1 tlie time the
bn* »"l ngi eeou.-n*. <«| Aplil I Hi L ( wa -mb-
milted to the President
.'.I! ot which i Ox. I lehpecttullv sub
mitted. W. r. lliKKM A : ,
Major Gunviul L. i. A
"ill ho nllewod to
t ' , ;"i"* *(••»/"«. n„-
e imilt e| rank,- position
hcl ill-illy; mill all porsnil*
-Ii will ho .u restud ns stilt
inmit. and will be hooted
'■■■ iihi jiIk, Iwok* of locetij
•r\ doscriptioit herotofore
vailed ('onfodorato State.*,
' d'persons at this post, will, without
h • turtp-d ' . cr I*., tboflo houd'iuartor.-.
-I - 0. LAMS0X,
.1,1,11,17, 1„ »qiaf-po.l|
III,AD-'.'i;aIITEUS POST, [’
t . Coi.c>iiu'8, (I t. f .
Ml pci.'ii,. in tho city or vicinity havina b
iiic.ir pe;rc,. ion nny ordnance or ordnunet
'■•red will at onoo turn over tlio same to Ihe^t
licaijquartors, or ho subject to arrost and pun-
Lhuiont lor dinobedicuco of ordorr.
Hy order ol
J. C. LAM80N,
.I one 12. IS«>.». — 11 t'apt. Coinuiiind'g Post.
T/xuixorw’ Oil.
V HA ItltKbS of ,i good artiolo, for sale by thi
barrel or gallon, by
S "" M aw WKT<b8 A 01THTIB.
DAILY LINE OF HACKS
From Eufaula to Silver Run,
W r' '."G'-'-dgnod, tiro now running a daily
H lino ot Hunks Irom Kufiiula to Silvoi Hun.
••eiihcitmg w i 11 il1» o trains on tlio Southwestern
l>aiiroiei irioiiJ^ao" to IJuliiula, and wiih tbe
f 9m
EW YORK,
f fMI I-’ elc.gimt A No. 1 SU'iuindiip
I 77/A MK'S, oiio tlioiisuiid I on -
burthen, will leave Apai.u mi-
'■'".a for Now York, direct,
2"tli imrI. Pnoo of passage, $•
GEO. HHCKNaM.
dune In. 1st*.*. —:;t
A Night School
W II.I, UK OI'IAKD at 7.:I0 ,,. in., nil Mou-
day, I'.'ili instant, back <d tlio Kphcopal
bhuri-h, lor tlio |.<-«-i,iI benefit of .Mechanios
and those young men whose s'udie- wara in-
torrupted by tlio Utow.tr. L< f npplicants bo
puuctiiul.
dune I : sit Kkv. K. H. STARK.
I ) MNTISTHY.
I /It. It. N'OHhi: having rouiovod to In* old
l f stand hi Junes' •oiibbug, over Mr. S|»oar’e
1 • ,i l '• < •. i ’• n u.-d himself
with a good .-lurk of gold and iin foil, would
respectliiily solicit fie- pitruungo of ull who
wish to lavnr liiui with , call, l it-a rimiia uu
the i ight. up stairs.
A it i In-in I toc'ii supplied on slnni notice, ou
tho host plan* known to the art-
May 'Jy, lt m R. NOBLE.
’NOTKJH,
i|tll"S. d k I'A.VVGllIi. No. s* broad 8t, L
I tuv duly aulnorued Agent during ui> *o-
-l o otruiu tho ,-ity, uhJ luLly represents me
and ui. intero-t. J. F..WINTER.
njayil5-lm