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exte .V. ,LUMBL’ : 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