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Vermont (Vermont, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.15
y demanded in the interest of the public safety. The expectations which General Sherman had raised in the minds of the army and the people, that our soldiers only awaited the president's order to return rejoicing to their homes, could not be realized under his terms consistently with the dignity or the safety of the country. This had to be made evident to the people and the army to prevent serious and perhaps dangerous discontent. The Honorable Jacob Collamer, then a Senator from the State of Vermont, in a letter to Mr. Stanton, dated June 14, 1865, expressed his opinion on this point as follows: General Sherman promulgated to his army and the world his arrangements with Johnston. Indeed, the armistice could not in any other way be accounted for, and the army was gratified with the expectation of any immediate return home. To reject that arrangement was clearly necessary, and to do it without stating any reason for it would have been a very dangerous experiment, both to the pub
West Virginia (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.15
of the United States were disbanded, and used to conquer and subdue the loyal States. 4. By the restoration of Rebel authority in their respective States they would be enabled to re-establish slavery. 5. It might furnish a ground of responsibility for the Federal government to pay the Rebel debts, and certainly subject the loyal citizens of Rebel States to debts contracted by Rebels in the State. 6. It would put in dispute the existence of loyal State governments and the new State of West Virginia, which had been recognized by every department of the United States Government. 7. It practically abolished the Confiscation law and relieved the Rebels, of every degree, who had slaughtered our people, from all pains and penalties for their crimes. 8. It gave terms that had been deliberately, repeatedly and solemnly rejected by President Lincoln, and better terms than the Rebels had ever asked in their most prosperous condition. 9. It formed no basis of true and lasting pe
Cleveland (Ohio, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.15
erms. No one in his senses will question the good intentions of General Sherman in agreeing to them, but it is the truth of history that they were rejected by the union people of the country at the time as unanimously as they were by the president and his cabinet. In conclusion, allow me to quote one more authority in support of Mr. Stanton's view and in condemnation of General Sherman's fearful mistake. The authority will not be seriously questioned by you. It reads as follows: Cleveland, O., April 27, 1865. my dear Sir—I am distressed beyond measure at the terms granted Johnston by General Sherman. They are inadmissible. There should now be literally no terms granted. We should not only brand the leading rebels with infamy, but the whole rebellion should wear the badge of the penitentiary, so that, for this generation at least, no man who has taken part in it would dare justify or palliate it. Yet with these views I feel that gross injustice has been done General Sher
Washington (United States) (search for this): chapter 1.15
that upon his suggestion a Cabinet meeting was called, the result of which was the disapproval by the president of the basis laid down and the disapproval of the negotiations altogether, except for the surrender of the army commanded by General Johnston, and an order for the termination of the armistice and the resumption of hostilities. I have before me while I write the original of the following note from General Grant to General Stanton: headquarters armies of the United States, Washington, D. C., April 21, 1865. Hon. E. M. Slanon, Secretary of War: Sir—I have received and just completed reading the despatches brought by special messenger from General Sherman. They are of such importance that I think immediate action should be taken on them, and it should be done by the president in council with his whole cabinet. I would respectfully suggest whether the president should not be notified and all his cabinet, and a meeting take place to-night. Very respectfully, your obe
Raleigh (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.15
messenger from General Sherman. They are of such importance that I think immediate action should be taken on them, and it should be done by the president in council with his whole cabinet. I would respectfully suggest whether the president should not be notified and all his cabinet, and a meeting take place to-night. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, U. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. General Grant started immediately after the adjournment of the cabinet meeting for Raleigh, North Carolina, and arrived at Sherman's headquarters on the 24th to execute the president's order. Under this order Sherman gave notice that hostilities would be resumed, whereupon Johnston's army was surrendered upon the terms accorded by Grant to Lee. As a matter of prudence and necessity, Mr. Stanton telegraphed to General John A. Dix, then in New York, with permission to publish the same, a copy of the Sherman-Johnston agreement and its disapproval by the government. To it was appended t
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 1.15
e all this as though you had approved General Sherman's course. Whatever policy Mr. Lincoln might have recommended to Congress for the restoration of the Confederate States to their relations with the Union, none knew better than you that he never would have undertaken to usurp the powers of Congress on the subject, much less tumption of hostilities. I have before me while I write the original of the following note from General Grant to General Stanton: headquarters armies of the United States, Washington, D. C., April 21, 1865. Hon. E. M. Slanon, Secretary of War: Sir—I have received and just completed reading the despatches brought by special memmense treasury, and placed the arms and munitions of war in the hands of Rebels at their respective capitals, which might be used as soon as the armies of the United States were disbanded, and used to conquer and subdue the loyal States. 4. By the restoration of Rebel authority in their respective States they would be enabled t
Jefferson Davis (search for this): chapter 1.15
s of Congress on the subject, much less to allow a military subordinate to guide him in this work by an unauthorized arrangement made under the supervision of Jefferson Davis and his cabinet. Mr. Lincoln left no room for doubt on this point, for he gave the following direction to General Grant a fortnight before the Sherman-JohnstJohnston he asked him if he could control other armies than his own. Johnston replied that he could not do this, but indicated that he could procure authority from Davis. On the following page, he says: General Johnston, saying that he thought during the night he could procure authority to act in the name of all the Confederate ar E. Johnston for a temporary cessation of active hostilities, to lay before our government at Washington the agreement made between us, with the full sanction of Mr. Davis and in the presence of Mr. Breckinridge. His messenger reached Washington on the 21st of April, and delivered his despatches to General Grant. You represente
Edwin M. Stanton (search for this): chapter 1.15
ston was submitted to President Johnson and Mr. Stanton, it was rejected, with the insulting intimaements set aside by President Johnson and Edwin M. Stanton, then Secretary of War, in a mean and narrankly admitted this, and in a letter to Secretary Stanton, dated April 25, the day after receivinge consulting either President Johnson or Secretary Stanton. He wrote that very evening to General the following note from General Grant to General Stanton: headquarters armies of the United Sta. As a matter of prudence and necessity, Mr. Stanton telegraphed to General John A. Dix, then ine to quote one more authority in support of Mr. Stanton's view and in condemnation of General Shermerms were rejected by President Johnson and Mr. Stanton. But I do find in it an assurance from you to Secretary Stanton that you knew he would not permit General Sherman to be unjustly dealt with.ou could not have said this had you thought Mr. Stanton himself had already dealt unjustly by him, [4 more...]
George C. Gorham (search for this): chapter 1.15
urrender. Did the terms Sherman offered carry out Lincoln's policy? Senator Sherman, in his eulogy of his brother, said they did, and the Honorable George C Gorham writes a letter to prove that they did Not—he also shows that Grant disapproved of the agreement before he submitted it to the President. [New York Sun, April 11, 1892.] Washington, April 10th. George C. Gorham has written the following open letter to Senator Sherman, respecting the latter's statement about the terms of Johnston's surrender in his recent eulogy of General Sherman at New York: Honorable John Sherman, United States Senate. dear Sir—In your recent address in Neare in my keeping; and I cannot remain silent when one of the greatest and wisest of his official acts is brought forward, misstated, and perverted in a useless effort to show that General Sherman was right when he himself admitted (with the concurrence of Senator Sherman) that he was wrong. Very truly yours, George C. Gorham
Lincoln (search for this): chapter 1.15
se-worthy and purely military act, which President Lincoln would have desired him to perform had heof revenge, because of the assassination of Mr. Lincoln, and that at this juncture the generous kineneral Sherman's course. Whatever policy Mr. Lincoln might have recommended to Congress for the vision of Jefferson Davis and his cabinet. Mr. Lincoln left no room for doubt on this point, for h General Sherman had not seen this order of Mr. Lincoln's when he made his arrangement with Johnstoit is none the less absolute proof that he (Mr. Lincoln) would have disapproved the arrangement. Tely, repeatedly and solemnly rejected by President Lincoln, and better terms than the Rebels had ev same may be said, but to a less degree, of Mr. Lincoln and General Grant in their arrangement withter, following so closely upon the death of Mr. Lincoln, that I was inclined to drop everything andy week have agreed to deliver a eulogy of Mr, Lincoln at Mansfield. This over, I will gladly go to[2 more...]
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