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wilt° following ere ourlernseleili ststsicriPticn
etrvertising end job work, to which we will strictly
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JOB WORK
Quarter-Sheet Hatl-Uilla, (25 to 30) . $2.00
Half . 4.6 if IS , 3.50
,Whole - "
rir For all job work and local advertising terms
%variably cash. W. BLAIR.
Bailor and .Prppridor.
RAILROAD MEETING.
Nl'We have been autboriied to annonnee
That a, Railroad AleetinT will
Town /Loll,
'ON SATURDAY THE 16T11
et 2 o'clock, P. N. The object is to have
Waynesboro' made a point on the line of the
WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD
14be extended to Cumberland, via. Hagers
town. It is highly important that our eon-
Inanity move early in this matter, and a gen•
eral attendance is therefore earnestly repeat
ed.
TAXPAYERS.--We invite attention to
the notice of J. G. lilLuEn, County Treasur
er, to tannyers, in to : day.'s paper.
,tea See advertisement of Messrs Metcalfe
& ll.iteshcw, Chambersburg, in to-day's pa-
PLANTS.—Persons in want of Plants are
referred to the advertisements of Bev. D. P.
Goon, in another column.
NEW GOODS.—Messrs Price & lioef
lich are now receiving their , first supply of
new dry goods, groceries, etc. Their adver
tisement will appear next week, in. the mean•
time the public are invited to call and. exam
ine the new stock.
WAYNESBORO' HOTEL—We invite
attention to the card of V. E. GILBERT in
to•day's paper, 'Mr. G. is an accommodating
landlord and will spare•no exertions boson•
tribute to the convenience and comfort of
those visiting his house.
110TELCARD.—We invite attention to
the advertisement of J. W. TAYLOR : propri
etor of the "States Union'llotel," at Harris
burg, in another co lumn. Persons from this
section visiting the State eapitol should put
up with our old Franklin county friend.—
Lieut. W. IL CRErs of this place is at pres
ent, in the employ of Mr. T. and will spare
no pains to make his friends and acquaintan
ces comfortable whilst sojourning there.
_ALL=I~,;I.~~ . „~ }~'~~',xn.-~rnae-tree
quested to annotroce that the citizens of Lei•
tersburg purpose Pliminating and otherwise
celebrating our recent great vietories on Mon
day night next.
On Tuesday night there tvtill be an illumi
nation, display of fire-works, ete. in this place
it is hoped that citzens generally will unite
in this celebration in honor of the•reeete vie•
tones of Gen: GRANT and his noble army of
•
the Potomac.
RAILROAD itIEETING.—It is hoped
that the citizens of our town and neighbor
hood will net fail to attondlhe Railroad Mee
ting on to-morrow ; (Saturday) at which time
the importance of 'constructing a telegraph
line between this place and Greencastle will
also be considered.
There now seems to be no doubt as to the
extension of the Western Maryland Railroad,
and if our people will avail themselves of4he
benefits which it would.nflili this comninni•
ty and neighborhood, something must be
done promptly. In the course Ofd few . weeks
. the route from the present terminus of the
_road_to_iliagerstown will be determined.
All must therefore sec the importance of ear ;
ly action .if would secure . Waynesboro' as a
point on the road: .The Alajor'of Baltimote
has written to a citizen of this place urging
action-on our part. An enterprise of such.
vast ha portance, should ,arouse the energios.of
our people,,at once, , and awaken a 'spirit of
ality
IterA communication `in reference to this
enterprise twill be found ja c .anotber oilman,
which was received, arm .the' :above was in
type, and .to .which two 'would :,diroct special
attention.
tar The official' announcement of .the late
important victories, regarded as a .oulmiaa
riog point of the war, is keeping up a con
tinued eseite,ment at, IVashington. The belle
hare been ringing; and - cannonading going
'on, and-there is aliretty''• general "belief that
'peace,is now at hand, add that the President
will soon '‘sita nlnverarnation to the ' great
mass of the — S.ottaltern offoring them
peage, nod app,ealioglto.them to stop
theii tesistaneo the Flag Of
the Nu_amnesty will be- r,ranted - to
,L4t/ors. of llef,alrap.. ,
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THE NEW 9:—The news of the, surren
der of LEE And his army to Gen. GRANT was
I reeeivedloye,,on Monday afternoon and eau
itheireatestezei tetnent perhaps ever be
fore witnessed tti our town. Acarly &Very
r 'body seemed batozieated,with`delight. The
bells were rung and salutes fired in honor of
.the great 'aChievement.'". Tbe boys' eadght
thp.,,spirit of enthusiasm„ and the , drum , and
hie, dinner bells, tin horns,ete were brought,
into requisition, and a "noisy time was had
in generaL In the evening bonfires were
kindled and the rejoicing was renewed. We
was going to add' that everybody rejoiced,
I tit suerias not the case, for we saw a num
ber of our
,copperhead proscription friends
looking as forlorn as though they had iust
returned from the funeral of soMe dear;de
paited friend. Their' eiidence of grief was
not to be mistaken: One old scallywag doubt
ed the truth of the reports up to Tuesday.
Not much wonder, for the old chap has had
"nigger on the brain" long enough to doubt
his own exiatenee.
LOCAL LAW.--A law was enacted by
the last Legislature to prevent stook from
urge, w
analog a
Sec. 1. That from and after the Ist day
of April next, (1865) no cattle, horses, sheep
'or swine, shall be suffered to run at large
in the county of Franklin, under the penal
ty of two dollars for each offence.
Sec. 2 That it shall be the duty of the
constables Within the said county, and they
are hereby directed.and empowered without
any special warant or other authority than
this act to seize and secure ever • animal of
the cattle, horse, sheep or hog kind that may
be found running at large as aforesaid, and
the same to sell at public sale in the same
manner as is provided by law for selling
strays; giving the owner, if he can be found,
at least five days notice previous to such
sale. If said owner shall pay to the consta
ble the said penalty of two dollars, and als2
pay for the keeping said animal or animal",
then it shall be the duty of the constable to
deliver said animal or animals to:the owners;
but if he shall make a sale as aforesaid, he
shall pay the overplus, after deducting the
said penalty and expenses to the owner; and
the constable making such seizure shall be
allowed for the same to retain'orie-half of the
penalty (1,00) and it shall be his duty to pay
the other half (1,00) to the school treasurer
of the township where such seizure was made
for the use of the schools of said township.
Sec. a. That if any constable shall neglect
or refuse to seize or secure any animal afore
said, found running at large, after being no
tified
by any person to seize and secure. the
same, such constable shall pay a fine of five
dollars, for the' use of the schools of the
township where the said constable resides
for every such neglect or refusal.
fer Tho . N. Y. Tribune states that the two
items of whiskey and tobaeeo produced in
this country alone will pay the interest on a
National Debt of Three Thousand Millions
of Dollars—(which• is more than we shall
ever owe)—and afford a surplus for a Sink
ing Fund which will rapidly and certainly
eat up the principal of the debt, leaving all
other sources of revenue for the support of
the Government — and the discharge of its
current liabilities.
UNIFORM CURRENCY.—The ac-1 of
Congress, as , fir ally passed, relative to the
currency, imposes a tai of ten per cent. af
ter the first of July, 1865, on- all State bank
paper paid out by the National banks. This
will, as a matter of course, drive out of ex
istence all State bank circulation, and leave
the field.entirely to the National banks,Which
is an admirable arrangement.
DIED OF STARVATION.—Messrs.
John Mowery, 17th Pa. Cavalry; Samuel
Winters, 107th Pa. Vols., both of Mercers
burg, and Lewis Canffman, of Fulton coun
ty, also of the 107th,- have all died recently
of starvation while imprisoned by the rebels.
Mr. Winters died at Annapolis, soon after
his return. Mr. Mowery died in Mercers
burg on Saturday last, and Mr. ()adman
died in prison. •
RETURNBD.—Nessrs J. Porter BOwn s
David M. Eiker and George Caufman, the
teraainder of our citizens captured by Lee in
1883,returned on Monday last, in good health.
They were welcomed by a crowd of our peo
ple and the Band. They were not exchang
ed, but made their escape and got into our
lines at Nashville.—.7?epository
rir Letters' from Nassau report the deso.
lation and' decay, consequent .on the cessa
tion of blockade running, as truly astonish
ing. Englishman arc telling of their goods
below cost, and fleeing from the island as
rats from a sinking ship.
Zer•On Tuesday 31r. Lincoln gave a pub
lic reception' in the parlor of Jeff Davis' house
in Richmond. . A num ser of — dtizens calla
upon him, besides the officers of our army ,
and nary.
'®'The President, by protlamation, has
revived the bloCkado from Richmond
, to the
Rio Grande, to . all vessels from foreign ports
and to all vessels. from domestic ports carry
.
ing contrabands of war.
air Flour fell 61 a barrel at New York
OD Saturday ;' Wheat 20'to 80 Cents d bu
shel; Cotton 17 coats. The tendency of the
tuarkekwas - auwnward. Gold was down to
148. ' , •
, le-Brigadier General F. Winthrop was
killed on Saturday in the action at Five Forks.
'fie had been in the war from the commons:m
ita-Mit of' tho rebellion, and wns . enly twenty
fir ycartzet pgo. • • • • •
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Nowinnnamtt.
RAILROAD ENTERPRISE:
Mu. Rnfrou :—I noticed in yOur -paper a
few - weeks ago, an editorial • Article in refer
ence,to the extension of the Wostern Mary
land Railroad into our valley. hope it may
be: 'the ease. The South 'Mountain has been
•.
thoroughly examined for the extension 4,
that road from Union Bridge to Hagerstown;
to cross the mountaid about Mt, kin, and,
then either North 0' South, for Hagerstown.
If ever Waynesboro' is to have connection
with the "rce of mankind," by rail, : now,is
the time to . take the" step towards the con
Summation, of so leairable en event. It is
my eandid opinion that, if - the proper efforts
wero•made, the necessary sum of money could
be raised in a short time to . make up the
dif
ferenee' in cost of road to-some via. Waynes
boro', and that is all that is asked, if •I tun
correctly informed. If the citizens of Waynes
boro' will but for a moment consult their own
interests, they will move in the matter, and
use every effort to bring about such an event.
Railroad connections in this fast age is ne
cessary to give spirit to business, and to
build up a town in' all the departments of
trade. •
s as fakirs :
It is the motive power that moves a peo
ple to action, and incites a spirit of enter
prise in their bosoms. It is the lever that
lifts them up in a commercial point of view,
and gives them a name jn the history of the
business world. It adds to the value of their
real estate, and putkmoney into the' pockets
of theleople. What_then_wilLbe_thest,
sponse of the people of this section of coun
try? I pause fir a reply. • I wou!d incite
them to action I. action ! ! ACTION 11
To Waynesboro' the road would be of vast
benefit; it would very greatly increase its bu
siness and
- population, and double the value
tf its real estate. Of this I have not a par
ticle- of- doubt. Not only the citizens of
Waynesboro' but all of Franklin county with
in ten miles of the place, should, therefore,
interest themselves in doing all they could
to bring the road here.
Conscious of the great advantages the Rail
road would be to them, a large number of
land-owners on the line would release the,
right of way without compensation, thereby
greatly diminishing the cost •of the road
coming through here, and many to, would
subscribe liberally, as I know.
Let every good citizen who wishos,to aid
in a great work for his own and for the gen
eral benefit, give his assistance. Let us pro
vide the needful wherewith to have a sur
vey made to this place, and then put in our
claims, and what we will do:in case Waynes
boro'•is to.be made a point, or the road come
come near enough for our benefit. Now is
the time for action, FRANKLIN.
TUE BURNINO Or RICHMOND.—Advices
from Richmond down to Tuesday morning
have been received, and give a deplorable
account of the condition of Richmond. On
Sunday afternoon, before the evacuation,
Mayor Maya and the City Council ordered
all liquor to be destroyed. Heads of barrels
were knocked in and the contents emptied
into the streets, and bottles of liquors that
had commanded fabulous prices were broken
on the curbstones, As a consequence, the
Rebel rear uartLbecante in tovicate:di_an
ungovernable, and a terrible scene of pillage
and ruin ensued. The stores were plunder
ed of jewelry, clothing, 'confectionery,
and the whole city was in tumult with riot
ous proceedings. Great damage was dope
by the explosion of the magazine, against
whichit is said that General Breckenridge
earnestly remonstrated, but General Ewell,
to whore the work of destruction had bete),
entrusted, was inflexible. Among the vic
tims to the explosion were all the inmates
of the Alms House at that time sound asleep'
in bed. The damage done by the fire is
enormous, all the business part of city, bound
ed by Main street, and the river,Seventh and
Fifteenth streets being destroyed. Burning
shingles were carried to other parts of the
city, setting fire to houses, and it is estima
ted that not less • than eight hundred' build
logs were burned.
Attempt to burn the City.
NETBERN, N. 0., April 2.—A preconcer
ted plan to fire this city was developed here
this •morning at half past ten o'clodk. Sev
eral large buildings containing forage, ord
nance and commissary stores were set on fire
simultaneously with bits of phosphoriks. The
alarm was given, and signalled at once through
.out the city, when the fire department and
the entire population promptly turned out,
and the flames were extinuishod_in_a_short
time without doing much damage.
• Seventy bales of hay and a' few other ar
ticles wore consumed. The extensive bridge
over the Lease river was fired at the same
time in four places, but the flames wore ex
tinguished without doing much damage.' A
rebel officer was arrested in town, and is
now in confinement, charged with the mis
chief. •
- ,
The fire de
and a double guard has been 'stationed
throughout the city to prevent a like occur
rence, and to arrest suspicious persons. Th
excitement Caused by this incendiarism writ
very great yesterday. and last night, but has
now subsided. . •
John,D. Fox, in whose house and in con
nection with whose fhtnily modern spirit-rap•
ping had its omit), recently died in Wayne
county, New York, aged 76 years. Though
his daughters became famous as apostles of
the new creed, the father never became a be
liever in spiritualism, .but lived and died in
the communion of the Methodist • Episcopal
Church.
The Ttiehmoud, Whit of
,Saturday, April
8, says : The Obristiau Commission issued
1,500 rations yest•relity_,--nhiefiy to the suf
fering poor who were burned out by the fire.
The quiet: abjustwout of, the Commission to
the relief qt the tuftfering is a noble demon
ntration of its ouble service."
arttoent has been on dut
TH END
SUMMEINDH
GENERAL LEE
HIS ARMY.
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PARTICULARS OP THE SUR
RENDER !
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OFFICIAL GAZETTE..
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON : D. C., April 9-9 P. M.
The Department has just '
received official
report of the surrender this day of.Geberal
Lee and his army to ,Lieutenant — General
Grant on the terms proposed by General
Grant. — Details - will be given speedily as pos
sible. B. N. STANTON,
' ,
Secretary of %Iran i
•
Headquarters Armies of thc United States,
April 9-4.30 P. M.
lion. E. M. Stanton, Secretary bf War;
General Lee surrendered the Army of
Northern Virginia; this afternoon ; upon terms
proposed by myself. The accompanying ad-
ditional correspondence will show the condi-
tions fully. U. S. GRANT,
Lieutenant General.
Headquarters Army N. Virginia, April
9th, 1865.
Lieut. General U. - S. Grant, Commanding U. S.
Armies:
GENERAL: I have received your letter of
this date, containing the terms of surrender
of the Army of Northern Virginia, as pro
posed by you. As they are substantially the
same as those expressed by you in your let
ter of tile Bth instant, they are accepted. I
will proceed to designate the proper officers
to carry the stipulations into effect.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant.
R. E. LEE.
CLIFT,OiI HOUSE, Va.; April 9, 1865.
E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War:
The following correspondence has taken
place between General Lee and myself.—
There has been no relaxation in the pursuit
during its pendency. U. S. GRANT,
Lieutenant General.
ArurL 7th, 1865.
General R. E. Leo, Commanding C. S. A.:
GENERAL: The result of the last week
must convince you of the hopelessness of fur
ther resistance on the part of the Army of
Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel
that it is so, and regard it as my duty to shift
from myself the responsibility of any further
effusion of blood by asking of you the sur
render of that portion of the C. S. Army
known as the Army of Northern Virginia.
Ver • res feetrull our obedient smolt_
U. S. GRANT,
Lieutenant General,
Commanding 'Armies United States.
' _ Alen 7, 1865.
Lieut. General Grant, Commanding Armies of the
United btates:
GENERAL: I have received your note of'
this date. Though not entirely of the opin
ion you express of the hopelessness of fur
ther resistance on the part of the Army of
Northern Virginia, I reciprocate your desire
to avoid useless 'effusion of blood, and there
fore, ask the terms ye will offer on condi
tion of its surrender.
. It. E. LEE , General.
APRIL 8, 1865.
General E. E. Lee, Commanding C. S. A.: .
GENERAL: Your note 'of last evening, in
reply to mine of same date, asking•eowditions
on which I will accept the surrender of the
Army of Northern Virginia, is just received.
In reply; I woultl sky that peace being my
first desire, there is but one condition I in
sist upon, viz: That the men surrendered
shall be disqualified for taking up arms again
against the Government of the United States
until properly exchanged. • I will meet you,
or designate - officers to meet any officers you
may name for the same purpose of arranging
definitely the terms upon which the surren
der of the Army of Northern . Virginia will
bexeceived. •
Very respectfully your °bed:eat servant,
U. S. GRANT,
.i.ieut. Gen. Commanding U. S. A.
To Lieut. General Tl. S. Grant, Commanding - U. S
Army:
- GENERAL: I received at a late hour your
note of to-day in answer to wine of yester
day. I did not intend to propose the surren
der of the > . f-NetherrOar.rizia butt.
ask t h e terms of tour propositions. To be
frank, I Jo not think the emergency has a
risen to call fur the surrender of this army;
but as the restoration of peace should be the
sole object of all, I desire to know whether
your proposals would lend to that end. I
cannot, therofore, moot you with a view to
surrender the Arwy of Northern Virginia;
but as fur as your propositions may effect the
Confederate states forces, under my, com
mand, and tend to the restoration of peace,
I should be, pleased. to. meet Jou at ten (10)
A. N. to-morrow on t h e old stage road. to
,Richmond, between the picket linos of the
two armies. '
TVory rospooVully, your obodicot .servant,_
It.ll.lEE„Gouoral,
oounnaudiug (L $. A.
Aram 9, 1865.
General R. E. Lee,,Conmanding C. kr: • , '
(..li:rizat.tat!Your /note of yesterday , reeeiv.
od. As 1 hisytktio authority to treat•ou the
aubjecrof peztoe . ; , the mooting proposed for
ton A. DI.. to-Auy tould'lead.to no goud, I
will state, however, General, that T am equal 7
ly anxious for peace with yourself; and the
whole North entertain the same feeling.—
The terail npon which peace can bo hid are
well underatood, By the'South layingdown ,
their arms they will lawn that most desira
ble event, save thousands Of human jives and
hundieds of millions ,of property nob yet 'des
troyed. Sincerely hoping that all our diffi
culties may be 'settled withonethe loss of in
other life, Ifinbscribe myself,
Very respectfully, your obedient ieriaist,
. . U. S. GRANT, '
Lieutenant General.
. • APRIL 9, 1865.
To Lieut. Gen, U. S. Grant, ComMandinglLL S.
Art 4. • , •• •
GEIfERA: I received' your note of this
morning on the - plait line, Whither - I had
come to , meet you' an ascertain definitely
what tetras Were embraced in your. pie:posi
tion of yesterday with reference 'to the sur
render of this inlay, I now request an in
terview, in a'ciordance with the offer contain
ed in your letter of yesterday, for that put ,
pose.
Very respectfully, your ,Obidient servant,
- , R. E t LEE.
• APRIL 9, 1865.
General R. E. Lee, Commanding C. S. A.:
Your note of this date is but this moment
(11.50), eleven fifty A.A., received, in con-,
sequence of my having passed heti the Rich
mond and Lynchburg, road.' law at this wri
ting about four miles w tof Walter's
Church, and will push forward to the front
for the purpose of meeting you. Notice sent
to me on. this road where you wish the inter
view to take place will meet me,
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
U.' S.. GRANT,
• Lieutenant General.
- APPOMATTOX, C. H. April 9, 1865.
General R. E. Lee, Commanding C. S.:
In actor( ad — m with the — substance — of my
letter to you Of the Bth inst., I- proposed to
receive the surrender of the Army of North
ern Virginia on the following term, to wit :
Rolls of all the officers and men to be made
in duplicate, one copy to be given to an. offi
cer designated by me, the other to be retain
ed by such officer or officers as you may des
ignate, the officers to give their individual
paroles not to take up arms against the Gov
ernment of the United States until properly
exchanged, and each company, or regimental
commander to sign a like parole for the men
of their commands. The arms, artillery, and
public property to be packed and stacked
and turned over to the offi3ers appointed by
me to receive, them. This will not embrace
the side arms of the officers nor their pri
vate horsd or baggage. This done, each of
&or and man will be allowed 'to return to
their homes, not to be disturbed by United
States authority Belong as they observe their
parole aid the laws in force where they may
reside. Vary respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
U. S. GRANT,
Lieutenant General,
War Department, Washington, D. G., •
April 9, 1885-9.30 P. M. .
Lieutenant General Grant:
Thanks be to almighty God for the great
victory with which lie has this day crown
ed you and the gallant army under your com
mand I The thanks of this Department, and
of the Government and of the people of the
United States, their reverence and honor,
have been deserved, and .will i)o rendered to
you and the brave and gallant officere and
soldiers of your army for.all time.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of war.
A Grand Salute Ordered.
War Department, Washington, C.,
' ll April 9-10 P. M. 1865. •
Ordered, , That a salute of two hundred
(200) guns be fired . at the headquarters of
every army and department, and at every
iii - th - elkiire - d States, an a
Military Academy at West Point, on the day
of the receipt•of this order, in commemora
tion of the surrender of General R. 141 Leo
and the Army of Northern Virginia to'Liout.
General Grant and the army under his com
mand.. Report of the receipt and execution
of this order to be made to the Adjutant
General, Washington.
A mechanic of Mil tvankie has manufactur.
ed two wonderful pieces of cabinet work, in-
tended i s presents for the 'President and Mrs.
Lincoln. One is an ordinary sized center
table, of octagonal form, composed of twenty
thousand different pieces of `wood.
The grave of Calhoun,, in St. Philip's
churchyard, Charleston, is but a tomb made
of bilek, surmounted by a 'slab of marble, on
which is the single word "Calhoun." Small
bushes grow •around, which had the appear
ance of being lately trimmed. Shells have
struck all around it, and a fragment has ta
ken off a portion from the marble slab which
covers - all that remains of the that Secession
ist.
. Thirteen breweries were seized at Alter
gheny City and•• Pittsburg on Monday, by
revenue officers for fraudulent returns of the
amount of beer and liquor manufactured.—
They have been placed in charge of Deputy
Collectors, and werk,has been suspended.—
The case ii to bo tried in May next. •The
penalty, in case of conviction, is confiscation
of property and fine and imprisonment of the
owners.
Aram 8,1805.
rwour OF Davis.—The Nulioncit Repub
lican says that parties have arrived from Dan
.' e T Ir-th r within-onr-liues • t• at
Jeff. Davis arrived at Danville on Monday
afternoon last, and that he was accompanied
by two or three members of his Cabinet.
, There was one black cloud at Biebnad
on )londay that did not make the hearts, of
tile people sad, viz: the entrance of the col
ored regiment with the lightnings of the old
flag dancing over their heads, and the thun
ders of .“John Brown" rolfing from their
lips.
Tho Legislature of Illinois has laid a tax
of ono dollar for the first dog owuod by any
individual, two' dollars fur the second, and
five, dollats for each additional dog,
rive hundred Hungarian families want to
emigrate' to On#,of our Territories. Ai a
gent is at Washington trying to tirrange for
their transportation from Europe to Awed
ea. -
William B. Astor, the great millionaire, is
amoUg: the drafted men iu New York. _
4iDWIN M. STANTICT,
Secretary of War.
Surrender,of Lee and Big .A.zral of
Nbrthent Virginia—End of-the'
, . '. •
[From the Washington olutonfcre4 •
• Anotlhf weekofyiotrery4as yesterday be
gun. on the Sabbath:dedicated by Almighty
God to Peace, and and Good Will a
mong the sons of Insp.' if the Sabbath which '
opened the last seven days . was also the open
ing, of ateties of bililliant advantages to the
arms of the Repoblieti. that i)f yesterday was
the" eratneheehient 'of iii igliboh
affect the destinies. of millions of,humatr be
ings, and adjust' Oct the 'firmest , foundifiCat
the holiest of human principles: The sur. •
render of the boasted and defiant rebel army,
led by Robert E. Lee, to >the AlitiOn fitteri
under the command oTT.TliatitiSAiiint;`,ifie
Lieutenant General of the armies of. the Uni
ted States, kills great fact given hi detail'
in our fall tatting:despatches. The letter
of General Grant to, the rebel leader will
ehallengtlAhe'• admiration • Of. the', Civilized
world. ; There candor; facnight
ly courtesy, and a•stibordiiatien le,the civil
power which he. obeys, while hi offers his
life to save and strengthen 'it, which proves
that he who has fought thii great fight, and
wrought this great victory, is equal to all
trial and proof against all temptation. Most
auspiciously the surrender was effeeted with
out bloodshed. The eilm stillness of the
Lord's, Day was unbroken by the sound of
murderous artillery, and the early spring of
a morning of prayer was unstained with
brothers' blood. , The stern warrior whose
inexorable plan and untie:mlt:4 advance drove •
the rebels out of their fortifications and their'
capital, and who then set his squadrons up- .
on their pursuit, calling' new legions to head
thorn and to flank them,,•was the first to of
fer terms to his adversarb.and. to do,soin the
desire to prevent the further led of life..--
It was not the vanquished that asked, but
the victor that proffered, the conditions.-
-We-are not-disposed to specify wherein we
think Gen. Grant has been most successful
in his part of the correspondence ; but w.e
cannot omit our almost unutterable gratitude
to him for proclaiming this truth to his de-
hated antagonist, and to al .mankind :
"1 am equallg anxious for Peace with your
self, and the whole North entertain the same
feeling"
And he might have added that not the
"whole North" alone,. but the South, and all
the interests of Christianity and civilization
demand peace. '
The despatch of Secretary Stanton, breath
ing the same spirit with which that stern
'public officer accepted the portfolio, of the -.
War Department, is the explicit declaration
that the President approves the terms ten
dered. by General Grant to the rebels;. and
ltis presence near the seat of way during most •
of the correspondence is evidence• that ho
knew of it, precisely as his presence in Wash
ington last evening establishes thegratifyina•
fact that ho gratefully honors-and commend; I
the whole conduct of his , ' renowned military
'representative and friend. And if there aro
any who ma'y be disposed to cavil at these
terms, they must. recollect that they are not
the American people, and do not speak for
them; that the policy of. Grant is the voice.
of "the whole North," to use his own words,
and that his cry for peace is the hearts ap-.
peal of one aochustomed tower, and. ready to.
forgive all who have been misledsinto.rebeti
ion, if they come back to, their. allegiance.—
An illustrious man, George Washington, in,
1781, made peace with our foreign invader,.
at Yorktown, Virginia, after years ofoppres
sion and cruelty had been endured, by hid
countrymen, on a basis even more liberal.
than that of' Grant to the rebel forces.
. .
We are not now speculating on the results
of this event. • It is too vast to be glanced
at in an article written. , at midnight., with.
grateful emotions struggling for contraly.and
in We midst of exulting friends: Bat this
news will go everywhere, like an angelic vis
itor. It will heal the sick, restore thedroo
a'cg, a a ..
It oannot be a voice of woe to the Soar, for
there is no carnagennd death in the, terms,
and no humiliation in a defeat which could
not be resisted or longer' delayed.. Accept
ed in this sense, it will bo good for those who
have.yielded too much to the reinl leaders;
rejected or disregarded , it will only increase
the tortures of which they are so profound
ly tired THE SURRENDER OF LEE
IS THE SURRENDER OF THE WHOLE
REBEL CONFEDERACY. • From. the Po
tomac to the Nueces—from the Nissi.ssippi
to the Gulf—froin the wilds of Texas to the•
morasses of Louisiana and the everglades of
Florida—there will soon''not be known or
seen an alien flag or an organized' hostile col
umn. The bolt that stru;les the head ol the
serpent paralyzed its extremities; and , that
which is now alive in the land is love of court
try; the exquisite sense of an established U
nion; the knowledge that wo are Free in all
our borders; and, let us - not forgot, ouribiar
inn. gratitude to God that He has led us
through this bloody war and crowned us with
these priceless blessings by such a Peace as
becomes a Christian people.
RICHMOND
MATTED'S AND TIIINGS TN TtIE CITY.
WASHINGTON, Aprif 11.—The Richmond
11 7 1fi - 60105tidii7f -- th - o -- 10th — instanr — , was—re—
cieived here to-day. It says : "Whatever
may be the fate of the constitutional amend
meat, it is as certain as aunt ise that slavery
in Virginia is dead,"
A National bank of the United States is to
be immediately established is Richmond,
Flier° subscriptions to United Stags bonds
will be received at the rates established- in
the Northern cities.
e ti.trrervate value ,of the •ro.ert. de-
stroyed foots up $2,146, 240. mpostng as
these figures appear, they are far short of
the truth, for the reason already. stated, that
real estate was before the war invariably as
seaed much below the value which it would
have commanded in the market. Our list
covers no more than the value of the bricks
and mortar destroyed. :
All. the hospitals of Itiohtnond'havo been
taken poisession of by the military authori
ties, and are used for the mire and comfort
.equally of the Fedeial and Confederate sick
and wounded. , :
A number of Confederate surgeons left.in
the city have been paroled, to attend to the
Conlederate-siok-and - wounda —
The ChimboraSo, Winder,• Jackson, and
Howard Grove •Elospitals, four of the..prin
,ipal Confederate hospitals, are ,;ased.for Abe
accommodation of. ‘Federat ,weettded. „The
accommodation is about 24,000 beds, which'
were left entire by Oct Confederates..
Rabbi prisoners to the number .of 800 or
OW have been received in .the oirvw . ithin _