Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-08-27

From the Savannah Gses.;..
THE WAR sun

THE WAR. =
> The Wing Press are so full of den,in.;...
OF the war that those patriotic Whig.
have rushed. and are rushing to the ba,a. who who
are Disguised with those who denounca yield,
test commenced by people, adverse con-
clear and undoubted rights of America he
Zens. Cit.
We have before published the scorch;.
buke by Col. Doniphan of Corwin, snal re.
by some Western Wings as their Candida OF
President. ior
In the Pennsylvania we find anotha, TN.
officer lecturing, with indignation, wig
Jersey Wing Editor.-Let all Georgia W HeT
read it, "ugS
ANOTHER REBUKE OF FEDERA11O,.
1t is fact that while the Federal n.N
boasting that the Federal party is arpag teSs Is
presented in the army, whenever the scIr fe'
speak of politics, it is to denounce the T'
al in its opposition to the war; The . vruei-
officers have been most unequivocal in dsnms
cling their friends-or we should saw tba SOun'
emies-at home. Witness the instance, en-,
Col Lane, Col. Doniphan. &C. The foT, o.
ing from Lieut.. Charles w. Jay, WV WV,
officer of one of the New Jersey commands
bout to depart for the war, and a gentems0SS q; q;
fine abilities, is in his character with tho VI
and quite as pointed as could be desired '''''
To the Editor Of the State Ga=et:
SIR-In common with the sspnoran, -,
deluded" members of the New Jersey R," tla
ion now being raised for the successful nroai
cution of the war in which the country pnios
tunatel y finds itself engaged, felt no i,tIs u
dignation your insulting and uncaed for .tt,a,.
upon us, in your paper OF yesterday, L;Ls IA
men who seek to vent their bitterness and bo a''
tility under the garb of some virtue moral "Os.
political, you have erected antagonist positions
and placed yourself in cross fire between them
AS reason for not OPPOSING the enlistment,
now going on, you have acknowledged 1our
obedience to the government" as follows
i" In the spirit of obedience to the govern.
ment under which we live, we have felt res.
trained from discouraging these men from
volunteering"
Having thus felt it your duty not TO do any.
thing to restrain men from enlistng, YOU Civ.
us the following commentary upon your text.
"As for the Ignorant but very patriotic men
who by means of the proposed contributions
are to be aided to 90 to warfare in which ,ar
rifces, hardships, diseases and death awa;
them, we shall not bring their blood upon our
consciences by inducing them to enlist, either
by our exhortations or our contributions"
Men not acquainted with your peculiar STYLE
of composition nor we'll versed in the subilr.
ties of unintelligable logic, might construe the
above into pretty strong attempt at "diseour.
| aging men from Uot,tntecrtng," notwithstand.
ing your unqualified disclaimer. And again
| you say:
"Certainly, we could never be so heartless
and so regardless of their welfare and their
lives, as to urge them to put both in the peril,
! in which enlisting will involve them"
1t is not my intention to deny that there ar.
changers, perils. and DEATH" to be encounter.
ed in the field Of battle. This possibly arises
from the fact that war cannot be carried on
without bringing such things in its train |
am strengthened. further, in this view by The
fact, (and state it upon the most unqueston.
able evidence,) of bullets being fired from
guns, large and small, into the opposing ranks
I.ances, swords, lassoes are also, am cred.
bly, informed, brought in requsition TO pro-
duce just such results as you have so wildly
depicted. vie Id you this point, and am hap.
Ply, | may say proud, t. occupy so palpabie a
position in company with one so " moral" and
'patriotic'' as yourself. To make us agree on
other points it is only necessary that you
should reconcile that sense of obedience to
the government" which prevents you from
''dlscouragng volunteers" with that array Of
'|bloody consciences," ''disease, hardshipS and
DEATH" the tendency of which is not only to
.'dlscourage volunteering" but to encourage
desertions!
In your estimate, every officer, from COL
Woodruff, down, of the Battalion. is either an
Ignorant and deluded' man or knave. No
one else, according TO your argument, would
engage in this war. Such being the fact,
would advise you to PULL DOWN THE NAME OF
GENERAL TAYLOR FROM YOUR MASTHEAD, a
your choice for the Presidency. An" ignoran
and deluded" man, or knave with "bloodl
conscience" should never be endorsed as tx
proper ruler of christian people by so res
pectable, 'moral," and ''patriotic" a paper a
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