Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-11-04
From the Richmond Enquirer j..
rha EFarDev,s Ferry Invasion as Party Capital.

The HaTper's Ferry Invasion as FaT'v C"Pltal'
The tone of the conservative press OF the North
evinees determination to make the moral OF the ha-
ner's Ferry invasion an effective weapon to rally all
men not fanatics against that party whose leaders have
boon IMPLICATED directly with this midnight murder OF
Virginia citizens and the destruction of Government
nronertv This is certainly legitimae-and we DO me st
sincerely hope that the horror with which the whole
country is Justly filed may be the means OF opening the
ewes of all men to the certain result OF the triumph OF
sn irresponsible conflict leader, or OF any man. oy
an alliance with the Black Republican OsSa"a'om't'eS
of the North This great wrong ana outrage naS oeen
perpetrated by men from the Norlh II Is ouV uSV 1o
pronor that disclaimer should be made by the North
rn but the voice of the press is not eough the
voice o the peope at the North, through the polls is
oooarv to restore confidence and to dspel the belief
that the Northern people have aded ana aoeted this
REASONABLE invasion OF a Southern State.
IF the success of party is OF more Importance than
The restoration OF good feeling and attachment to the
UniOn let that fact go forth from the polls OF New
York at her approaching election. Upon her SOIL the
treason if not planned was perfected the money OF
her citizens gave vitality to the plot the voice OF her
people should speak words of encouragement to the
RACED sovereignty Of a sister State The vile camOr
of party the struggle of repubcanism for power, has
given an impetus to the additional zeal OF old Brown
and his comrades, that impeed them forward In their
mad career of treason and boodshed. The leader of the
Republican forces gave utterance to the reasonable de-
caraton of rrepressble conflict - and if the peo-
pie of New York really repudiate the dogma that has
7iaIized pillage robbery and murder and raised up
body of to initiate the irrepressble cOnfict let
them send from the polls greetings of overthrow that
SHALL if possible, restore confidence, and cement the
broken fragments OF attachment for the Union. The
triumph of the Black Republicans in the State of New
York will be encouragement to future OssaWatomtes,
to again attempt the plumber and invasion of Virginia
the defeat of this rrepressible conflict party will
speak thunder tones of encouragement and hope the
people of the Southern States such defeat will tend
TO aay that excitement which slumbers under ir-
repressible Indignation, and which a spark may light
into cOnfagration destructive to the Union.
The voice of the Southern people has not been heard
and may never be heard. The shallow waters murmur
but the deep dumb and such is the state OF public
feeling at this moment from the Potomac to the Gulf
Let not the people of the North mistake this silence for
Indifference There exists a horror and indignation
which neither press public meetings can express
feeling that has weakened the foundations of the Union
and which may at any moment raise the supersructure
Will not the people of New York, from the poS speak
some word of and if possible re-instate
the Union sentiments disturbed by their own people
The Harpers Ferry invasion has advanced the cause
of Disunon more than any other event that has hap
pened since the formation of the Government it has
rallied to that standard who formerly looked upon
it with horror it has revived with fold strength the
desire of Southern Confederacy. The, heretofore
most determined friends of the Union may now be heard
saying, if under the form of COnederacy, peace
is disturbed our State invaded, its peaceful citizens
cruelty murdered, and all the horrors Of servie
forced upon us, by those who should be warmes
friends if the form of Conederacy is observed, but
its spirit Violated and the people of the North sustain
the outrage, then let disunion come"
The people of New York have the opportunity at the
approaching election not only of rebukng Mr.. Seward
the great leader of the Ossawatomite Republicans bu
of showing the people OF the South, that the sympathy
of the State of New York is with Virginia and witt
the traitor that must meet the just punishment of biz
treason,