Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-10-25
What is the World Coming To.


This is tie nineteenth century. We have heard and
read that too often to forget it. The nineteenth century
the greatest the BEST and the wses of centuries and
we being the people of the nineteenth century Of
course the greatest the wisest and the best of people
So we hear and so we say What are the facts? To
what do all our boosted movements tend? What good
thing is stable-what government is establised-what
institution is safe?
The old world trembles with the premonitory shock
of earthquake that when its vibrations have assumed
their whole power may PROSTATE every social and po
litical edifce reared by progressive civilization would
that could say that the new world was exempt from
the fears and terrors which sAct the DID, Would that
we could look forward to horizon undmmed by clouds
look down upon ground mistaken by Commissions
Do we not too like the unortunates of Europe, dwell
beside volcano? Are we not too liable to be pros
trated by the shocks of earthquake Donot the
clouds lower over our horizon well as theirs? Is
there not truth in the melancholy refrain of Burns po
etry, that Man was made to mourn"
In England wealth has made its chosen home. I'M
France genius and retirement science and cultivation
90 hand in hand They are good allies yet hale each
other most cordially and spend all their money IN pre-
parations for mutual devastation. England actually
dreams of French invasion. France looks forward to
revenge for Waterloo to the plumber of London toI
satisfy her for the occupation of Paris. The people OF
both nations exhausted by preparations for war al
most as much as they would be by actual hosttes and
these may come at any time.
And looking Eastward, we hear much of Italy. Wei
hear much of Garbadi. The cry goes up that Italy is
to be free That Garbaldi is her Washington. Last
year. without any just cause, according to the laws OF
nations Lotus Napoleon poured his legions into Upper
Italy and together with Victor Emanuel he drove the
Austrians out of IOmbardy-made a convention at
Villa Franca the conditions of which never fulfill
ed Then Victor Emanuels agents stirred up difficult
ties in the Dutchies, and his troops annexed them
Then came portions of the Papal domnions.
Garibald had figured before partizan leader
this year he assumes wider role independent Fill
ibuser Secretly aided and abetted by Victor Eman-
uel and Louis Napoleon, and to some extent by Eng
land he went over to Sicily. We hear of his triumphs
but there little fighting. Authority had lost its
prestige The whole fabric dissolved at his approach
1t has never been Reconstructed and Sicily is now half
an anarchy and half military despotism. 1t non
descript A thing than the worst autOcracy-I
The same was the at Naples and throughout the
greater portion of the Continental domnions of the
King of the two Siclies Garibadi fought few battles,
for there hardly society to overthrow; all had
been underminded In all this the overthrow of exist
ing things was easy The construction of order
was difficult-for Garbald it impossible His
mission is already declared failure. He avows bis de-
termination to march on Rome. The King of Sardinia,
in whose his is supposed to act, dsapproves of
this course He pays attention. Louis Napoleon
holds Rome with division of his army He needs not
or pretends not to heed The complications incident to
this state of affairs induce the Bourbon King of Naples
to make stand with sixty thousand troops. Royalst
reaction and Red Republican license begin to show them
selves Still Garibaldi, with his undiscplined voun-
teers, talks about attack upon the Ausrans in that
province of Ventia from whose terrible Notifications
the flower Of the whole army Of France visby recoiled
He proposes lead bis rabble against the army that
for fourteen hours opposed the whole might of France
and Sardinia lead by Emperor and King in person at
Soerino and retired in good order after having inflicted
greater loss than it sustained. And yet this reckless
adventurer is called the Washington of Italy!
The real struggle approaches. The ruthless military
powers of the North again banding themselves into
another Holy Alliance The rulers of Russia, Austria
and Prussia meet at Warsaw, and at their call come
most of the minor kings of Germany. France is not
invited but when armies are poured into Italy she will
come unlimited. What part England will take will be
hard to tell Even Spain may be elevated into some
consequence
The abortons of this year, with the advantages which
will be taken of them, really postpone Italian indepen
dence Indefinitely. What will they effect for other "na
tonalities, for Hungary and Bohemia for Ireland and
for Poland? Nothing Nothing The nineteenth CEN
fury has invented railroads and teegraphs, but it has
not changed the nature of men.
And here at home. Need we say that the future is
looked to with apprehension? How could it be other
wise? Oh there be sounding generaities words
high patriotisms phianthropies- under the
cloak of which established institutions are attacked and
legal rights set at nought.
When we see SO much of this cant at homc-when we
know how nearly it affects ourseves-how it threatens
the peace and the integrity of counryhow it bears
false witness against its neighbour by representing the
people of the South in coors sufficiently black to dis
grace human nature they really painted, are
compelled to receive all the fancy sketches of italian
Washingtons. English Philantbropsts, and French pro-
pagandsts Of liberty, with many grains of allowance if
not good deal of scepticsm. The end is not yet
What it is to b. at home abroad cannot say but
this we know, that the cant of philanthropy and ber
ty will bear examination! The article is generally
spurious
We don't like 10 grumble when we can help it gene
rally it does no good. OF course everybody knows that
for some nights past gas has given light but