Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-10-31
aer,nern Hope. V. conf, derase Policy.


months and the ports be all opened, etc. etc This as
surance is made with double purpose The first is to
keep the representatives Of foreign powers quiet on the
subject of cotton and generally and thus de-
fer any action on their part looking to interference
with the blockade and through that or perhaps coin
cdent with it, the recognition of the Independent ma
tonality of the Confederate States The second is to
keep bis own people quiet under the ordeal through
which they will be called to pass during the approach
ing winter for whatever our trials may be- and there is
no denying their existence eXtenuating their weight
theirs will be of urgent and oppressive charac
ter.
That Secretary Seward is not without serious appre-
tensions of difficulty with European powers isshown by
his circular Northe Governors appealing to them
to put their coasts in state OF defence That E0gland
is among the powers with whom difficulty is apprehend
ed concusvey shown by the fact that the fortltca-
ton of the lake coasts could be required defensive
measure against no other power. hat the authorities
at the North look with considerable apprehension to
the advent OF winter in that rigorous climate with pros
trate trade suspended manufactures unemployed opera
tives starving families need require great effort of
credence to feel certain Of
These are the motives that lead Mr.. Seward to hold
out such confident Ee wishes, as long as
possible TO keep other nations or their representatives
amused. He desires 10 postpone anything Ike an M
mediate crisis. H. seeks also to calm the inpatlence
aud at the same time stimulate the energies OF the capt.
talsts manufacturers and other classes at the North by
ding them the idea OF early conquest aud ron
seuuent relief themselves in the future The reward
OF renewed exertons in the present; to sustain Lncons
efforts subjugation.
These motives sufficiently strong to induce MIR.
| Seward or any similar placed in similar sua-
on to give such assurances to others, even although
bis own mind had failed to arrive "a the
ciusioDs which he might be DESTROYS OF commencing to
the acceptance OF the world. But SO astute mat
he one marked by much plausibity and cunning,
however deficient i'll true wisdom sound statesman
Ship would commit himself to the expression of such
views,-ard feel certain that he hes so committed
himstl f-wb0ut 81 least some osenslbe ground upon
which to base his opinion some ground for which,
shoud it prove untenable he could at least plead in
tenuation, that it accepted by others in common
with himself. That ground is plainly ayowed by the
New York Times and other Linconite organs.
These organs say in effect We admit that tie at
tempt subjugate the whole South by force of
would be foolish yenture-an act nearly approaching
to insanity We rely upon a Union party in the
Southern States to help u.s." bis is their calculation
They believe affect to believe, that the majority Ct
the Southern people for submitting to Lincoln and
bowing down before Seward, and raternsing with their
4 Northern brethren OF tie Sumner and Billy Wilson
order. They have been assured by men like Andy
johnson and others, that such is the What may
they believe when they john J. Crttenden Of
Kentucky figuring in the meeting, rowing Ia the
same boat with Horace Greedy Joseph Holt check by
iJwl with the Infamous Governor Andrew OF Massa-
chusets. They assured by such that, let the
stars and stripes only be unured by sufficient force
to protect those who rally the Lincoln standard it
will find an overwhelming majority in nearly every
Southern State, ready and wiling yea eager TO bow the
knee to tD1 uncouth Baa that has squatted in the
: White House at Washington Therefore does Seward
venture TO make such promises-to indulge 10 such
assurances of result from the operations of the
r formidable naval expeditions which the Lncolnite au
thortles said to be fitting out, with the view Of e.!
fectirg landings at different points along tie Southern
coast Neither Seward anybody else could expect
the twenty-five Thousand of their b0asted expedi-
lions make any serious permanent impression
the South, by themselves No naval expeditions alone
could do nything like what is promsed and surely the
result of the several trials of in Virginia Missouri
to warrant any hopes promises of close Of the
l. on Northern terms within three months, or The
whole programme of Federal assurances based upon
the idea OF obtaining cooperation from Union element
supposed to exist in the Confederate States.
That this hope is deusive-that this programme must
I fa-we can have no of doubt. But surely it
is unnatural that should be entertained that
the Lncelnes should be led to suppose that there yet
u slumbered embers Of that Unionsc fire which,
u few brief month snce bIazed out into such fierce
fame of denunciaton against all who ealt to
e present position May they net be excused for cherish
ing the hope however unfounded, that these embers
supposed by them still maintain smouldering vital
IT ty might again be blown into fame, when they find
pretty carefully arranged effort the part of ufcen
a politicians to pull the ropes to place the pow
y and prestige of the government in the bands
those who had most bitterly stgmatzed it at the time
of its BIRTH and most vehemeny striven to strangIe
during the period of its infancy When tickets fol
y electors Of Cor edera'e President twisted and
changed around even 10 North Carolina to suit gentle
n men of peculiarly marked anti antecedens
y who cannot but feel that the moral effect be hurt
Id full ahroad-must tend to disseminate and sustain mis-
taken views leading to conclusions like those upon which
Mr. Seward bases bis to the diplomatic corps
II that this little affair of the insurrection in the South
e will be over in three months, etc., ETC.?
For these reasons we really do think that sound poll
cy requires that should vote for electoral ticket
that does not by its antecedents and otherwise carry
with it the full expression Of dea-the full endorse
ment of poicy-the policy of definite final irrevoca
= BILE separation. We do not wish to impugn mems mo
tives at any tmeless than before but grant
" ing all that may be claimed for the individual gentle