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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-10-24

WE HAVE from Mr. Whitaker, Market ST., the South
ern Literary Messenger for October, 1861.
This is oldest Southern literary magazine, and
upon the whole perhaps our best In Typographical
execution it is fair in matter equally so bat in neither
does it present any striking feature
IT, amid the clash of laws are silent literature is
also dumb speaks with feeble voice. Pure literature
that which derives its interest from the genius of the
author rather than from any extraneous interest in the
subject-the literature of Shakespeare or Milton, of
Scott of Byron, were such now ready to open if.
treasures to the world would in this part of it find tri
umphant rivals in the Geographic despatch or the hur
ried but more practical editorial people living and
acting history themselves have little time or sentiment
to bestow upon the theatrical glories of Julius Cesar
the sorrows of Old Lear or the pathetic woes of the Pr
soner of Chilon. Ben McCuloch is hero, where Rob
Roy McGregor was according to our modern standard,
little better than cow-stealer. In Robs day. however
Highland gentlemen did net steal or rob- they simply
"lifted" sundry horned cattle.
We wish there a Southern literature, but that
must be growth-be result of an independent class of
ideas AID thoughts. Now nearly all the mental vieor
of the country is turned in the direction of public a
fairs and need not say that vgor strength power is
Ine Ars' anu huisensaoe eieent the true basis for
any literature that hope to survive beyond the
ing hour, even take firm hold upon the attention of
its contemporaries.
This will come after the war is over When we make
South its mind and its ideas will find their legitimate
expression, but not in namby PANTY stories after the
manner of the minnie Myrtles" and other gushing
madens from fifteen to fifty who spread themselves" in
the columns of "family papers," or the sophomorica e.
say, by young gentlemen just relieved from alma mater
who 6uctuate in their choice between classical quotation
and B5ronic phrensy.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-10-24

ANOTHER COMPANY FROM RoBEsoN-Fhe Scotch
Grevs" Captain McNair, company just raised in Ro-
beson county n c., arrived here yesterday evening.
The company numbers "a men, who have yet to receive
their arms
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-10-24

AN INCIDENT OF GHHAM's RETR sAT;CCI oI. Cihan !
fatal casualty attended the retreat OF Tagon COM
mand from Valley Mountain to ezra r+b Carolina Tsr
1s. s sssp s9 s%ay SSsDss t. ford s
and ali five of the soldiers toSe'he6, WI wv
drowned.-Richnaond Dispatch, lOth 1l+S.. .----->-
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-10-24

HEADQUARTERS HOWARD CAvALY
Wilmington n G. 17th Oct iSel

HEADQUARTERS HOWARD CAVALY.
Wilmington, N c., l7th Oct 1861.
Nv. FULTON PRICE
Gem Permit me through Journal to acknowledge
the compliment of fine Cavalry Saddle, Bride, &c. from
and to express them my high appreciation this token
of the esteem of my fellow soldiers Though have
command them, shall TO remember with
pleasure my connection with gallant troop or to feel
deep interest In their future prosperity and the
enterprise in which tie safety of equre
them to embark.
Very respectfully, W. {. HOWARD.
MesSrs. Fulton d Price Permit to ecknowed
through your columns the receipt IS pa of socks from
Mrs. Jane Gillespie, of nupln county, for the use of our
COMPANY Our sincere thanks are due this estimsbe lady
JOHN BROWN
lat Lieut. Co. B, Sd n c. 8. T.
Game Point Battery Acqna Creek, Va, Oct. "A 81.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-10-24

CTARCH AND WHITE LEAD, Cois"'' .,ooas
y tional White Lead. For SAFE p pH 4 NV
Oct. il.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-10-24


M ssrs Editors: Allow me through the columns of the
Journal to tender the thanks Of oumbus Guards No
Co 10th Regiment N. O. Volunteers to CeI's Thomas
Memory and W. NJ. Baldwin, Robert M. McRacken H CLAY
Rockwell and Mills Howell Esqs. for their very liberal and
patriotic donations to this company Such pure dsnteres
ed and patriotic acts as these will hand the Of those
men down to posterty with ustre that might we'll be
eed by an Emperor with millions at his feet.
lis truly sad that days like these mems souls and if
liberal donations can give caber to the SOUL these men
have souls ind ed bile have such men as these at
home and such ladies' God bless hem) are bending
all their energies, time ard talents the furtherance of
this glorious Southern cause and in revng suffer
ngs OF those patriotic men Tho have left their homes and
all that is DEAR to battle for their country rights and cher
shed honor we have no tears that the cankeng chains
Llncens Despotism will fetter Thrice armed ia
he whose cause s just and fold strong is that chord
which gathers its strength the smiles of oued ones and
fondy cherished wishes OF loving and
We would to those patriots herones that no act
ours shall ever blur the bright escucheon that has been so
finely wrought by their of magnanmty and confidence
Let them be assured that when the smoke of battle gathers
thick and goriousy around, that the thoughts Of noble
acts, brilliant and loving eyes, will nerue our hearts and
strengthen our arms in striking for AFFAIRS resdes
and our own dear native homes.
COLUMBUS GUARDS No a.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-10-24

FOTt ohnsOn, n. G, Oct. 10Th, 1851. {
EDITORS j. URNAL, Dear Sirs:-AllOw to acknowledge
through the medium of the Journal the receipt of an e
CANT lot Of hose blankets, Shirts etc the Joint coutrbu
ton Of Mrs Medway and Frink, whom the soldiers at
this pest are gratefully Obliged for manifestation
many to enumerate. r. 4. HARRIS.
Ouartermaster 10th Rep't N a.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-27

.l,s,, AMI ,h, whole l"-iH"s' Except ''s .
citing Uas referred to ~lw'o '"m'''''',
IN n.s honesty and simplicity of 'he!.
hearts. buri,,i in the .emi-tropia seencry Of
ne Pawatan River never drsaming ''
Ilyuourh Roek, Yankee Poodle, john
llrgpa aui Niggers, lhey euao'"'l the first
Png'tiye Slave Law, as follows he II e'-
,alllshel hy this Pres2n, Assembly that ~"
crazy nor advantageous means be s"he'''
to he pu,l in practise for the n'i'ing away
,he T,nanis or Seryants II amy particular
planiaiisn, from the plare whore they a''
seated. Aul that il shall be The d"'| d
Governor and COUNSEL VI Estate, most -,
yerely to punish bath the sedu'ers anu
the Seduce,li and u r'iurn these l''''r'"''
their former places =,
An interesting commentary nIon TIE
unIerrrounI Rail Road system and the
,ntI-.lsyery societies Of abolition Sla''s'-
The Fugitive Slave Laws Of to-day might
bs amended upon the basis Of the i''s' 'l'a'
WAS enacted before the ruriIan' had touch
ell Plymouth Rock, - ---- 49,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-27

cst cuu,oivahlo calamity. II is ut
merely the destruction oi -four thou
sand millions al negro property.
bat they destroy the products or ne
ero labor, which keeps in mollon
tho vast machinery al the CONNER
clal world, Tic four million nj ne
grocs produce -four million bales oi
cotton, TO producc this cotton,
stock of all descriptions is required,
This Finishes employment to thon-
sands who in the Middle and North
western States are engaged in ia's'
ing grain and stock, horses, hogs,
mules ana cattle, The cotton-g grow
crs in the Sonth aud stock miscrs
in the other States furnish employ
ment To thou ands OF Industrious
mechanics OF all descriptions, not
only in the South but in the North
ern States. The cotton made in
the Southern States is Indispensable
10 the manufacturers OF the North
crn States ms wcllas Europe, Cheap
clothing is necessary, and Gotten is
the only 1ing that can supply it
IL may bc said with truth that the
cotton of the South not only makes
rich the merchants and manufacture
crs of the North, but feeds their
hungry and clothes their naked,
aud ifthc Northern States, in their
blind fnaticism, could succeed in
destroying negro slavery in the
South and with it, ms matter of
course, the products of slave labor,
they would be their own worst enc
mics. \ war made by the North
crn States upon the Southern, ca
lamitous US il would be to hoSouth,
and he was not inscnsiblc TO its
bamcinl effects for the time being
would fall with much more crush
ing weight upon the Northern pco-
pie themselves by destroying the
very staple which is the ground
work of ihcirindustry, thcirwcalth,
and their commercial power
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-27

II isa significant fact and one worthy
he attention of the curiv;;s that the first
,upitiye Slave Law on the Continent OF
america was established in Virginia du-
ing the Session of the First General AS
,cmbly, July 30th 1619,-the first elective
,ody representing the people of Virginia
more than year before the historic May
lower with its cargo OF Pilgrims, left the
iarbor of Southampton, and while virgin
n was the only British Colony in the new
" discovered World, that lay in virgin
beauty under the bewllercd gaze of Euro
,eans. This first Assembly Of the Old
Common wealth claims unusual attention
ut the hands of the descendants of those
non who settled on james River and bat
led with the plumcd lcgions of Powhatan
and opechancanough. This was previous TO
he inauguration ef African Slavery in
America and long previous to the existence
IF the bitter animositics growing cut of it.
The passage of an Act for the rescue of
,layes or servants who fled from one neigh
borbood or settlement to another seems pro
ohctic of the day, when the false philan'
thropy of the Puritans and their descen'
J,rts was cyinced in their bulls and cdict:
AGAINST the INSTITUTIONS OF their covenant
cd and plighted neighbors. 1t must be re
membered that the servants here mention
cd were white or Indians, and the law
passed for their recovery were enacted DC
fore Plymouth Rock was canonized and be
fore Yankee Doodle had became tayorit
ihcmc for thaumaturgists and humbugs.-
This ha opened in the days when legal On
actmcnts were made "against Id.enos
Gaming and Drunkcnes, and c&ccs in M
r,arell,n and in favor of planting Mulberr.
frees, raising "silkc haxc," and hempc.
These were done in the days of anie-Puri
ian simplicity and innocence, years he'cr
witches we're burnt in New England an
beforc Federal Bluc-hights glimuercd =
,raitorous light, along her rock-bonn
coast.
Bancroft has rcsurrcccd the proceeding
If this first General Assembly, from Il
misty shadows of the past history OF u
Virginia Colony, and given to the worl
,hc authentic "rcporic Of the Speakere
who was Secretary Of the Colony and prol
ably not Burgess. This first America
Assembly set the precedent Of hesinir
Legislation with prayer Ihe Govefn'
"a COMET Nth fhc Burgesses an
.sok ff't in ia. Haie-s !. 'd aeAa''. ,
Gceree I,--l'rs hfe fcie Lrs'ana p
s1rru tlsItsr -
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-27
Tor illN iAllNs u
A Song for The TlmCs.

Nv hAHAH
The awful day Is drawing nigh,
When Unions blight has come,-
Which once arose and shouo on high
Bright MS the morning sun
The North their honor may resign,
And for their power contend,
We know that right is might, ms we
viii show them in the end.
Our spirits never will submit
TO their oppressive laws
Remember wee the sons of those
Who died in freedom cause.
To hear what laws the North has passed
That We shall pay fine
10 claim our lawful property,
Beyond our Northern line.
wc can't submit,--wc 'front.' submit
Those laws must be repealed
Or else our honorcd Southern men
Will choose the battle field
Although We live in sunny climcs,
And yo in frozen zones
Your icc-hound spirits must not clnim'
A strength above our own.
Let Lincoln rage and boast no more,
Nor think his reign is long
We never will submit to him
For Southern Unions strong
Our arms at any time we'd raise,
In our furcinthcr's cause;
We'd rather feel the cannon ball
Than those dcspotic laws.
And when our bleeding, conqucring sons
Shall slavcrys strife destroy,
The morning stars shall join and sing
And Nations shout for JOY
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-27
Texas. Too.

The food tide cf revolution has,
so iar, swept on rcsistlcsSly. The
old Federal Union gradually dwin
dies. The Southern Conirdcracy al
readylooms up in grandproportions'
Texas has determined TO submit no
longer to Northern domination. She
Joins her Southern sisters, animated
by the like determination, Seven
states have now registered Their sol
cmn protest against Northern bad
faith, injustice and aggressive inso-
lcncc. Unless the North changes It's
courscradicaIly and quickly, the 9th
cralavcholding cr states will follow the
example. Then anew Southern Con-
fcderacy will soon become II great
fact. let the North take heed.
The wl.o.ecXtcnt Of seaboard from
Cape Fear to the rrazos Santiago is
now declared out Of the Union. The
magnificent territory embraced be-
tween the Rio Grande and the sou-
thcrn boundary of North Carolin :;
West Of the Mississippi, between the
Indian frontier OF Texas. the south
ern boundary Of Arkansas and tie
Gulf OF Mexico; and cast at the
mighty river between the thirty-ftlh
legroe Of North lati.unr and the At
lantic and Gulf; Is occupied by tho
seeded States, and is the scat Of a :
ricultural c upirc.
10 No!thern i,lnaticiSm. tlItSouth
now says. Hitherto shaltthoUcomc,
but no further, and here shall thy
proud waves be stayod. Ne.nr"d.!
have an immense and fruitful tern,
tory. and Il free, loyal, brave and
united people. We possess all the
clements Of empire. Our ngricultu-
raj products are in the agg' G cate. OF
enormous value; our cotton Is ne
ccssary for the worlds comfort our
commerce is immense and annually
increasing; our coasts arc lndcntcd
/ with fine harbors, and we have no5.e
bays and navigablc rivers. Our ia
cilitics of communication are daily
increasing. We can, ifnccdtul, sup
from our own soil an abundance of
the ncccssarics Of life. AS we and
the North cannot agree together, all
we ask is that we part in peace.
This we arc told, cannot be. The
North will not allow us to be releas-
ed from the bonds Of Union. We
are to be whipped into subsection
to Northern scctionalism. Our sea
ports arc to be blockadcd, all the
avenues of our external trade are to
be closed. our industrial interests
are to receive fatal check, and
every effort is to be made to lnlurc
to crush us commercially, socially
and politically. ~, !,
1t is easy to threaten. The fuI
filmcnt of threats is not alWay'
easy. Sometimes the attempt i
dangerous to the thrcatcncr. VIC
decline to follow Northern example
in respect to threats. The Sou'I
trusts to find means to sustain her
self, even against Northern invasion
The world however it may {"
first be misled by Misrepresentation
will soon arrive at the conclusion
that there, must be great grievances
existing or threatned, thus to arouse
whole State and millions Of people
to n contemplation even OF change
of Government. We confidently
abide its settled judgment. Mean.
time we will " trust in God, and
keep our powder dry. ". 0. Pic
dune.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-27
{ " hole Number, 43
Prlnlers Proverbs.

Do not read aloud in the
of th, printer, ihr pcradventvI Hr
may have read the article 4 t.F
Ilmcs; nnd hc and his w9rSue
Nrv mat Interested hy the buzli0-
IL is not we'll tooccl py the c','Hrf
chair longer than cnc hour iN r.t
morning, when there is half a 's.u
Z waiting for their turn. OF ., .gr-p
| the editor has no use lhr il.
Read the papers which ar .ci.rc
thee, and then ihld them I sau.r',
and replace them, II is m .unny
ancc to have them lcl oI ~ a..
scattered about the floor.
II should Ike to take you par
but can't al.Grl il; | will 'tT D
and read il occasionally ifs rH0r
encouragement inr the pr .'r r--
Profitable employment Of Il 'n
thou loungcst about his ollie u"..
cna'l, tlcc to pay for do,
pcrs,
Stop the paper IL thou Il u.
like It's politics or it's mora emi
then stop whining nbout u ann.
ncr in which il Is conducted n .s
not printed for thy especial ..s,-
mcnt or cdiiication alone.
Never inquiro'thou ofthc 'n.ar
for news, for behold it is his col.
the appointed time to give n,a
thee without asking.
When thou docst write for ,,".
per, never say unto him, WAR
thimlicst thou of my piece? nr '
may he that the truth may 'rnd
thee.
Ii is not fit that thou a.H +.
aSk him who is the author o r. "c
t,c!c, for. his duty requir "m
to keep such TO himself,
When thou doSt enter n r4I'u.-
office, have Il care upon thy 'rt
thou dcst not touch the ty tH
Il Oh may It cause the p'intc', .ll.
Look thou not at the cop. ','h
is in the hands OF the conn 'i"'
for that is not meet in the o.
the printers eye,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-27

Massachusetts is ready to furnish
troops to execute law. That State
is more willing to fight her own
countrvmen than she was to fight
the British in 1872 When Madison
called for troops, the Governor and
Council felt very constitutional
They looked intrthe Federal Con
stitution, and found that the militia
could be called out suppress insur-
rection and ropel invasion. They
suddenly became strict construction
ists-very strict. They saw no IN
surrection, no threatened invasion,
hence they declined tofurnish troops,
They went on with their ''inexorable
logic" They said the militia was
for the use Of the State, to repel IN
vasion and suppress insurrectlon'
and if suffered to be calle;l out tor any
other purpose, the State wonld be de-
prived Of its protectors, which it was
entitled to undcr the Constitution.
Let Massachusetts now rcco'lcct
her doctrine OF strict construction.
and not let her militia move toward
the cotton States. She may need
them at home to suppress lnsurroc-
ton or rcpcl invasion.-LoH. Dem
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-27

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN MEM
Cove learn by official letters, re-
ceived Mt the consulate General in
this city, the contents of which have
been kindly placed at our disposal,
that the presidential election in
Mexico which should have taken
place Sunday last, the Sd inst, has
been put off till the first Sunday of
March. This delay is in consequcce
of the recent radical change OF az
fairs throughout the republic. and is
dictated by the laudable desire TO
give the whole people an opportuni-
ty freely AM fully to discuss ,he
merits of the various candldates.-
The delay has been ordered by a
special decree.-P'cdyune.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-27
Gen. TMlggS SupersC .


In the course Of an inter-
tcrlay with the veteran &
der ol' the Military Depart
Texas, we learned that he
relieved of his communal
War Department, and T.
CARios A. WHITE, now q
Verde, would be his succc
wns not without emotion
heard this distingu shed
;rIwn gray in the srrvi
c untly, announce that his
career was closed, it bcin!
termination to retire to
lie, making New OrIcanr
d,ncc. We shall violate
,oSy in times like the pre-,
state that the course OF II
piece Of spleen on the ~
maynanimous AdministrN
in the fact that our noble
| expressed his sentiments
War Department alouf
.AivaIrous General 0i th
/ who "a short time since IT,
to nut himSc.fat the head q
me. and como down nm
ont the entire South not
80 nnrch as Il respectable
5; ot.' Gen. TNiooS ais
know rave the Department,
" to understand lha' he
not wage a waruNon Amer
zens. For these things "
and love tha w.m-worH We
we feel sure all right-mind
sons must likewise homer }
for these causes he is reno,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-27

SICK OF FREEDoM.-A negro wo-
man. slave to Rev. James Doughen,
of this city, who escaped to Boston
several months since, voluntarily
returned to her master on Saturday
last having been reduced almost to
the point of starvation during her
stay among her pretended friends.
She comes back with thedeterminatin
never again to leave old Virginia,
where she says, the negro is ten times
as free and happy as in the North.
What "a commentary upon the boast
cd philanthropy Of the biack BE
pu6licans.-Lg Lgfebtprg RiFn5''coH-
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-27

IMPoRTAsTFRoM SONORA, MEXICO
Tho Governor Of Sonora, Mexico,
has issued a decree authorizing the
transmission of American goods,
duty free, from the port of Quay
mas. on the Gulf of California,
through that State to the Territory
of Arizona. The concession was
rrnnted on the petition ofmcrchants
resident in Guaymas. 1T Is the sub
iect OF much rejoicing, moi only i'll
that city, but at SaIr Francisco
where the goods viii bc shipped
aud la Arizona. for wbich Territory
fhc, arr distie,i
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-27

IGy~ We clip the following items
from the Jefferson Herald OF the
Sth:
We were informed, yesterday
evening, by Captain Pratt. that the
Rail Road, iii the course ofconstruc-
ton from this place to More's Land
ing, notwithstanding the hard times,
is going on, without any difficulty,
and THAT it will be completed as soon
as its most sanguine friends could
hope for
IRON FOR THE RAILRoAD.-Col.
! Thos. c. Bates, Contractor to supply
/ iron for the Memphis, El Paso and
/ Pacific Railroad, writes under date
of January 18th. from New York,
TO a gentleman in this city, that he
expects to contract for twenty five
miles of iron for our road, and for
fen miles ofroad in time to reach us
bv the navigation Of the present
season Col. Bates writes Ikea pa
triot and a gentleman on the ques
tions now convulsing tn, country.
Business is springing up IN 0ul
city, the streets are daily crowded
with cotton wagons, and farmers
laying in their supplies. We vii
say to the farming community
come on, VIC have daily arrivals o
magnificent steamers, groceries arr
cheap and plenty Of money 10 bay
cotton. Just consider, the busines
appearance of jefferson, now, viii
almost 10 crop at all, what will sh'
bc wlra thc Surrounding COUNTY, D
'l.lo.sod ,ri,h good frops. Size viii b
bfisa cil7 ui niVicl ahie lnsiiic
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-27
THE MISSION OF THE BROOKLYN

THE MISSION OF TIE BROOKLYN
A dispatch othe Cincinnati Gazette,
dated Brooklyn, Jan. %, says:
1t is understood thai the Brook
lyns orders are to intercept he Gov
ernment vessels he 2toforc author
lied to go to Pen sola, and obviate
the trouble which might ensue by
an attempt on the part of the tlorl-
dams to seize and hold them. Her
mission is for peace. There is no
doubt Of this.
A second dispatch says:
The statement in the Norfolk pa
pers that the Brooklyn was ordered
to intercept other vessels of war
dispatched to Pensacola is confirm
cd. The artillery was put on board
rs precautionary measure.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-27
Provision fer tie Pr0tectioh OF in'
Frontier

The bill ofprotcetlon ont
tier, which has. passed the
Legislature, in addition tc
of last session, provides
county on the frontier sh,
a Minute Company for sci
ton. and receive pay for
they may be compelled to
is the same plan reported /
l.rath and Nelson, as cha
their respective committees
last session, but which wa:
fcltcd. 1t fixes the pay
dollar and fifty cents per
Of which the ranger mus
1t is not II good bill for
tors or spectators, but W
it will enable the hardy a
men to defend his home
have lost hope that any {. ar.
sill save them. But certa ~
added to the bill of las 60
which is still III force ~
which the Govcncr has Il
now in the field, will S lr
suffering frontier people.
ute Bill is emphaticelly thy II.
peoples bill it was succe -i''
der the old Republic, and
will be equally so now.
Present indications are. iha'
Legislature will complete 'he
work by making the nrce
preparation to carry out
which We doubt not, thcy I.
The House ofRepresenta'
already done so, we bell ".
settlers have had 10 prots
selves heretofore, out Of
slender means. This bill
that they shall hereafter
for such services.
We shall give the bill il
which only awaits the 81
Gavernnr Houston -
la,v.--.>t1te Gazette.