Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-12-12


the light house. The Federal vessels commenced fierce
Smelling the Island but the Confederates rereated
Sixteen eight vessels in the roads yesterday
afternoon, apparently old whalers.
RoLLA, No Nov. 26th, Is l.
The accommodating party which left here yesterday morn
ing proceeded FIVE miles of the Gascenade river and
returned here last night report troop eighty Tex
Rangers at Lebanon, destroy ing property generally
McCulloch and his army expected at Lebanon on
Sunday, prepared to give the Federals battle
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov 26th 1861.
Lord Lyons indiscreet enough to in general
versaton after the seizure of Messrs Mason and Sill
dell that of course they would be returned
the effect his words have had upon the country has
ence saving that he HIS nothing to until
Gen Blenker has been induced to with raw his resgna
ton.
From the Nashville Union and American.
the P, ovisionaI Government of Kentucky.
When The history of the revou ion in the South
Which has given 10 mankind new political constela,
tion comes to be written with the iron pen of Impair
TALLY and freedom the niche of blacklist infamy in the
picture will be reserved for the Union leaders Of Ken
lucky. The pen of some future Macauay will find in
the career of these abundant material for the EN-
poymant of the genius Of satire and for unfolding the
philosophy OF human nature, IN Its most meTcenary,
selfish and treacherOIs aspect A simple and truthful
his DRY of their perfdy and usurpatons, will be sui-
cient bat d their down to latest generations,
covered with excavations, and example OF warning to
all who value truth, honor, patriotism ard freedom
the priceless jewels of manhood.
=" neod not mere reca uate Ln6ir perHdlOuS con
duct towards the people of Kentucky, 10 the present
war--how they originated and pledged themselves to
the doctrine OF the impartial neutrality OF that State ID
the COues-bOw they sent secret emssaries TO Wash
ingtoD to arm the Lincolns and reproduced, in Mo-
dern History the wooden horse of Troy the organi-
cation OF Lincoln camps under the most despcaby false
pretences-how they thus deceived the people and Sc
cured their election to Congress aud the Legislature
when they threw of the mas! of MoKANNA and appear
ed IN all the hideOusness of thr treason their garments
81, LIO1l IL. l.
stained with the pollution OF gain and their dreams af-
hghted with the coming Of that posterty whom
they have so deliberately and so grievousIy wronged
1htse Union leaders have fairly won pedestal In
the panorama of the Revolution, but it is the pedestal
of namy. On the eve of the onict which is now at
hand, on the soil of Kentucky, their slumbers bar
ro"ed by apparitons appalling than the Bard OF
Drama has Designed TO the guilty Gloster before Bos
worth field. Desolated fields, widowed and orpbanne
families polluted homes, deserted hearthstones,
''Whose echo and whose empty tread
Shall sound like voices from the dead
all the fruits OF their accused treason their smooth
assembling and their cruel and cowardly barterng of
the honor of Kentucky tor pef and prelerrment
These vipers have crawIed up to the high places,
which reserved by nature for the eagles eyry and
thence hiss their venom They have by treachey and
fasehood wormed themselves into the Legislature and
leagued with Lincoln, would hold the people who have
trusted them in base and degrading thraldom.
Shall the people whom they have deceived and whose
to be thus disfranchised enhraled and betrayed p
Shall the true of Kentucky stand silently, aud
bound by the letters OF these ngrates permit their SOW
ereigny to be overturned and their constitution Viola
ted, their brothers and families prescribed their land
deuged blood, their fair women left to the mercy Of
more than demons and their chvalrOus heradry forfeit
Ell. Never Never! are the responses uttered by the
genius OF her proud ancestry Never is the echo OF
her living heroes, Such ignominy they have resolved
shall not backen their escutcheon under the mockery
OF legal forms. They hav@ pronounced the edct. They
have broken the SPELL which has bound the giant limbs
OF Kentucky and henCef0rth we may look for deeds,
worthy OF her high renOWn, to Chastse the betrayers
tXpe the inya eFS from Ter soil and restore her sover-
eighty ard freedom
We have just read the message addressed to the egs
lauVe Council al Bowling Green by her Provisional
Governor, acting by the authority OF Conveaton OF
her reemen, composed OF representatives, from seventy
two counties, whose proceedings have appeared in our
columns. This document is manly statesmanlke, lofty
In It's tone and clear and conclusive in its reasoning
w hle we do not approve of that portion which sug-
geSs basis Tor treaty of peace, between the North
and the South, we recognize In it, when viewed as
whole calm al unanswerable statement of the posi-
ton assumed by the State Rights men in Kentucky who
VIII appear TO be large majority of her people, when
the opportunity presented Tor fair and unrestraned
expression Of their will.
We make the following important extract from this
message, as developing chapter not heretofore
known to the public OF the unparalleled per6dy of the
Lincoln leaders Of that State
That all men may know which OF the two great par
ties were guilty OF plugging the State into war; fact
will now be alluded to which is rot generally known
Camp Dick Robinson, in Garrard county had at the
opening of the session of the last legislature been for
several weeks IN possession of Lincoln troops General
Folk had just taken possession OF Columbus, and Gen
Grant OF Paducah, and other troops but these were
then in Kentucky. Being anxious TO pres, rye the neu
traty OF the State, and to induce the Legislature to
propose terms tor general peace which it is still be-
eved would have been satisfactory both to the United
States and to the Confederate States, remained at
Frankfort after my return from Richmond where had
been at the Instance OF the Governor some ten or twelve
days After considerable negotiation the Southern
party Including the Governor Senators and Represen
tatVes proposed to permit Lincoln force OF five thou-
sand men to remain IN Garrard county to be used as
ponce force, and to first request the withdrawal of Gen
oK' they would then request the withdrawal of Gen
Grant from Paducah. By request this proposition was
reduced to writing carried to the caucus OF Union men,
6ers OF the Legislature discussed there till late at night
and was hnaiy rejected. The Legislature had ordered
tne removal OF Cen Polk, few days BEFORE and the
Governor had not determined veto this propostion
until he heard Oh the rejection of the counter proposition
by the Union caucus. The Hon. James F. Robinson
OF Scott Judge Buckner. of Fayette and Mr. Fisk oi
CoVlrgton, all Union men and members of the Iepsla
ture' Will sustain the truth of this statement"
The ASSAULT ON THE NAvY-YARD NEAR PENsAco
LA-Ihe Pensacola Observer, of the Both ult, SAYS:
= or some cause not yet explained the fight commenc
ed by Fort Plckens last week. suddenly ceased on Sun
day morning. and up to the present time has not been
renewed 1t is supposed by some, says the Montgome
~ Advertiser that at the time COL Brown orened fire
on the deences Of the Confederate forces be be
would be supported IN very short time by very large
portion of Lincon's armada but that as only smeI
number OF the feet arrived and those being unable to
make any impression batteries he deemed it ad
vlsabe to renquish the attempt for the present 9th
ers again think the attack was only feint for the DUR