Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-04-11
Southern Rights nIen Not "Precipitators."-Who are
Preclpatators.

seek 10 take any snap Judgment They would not carry
the State out of the Northern and into the Southern
Contederacy if they could by any trick, maneuvre or
misrepresentation. They show this by forming an Or
ganzation for the free discussion of the facts issues and
arguments involved. They feel confident that time will
bring all things even and this among the rest if the
people true to themselves and are neither deceived
lued into fatal security. They abide the verdict
of time and reason, and fact To this verdict they a
peal Yet their opponents fear this verdict and de-
nounce the appeal taken thereto. They denounce meet
ings legally held and arguments legally presented Lei
not Southern Rights be the least dismayed by this
Let them not be the least put out 1t is confession OF
the weakness of the adversary. Accept it as SUCH
Keep on. Day by day the of Southern Rights is
asserting and assert its inherent strength, and
gradually all the opposition founded more upon
party prejudice than upon any wegrounded convict
sustained by reflection and examination Keep on, and
the result cannot fail to be satisfactory There is such
thing as having confidence in the nature of things and
the consequences which necessarily flow from their free
development and action 1t is not in the nature of things
that party spirit shond continue to impose its shackles
upon the feelings and the understandings of people whose
instincts and whose interests all with the South.
For ourselves we are better pleased that North Car
DINA has taken decided action and is to take go de-
cded action until her people fully decided 10 taking
it, Eventually she will join her natural friends and al
lies of the South, and will Virginia But it must be
the State of orth Carolina and the State of Virginia,
and not any majority about which there could be
any dispute All that right and proper and necessary
will be brought about if only keep Work, dis
cuss-spread the facts.
War is at hand After amusing the commissioners
from the Confederate States and, indeed he amusing
them with the assurance, through third parties that
Sumter would be given upAnd 10 attempt made to re-
inforce Pckens the Administration has not ordered the
evacuation OF Sumter, and has concentrated expe-
dition at New York to be joined by forces from other
Northern ports said expedition being prepared for both
land and sea service and this expedition is its
way.
The steamer Baltic OF the vessels chartered
transport has, in addition to other munitions means
and appliances number of clinker-but boats on her
deck, to be armed with eightpound howizers. These
boats must eer be intended to ascend shallow rivers,
or to land troops at point on the coast as to
take harbor Notifications in the rear.
1t is unnecessary to say that these things have created
intense excitement in Washington City and in New
York, as well as at the South The Southern Com
mand an answer by two O'Clock to-day not receiving
which, they will consider the gauntlet as thrown down
Upon private authority, which We have no reason to
question: we are informed that the Cabinet stands at
least two U favor OF strong measures they
call it. 10 plain terms, Of what would call coercion
We have little doubt of the correctness Of this statement
The Free Soil papers Of New York assert less
positively that Immediately after the present admins
tration into power agents despatched to Eng
land and France 10 find out the views of these govern
ments in regard to the position Of things this side o.
the Atlantic, and to learn if they would stand by the
United States in the event of armed force attempting
to put down the rebeious spirit Of the Southern Con
federacy. These agents it said, have re urned and
reporting avoraby, the administration has determined
to put down rebellion at all hazards, and hence th
present armament and excitement.
Although this story bears its contradiction OF
its face the movements OF troops and vessels having akel
place before it physically possible for any
gers to Europe after the 4th of March to hav
gone there ard returned still indicates certain poll
cy and certain belief the part OF the Free Soer
AbotiOniss for the last is the most proper desgna
ton for the present Federal administration and its sup
porters This policy may be ursued and 1t must pre-
cipitate matters in North Carolina and every othe
Southern State that really IS Southern.
n What we state in reference to certain things i
Washington is outside rumour neither is Their
any doubt about the rapid and secret fitting out an
sailing of the expedition from New York and elsewhere
nor that it is intended for the South that it is il
tended for land we'll service nor that carrie
II boats and boat howzers and howitzer ammunition no
that sundry war vessels the Powhatan among the res
1P
not adopted to the guns they carry, Thus, the Pow
s. haitian, reported in the New York World took in
t large quantity of ten and twelve inch Shells her CUR
o being nine and eleven inch.
e Mr.. Lincoln and his Cabinent appear inclined to
the precipitators and not the Southern Rights men
# the Border quasi Border States.
The prevailing opinion appears be that the gres
body of this expedition is intended for Texas to act
e concert with Sam Houston, and with the view of re
stating him as Governor, the report about Ampud
being got up between Houston and Lincoln with Il
view of producing panic among the Texan borderer
and thus paralyzng their resistance to the abotio
forces. The conflict will probably open the plai1
of Texas and with ferocity unexampled even in Il
- former history of that country. Houston and A.
Hamilton will try to create divisions among the Poop
themselves.
Major Theophilus Holmes of North Carolina broth
Iof Fl. L. Holmes, ESQ.,, of this town. has rendered
70 resignation He could stand it DO longer. Maj
= Holmes was in command of Governors Island in Il
!, harbor of New York. The administration is bound
~ preciptate things. Ali the officers sent out Sou
are Northern men, and they closely questioned as
10 their views regarding these present difficulties and
III amined to their loyalty" meaning their readine
to attack the South. If their not satsfa
q tory, they are promptly rejected or dismissed.
e The preparations are on scale far beyond anythir
be that had been thought Of and the seeresy with whi