Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-11-28
For the Journal.

1essys Editors: How long is this war to last what IN
the future be National policy toward our eneme
tste of defence? Shall continue to fight for our free
com taking enemies and holding them as prisoners OF
var at an immense EXPENSE and giving them cnance 10
onr brave men and hold them ncarceraed 10 stone
walls subbornly refusing. as they do, an honofane ex
fn o momentous Importance that being asked by
our peope everywhere ard in them involved the ae VI
the nobest race that lived 1t is task alone
for the wises of through and PREJUDICE the
career of When the storm OF war is once raised
human foresight can tell where the m OF desr %
pseres war; seek that Goa Sc which VIII soonest enc
rii terminate this dreadful conflict? The uqon
there shunn of the issue we "aVer OF iook oa
undoDe if we unloose our hrIn grasp on .e ~,
all is ST. cur National policy must be settled our
mode OF conducting the muat be fxed-lt must o.
mode of warfare from which there III oe DO f %
changing whatever here are ou t~o courses Iet Us
In either have succor to invoke, save the au
of Heaven and our own might OF arms we nave sotgn
friendly reai ions with our enemies ny an ne eahs
civilized nations We have untued our toBa coors
and beneath the ample folds OF the STARS ana bars
" declared our be- the peaceful Enjoyment Al
homes of constitutional freedom according TO ou
views nation Of freemen We have announced our
object to the world and asked 10 TINS PeactluI conuln
be We have warned mankind Of our intention to
maintain freedom the point OF the la enet and moth
fed them not 10 appear upon oar SOIL ehgsS tey 0 f
bearing the 'OUe Branch" Of Peace In the lace OF
down from the Northern hive OF Scd'1'nd01Gn gand9S
breathing death to people, and desoaton ana
destruction with fire and sword wherever they go-carry
ing warfare upon hitherto unknown TO any engh-
eDed civilized christian people on earth wren our enc
thus, shall we longer adhere To tne civil
modes Of warfare, shall we meet them WIN the same
spirit of deathdeang vengeance that they btg TO u.s. is
po to stand upon cur own sell and act upon
the defensive all the Tine or sha we hWao ato carry Tie
war into the enemy country
the tine, let our Government
stretch every its utmost tension, and with well ap
pointed armies let take our march and conquer a.
we go, holding conquered territory subject to our
laws. Collecting tribute rom our conquered suuecS anu
extending authority every foot OF and aLd sea
that conquer let Louisville, Cinennatti Washington
City. more Philadelphia New 70 and Boston iall
Let Beauregard and the Iohnstons rise like sar aud Ma
poeon the heghh of the grand object before them aud
the swelling pulse o. The nation make the a"1u
plunge before the God of the land and the sea
that Rome shall be free and cross the Fuhicon they
hae their armies down tor three long days on Tie
Banks of Potomac. They have come to the border
they let them plus and conquer and we
shall be free This mus be ihe result we vance, i"lne
TO go forward aud DOSING the other alternative, the Gully
one that is IN, de ~ waifa1e must now be
changed We longer stand upon our own sol and
fight an enemy who entirely ignore all the established rule,
Of war known among Christian nations What then sha
we do? My an humble soldier ghling Tor my
cou try-he prote ion of the homes OF my family rieHds
fresides igous alters of Christian people IS, NJ
with the banner OF death, unuTl the b aGK rag oH
the mast h ad of every flagstaff from the Potomac to the
Rio Grande Insaribe IL as it floats from every CITY
town, village, haml,t nook. corner ana roads.ead
throughout the length and breadth OF cur whole and
Death to the oader come from aotefeoeT or orhene0ef n
| may. ~ .
| These ara my views give utterance to them fully i'm
pressed with great visibility that rests upon US al
christian people. have desire to have the blood o
man upon my hands wtu God that all mankind wout
high of honor that ought to inspire eve
ry christian heat. actuated with no other feellh
than that cad should be put to this unnatural ami suci
dai war. Could bu say enemies in the kindes
terms of peace your homes enjoy the most com
pete and pc happiness yourselves, but let alone
and thereby end this ste, would he greatest plea
sure But this cannot do Tie war has begun-bioot
has been shed--our athst ior blood Tn if no
thing but blood will do, ana blood must she'd let river
of w. God be cry until the tbirsng appe
tite mankind shall have drank its fill and ckened upO
cotted crimson gore Let pr Oners be taken up
SOIL when rush to battle let it be with h
wild cry Of victory DEATH and when the struggle
over, let our bones bleach upon tie field
valor let the heads OF foes and their quaItere
bodies DOeS admOniSh the world to from
unless they with peaceful purposes. NILES.
i Camp Wyatt, N. G., Nov. 18th, 1861.