Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-05-16
s. HOW Long ?''

GLOW Long ;"
Perhaps, next to TIE enquiry for anything new
the most frequent Interrogation propounded to Editors
or others supposed to be nfo med In regard to the
course of events is How long is this thing going to
last? Sometimes, but less frequently, we might say
unfreuueptly the further enquiry added" What IS
it all going to result ill., or how is it going to end
Both these questions are Of such nature that the
future alone can afford them definite solution About
the how long" we may rest assured that While the
character Of the age-the necessities of civilization and
the demands of commerce absolutely preclude the idea
of war protracted as wars were during the last century
there is little hope or reason Tor nope that ths
war cloud pass away without bursting IN storm ana
bloodshed Without miracle such as we have no right
to expect there must and there N be collisions between
the Confederate and the United States Without an
attempt at least to take or reake the FORTS ETC., tor
mery held by the United States at the South the ad
miDistration and the whole North would be covered
with shame and rdicule There is no use IN disgusting
this matter at least in Disgusting our opinion IN regard
to it. and that u.s. that humanity speaking, it will last
Hong enough for us all to have the fullest opportunity to
take hand in it.
It is true that the wild Juror of excitement that
swept over the North after the of the capture of
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sponded to by the action of Lincoln in calling for seven
ty-fve thousand troops, has measuraby passed away
ard it is also true that some few true and presses
at the North beginning to assert their right to speak
out against the unconstitutionaty OF Lncons course
and to denounce the diabolsm the hendlshness, the
bestiaty of the appeals for vengeance and exterma-
ton made by the Journals of New York, Boston ard
Philadelphia and that the sober second thought OF the
peope of even these selfish cities begins to realize the
imprudence the folly Of their mad denuncations; STILL
making all due allowance for this inevitable reaction
there is at the bottom of ALL bitter and bitterly con-
centrated anmosty to the South and to the Southern
movement, since such movement comes IN direct and
violent collision with Northern interests, Northern
preiudices and Northern pride. Especially has New
York and her merchants made golden shrines for the
Diana of Enthusiastically has that city waxed fat and
nsoent by means of the trade she has enjoyed trade
based upon Southern exports and especially does she
hate to part with her lucrative business AT the first
burst and for time afterwards the policy OF COM
munties like New ork will be to rule ruin. After
wards she will realize the value of the homey maxim
that half loaf is better than bread, and will take
what of Southern trade she ge when she shall have
found that her attempt to command any must result in
r shameful failure.
1t naay be- that this affair may he brought to end
sooner than we think it will but, beginning with fact
which we may assume as inconrovertbe that the South
will net recede one inch from the full assertion and main
tanance of her fullest rights and independence and that
the Northern Government and the Northern people are
compelled by their own braggarsm and their CON-
initials and avowed policy to make the attempt at sub
iugaton so far at least as the recapure Of the forts and
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can hardly see any tangible to expect any very
Y early or abrupt conclusion Of the struggle We may
assume, without any great risk that not many extern
sive military operations will be attempted by the Lin
coin government on the Mississippi States until tie ls
of November. If the Northern evies did try that game
they would die like rotten sheep They will soon be
scared of the swamps and rice fields of the Carolnas
:. The very threatening aspect of affairs in Europe
l. where everything seems tending to in its most
II tended form and most terrible aspect also adds to the
probability of our complication this side of the At
s. lantc being prolonged to period of time more dis
tant than would have been the case had not this posi-
ton of European affairs existed. 1t may be only
rumour, but readers are aware that there ru
l. with many appearances ct confirmation, that thu
fact has recently leaked out of secret continental
Outstanding in the form of treaty or convention, be
tween France, Austria and Russia, to make partition
of certain European territories for their mutual aggran
disement and for the further pupose of lowering tn
pretensions of England and of excluding her hereafte
1t from any power of ntermeddlng in continental affairs
Thus Russia is to have ConstantinopIe and other ada
I'd cent portions of the Turkish Territory with port
d. the Adratic Austria to have the Danubian province
in exchange for Venetia which to be coded to Vcto
1t Emanuel and France to have Syria and Egypt thus
in fact with the assistance of her ally Victor Emmanuel
making, the Mediterranean French take, cutting Of
r England from the overland route through Egypt an
i'll destroying her preponderatng naval and commercial in
r. fuence England would start with few allies on tn
continent indeed she could only calculate upon Pruss
he and the North German States, Bavaria going wit
~ Austria AS for Holland and Belgium, they in tn
position of schooners under the guns of seventYfou
They must, perforce, keep quiet.
These circumstances that is to say the actual pre-
bable outbreak of general hostities might divert tn
attention of the maritime powers from affairs occurin
on our coast make such demands upon their fleets 70
service elsewhere to leave them to be empoye
'n in effectively breaking up Lincolns illegal blockade
nc X our ports.
- As for bow this matter will end, we can only say
that we can see but one way. Eventually it must en-
in the final separation of the two sections of what
the United States To say that this result will
g; brought about without suffering and privaton woul
he be to initiate the inflated brutality of Bennett Greel
& Co. Trusting in her cause-in the patriotism of he
Ill citizens and in the blessings of Providence-the Sout
Of cannot fail to protect herself secure her rights reps
invaders and when peace does come enter upon caree
st Of prosperity, to which her former history affords
b, parallel.